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The  Shorter  Bible 

CHRONOLOGICALLY   ARRANGED 

BEING 

THE  HOLY  BIBLE 

ABRIDGED   AND    WITH    ITS   WRITINGS   SYNCHRONIZED 

FOR  POPULAR  READING 

LUCY  RIDER  MEYER,  A.M.,  M.D.,  Editor 

AiTHOR  OF  "Deaconesses,"  "  Fairv  Land  of  Chemistry,"  "The  Jewish  Offer- 
ings," "Children's  Meetings,"  etc. 

WITH  AN  INTRODUCTION  BY 

BISHOP  JOHN   H.  VINCENT 


NEW    YORK :    HUNT    &    EATON 
CINCINNATI:   CRANSTON  &  CURTS 


Copyright  by 

HUNT  &   EATON, 

1895. 


Composition,  clcclrotyping, 
printing,  and  binding  by 

Hunt  &  Eaton, 
ISO  Fifth  Ave,  New  York. 


EDITOR'S  NOTE, 


Not  to  divert  from,  but  to  attract  toward,  the  whole  Bible  has 
The  Shorter  Bible  been  prepared  ;  not  to  ignore  the  more  difficult 
things,  except  for  the  moment,  and  in  order  that  by  so  doing  the  way 
may  be  prepared  for  more  intelligent  study. 

The  chronological  argument  of  this  book  will,  I  hope,  make  it  of 
some  value,  or  at  least  of  some  convenience,  to  students.  It  is 
almost  the  only  arrangement  of  the  kind  in  print.  The  words  of 
historian,  psalmist,  prophet,  or  letter  writer  are  brought  together, 
following,  as  nearly  as  possible,  the  order  in  which  they  were  written 
or  spoken. 

There  has  been  also  an  abridgment  of  nearly  two  thirds. 

Questions  of  the  greatest  difficulty  and  delicacy  have  constantly 
met  me.  I  have  been  keenly  aware  that  I  have  been  standing  on 
holy  ground.  At  times  the  feeling  of  insufficiency  has  been  so  over- 
powering that  I  must  have  abandoned  my  task  but  for  a  deep  con- 
viction that  there  was  a  need  of  the  book — that  its  publication  would 
lead  to  more  study,  and  more  intelligent  study,  of  that  written  word 
which  contains  the  history  of  the  Living  Word,  and  that  so,  men 
"  believing,"  might  "have  life  in  his  name." 

Phillips  Brooks,  in  his  "  Principle  of  the  Crust,"  speaks  of  the 
"  crust  of  staleness  "'  that  has  gathered  over  the  Bible,  from  "  count- 
less repetitions,"  and  adds,  "  Have  not  you  readers  of  the  Bible 
wished  you  could  rise  up  some  morning  and  find  the  Bible  a  new 
book,  fresh  and  strong,  as  if  you  had  never  seen  it  before  ?  "  Does 
not  this  "  crust  "  gather  over  the  Bible,  especially  as  it  is  popularly 
read  ?  in  family  worship  }  or  upon  retiring  for  the  night }  The 
Shorter  Bible  is  an  attempt  to  break  through  this  crust,  by  present- 
ing the  book  to  the  eye  as  books  of  to-day  are  presented,  and  divest- 


iv  Editor's  Note. 

ing  it  of  repetitions  and  of  those  parts  which  by  reason  of  the  great 
change  of  circumstances  and  the  vast  lapse  of  time  since  its  compo- 
sition need  the  assistance  of  a  commentary  to  be  understood. 

That  the  book  is  free  from  error  of  judgment,  as  well  as  slip  of 
pen,  I  cannot  hope,  though  great  care  and  attention  to  detail  have 
most  properly  been  given  to  a  work  so  sacred.  It  has  occupied  what 
time  I  could  command  from  other  pressing  duties  during  years  of 
blessed  study. 

That  Jesus  Christ,  the  Divine  Word,  the  expression  in  human  form 
of  the  Father's  love,  may  find  in  this  arrangement  of  the  other  word 
the  expression  in  written  form  of  the  Father's  love,  some  things  that 
he  can  bless  and  use,  is  my  highest  wish  and  my  most  earnest 
prayer.  L.  R.  M. 

Chicago  Training  School  for  Missions. 
November  i,   1895. 


INTRODUCTION. 


BY    BISHOP   JOHN    H.    VINCENT. 

The  Bible  never  grows  old.  Men  write  incessantly,  and  "of 
making  many  books  there  is  no  end."  The  press  rolls  off  its  wealth 
of  literature  of  every  class.  Human  genius  startles  the  world  with 
its  new  and  varied  productions.  The  books  of  a  single  week  make 
an  immense  library.  But  in  this  multitude  of  books  the  Bible  still 
holds  preeminence.  More  men  are  engaged  in  its  critical  study  than 
in  that  of  any  other  book.  From  it  are  taken  lessons  and  texts  for 
the  Sunday  sermons  througliout  Christendom.  Orators  and  essayists 
find  it  the  richest  treasure  house  from  which  to  select  allusions,  ref- 
erences, and  illustrations  by  which  to  illuminate  and  enforce  the 
truth.  Out  of  the  book  gvow  volumes  of  polemic,  ethic,  and  poetic 
literature.  It  is  still  the  sun  among  the  planets,  the  one  book  abov^e 
all  books  commanding  the  faith  and  the  thought  of  the  most  pro- 
gressive and  aggressive  civilization  on  the  planet.  The  story  is  very 
old,  but  it  will  never  cease  to  be  told  :  Walter  Scott  was  dying.  He 
said  to  his  son-in-law,  "  Read."  Turning  to  the  library  of  twenty 
thousand  volumes  in  Abbotsford,  Lockhart  asked,  "  What  book  ?  " 
Scott  replied,  "There  is  but  One." 

Of  all  the  figures  by  which  the  power  of  the  Bible  is  expressed 
within  the  word  itself  one  of  the  most  effective  is  that  of  the  "  sword  " — 


vi  Introduction.  -  - 

the  "sword  of  the  Spirit,"  the  true  "  ExcaHbur,"  mightier  than  that 
which  Bedivere  drew  forth,  and  which  under  the  winter  moon, 

"  Sparkled  keen  with  frost  against  tlie  liilt, 
For  all  the  haft  twinkled  with  diamond  sparks, 
Myriads  of  topaz  lights -and  jacinth  work 
Of  suhtlest  jewelry." 

More  glorious  than  the  magic  sword  of  Tennyson's  poem  is  the 
word  of  God,  "  living,  and  active,  and  sharper  than  any  two-edged 
sword,  and  piercing  even  to  the  dividing  of  soul  and  spirit,  of  both 
joints  and  marrow,  and  quick  to  discern  the  thoughts  and  intents  of 
the  heart."  '  Shine,  O  sun,  among  all  the  lights  of  literature  !  Wave 
and  flash,  O  living  sword,  in  the  right  hand  of  One  who  in  his  divine 
might  wields  it,  and  who  by  it  shall  subdue  the  hearts  of  men  to  his 
dominion  ! 

A  little  girl  once  said  concerning  the  Bible,  "  I  am  so  glad  that 
when  God  made  a  book  he  made  a  children's  book."  The  little 
critic  said  a  wiser  thing  than  she  herself  understood,  for  it  is  a  fact 
that  the  Bible,  which  is  a  record  of  God's  dealings  with  men,  in  biog- 
raphy and  history,  and  which  records  the  conduct  and  character  of  men 
in  all  the  relations  of  life,  is  like  all  histories  which  embrace  the  heart 
— a  book  of  incidents,  of  character  study,  tragedy,  heroism,  failure, 
and  success.  It  tells  things  about  human  hearts  in  the  early  ages 
which  human  hearts  in  this  age  well  understand,  and  with  which  they 
sympathize.  There  is  scarcely  a  page  of  the  Holy  Scriptures  on  w^hich 
may  not  be  found  some  fact,  illustration,  simile,  metaphor,  parable, 
or  ethical  teaching  in  which  a  child  may  easily  be  interested.  Amidst 
the  driest  historical  recitals  of  kings,  armies,  conquests,  there  is  al- 
ways to  be  found  some  little  touch  of  human  nature  which  kindles 
an  interest  in  the  whole  scene  described,  and  in  the  people  who  take 

'  Hcb.  iv,  12  (R.  v.). 


Introduction.  vii 

part  in  it.  The  characters  of  the  Bible  become  familiar  as  the  names 
of  neighljors  or  the  well-known  characters  of  our  present  age.  Cain 
and  Abel,  Enoch  and  Noah,  Abraham  and  Joseph,  Moses  and 
Joshua,  Samuel  and  Samson,  Ruth  and  David,  Solomon  and  Absa- 
lom, Elijah  and  Elisha,  all  the  prophets,  all  the  apostles,  the  Christ 
himself — from  his  babyhood  in  Bethlehem  to  the  day  that  a  cloud 
received  him  from  the  sight  of  his  disciples  who  stood  on  Olivet — 
these  are  but  a  part  of  the  great  portrait  gallery  of  the  Holy  Scrip- 
tures. In  this  book  are  found  stories  of  pathetic  tenderness,  of  dra- 
matic power,  of  deep  ethical  significance — stones  sublime  beyond  the 
power  of  human  genius  to  produce  ;  stories  which  have  furnished 
material  to  the  great  artists  in  marble,  in  color,  and  in  literature 
through  the  centuries. 

It  would  be  a  sad  thing  if  in  the  multitudinous  products  of  modern 
culture,  and  in  the  enthusiasm  by  these  begotten,  the  childhood  of 
the  age  should  lose  the  old-time  knowledge  of  this  venerable  and 
divine  volume.  No  literature,  ancient  or  modern,  can  provide  such 
creations  to  inhabit  silently  but  with  impressive  power  the  homes  of 
youth  and  age.  No  history  can  transcend  in  splendor  and  value  the 
records  of  the  Holy  Scriptures.  No  characters  in  all  biography,  an- 
cient and  modern,  are  worthy  of  comparison  with  the  characters 
which  stand  forth  on  the  pages  of  Revelation. 

What  is  true  of  children  is  equally  true  of  adults.  The  Bible  is 
not  only  a  book  for  childhood,  but  it  is  a  bonk  for  mature  life,  and 
for  the  scholar  as  well  as  for  the  peasant.  The  study  of  the  book  in 
childhood  is  valuable  for  its  contribution  to  the  strength  of  manhood. 
The  orator,  the  poet,  the  philosopher  have  all  been  grateful  a  thou- 
sand times  for  the  aid  which  the  study  of  the  Holy  Scriptures  in 
youth  has  given  to  their  professional  productions.  Men  and  women 
of  all  classes  and  degrees  of  culture  and  power  find  the  teachings  of 
the  Holy  Scriptures  profitable  not  merely  "  for  doctrine,  for  reproof, 


viii  Introduction. 

for  correction,  for  instruction  in  righteousness,"  but  also  for  consola- 
tion in  the  time  of  affliction  and  in  that  iiour  when  earthly  things 
vanish  from  their  grasp.  The  word  of  God  holds  the  seed  of  im- 
mortal life.  The  dying  Perrine  said  at  midnight  to  his  sorrowing 
wife,  "My  dear,  I  have  swept  on  and  on  through  the  universe  until 
I  seem  to  have  reached  the  very  limit  of  creation,  and  yet  even  here 
I  see  on  the  blackness  of  the  sky  beyond,  shining  in  golden  light,  the 
'exceeding  great  and  precious  promises'  of  God." 

This  condensation  by  Mrs.  Lucy  Rider  Meyer  of  the  biography  and 
history  and  teachings  of  the  Holy  Scriptures  is  commended  to  every 
home,  to  every  child,  to  every  parent,  to  every  writer,  and  to  every 
student  with  the  hope  that  it  may  allure  them  to  the  more  critical 
and  spiritual  study  of  this  great  book  of  which  Professor  Emslie  said, 
"  The  Bible  contains  a  message  from  God's  heart  to  man's  heart," 
and  concerning  which  a  dying  saint  to  his  brothers  and  sisters  said, 
"  I  do  not  say  read  the  Bible,  but  learn  it,  learn  it." 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS, 


THE  OLD  TESTAMENT. 

GENESI  S. 
CHAPTER  I. 

PAGE 

The  Creation i 

CHAPTER  H. 
Adam  in  Eden  :  The  Fall 3 

CHAPTER  HI. 
The  World  Before  the  Flood 6 

CHAPTER  IV. 

The  P'lood  :  The  Covenant  with  Noah  :  The  Confusion 
OF  Tongues 9 

CHAPTER  V. 

The  Call  and  Journeys  of  Abram  :  Lot  ;  his  Separa- 
tion ^ROM  Abram  ;  his  Captivity  and  Rescue 13 

CHAPTER  VI. 

The  Birth   of  Ishmael  :  The   Promise  of  Isaac  :   The 
Destruction  of  the  Cities  of  the  Plain 16 

CHAPTER  VII. 

The  Birth   of  Isaac  :   Abraham's  Faith  Tested:   The 
Death  of  Sarah  :  Finding  a  Wife  for  Isaac 22 


X  Table  of  Contents. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

PAGE 

The  Death  of  Abraham  :  History  of  Isaac  :  Early  Life 
OF  Jacob  and  Esau 29 

CHAPTER  IX. 
Jacob  in  Paddan-aram 34 

CHAPTER  X. 
Jacob  Meeting  Esau 39 

CHAPTER  XI. 

Jacob  Settling  in  Canaan:  Joseph's  Dreams:  Joseph 
-    Sold  into  Egypt 42 

CHAPTER  XII. 
Joseph  in  Egypt  ;  the  Slave  and  the  Prince 46 

CHAPTER   XIII. 
Joseph  and  his  Brethren  in  Egypt 51 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

Jacob's  Descent  into  Egypt;  his  Death  and  Burial: 
Joseph's  Last  Days ; 59 

EXODUS. 

CHAPTER  I. 

The  Oppression   of  the  Israelites:  Early   Days   and 
Call  of  Moses 65 

CHAPTER  II. 

Moses  and  Aaron  Before  Pharaoh  :  The  Ten  Plagues: 
The  Passover 71 

CHAPTER   III. 
The  Exodus:  The  Destruction  df  hie  Egyptians 80 


Table  of  Contents.  xi 

CHAPTER  IV. 

PAGE 

From  the  Red  Sea  to  Sinai 84 

CHAPTER  V. 
The  Covenant  Between  God  and  Israel 88 

CHAPTER  VI. 

Moses  in  the  Mountain  with  God  :    Directions   for 
Building  THE  Tent  OF  Meeting 93 

CHAPTER  VII. 

Israel's  Backsliding,  Punishment,  and  Restoration  : 
The  Tent  of  Meeting  Erected 98 

LEVITICUS. 

CHAPTER  I. 
The  Jewish  Offerings 104 

CHAPTER  II. 

The  Consecration  of  the  Priests:  The  Beginning  of 
Worship  in  the  Tent  of  Meeting:  Sunday  Laws.   106 

CHAPTER  III. 
The  Jewish  Feasts  and  Sacred  Times:  Promises  and 
Warnings no 

NUMBERS. 

CHAPTER  I. 

Preparations  for  the  Journey  :    From  Sinai    to  Ka- 
desh-barnea 114 

CHAPTER  II. 
The  Great  Rebellion  :  "  The  Forty  Years  " 119 

CHAPTER  III. 

Balaam 1 26 

8 


xii  Taule  of  Contents. 


CHAPTER   IV.  PAGE 

Israel's  Idolatry;  The  Plague:  The  Holy  War: 
The  Second  Numbering  :  Women  as  Landowners  : 
The  Cities  of  Refuge:  Joshua  Charged 132 


DEUTERONOMY. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Moses'  Parting  Address  to  the  People 137 

CHAPTER  II. 

Arrangements   for  the  Law  :   Moses'  Song,  Blessing, 
and  Death 145 


JOSHUA. 

CHAPTER  I. 

Joshua   Succeeding  Moses  and    Leading   the  People 
over  Jordan 148 

CHAPTER  II. 

Keeping  the  Passover:  Conquest  of  Jericho  and  Ai  : 
Worship  at  Mount  Ebal 152 


CHAPTER  III. 

Conquest  of  the  Land  :  Establishment  of  the  Na- 
tional Sanctuary  at  Shiloh:  The  Return  of 
Reuben,  Gad,  and  the  Half  Tribe  of  Manasseh.   157 


CHAPTER  IV. 
Joshua's  Last  Days 162 

JUDGES. 

CHAPTER  I. 

The  Defection  of  the  Israelites  and  their  Oppres- 
sions :  Their  Deliverance  by  the  Early  Judges; 
liv  DF'.borah  and  Barak 164 


Table  of  Contents.  xiii 


PAGE 


CHAPTER  II. 
Gideon  and  his  Sons  :  Minor  Judges 169 

CHAPTER  III. 

Jephthah:    Minor  Judges:    Samson:   Dan    Acquiring 
Land 177 

RUTH. 

CHAPTER  I. 

Ruth's    Moabite    Origin,    Loyalty    to    Naomi,    Mar- 
riage and  Motherhood 188 


parts  of  the  books  of 
SAMUEL,  KINGS,  AND    CHRONICLES, 

WITH    SELECTIONS    FROM    POETICAL    AND    PROPHETICAL     BOOKS. 

CHAPTER  I.   • 
Samuel,  his  Birth  and  Early  Years 193 

CHAPTER  II. 

The  Struggle  of  Israel  with  the  Philistines:  Sam- 
uel's Judgeship 198 

CHAPTER  HI. 
Saul  Chosen  King  ;  his  Early  Reign 204 

CHAPTER  IV. 

David;  Anointed  by  Samuel;  Playing  before  Saul; 
Victorious  over  Goliath 215 

CHAPTER  V. 

David  at  Court;  Beloved  by  Jonathan;  Hated  by 
Saul;  David's  Marriage  to  Saul's  Daughter; 
Danger  and  Escape  222 


xiv  Table  of  Contents. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

David's  Persecutions  and  Wanderings  :  Slaughter  of 
THE  Priests  of  Nob  :  Covenant  with  Jonathan  Re- 
newed :  David  Spares  Saul's  Life 228 


CHAPTER  Vn. 

Death  of  Samuel:  David,  and  Nabal  and  Abigail: 
David  again  Spares  Saul's  Life  :  Battle  with  the 
Philistines  :  Death  of  Saul 236 


CHAPTER  VHL 

David's  Lamentation  Over  Saul  and  Jonathan  :  David 
made  King  over  all  Israel:  Removal  of  the  Ark 
to  Jerusalem  :  Organization  of  Worship 244 


CHAPTER  IX. 

The  Temple  Planned  for  :  Successful  Wars  :  David's 
Sin  and  Repentance 255 


CHAPTER  X. 
Successful  Wars  :  Rebellion  of  Absalom 263 

CHAPTER  XI. 
Events  of  the  Last  Years  of  David's  Reign 274 

CHAPTER  XII. 

Preparations  for   ihk  Temple:  Organization  of  the 
Levites 279 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

Last  Days  of  David  :  Early  Years  of  Solomon  :  Prov- 
erbs     283 

CHAPTER  XIV. 
The  Temple  Built  and  Dedicated 293 


Table  of  Contents.  xv 

CHAPTER  XV.  PAGE 

Solomon's  Prosperity  :  The  Queen  of  Sheba 298 

THE  PROVERBS. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Proverbs:  Other  Writings:  The  Virtuous  Woman.  . .  301 

PARTS  of  the  books  OF 

SAMUEL,  KINGS,  AND  CHRONICLES, 

with    selections   from   PROPHETICAL   AND  POETICAL  BOOKS — 
CONTINUED. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

Solomon's    Defection    and    Death  :    Rehoboam  :  The 
Kingdom  Divided 309 

CHAPTER  XVII. 
History  of  Judah.  History  of  Israel. 

Reign     of     Rehoboam:  Reign  of  Jeroboam  :  Na- 
Egyptian       Invasion  :  tional  Idolatry  : 

Reign       of      Abijah  :  Messages     from     the 

War  with  Israel 314         Lord 314 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

Reign  of  Asa;   his  Dis-  Reign     of    Nadab  ;     of 

EASE  and  Death:   Je-  Baasha;      of     Elah  : 

hoshaphat 321         Civil  War:   Reign  of 

Omri 321 

CHAPTER   XIX. 

Elijah;    his    Life  and   Ministry    in    Israel:    Elisha 
Anointed 327 

CHAPTER  XX. 
War  with  Syria:  Naboth's  Vineyard 334 


xvi  Table  of  Contents. 

CHAPTER   XXI.  PAGE 

Alliance  between  Judah  and  Israel  against  Syria.  . .  339 

JEHOSHAPHAT  Reproved;  Death  of  Ahab:  Reign 
HIS    Ships    Wrecked:  of    Ahaziah  :     Joram 

Judges        Appointed:  King  :  Translation  of 

The  MoABiTESAND  Am-  Elijah:  Elisha.. 339 

monites  Repelled —  339 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

Alliance  between  Judah  and  Israel  against  Moab: 
A  Great  Victory 347 

Death  of  Jehoshaphat  :            Ministry  of  Elisha  :  Ge- 
Reign  OF  Jehoram 347         HAZi  Punished 347 

CHAPTER  XXI 1 1. 

Elisha  and  the  Syrians:  Samaria  Besieged:  Flight 
OF  THE  Syrians:  Elisha  and  the  Rulers  of  Syria..  355 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 

Jehu  Anointed   King;    Destroys  All   the   House  of 
Ahab,  with  Ahaziah  King  of  Judah 361 


CHAI'TER  XXV. 

Athaliah  THE  Usurper:  Jehu's    Rkicn;     Death: 

Joash     Saved;     Made  Reign   of   King  Jeho- 

King:  The  Temple  Re-  ash 3^5 

paired:  Joash's  De- 
fection, Distresses, 
Death 365 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 

Reign  of  Amaziah^:  Uz-  Death    of    Elisha:    Je- 

ziAii  on  the  Throne.  .   370        hoash'sVictoriesover 

Syria  and  Judah  : 
Death  of  Jehoash: 
Jeroboam  II:  Hosf.a 
Prophesies 370 


Table  of  Contents.  xvii 


CHAPTER  XXVII.  pace 

Prophecy    of    Joel  :    A  Jonah  :      Prophecy      of 

Prophecy    of    Hosea  :  Amos  :  Death  of  Jero- 

Reign  of  Uzziah  :  Jo-  boam  :  Reign  of  Zach- 

THAM 374         ariah  ;    of    Shallum; 

OF  Menahem  :  Hosea 
Prophesies  :  Reign  of 
Pekahiah 374 


CHAPTER  XXVin. 

ReignofJotham  :  Reign  Death     of     Pekahiah: 

OF    Ahaz  :    Jerusalem  Reign  of  Pekah  :  Ho- 

Besieged  :  The  Imman-  shea's  Reign  :  Captiv- 

UEL  Prophecy  :    Ahaz  ity  of  Israel  :  Repeo- 
AND    Assyria  :    Ahaz'  pling  the  Land  with 

Death 385  Strangers 385 


CHAPTER  XXIX. 

Hezekiah's  Reign  :  The  Temple  Repaired  and  Rededi- 
cated:  Keeping  the  Passover:  Destroying  Idols: 
Reorganization  of  the  Temple  Service  :  Volun- 
tary Offerings 392 


CHAPTER  XXX. 

Hezekiah's  Prosperity  :  Prophecy  of  Micah  :  Heze- 
kiah's Illness,  Restoration,  and  Song  :  The  Baby- 
lonian Embassy 398 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

The  Assyrian  Invasion  :  Isaiah's  Messages  :  An  Angel 
Slays  the  Assyrians  :  Songs  of  Exultation 403 


CHAPTER  XXXII. 

Death  of  Hezekiah:  Reign  of  Manasseh;  of  Amon: 
Prophecy  of  Zephaniah  :  King  Josiah:  Restoring 
the  Temple:  Finding  the  Book  of  the  Law:  The 
Great  Reformation  :  Passover  Kept  :  Death  of 
Josiah 410 


xviii  Table  of  Contents. 


CHAPTER  XXXIII.  page 

JOAHAz'  Short  Reign  :  King  Jehoiakim  and  Nebuchad- 
nezzar: Prophecies  OF  Jeremiah:  First  Captivity 
OF  Judah:  Jehoiakim's  Rebellion  and  Death: 
Coniah's  Brief  Reign:  King  Zedekiah:  Messages 
FROM  Jeremiah 417 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

Jeremiah's  Letter  to  the  Captive  Jews:  Ezekiel's  Sign 
and  Prophecy:  Jerusalem  Besieged:  Zedekiah  and 
Jeremiah:  Destruction  of  Jerusalem:  Final  Cap- 
tivity OF  King  and  People:  Flight  to  Egypt: 
Final  Prophecies  of  Jeremiah 424 


JOB. 

CHAPTER    I. 
Introduction 430 

CHAPTER  II. 
First  Round  of  Discussion 433 

CHAPTER  III. 
Second  Round  of  Discussion 439 

CHAPTER  IV. 
Third  Round  of  Discussion 443 

CHAPTER  V. 
Job's  Monologue 445 

CHAPTER  VI. 
Elihu's  Monologue 449 

CHAPTER  VII. 
God's  Revelation  of  Himself 454 

CHAPTER  VIII. 
Conclusion 457 


Table  of  Contents.  xix 

ISAIAH. 

CHAPTER  I. 
General  Messages  :  Woes 458 

CHAPTER  II. 
Isaiah's  Call  :  Messianic  Prophecies  :  Rejoicings 462 

CHAPTER  III. 
Comforting  Messages  :  The  Folly  of  Idolatry 466 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Comforting  Messages  :  Return  from  Captivity  Fore- 
told :  Messianic  Prophecies 469 

CHAPTER  V. 

Wide    Invitations  :    Practical    Exhortations  :    Glo- 
rious Prophecies 474 

writings  of  the  prophet 
HABAKKUK. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Various  Messages  :  A  Prayer 477 

writings  of  the  prophet 
ZEPHANIAH. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Warnings  :  Promises 479 

writings  of  the  prophet 
JEREMIAH. 

CHAPTER    I. 
Jeremiah's  Call:  Exhortations  and  Warnings 481 


XX  Table  of  Contents. 

CHAPTER  II.  PACE 

Object  Lessons:  Concerning  False  Prophets:  Jere- 
miah Persecuted 486 

CHAPTER  III. 
Object  Lesson,  the  Rechabites  :  Jeremiah's  Roll 491 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Prophecies  Uttered  Just  Before  the  Captivity  :  Jere- 
miah Imprisoned,  Released,  Carried  to  Egypt: 
Gracious  Promises 495 

writings  of  the  prophet 
EZEKIEL. 

CHAPTER    I. 
The  Prophet's  Call:  Object  Lessons 501 

CHAPTER  11. 

An  Encouraging  Vision:  God's  Equal  Ways  :  The  Un- 
faithful Shepherds  :  The  Good  Shepherd 505 

writings  of  the  prophet 
DANIEL. 

CHAPTER    I. 

Daniel  in  Babylon:  Daniel  Telling  Nebuchadnez- 
zar's Dream 509 

CHAPTER  II. 

The  Golden  Image  and  the  Fiery  Furnace:  Nebu- 
chadnezzar's Pride  and  Punishment 514 

CHAPTER  III. 
Belshazzar's  Feast  :  Belshazzar's  Downfall 518 

CHAPTER  IV. 
Daniel  in  the  Lions'  Den  :  Daniel's  Prayer 521 


Table  of  Contents.  xxi 


EZRA. 


CHAPTER  I. 


PAGE 


The  Decree  of  Cyrus:  The  Return  of  the  Jews:  The 
Building  of  the  Altar 525 

CHAPTER  n. 
Rebuilding  and  Rededicating  of  the  Temple 533 

CHAPTER  HI. 
Ezra  Returns  to  Jerusalem  :    A  Reform 544 

ESTHER. 

CHAPTER    I. 

The  Royal  Feast:  Esther  made  Queen:  Haman's  Pro- 
motion AND  Plot  against  thI;  Jews 548 

CHAPTER  n. 

The  Distress  of   the  Jews:   Esther's  Petition:    The 
Jews'  Deliverance:  The  Feast  of  Purim 552 

NEHEMIAH. 

Nehemiah's   Return   to  Jerusalem:    The    Wall    Re- 
built AND  Dedicated:   Ezra's  Later  Reforms 559 


MALACHL 

CHAPTER    L 
Messages  to  Priests  and  People 568 

PSALMS. 
Selections  from  the  Hymn  Book  of  the  Jewish  Church.  571 


xxii  Table  of  Contents. 


THE  NEW  TESTAMENT. 


THE    LIFE   OF    JESUS   CHRIST   TOLD    BY 
MATTHEW,    MARK,     LUKE,    AND    JOHN. 

CHAPTER  I.  PAGE 

The  Birth  and  Childhood  of  John  the  Baptist  :  Birth 
AND  Childhood  of  Jesus  Christ 591 

CHAPTER  n. 

The  Ministry  of  John:  Jesus  Christ;  his  Genealogy, 
Early  Ministry:  Imprisonment  of  John 600 

CHAPTER  HI. 

Jesus  in  Galilee,  Working  Miracles  and  Teaching: 
Disciples  Called 611 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Jesus  Heals  Diseases  on  the  Sabbath  Day;  is  Criti- 
cised, Persecuted:  The  Apostles  Chosen 619 

CHAPTER  V. 

The  Sermon  on  the  Mount  ;  Concerning  the  King- 
dom of  Heaven,  The  Privileges  and  Duties  of 
ITS  Citizens 624 

CHAPTER  VI. 

Miracles  of  Mercy  :  John's  Messengers  :  Jesus' 
Mother  and  Brethren  :  Blasphemous  Accusation 
OF  the  Pharisees 631 

CHAPTER  VII. 
Parables:  Miracles:  Jesus  Rejected 638 


Table  of  Contents.  xxiii 


CHAPTER  VIII. 


PAGE 


Teaching   and  Healing    in   Galilee  :   The  Bread  of 
Life:  Concerning  Jewish  Ceremonies 644 

CHAPTER  IX. 

Mighty   Miracles    and    Wondrous    Teachings:    The 
Transfiguration  :  More  Miracles  and  Teachings.  653 

CHAPTER  X. 

Jesus  at  the  Feast  :  The  Man  Born  Blind:  The  Good 
Shepherd 662 


CHAPTER  XI. 

Mission  of  the  Seventy:  Parable  of  the  Good  Samar- 
itan :  Other  Teachings 669 


CHAPTER  XII. 

Short  Teachings:  A  Miracle:    At  the  Feast  of  Dedi- 
cation:  Jesus  Beyond  Jordan  :    Teachings 669 


CHAPTER   XIII. 
A  Group  of  Parables 680 

CHAPTER   XIV. 

Lazarus  Raised  from  the  Dead  :  A  Plot  and  a  Proph- 
ecy: Ten  Lepers  Cleansed:  Teachings  and  Parables  685 

CHAPTER  XV. 

The  Rich  Young  Ruler:  Parables  and  Teachings. 
The  Triumphal  Entry 692 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

The  Temple  Cleansed:  The  Inquiring  Greeks:  The 
Voice  from  Heaven:  Parables  and  Teachings: 
Efforts  to  Entangle  Jesus 700 


xxiv  Table  of  Contents. 

CHAPTER  XVII.  PAGE 

Last  Teachings,  in  the  Temple  and  on  the  Hillside.  .  707 

CHAPTER  XVIH. 

The  Anointment  of  Love  :  The  Plot  ofCovetousness: 
Passovfr  Preparations:  The  Last  Passover:  Insti- 
tution OF  the  Lord's  Supper 715 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

Jesus'  Last  Comforting  Discourse  with  his  Disciples: 
Prayer  of  Jesus 721 

CHAPTER  XX. 

Jesus  IN  Gethsemane  :  Betrayed  and  Arrested:  The 
Mock  Trial;  Before  the  Jewish  Authorities; 
Before  the  Civil  Power 728 

CHAPTER    XXI. 

Crucifixion  of  Jesus:  The  Penitent  Thief:  Death 
and  Burial  OF  Jesus:   The  Sepulcher  Sealed 737 

CHAPTER    XXII. 

Jesus' Resurrection  :  Jesus'  Appearances:  The  Great 
Commission  :  The  Ascension 742 


THE  ACTS  OF  THE  APOSTLES. 

CHAI'TER   I. 

The  Ascension   of  Christ:  Tin:  Descent  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  :  A  Great  Revival  :  The  Church  Organized.  750 

CHAPTER  II. 

The  Lame  Man   Hp:aled  and  the  Gospel   Preached: 
Persecution  Overruled:  The  Church  Prosperous.  755 


Table  of  Contents.  xxv 


CHAPTER  III.  PAGE 

Ananias  and  Sapphira  :  Rapid  Growth  of  the  Church  : 
Persecution  of  the  Apostles:  Appointment  of 
Deacons 760 


CHAPTER  IV. 

Stephen  Arraigned  ;  Defending  Himself;  Martyred: 
The  Church  Persecuted 764 


CHAPTER  V. 
The  Gospel  in  Samaria:  Philip  and  the  Ethiopian 768 

CHAPTER  VI. 
Conversion  of  Saul;  his  Early  Ministry 771 

CHAPTER  VII. 

Peter  Itinerating  ;  Carrying  the  Gospel  to  Corne- 
lius and  the  Gentiles 773 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

The  Gospel  at  Antioch  :  Martyrdom  of  James  :  Im- 
prisonment and  Release  of  Peter:  Death  of 
Herod 778 

CHAPTER  IX. 
Paul's  First  Missionary  Journey 781 

CHAPTER  X. 
The  Council  at  Jerusalem 787 

CHAPTER  XI. 

Paul's  Second  Missionary  Journey,  as  far  as  to 
Corinth 790 


xxvi  Table  of  Contents. 

FROM  THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO  THE 
THESSALONIANS. 

CHAPTER    I.  PAGE 

Loving  Words:  Comfort  Concerning  those  Asleep..  .  797 

from  the  second  epistle  of  paul  to  the 
THESSALONIANS. 

CHAPTER    L 
Admonitions  TO  Order  AND  Patience 801 

THE  ACTS— Continued. 

CHAPTER  XH. 
Paul's  Second  Missionary  Journey— Concluded 802 

CHAPTER    XHL 

Paul's  Third  Missionary  Journey,  as  far  as  to  Eph- 
esus 803 

from  the  first  epistle  of  PAUL  TO  THE 

CORINTHIANS. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Introductory:  Warning,  Exhortation,  Instruction..  805 

CHAPTER  II. 
Personal  Words:  Various  Teachings 811 

CHAPTEF    HI. 
Concerning  Spiritual  Gifts  and  Love 814 


Table  of  Contents.  xxvii 

CHAPTER  IV.  PAGE 

Concerning  the  Resurrection;  the  Collection:  Con- 
clusion   817 

THE  ACTS— Continued. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 
Paul's  Third  Missionary  Journey — Continued 821 

from  the  second  epistle  of  PAUL  to  the 

CORINTHIANS. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Personal  Words  :  Exhortations 824 

CHAPTER  II. 
Concerning  Giving:  Personal  Words  :  Conclusion 828 

from  the  epistle  of  PAUL  TO  THE 

GALATIANS. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Warnings:  Justification  by  Faith:  Exhortations 833 

from  the  epistle  of  PAUL  TO  THE 

ROMANS. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Universal  Ruin  by  Sin 838 

CHAPTER  II. 
Perfect  Salvation  by  Faith 841 

CHAPTER  III. 

Glorious  Results;  Adaptation  to  Israel. ..  845 

3 


xxviii  Table  of  Contents. 

CHAPTER  IV.  PAGE 

Exhortations  :  Salutations  :  Conclusion 849 

THE  ACTS— Continued. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

Paul's  Third  Missionary  Journey,  from  Ephesus  to 
Jerusalem 855 

CHAPTER  XVI. 
Paul  at  Jerusalem;  his  Arrest  and  Self-defense 859 

CHAPTER  XVII. 
Paul  a  Prisoner,  in  Jerusalem  and  C/ESarea 863 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 
Paul  Before  Festus  ;  Before  a  Noble  Company 868 

CHAPTER  XIX. 
Paul's  Journey  to  Rome:  Paul  at  Rome 872 


from  the  general  epistle  of 

JAMES. 

CHAPTER   I. 
Works  as  Related  to  a  Christian  Life 877 


from    the    epistle    of    PAUL   TO   THE 
PHILIPPIANS. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Loving  Personal  Words  :  Exhortations 883 


Table  of  Contents.  xxix 

FROM   THE   EPISTLE   OF   PAUL  TO   THE 

COLOSSIANS. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Personal  Words  :  Exhortations 889 

FROM   THE   epistle   OF   PAUL   TO   THE 
EPHESIANS. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Teachings  :  Exhortations:  The  Gospel  Armor 893 

FROM    the    epistle   OF    PAUL   TO 
PH  I  LEMON. 

'  CHAPTER  I. 
Concerning  Onesimus,  the  Converted  Slave 899 

FROM   THE    first    EPISTLE   OF   PAUL  TO 

TI  MOTH  Y. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Timothy  in  his  Relations  to  the  Church 901 

FROM    the    epistle   OF    PAUL   TO 

TITUS. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Titus  in  his  Relations  to  the  Church 906 

FROM   the   second    EPISTLE  OF   PAUL   TO 
TI  MOTH  Y. 

CHAPTER  I. 

Loving    Admonitions  :     A    Grand    Testimony  :     Last 
Words  of  Paul  ; 908 


XXX  Table  of  Contents. 

FROM   THE    FIRST    EPISTLE   GENERAL   OF 
PETER. 

CHAPTER  I.  PAGE 

Exhortations  and  Warnings 912 

from  the  epistle  to  the 
HEBREWS. 

CHAPTER  1. 
Jesus,  the  Better  Messenger 919 

CHAPTER  H. 
Jesus,  the  Better  High  Priest 923 

CHAPTER  HI. 
Jesus,  the  Mediator  of  a  Better  Covenant 927 

CHAPTER  IV. 
Better  Living:  Saints  Believing  for  Better  Things.  931 

CHAPTER  V. 
Better  Living 935 

from 
THE      REVELATION 

OF   JOHN    THE   DIVINE. 

CHAPTER  I. 
John's  Vision  of  Jesus  :  Messages  to  the  Churches —  938 

CHAPTER  II. 
The  Slain  Lamb:   Wonderful  Visions 943 


Table  of  CoNTENTsr  xxxi 


FROM   THE   GENERAL    EPISTLE  OF 

JUDE. 

CHAPTER  I.  PAGE 

Earnest  Warning  and  Adivkjnition 950 

from  the  second  epistle  general  of 
PETER. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Exhortations  and  Warnings 952 

FROM   THE   second   EPISTLE  OF 

JOHN. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Personal  Words  :  Concerning  Wise  Hospitality. 956 

FROM    the   third    EPISTLE   OF 

JOHN. 

CHAPTER  I. 
Personal  Words  :  Concerning  Hospitality. ,  957 

from  the  first  epistle  general  of 
JOHN. 

CHAPTER  I. 
God  AS  Light  and  Love  :  Christians  Walking  in  Light 
and  Love 958 


FROM 

THE  OLD  TESTAMENT. 


EXPLANATION. 


The  words  of  this  book  are  those  of  the  Revised  Version  of  the 
Holy  Bible.  Those  added — but  they  are  very  few — are  indicated  by 
interspaced  letters,  thus. 

The  references  and  notes  by  letter,  at  the  bottom  of  the  pages,  are 
mostly  from  the  marginal  notes  of  the  Revised  Version  (indicated  by 
"  R.  V.  marg.").  Those  added  consist  of  dates,  with  a  few  explana- 
tory suggestions. 

The  references  by  figure,  at  the  bottom  of  the  page,  indicate 
where  the  passage  is  to  be  found  in  the  Bible.  Omissions  are  not 
indicated  unless  they  are  of  sufficient  length  to  give  the  reader  diffi- 
culty in  following.  All  inversions  are  indicated,  however,  excepting 
inversions  of  words  in  a  single  verse. 

Inasmuch  as  scholars  are  not  yet  agreed  upon  precise  dates  in  Old 
Testament  history  the  familiar  chronology  of  Archbishop  Usher  is 
used  in  that  portion  of  the  book.  In  the  New  Testament  dates  have 
been  fixed  with  greater  accuracy. 

The  word  Lord  is  printed  in  small  capitals,  thus,  LORD,  when  it  is 
a  translation. of  the  Hebrew  proper  name  Jehovah,  the  peculiar 
name  by  which  God  made  himself  known  to  his  ancient  people. 


THE  SHORTER  BIBLE. 


GENESIS. 


CHAPTER    I. 

THE    CREATION. 

*  In  the  beginning  God  created  the  heaven  and  the 
earth. 

And  the  earth  was  waste  and  void  ;  and  darkness  was 
upon  the  face  of  the  deep.  And  the  Spirit 
of  God  moved  upon  the  face  of  the  waters.  ^^^  ^^' 
And  God  said,  "  Let  there  be  hght,"  and  there  was  light. 
And  God  saw  the  light  that  it  was  good;  and  God  divided 
the  light  from  the  darkness.  And  God  called  the  light 
Day,  and  the  darkness  he  called  Night.  And  there  was 
evening  and  there  was  morning,  one  day. 

And  God  said,  "  Let  there  be  a  ''  firmament  and  let  it 
divide    the    waters    from   the  waters."     And 
God    called    the    firmament    Heaven.      And     ®''°"      ^^* 
there  was  evening  and  there  was  morning,  a  second  day. 

And  God  said,  "  Let  the  waters  under  the  heaven  be 
gathered   together    unto  one    place,  and    let 
the  dry  land  appear."     And  it  was  so.     And         ^^      ^^' 
God  called  the  dry  land  Earth;  and  the  waters  called  he 
Seas.     And  God  saw  that  it  was  good. 

And  God  said,  "  Let  the  earth  put  forth  grass,  herb 
yielding  seed,  and  tree  bearing  fruit,  upon  the  earth." 
And  the  earth  brought  forth  grass,  herb,  and  tree. 
And  God  saw  that  it  was  good.  And  there  was  evening 
and  there  was  morning,  a  third  day. 

And  God  said,  "  Let  there  be  lights  in  the  heaven  to 
divide  the  day  from  the  night."  And  God  made  the 
two  great  lights  ;  the  greater  light  to  rule  the  day,  and 
the  lesser  light  to  rule  the  night.     He   made  the  stars 

"John  i,  I.      ^  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  expanse. 


2  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gen.  i.  i6. 

also.  And  God  set  them  in  the  heaven  to  give  light 
upon  the  earth.  And  God  saw  that  it  was 
ay.  gQQ^j^  And  there  was  evening  and  there 
was  morning,  a  fourth  day. 

And  God  said,  "  Let  the  waters  bring  forth  abundantly 
the  moving  creature  that  hath  life,  and  let 
^^*  fowl  fly  above  the  earth  in  the  open  *  firma- 
ment of  heaven."  And  God  created  the  great  sea- 
monsters,  and  every  living  creature  that  moveth,  which 
the  waters  brought  forth,  and  every  winged  fowl.  And 
God  saw  that  it  was  good.  And  God  blessed  them. 
And  there  was  evening  and  there  was  morning,  a  fifth  day. 

And  God  said,  "Let  the   earth  bring  forth  the  living 

creature,  cattle,  and  creeping  thing,  and  beast 

ay.      ^^  ^j^^  earth."     And  God  made  the  beast  of 

the  earth,  and  the  cattle,  and  everything  that  creepeth 

upon  the  ground.     And  God  saw  that  it  was  good. 

And  God  said,  "  Let  us  make  man  in  our  image,  after 
our  likeness  ;  and  let  them  have  dominion  over  the  fish 
of  the  sea,  and  over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over  the 
cattle,  and  over  all  the  earth,  and  over  every  creeping 
thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth."  And  God  created 
man  in  his  own  image,  in  the  image  of  God  created  he 
him ;  male  and  female  created  he  them.  And  God 
blessed  them. 

And  God  said,  "  Behold,  I  have  given  you  every  herb 
yielding  seed,  which  is  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth,  and 
every  tree,  in  which  is  fruit ;  to  you  it  shall  be  for  meat. 
And  to  every  beast  of  the  earth,  and  to  every  fowl  of 
the  air,  and  to  everything  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth, 
I  have  given  every  green  herb  for  meat." 

And  God  saw  everything  that  he  had  made,  and,  be- 
hold, it  was  very  good.  And  there  was  evening  and 
there  was  morning,  the  sixth  day. 

And  the  heaven  and  the  earth  were  finished,  and  all 
Seventh  the  host  of  them.  On  the  seventh  day  God 
^^y-  finished     his    work,    and     he    rested    on    the 

seventh  day  from  all  his  work.  And  God  blessed  the 
seventh  day  and  hallowed  it,  because  that  in  it  he 
rested  from  all  his  work. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  expanse. 


Gen.  2.  8.]  CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED. 


CHAPTER  11. 

ADAM  IN  EDEN:  THE  FALL. 

And  the  Lord  God  planted  a  garden  in  Eden  ;  and 
there  he  put  the  man  whom  he  had  formed.  And  out  of 
the  ground  made  the  LORD  God  to  grow  every  tree  that  is 
pleasant  to  the  sight,  and  good  for  food  ;  the  tree  of  life 
also  in  the  midst  of  the  garden,  and  the  tree  of  the  knowl- 
edge of  good  and  evil.  And  a  river  went  out  of  Eden  to 
water  the  garden.  And  the  LORD  God  took  the  man  and 
put  him  into  the  garden  to  dress  it  and  to  keep  it.  And 
the  Lord  God  commanded  the  man,  saying,  "  Of  every 
tree  of  the  garden  thou  mayest  freely  eat ;  rpj^g  ^^.g^ 
but  of  the  tree  of  knowledge  of  good  and  evil,  prohibition, 
thou  shalt  not  eat.  In  the  day  that  thou  eatest  thereof 
thou  shalt  surely  die," 

'And  out  of  the  ground  the  LORD  God  formed  every 
beast  of  the  field  and  fowl  of  the  air,  and  brought  them 
unto  the  man  to  see  what  he  would  call  them  ;  and  that 
was  the  name  thereof.  '^  And  the  Lord  God  said,  "  It  is 
not  good  that  the  man  should  be  alone  ;  I  will  make  him 
an  helpmeet  for  him."  ^And  the  Lord  God  caused  a 
deep  sleep  to  fall  upon  the  man,  and  he  slept.  And  he 
took  one  of  his  ribs,  and  closed  up  the  flesh  woman 
thereof.  And  the  rib,  which  the  LORD  God  created, 
had  taken  from  the  man,  made  he  a  woman,  and  brought 
her  unto  the  man.  And  the  man  said,  "This  is  now 
bone  of  my  bones,  and  flesh  of  my  flesh.  She  shall  be 
called  ^  Woman,  because  she  was  taken  out  of  ^Man." 

(Therefore  shall  a  man  leave  his  father  and  his  mother, 
and  shall  cleave  unto  his  wife  ;  and  they  shall  be  one  flesh.) 

And  they  were  both  naked,  the  man  and  his  wife,  and 
were  not  ashamed. 

'  Gen.  ii,  19.     ^  Gen.  ii,  21.  I  "  R.  V.  niarg.,  Heb.  Isshah. 

'■'  Gen.  ii.  18.  |  *■  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  /s/i. 


4  The  Shorter  Bnu,E  [<^en.  3.  i. 

Now  the  serpent  was  more  subtile  than  any  beast  of 
the    field.      And    he    said  unto   the   woman, 
emp  a  ion.  uj^^|.|^  Qq^j  sai-d,  '  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  any  tree 
of  the  garden  ?  '  " 

And  the  woman  said  unto  the  serpent,  "  Of  the  fruit 
of  the  trees  of  the  garden  we  may  eat.  But  of  the  fruit 
of  the  tree  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  garden,  God  hath 
said,  '  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  it,  neither  shall  ye  touch  it,  lest 
ye  die.' " 

And  the  serpent  said  unto  the  woman,  "^  "Ye  shall  not 
surely  die.  For  God  doth  know  that  in  the  day  ye  eat 
thereof  your  eyes  shall  be  opened,  and  ye  shall  be  as 
God,  knowing  good  and  evil." 

And  when  the  woman  saw  that  the  tree  was  good  for 
food,  and  a  delight  to  the  eyes,  and  to  be  desired  to 
make  one  wise,  she  took  of  the  fruit  thereof, 
and  did  eat  ;  and  she  gave  also  unto  her  hus- 
band, and  he  did  eat.  And  the  eyes  of  them  both  were 
opened,  and  they  knew  that  they  were  naked  ;  and  ^  they 
sewed  fig  leaves  together,  and  made  themselves  aprons. 

And  they  heard  the  voice  of  the  LORD  God  walking  in 
the  garden  in  the  cool  of  the  day;  and  the  man  and  his 
wife  hid  themselves  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord  God 
amongst  the  trees  of  the  garden.  And  the  Lord  God 
called  unto  the  man,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Where  art 
thou?" 

And  he  said,  "  I  heard  thy  voice  in  the  gar- 
den, and  I  was  afraid  and  hid  myself." 

And  he  said,  "  Hast  thou  eaten  of  the  tree,  whereof  I 
commanded  thee  that  thou  shouldst  not  eat  ?  " 

And  the  man  said,  "  The  woman  whom  thou 
Excuses.  gavcst  to  be  with  me,  she  gave  me  of  the  tree, 
and  I  did  eat." 

And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the  woman,  "  What  is 
this  thou  hast  done  ?  " 

And  the  woman  said,  "  The  serpent  beguiled  me  and 
I  did  eat." 

And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the  serpent,  "  Because 
thou  hast  done  this,  cursed  art  thou  above  all  cattle,  and 
above  every  beast  of  the  field.     Upon  thy  belly  shalt 
"John  viii,  44.     ''Gen.  iii,  21, 


Gen.  3.  14.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  5 

thou  go,  and  dust  shalt  thou  eat  all  the  days  of  thy  life ; 
and  I    will  put    enmity    between    thee    and    The   great 
the   woman,  and  between   thy  seed    and  her   promise, 
seed.     It  shall  bruise  thy  head,  and  thou  shalt  bruise  his 
heel." 

Unto  the  woman  he  said,  "  I  will  greatly  multiply  thy 
sorrow.      In   sorrow   shalt     thou    bring    forth 
children.     Thy  desire  shall  be  to  thy  husband        ment. 
and  he  shall  rule  over  thee." 

And  unto  Adam  he  said,  "  Because  thou  hast  hearkened 
unto  the  voice  of  thy  wife,  and  hast  eaten  of  the  tree,  cursed 
is  the  ground  for  thy  sake;  in  toil  shalt  thou  eat  of  it  all 
the  days  of  thy  life.  Thorns  also  and  thistles  shall  it 
bring  forth  to  thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  eat  the  herb  of  the 
field.  In  the  sweat  of  thy  face  shalt  thou  eat  bread,  till 
thou  return  unto  the  ground ;  for  out  of  it  wast  thou 
taken.  For  dust  thou  art,  and  unto  dust  shalt  thou 
return." 

And  the  man  called  his  wife's  name  *  Eve  ;  because  she 
was  the  mother  of  all  living. 

^  And  the  Lord  God  made  for  Adam  and  his  wife  coats 
of  skins,  and  clothed  them. 

And  the  LORD  God  said,  "  Behold,  the  man  has  be- 
come as  one  of  us,  to  know  good  and  evil.  And  now, 
lest  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  take  also  of  the  tree  of 
life,  and  eat,  and  live  forever — " 

Therefore  the  LoRD  God  sent  him  forth  from  the  gar- 
den of  Eden,  to  till  the  ground  from  whence   Expulsion 
he  came.     And  he  placed  at  the  east  of  the   [^"^ffe'e 
garden    of    Eden    the    Cherubim,    and    the   erected. 
*=  flame   of  a  sword  which  turned   every  way,  ^  to  keep 
the  way  of  the  tree  of  life. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  Havvah,  that  is,  Living,  ox  Life.  ''Gen.  iii,  7. 
'  Probably  a  spot,  a  tongue  (or  "sword")  of  flame.     ^  Rev.  xxii,  2. 


The  Shorter  Bible  L<^'en.  4.  i. 


CHAPTER  III. 

THE   WORLD    BEFORE   THE   FLOOD. 

And  Eve  bare  *  Cain,  and  said,  "  I  have  gotten  a  man 
The  first  from  the  Lord  !  "  And  again  she  bare  his 
children.  brother  ^  Abel.  And  Abel  was  a  keeper  of 
sheep,  but  Cain  was  a  tiller  of  the  ground. 

'^And  it  came  to  pass,  that  Cain  brought  of  the  fruit 
of  the  ground  an  offering  unto  the  Lord.     And  Abel,  he 
also  brought  of  the  firstlings  of  his  flock  and 
corded  offer-    of  the  fat  thereof.     And  the  LORD  had  re- 
^^^'  spect  unto  Abel  and  to  his  offering  ;  but  unto 

Cain  and  to  his  offering  he  had  not  respect.  And  Cain 
was  very  wroth,  and  his  countenance  fell.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  Cain, 

"Why  art  thou  wroth?  and  why  is  thy  countenance 
fallen?  If  thou  doest  well,  shalt  thou  not  be  accepted? 
And  if  thou  doest  not  well — Sin  coucheth  at  the  door, 
and  unto  thee* ''is  its  desire.  But  thou  shouldest 
rule  over  i  t." 

The  first  ^^^^  Cain   told  Abel,  his   brother.      And 

murder.  jj-    came    to    pass,    when   they    were    in    the 

field,  that  Cain  rose  up  against  Abel,  his  brother,  and 
slew  him. 

And  the  LORD  said  unto  Cain,  "Where  is  Abel,  thy 
brother?  " 

And  he  said,  "  I  know  not.  Am  I  my  brother's 
keeper?  " 

And  he  said,  "  What  hast  thou  done  ?  The  voice  of 
thy  brother's  blood  crieth  unto  me  from  the  ground. 
And  now  cursed  art  thou  from  the  ground,  which  hath 
opened  her  mouth  to  receive  thy  brother's  blood  from 
thy  hand.     When  thou  tillest    the  ground,  it  shall  not 

»  Hcb.  Kanah,  CJolten.  ""  'I'liat  is,  A  breath.  Disappointment.  ^First 
mention  of  sacrifices.  •'  From  R.  V.  niarg.  *  Words  printed  in  tiiis  style 
are  interpolated.     So  always  in  this  book. 


Gen.  4.  12.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  7 

henceforth  yield  unto  thee  her  strength  ;  a  fugitive  and  a 
wanderer  shalt  thou  be  in  the  earth." 

And  Cain  said  unto  the  Lord,  "  My  punishment  is 
greater  than  I  can  bear.  Thou  has  driven  me  out,  and 
from  thy  face  shall  I  be  hid.  Whosoever  findeth  me 
shall  slay  me." 

And  the  LORD  said  unto  him,  "  Whosoever  slayeth 
Cain,  vengeance  shall  be  taken  on  him  sevenfold."  And 
the  Lord  appointed  a  sign  for  Cain,  lest  any  finding  him 
should  smite  him. 

And  Cain  went  out  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 
and  dwelt  in  the  land  of  '-^  Nod  on  the  east  of  Eden. 
And  he  builded  a  city,  and  called  the  name  of  the  city 
after  the  name  of  his  son,  Enoch.  And  of  the  seed 
of  Cain  in  the  fifth  generation  was  born 
Lamech.  Lamech  took  unto  him  two  wives ;  the 
name  of  the  one  was  Adah,  and  of  the  other  Zillah. 
And  Adah  bare  Jabal ;  he  was  the  father  of  such  as 
dwell  in  tents  and  have  cattle.  His  brother's  name  was 
Jubal ;  he  was  the  father  of  such  as  handle 
the  harp  and  pipe.  And  Zillah,  she  bare  ^^^"  ^°^^" 
Tubal-cain,  the  forger  of  every  cutting  instrument  of 
''  brass  and  'iron. 

And  Lamech, '^w  h  e  n   he    saw  the    sword    his 
son    had    made,  said  unto  his  wives : 
"  Adah  and  Zillah,  hear  my  voice  ; 
Ye  wives  of  Lamech,  hearken  unto  my  speech  : 
For  I  will  ''slay  a  man  for  wounding  me. 
And  a  young  man  for  bruising  me: 
If  Cain  shall  be  avenged  'sevenfold,'  of^t^e^Bfbfe^ 

Surely  Lamech  seventy  and  sevenfold." 
And  Adam  lived  an  hundred  and  thirty  years,  and  be- 
gat a  son  in  his  own  likeness,  and  called  his        rp^^g  ^^^ 
name  ^  Seth.     And  the  days  of  Adam  after  he        seed. 
begat  Seth  were  eight  hundred  years;  and  he  begat  sons 
and  daughters.     And  all  the  days  that  Adam 
lived  were  nine  hundred  and  thirty  years  ;  and        Adam.  °^ 
he  died. 

And  Seth  begat  Enosh ;  and  Enosh  begat  Kenan ;  and 

"■  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,    JVandering.     ^  R.  V.  niarg.,  Or,  copper,  and  so 
elsewhere.     "=  Probably.     '^  From  R.  V.  marg.     ''  That  is,  Appointed. 


8  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gen.  5. 6. 

Kenan,  Mahalalel ;  and  Mahalalel,  Jared;  and  Jared, 
Enoch ;  and  Enoch,  Methuselah,  and  other  sons  and 
daughters. 

And  Enoch  walked  with  God  three  hundred  years. 
Translation  ^"^  ^^^  ^^^^  ^"^^t,  for  God  took  him.  And 
of  Enoch.  Methuselah  begat  Lamech,  and  other  sons 
and  daughters.  All  the  days  of  Methuselah  were  nine 
hundred  and  sixty-nine  years ;  and  he  died.  And 
Lamech  begat  a  son,  and  called  his  name  ^  Noah,  say- 
ing, "  This  same  shall  comfort  us."  And  Noah  was  five 
hundred  years  old;  and  Noah  begat  Shem,  Ham,  and 
Japheth. 

*  R.  V.  maig.,  Heb.  Nahem,  To  comfort. 


Gen.  6.  5.J         CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED. 


CHAPTER    IV. 

THE  FLOOD  :  THE  COVENANT  WITH  NOAH  :  THE  CON- 
FUSION OF  TONGUES. 

And  the  Lord  saw  that  the  wickedness  of  man  was 
great  in  the  earth,  and  that  every  thought  of  his  heart 
was  only  evil  continually  ;  and  it  grieved  him  ^he  earth 
at  his  heart.  '  And  God  saw  the  earth,  and,  corrupt, 
behold,  it  was  corrupt.  ^And  the  LORD  said,  "I  will 
destroy  man  from  the  face  of  the  ground  ;  both  man, 
and  beast,  and  creeping  thing,  and  fowl  of  the  air;  for  it 
repenteth  me  that  I  have  made  them." 

But  Noah  found  grace  in  the  eyes  of  the  LORD.  Noah 
was  a  righteous  man,  and  perfect ;  Noah  walked  with 
God. 

And    God   said   unto    Noah,  "  Make    thee  an  ark  of 
gopher  wood  ;  rooms  shalt  thou  make  in  the 
ark,  and  shalt  pitch  it  within  and  without  with  ®  ^^  * 

pitch.  The  length  of  the  ark  three  hundred  cubits,  the 
breadth  of  it  fifty  cubits,  and  the  height  of  it  thirty 
cubits.  A  light  shalt  thou  make  to  the  ark,  and  the  door 
shalt  thou  set  in  the  side  thereof.  With  lower,  second, 
and  third  stories  shalt  thou  make  it.  And,  behold,  I  do 
bring  the  flood  of  waters  upon  the  earth,  to  destroy  all 
flesh  from  under  heaven  ;  everything  that  is  in  the  earth 
shall  die.  But  I  will  establish  my  covenant  with  thee. 
Thou  shalt  come  into  the  ark,  thou  and  thy  sons,  and 
thy  wife  and  thy  sons'  wives  with  thee.  And  of  every 
living  thing,  two  of  every  sort  shalt  thou  bring  into  the 
ark,  to  keep  them  alive ;  they  shall  be  male  and  female. 
Of  fowl  and  cattle,  of  every  creeping  thing,  two  of  every 
sort  shall  come  unto  thee.  B  u  t  of  every  clean  beast 
thou  shalt  take  to  thee  seven  and  seven,  the  male  and 
his  female.  And  take  thou  unto  thee  of  all  food  that  is 
eaten,  and  it  shall  be  food  for  thee  and  for  them." 

'  Gen.  vi,  12.      '^  Gen.  vi,  7. 


10  The  vShorter  Bible  [<^'en.  6. 22. 

Thus  did  Noah;  according  to  all  that  God  commanded 
him,  so  did  he. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Noah,  "  Come  thou  and  all 
thy  house  into  the  ark.  For  yet  seven  days  and  I  will 
cause  it  to  rain  upon  the  earth  forty  days  and  forty 
nights,  and  every  living  thing  that  I  have  made  will  I 
destroy  from  off  the  face  of  the  earth." 

And  Noah  did  all  that  the  LORD   commanded  him. 

„,    ^     ,  Noah  was  six  hundred  years  old  '*  when  the 

The  flood.  a       ^      c        4.  4-u  ^i 

rlood  ot  waters  was  upon  the  earth. 

And  after  the  seven  days,  the  fountains  of  the  great 
deep  were  broken  up,  and  the  windows  of  heaven  were 
opened.  And  the  rain  was  upon  the  earth  forty  days 
and  forty  nights.  And  the  waters  increased  and  bare  up 
the  ark,  and  it  was  lifted  up  above  the  earth  and  went 
upon  the  face  of  the  waters.  And  all  the  high  mountains 
that  were  under  the  whole  heaven  were  covered.  And 
all  flesh  died  that  moved  upon  the  earth,  both  fowl  and 
cattle  and  beast  and  every  creeping  thing,  and  every 
man.  All  that  was  in  the  dry  land  died.  Noah  only 
was  left,  and  they  that  were  with  him  in  the  ark.  And 
the  waters  prevailed  upon  the  earth  an  hundred  and  fifty 
days. 

And  God  remembered  Noah  and  every  living  thing 
with  him  in  the  ark.  And  God  made  a  wind  to  pass 
over  the  earth;  the  fountains  also  of  the  deep  and  the 
windows  of  heaven  were  stopped,  and  the  rain  from 
heaven  was  restrained.  And  the  waters  returned  from 
off  the  earth;  and  after  an  hundred  and  fifty  days  the 
waters  were  decreased.  And  the  ark  rested  upon  the 
mountains  of  Ararat.  And  in  the  tenth  month,  on  the 
first  day  of  the  month,  were  the  tops  of  the  mountains 
seen. 

And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  forty  days,  that 
Leaving  the  Noah  opened  the  window  of  the  ark  and 
^^^-  sent  forth  a  raven  ;  and  it  went  forth  to  and 

fro,  until  the  waters  were  dried  up  from  off  the  earth. 

And  he  sent  forth  a  dove  from  him,  to  see  if  the 
waters  were  abated  ;  but  the  dove  found  no  rest  for  the 

*  B.  C.  2348,  according  to  the  commonly  received  chronology,  whicli 
will  be  used  throughout  this  book. 


Gen.  8.  9-]         CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  11 

sole  of  her  foot,  and  she  returned  unto  hun  to  the  ark, 
for  the  waters  were  on  the  face  of  the  whole  earth.  And 
he  put  forth  his  hand  and  took  her,  and  brought  her  in 
unto  him. 

And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days ;  and  again  he 
sent  forth  the  dove.  And  the  dove  came  in  to  him  at 
eventide  ;  and,  lo,  in  her  mouth  an  olive  leaf  plucked  off. 
So  Noah  knew  that  the  waters  were  abated  from  off  the 
•earth.  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days,  and  sent 
forth  the  dove,  and  she  returned  not  again  unto  him  any 
more.  And  Noah  removed  the  covering  of  the  ark,  and 
looked,  and,  behold,  the  face  of  the  earth  was  dried. 

And  God  spake  unto  Noah,  saying,  "  Go  forth  from 
the  ark."  And  Noah  went  forth,  and  his  sons,  and  his 
wife,  and  his  sons'  wives  with  him ;  every  beast,  every 
creeping  thing,  and  every  fowl. 

And    Noah    builded.  an    altar    unto    the   LORD ;   and 

took  of  every  c^ean  beast,  and  of  every  clean  fowl,  and 

offered  burnt  offerings  on  the  altar.    And  the    Noah's  sac- 

LORD    smelled  the   sweet  savor.     And   God    "fice. 

blessed     Noah    and    his     sons,   and    said     unto     them, 

"  Multiply,  and  replenish  the  earth.    And  the  fear  of  you 

shall  be  upon  every  beast  of  the  earth  and      ,j,^^  cove- 

every  fowl  of  the  air  and  upon  all  the  fishes      nant  with 

r    1  •  111  11-  1         Noah. 

of -the  sea  ;  mto  your  hand  are  they  delivered. 

Every  moving  thing  that  liveth  shall  be  food  for  you  ; 

as  the  green  herb  have  I  given  you  all.     But  flesh  with 

the  life  thereof,  which  is  the  blood,  shall  ye  not  eat. 

"  And  surely  your  blood,  the  blood  of  your  lives  will  I 
require.  Whoso  sheddeth  man's  blood,  by  man  shall 
his  blood  be  shed."  For  in  the  image  of  God  made  he 
man. 

And  God  spake  unto  Noah  and  to  his  sons  with  him, 
saying,  "  I  will  establish  my  covenant  with'you  ;  neither 
shall  there  any  more  be  a  flood  to  destroy  the  earth. 
*  While  the  earth  remaineth,  seedtime  and  harvest,  and 
cold  and  heat,  and  summer  and  winter,  and  day  and 
night  shall  not  cease.  ^  And  this  is  the  token  of  the 
covenant  which  I  make  between  me  and  you  :  I  do  set 
my  bow  in  the  cloud.     It  shall  come  to  pass,  when  I 

'  Gen.  viii,  22.     '^  Gen.  ix,  I2. 


12  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gen.  9.  14. 

bring  a  cloud  over  the  earth,  that  the  bow  shall  be  seen 
in  the  cloud,  and  I  will  remember  my  covenant,  which 
is  between  me  and  you  and  every  living  creature  ;  and 
the  waters  shall  no  more  become  a  flood  to  destroy  all 
flesh." 

And  the  sons  of  Noah,  that  went  forth  out  of  the  ark, 
were  Shem,  and  Ham,  and  Japheth,  these  three;  and 
of  these  was  the  whole  earth  overspread. 

And  the  whole  earth  was  of  one  "-  language  and  of  one 
speech. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  journeyed  east,  that  they 
Men     plan-    ^O"'"'*^  ^  plain  in  the  land  of  Shinar  ;  and  they 

ning  a  great  dwelt  there.  And  they  said  one  to  another, 
godlesscity.     ..  q^   ^^^    j^^    ^^   ^^^^   ^^.-^^^   ^^^    ^^^^   ^j^^^^ 

thoroughly."  And  they  had  brick  for  stone,  and  ''slime 
had  they  for  mortar. 

And  they  said,  "  Go  to,  let  us  build  us  a  city,  and  a 
tower,  whose  top  may  reach  unto  heaven  ;  and  let  us 
make  us  a  name,  lest  we  be  scattered  abroad  upon  the 
face  of  the  whole  earth." 

And  the  Lord  came  down  to  see  the  city  and  the 
Language  tower,  which  the  children  of  men  builded. 
confounded.  And  the  LORD  said,  "  Behold,  they  are  one 
people,  and  have  all  one  language  ;  and  this  they  begin 
to  do.  And  now  nothing  will  be  withholden  from  them 
which  they  purpose  to  do.  Go  to,  let  us  go  down,  and 
there  confound  their  language,  that  they  may  not  under- 
stand one  another's  speech." 

So  the  Lord  scattered  them  abroad  from  thence  upon 
the  face  of  all  the  earth ;  and  they  left  off  to  build  the 
city.  Therefore  was  the  name  of  it  called  '^Babel,  be- 
cause the  Lord  did  there  confound  the  language  of  all 
the  earth. 

'R.  V.  maig.,  Heb.  /i/>.  '' R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  bitumen.  "^  R.  V. 
marg.,  Heb.  Balal,  To  confound. 


Gen.  II.26.J    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  13 


CHAPTER  V. 

THE    CALL   AND   JOURNEYS  OF   ABRAM  :  LOT  ;    HIS    SEPA- 
RATION FROM  ABRAM,  HIS  CAPTIVITY  AND  RESCUE. 

And  Terah,  of  the  seed  of  Shem,  begat  Abram, 
Nahor,  and  Haran  ;  and  Haran  bespat  Lot. 
And  Haran  died  in  the  presence  of  his  father,  family  and 
in  the  land  of  his  nativity,  in  Ur  of  the  Chal-  JQ^^^^^y^- 
dees.  And  Abram  and  Nahor  took  them  wives  ;  the 
name  of  Abram's  wife  was  Sarai,  and  the  name  of  Na- 
hor's  wife  Milcah,  the  daughter  of  Haran. 

And  Terah  took  Abram  and  Lot  and  Sarai,  and  went 
forth  with  them  from  Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  to  go  into  the 
land  of  Canaan.  And  they  came  to  Haran  and  dwelt 
there.  And  the  days  of  Terah  were  two  hundred  and 
five  years.     And  Terah  died  in  Haran. 

^  Now  the  Lord  said  unto  Abram,  "  Get  thee  out  of 
thy  country,  and  from  thy  kindred,  and  from  Abram 

thy  father's  house,  unto  the  land  that  I  will  blessed. 

show  thee.  And  I  will  make  of  thee  a  great  nation,  and 
I  will  bless  thee,  and  make  thy  name  great ;  and  be  thou 
a  blessing;  and  in  thee  shall  all  the  families  of  the  earth 
be  blessed." 

And  Abram  took  Sarai  his  wife,  and  Lot  his  brother's 
son,  and  all  their  substance  that  they  had  gathered, ''  and 
they  went  forth  to  go  into  the  land  of  Canaan  ;  and  into 
the  land  of  Canaan  they  came.  '  Abram  was  seventy 
and  five  years  old  when  he  departed  out  of  Haran. 

And  Abram  passed  through  the  land  unto  Shechem, 
And  the  Canaanite  was  then  in  the  land. 

And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  Abram,  and  said, 
"  Unto  thy  seed  will  1  give  this  land."     And  An  altar 

there  builded  he  an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  buiided. 
who  appeared  unto  him.  And  he  removed  from  thence 
unto  the  mountain  on  the  east  of  Beth-el,  and   pitched 

'Gen.  xii,  4.  |        *  Acts  vii,  2,  3.      '' B.  C.  1921. 


14  The  Shorter  Bhjle  [Gen.  12.8. 

his  tent ;  and  there  he  builded  an  altar  unto  the  Lord, 
and  called  upon  the  name  of  the  LORD. 

And  Abram  was  very  rich  in  cattle,  in  silver,  and  in 
gold.     Lot  also  had  flocks  and  herds  and  tents. 

And  there  was  a  strife  between  the  herdmen  of 
Abram's  cattle  and  the  herdmen  of  Lot's 
of^brlun"^  cattlc.  And  Abram  said  unto  Lot,  "  Let 
and  Lot.  there  be  no  strife,  I  pray  thee,  between  me 
and  thee,  and  between  my  herdmen  and  thy  herdmen ; 
for  we  are  brethren.  Is  not  the  whole  land  before  thee? 
Separate  thyself,  I  pray  thee,  from  me.  If  thou  wilt 
take  the  left  hand,  then  I  will  go  to  the  right ;  or  if  thou 
take  the  right  hand,  then  I  will  go  to  the  left." 

And  Lot  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  beheld  all  the  Plain 
of  Jordan,  that  it  was  well  watered  everywhere.  So  Lot 
chose  all  the  Plain  of  Jordan  ;  and  Lot  journeyed  east. 
They  separated  themselves  the  one  from  the  other. 
Abram  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  Lot  dwelt  in 
the  cities  of  the  Plain,  and  moved  his  tent  as  far  as 
Sodom. 

Now  the  men  of  Sodom  were  wicked  and  sinners  be- 
fore the  Lord  exceedingly. 

And  the  LORD  said  unto  Abram,  after  that  Lot  was 
separated  from  him,  "  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and  look 
from  the  place  where  thou  art,  northward 
i^ndp^^m^  and  southward  and  eastward  and  westward, 
ised  Abram.  Pq^  ^\\  the  land  which  thou  seest,  to  thee 
will  I  give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  forever.  And  I  will 
make  thy  seed  as  the  dust  of  the  earth  ;  if  a  man  can 
number  the  dust  of  the  earth,  then  shall  thy  seed 
also  be  numbered.  Arise,  walk  through  the  land  in  the 
length  of  it  and  in  the  breadth  of  it  ;  for  unto  thee  will  I 
give  it." 

Antl  Abram  moved  his  tent,  and  came  and  dwelt  by 
Abramat  the  oaks  of  Mamre,  which  are  in  "■  Hebron, 
Hebron.  ^ud  bujlt  there  an  altar  unto  the  LORD. 

And  it  came  to  pass  that  kings  from  the  east 
made  war  with  the  king  of  Sodom  and  the  king  of 
Gomorrah.  And  the  kings  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah 
fled.    And  they  took  all  the  goods  of  Sodom  and  Gomor- 

"  Now  always  called  after  Abram  FJ-Kha-lll,  Tlie  friend. 


Gen.  14.  II.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  15 

rah,  and   all  their  victuals,    and   went   their   way.     And 
they  took  Lot,  who  dwelt  in  Sodom,  and  his  goods. 

And  there  came  one  that  had  escaped,  and  told  Abram 
the  Hebrew.  And  when  Abram  heard  that 
his  brother  was  taken  captive,  he  led  forth  his  tured^es- 
trained  men,  born  in  his  house,  three  hundred  ^^^ed. 
and  eighteen,  and  pursued  as  far  as  Dan.  And  he  di- 
vided himself  against  them  by  night,  he  and  his  servants, 
and  brought  back  all  the  goods,  and  his  brother  Lot, 
and  the  women  also,  and  the  people. 

And  the  king  of  Sodom  went  out  to  meet  him,  after 
his  return. 

And  Melchizedek,  king  of  Salem,  brought  forth  bread 
and  wine ;  and  he  was  priest  of  God  Most 
High.  And  he  blessed  him,  and  said,  give^"tithes 
"  Blessed  be  Abram  of  God  Most  High,  pos-  ^°k^®^''^^''^' 
sessor  of  heaven  and  earth.  And  blessed  be 
God  Most  High,  which  hath  delivered  thine  enemies  into 
thy  hand." 

And  Abram  gave  him  a  ^  tenth  of  all. 

And  the  king  of  Sodom  said  unto  Abram,  "  Give  me 
the  persons,  and  take  the  goods  to  thyself." 

And  Abram  said,  "  I  will  not  take  a  thread  nor  a  shoe- 
latchet,  lest  thou  shouldst  say,  '  I  have  made  Abram 
rich.'  Save  only  that  which  the  young  men  have  eaten, 
and  the  portion  of  the  men  which  went  with  me  ;  let 
them  take  their  portion." 

*  First  mention  of  tithe.     See  Lev.  xxvii,  30. 


16  The  Shorter  Bible  [<^'e'i.  15.  i. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

the    birth     of    ISHMAEL;    the     promise    of     ISAAC; 
DESTRUCTION  OF  THE  CITIES  OF  THE  PLAIN. 

After    these    things   the    word   of   the    LORD    came 
unto  Abram   in  a  vision,  saying,   "  Fear  not, 
promised        Abram  ;    I  am  thy  shield  and  thy  exceeding 
Abram.  ^^^^^  reward." 

And  Abram  said,  "  Lord  God,  what  wilt  thou  give  me, 
seeing  I  go  childless?" 

And  the  Lord  brought  him  forth  abroad,  and 
said,  "  Look  now  toward  heaven,  and  tell  the  stars, 
if  thou  be  able  to  number  them.  So  shall  thy  seed 
be." 

And  he  believed  in  the  LORD  ;  and  he  counted  it  to 
him  for  righteousness. 

Now  Sarai,  Abram's  wife,  bare  him  no  children  ;  and 
she  had  a  handmaid,  an  Egyptian,  whose 
Hagar.  name    was    Hagar.     And   Sarai  took    Hagar 

and  gave  her  to  Abram  her  husband  to  be  his  wife. 
And  when  Hagar  saw  that  she  had  conceived,  her 
mistress  was  despised  in  her  eyes. 

And  Sarai  dealt  hardly  with  her,  and  she  fled.  And 
the  angel  of  the  LORD  found  her  by  a  fountain  of  water 
in  the  wilderness.  And  he  said,  "  Hagar,  whence 
camest  thou  ?  and  whither  goest  thou  ?  " 

And  she  said,  "  I  flee  from  the  face  of  my  mistress, 
Sarai." 

And  the  angel  of  the  LORD  said  unto  her,  "  Return 
to  thy  mistress,  and  submit  thyself  under  her  hands. 
Behold,  thou  shalt  bear  a  son  ;  and  thou  shalt  call  his 
name  Ishmael,  because  the  Lord  hath  heard  thy  afflic- 
tion. And  he  shall  be  as  a  wild  ass  among  men;  his 
hand  shall  be  against  every  man,  and  every  man's 
hand  against  him.  And  he  shall  dwell  in  the  presence 
of  all  his  brethren." 


Gen.  i6.  13.]    ChRONOLOGTCALLY    ARRANGED.  17 

And  she  called  the  name  of  the  I.ORD  that  spake 
unto  her,  ^  "  Thou  art  a  God  that  seeth." 

And  Hagar  bare  Abram  a  son.  And  Abram  called 
the  name  of  his  son  ''  Ishmael.     And  Abram  ishmaei 

was  fourscore  and  six  years  old  when  Hagar  bom. 

bare  Ishmael  to  Abram. 

And  when  Abram  was  ninety  years  old  and  nine, 
the  Lord  °  appeared  to  Abram,  and  said  unto  him, 
"  I  am  God  Almighty ;  walk  before  me,  and  be  thou 
perfect." 

And  Abram  fell  on  his  face ;  and  God  talked  with 
him,  saying,  "  Behold,  my  covenant  is  with  thee.  Thou 
shalt  be  the  father  of  a  multitude  of  nations.  Neither 
shall  thy  name  any  more  be  called  Abram,  but  Abra- 
ham ;  for  a  father  of  many  nations  have  I  made  thee. 
And  I  will  give  unto  thee,  and  to  thy  seed  after  thee, 
the  land  wherein  thou  art  a  stranger,  all  the  land  of 
Canaan,  for  an  everlasting  possession.  And  I  will  be 
their  God." 

And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  "  This  is  my  covenant, 
which  ye  shall  keep  :   Every  male  among  you 
shall    be   circumcised.      It    shall   be  a   token  cisionestab- 
of  a    covenant    betwixt    me    and    you.      He 
that   is    eight    days    old    shall    be    circumcised    among 
you." 

And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  "As  for  Sarai  thy 
wife,  thou  shalt  not  call  her  name  Sarai,  but  '^  Sarah 
shall  her  name  be.  And  I  will  bless  her,  and  more- 
over I  will  give  thee  a  son  also  of  her.  And  she 
shall  be  a  mother  of  nations ;  kings  of  people  shall  be 
of  her." 

Then  Abraham  fell  upon  his  face  and  laughed,  and 
said  in  his  heart,  "  Shall  a  child  be  born  unto  him  that 
is  an  hundred  years  old?  and  shall  Sarah,  that  is  ninety 
years  old,  bear?" 

And  Abraham  said  unto  God,  "  Oh  that  Ishmael  might 
live  before  thee  !  " 

And  God  said,  "  Nay,  but  Sarah  thy  wife  shall  bear 

"  R.  v.  niarg.,  Or,  T/um  God  seest  me,  ''  R.  V.  marg.,  Tliat  is,  Cod 
hcareth.  "  Thirteen  years  after  birth  of  Ishmael.  ^  R.  V.  marg.,  That 
is,  Princess. 


18  The  vShorter  Bible  [Gen.  17. 19. 

thee  a  son,  and  thou  shalt  call  his  name  ^  Isaac.  And  I 
Isaac  prom-  '^^'^^  establish  my  covenant  with  him  for  an 
ised.  everlasting  covenant.     And  as  for  Ishmael,  I 

have  heard  thee.  Behold,  I  have  blessed  him,  and  will 
make  him  a  great  nation  ;  but  my  covenant  will  I  establish 
with  Isaac." 

And  Abraham  took  Ishmael  his  son,  and  all  that  were 
born  in  his  house,  and  all  that  were  bought  with  his 
money,  every  male,  and  circumcised  them  the  selfsame 
day,  as  God  had  said  unto  him.  Abraham  was  ninety 
years  old  and  nine,  when  he  was  circumcised,  and  Ishmael 
his  son  was  thirteen  years  old. 

And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  by  the  oaks  of 
Mamre,  as  he  sat  in  the  tent  door  in  the  heat  of  the 
day.  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  looked,  and,  lo, 
three  men  stood  over  against  him.  And  when  he  saw 
them,  he  ran  to  meet  them,  and  bowed  himself  toward 
the  earth,  and  said,  "  My  lord,  if  now  I  have  found  favor 
in  thy  sight,  pass  not  away,  I  pray  thee,  from  thy  servant. 
Let  a  little  water  be  fetched,  and  wash  your  feet,  and 
rest  yourselves  under  the  tree  ;  and  I  will  fetch  a  morsel 
of  bread,  and  comfort  ye  your  heart.  After  that  ye  shall 
pass  on," 

And  Abraham  hastened  into  the  tent  unto  Sarah, 
and  said,  "  Make  ready  quickly  three  measures  of  fine 
meal,  knead  it,  and  make  cakes." 

And  Abraham  ran  unto  the  herd,  and  fetched  a  calf 
tender  and  good,  and  gave  it  unto  the  servant ; 
entertains  and  he  hasted  to  dress  it.  And  he  took  but- 
angeis.  ^^^^    ,^^^^    milk,  and    the    calf  which   he    had 

dressed,  and  set  it  before  them.  And  he  stood  by  them 
under  the  tree,  and  they  did  eat. 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "  Where  is  Sarah,  thy 
wife  ?" 

And  he  said,  "Behold,  in  the  tent." 

And  he  said,  "  Lo,  Sarah  thy  wife  shall  have  a  son  !" 

And  Sarah  heard  in  the  tent  door,  which  was  behind 
him.     Therefore  Sarah  laughed  within  herself. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abraham,  "  Wherefore 
did  Sarah  laugh  ?    Is  anything  too  hard  for  the  LoRD?" 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  From  llcb.  word  mcaniiijj;  /<>  /aiis^h. 


(..en.  i8.  15.]     Cm<ONf)I,(K;iCALLY    AkRANfiKI).  19 

llicn  Sarah  denied,  saying,  "  I  laughed  not ;  "  for  she 
was  afraid. 

And  he  said,  "  Nay;  but  thou  didst  laugh." 

And  the  men  rose  up  from  thence,  and  looked  toward 
Sodom.  And  Abraham  went  with  them  to  bring  them 
on  the  way. 

And  the  LORD  said,  "  Shall  I  hide  from  Abraham  that 
thing  which  I  do,  seeing  that  Abraham  shall  surely  be- 
come a  great  and  mighty  nation,  and  all  the  nations  of 
the  earth  shall  be  blessed  in  him  ?  For  I  have  known 
him,  to  the  end  that  he  may  command  his  children  after 
him,  that  they  may  keep  the  way  of  the  Lord,  to  do 
justice  and  judgment;  to  the  end  that  the  Lord  may 
bring  upon  Abraham  that  which  he  hath  spoken  of 
him." 

And  the  Lord  said,  "Because  the  cry  of  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah  is  great  and  their  sin  is  very  grievous,  I  will 
go  down  now  and  see  whether  they  have  done  altogether 
according  to  the  cry  of  it,  which  is  come  unto  me;  and 
if  not,  1  will  know." 

And  the  men  turned  their  faces  from  thence,  and  went 
toward  Sodom ;  but  Abraham  stood  yet  before  the 
Lord.  And  Abraham  drew  near,  and  said, 
"  Wilt  thou  consume  the  righteous  with  the  intercedes 
wicked?  Pcradventure  there  be  fifty  right-  ^^^-Sodom. 
eous  within  the  city;  wilt  thou  not  spare  the  place? 
That  be  far  from  thee  to  do  after  this  manner,  to  slay 
the  righteous  with  the  wicked.  Shall  not  the  Judge  of 
all  the  earth  do  right?" 

And  the  Lord  said,  "  If  I  find  fifty  righteous  within 
the  city,  then  I  will  spare  all  the  place  for  their  sake." 

And  Abraham  answered  and  .said,  "  l^ehold  now,  I 
which  am  but  dust  and  ashes  have  taken  upon  me  to 
speak  unto  the  LORD.  Pcradventure  there  shall  lack 
five  of  the  fifty  righteous;  wilt  thou  destroy  all  the  city 
for  lack  of  five?  " 

And  he  said,  "  If  I  find  there  forty  and  five,  I  will  not 
destroy  it." 

And  he  spake  unto  him  yet  again,  and  said,  "  Pcrad- 
venture there  shall  be  forty  found  there." 

And  he  said,  "  I  will  not  do  it  for  forty's  sake." 


20  The  Shorter  Bh^le  [Gen.  i8.  30. 

And  he  said,  "  Oh  let  not  the  Lord  be  angry,  and  I 
will  speak.  Peradventure  there  shall  be  thirty  found 
there." 

And  the  Lord  said,  "I  will  not  do  it,  if  I  find 
thirty  there." 

And  he  said,  "  Behold  now,  I  have  taken  upon  me  to 
speak  unto  the  LoRD.  Peradventure  there  shall  be 
twenty  found  there?" 

And  he  said,  "  I  will  not  destroy  it  for  twenty's  sake." 

And  Abraham  said,  "Oh  let  not  the  LoRD  be 
angry,  and  I  will  speak  yet  but  this  once.  Peradven- 
ture ten  shall  be  found  there." 

And  he  said,  "  I  will  not  destroy  it  for  ten's  sake." 

And  the  LORD  went  his  wa}%  and  Abraham  returned 
unto  his  place. 

And  the  two  angels  came  to  Sodom  at  even,  and  Lot 

sat  in  the  gate  of  Sodom.     And  Lot  saw  them,  and  rose 

up  to  meet  them.     And  he  bowed  himself  with  his  face 

to    tlie  earth,  and    said,    "  Behold    now,   my 

The  angels        ,        i       .  -it  •    <- 

visit anci  lords,  turn  aside,  1  pray  you,  into  your  serv- 
save  ot.  ant's  house,  and  tarry  all  night,  and  wash 
your  feet.  And  ye  shall  rise  up  early,  and  go  on  your 
ways." 

And  they  said,  "  Nay ;  but  we  will  abide  in  the  street 
all  night."  And  he  urged  them  greatly;  and  they  turned 
in  unto  him,  and  entered  into  his  house  ;  and  he  made 
them  a  feast,  and  they  did  eat. 

But  before  they  lay  down,  the  men  of  the  city,  even 
the  men  of  Sodom,  compassed  the  house  round,  both 
young  and  old,  all  the  people  from  every  quarter.  And 
they  called  unto  Lot,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Where  are  the 
men  that  came  in  to  thee  this  night?  Bring  them  out 
unto  us." 

'^  And  Lot  went  out  and  shut  the  door  after  him,  and 
said,  "  I  pray  you,  my  brethren,  do  not  so  wickedly." 

And  they  said,  "  Stand  ijack."  And  they  pressed  sore 
upon  Lot,  and  drew  near  to  break  the  door.  But  ''the 
men  put  forth  their  hand,  and  brought  Lot  into  the 
house  to  them,  and  shut  to  the  door.  And  they  smote 
the  men  that  were  at  the  dooi  of  the  house  with  blind- 

"2  Peter  ii,  7.      '' Tliat  is,  llie  angels. 


Gen.  19-  II.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  21 

ness,  both  small  and  great ;  so  that  they  wearied  them- 
selves to  find  the  door. 

And  the  men  said  unto  Lot,  "  Hast  thou  here  any  be- 
sides? Son-in-law,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  daughters,  and 
whatsoever  thou  hast  in  the  city,  bring  them  out  of  the 
place;  for  we  will  destroy  this  place,  because  the  cry  of 
them  is  waxen  great  before  the  LORD." 

And  Lot  went  out,  and  spake  unto  his  sons-in-law,  and 
said,  "  Up,  get  you  out  of  this  place,  for  the  Lord  will 
destroy  this  city." 

But  he  seemed  as  one  that  mocked  unto  his  sons-in- 
law. 

And  when  the  morning  arose,  the  angels  hastened  Lot, 
saying,  "Arise,  lest  thou  be  consumed  in  the  iniquity  of 
the  city." 

But  he  lingered  ;  and  the  men  laid  hold  upon  his  hand, 
and  upon  the  hand  of  his  wife,  and  upon  the  hand  of  his 
two  daughters,  the  LORD  being  merciful  unto  him.  And 
they  brought  him  forth  without  the  city,  and  said,  "  Es- 
cape for  thy  life.  Look  not  behind  thee,  neither  stay 
thou  in  all  the  Plain.  Escape  to  the  mountain,  lest 
thou  be  consumed." 

But  his  wife  looked  back  from  behind  him,  and  she 
became  a  pillar  of  salt. 

Then   the   LORD  rained  upon  Sodom  and  Gomorrah 

brimstone  and  fire.     And  he  overthrew  those  ^ 

cities,  and  all  the  inhabitants,  and  that  which      the  Plain 
, ,  ,  destroyed. 

grew  upon  the  ground. 

And  Abraham  gat  up  early  in  the  morning  to  the 
place  where  he  had  stood  before  the  LORD.  And  he 
looked  toward  Sodom  and  Gomorrah.  And,  lo,  the  smoke 
of  the  land  went  up  as  the  smoke  of  a  furnace ! 

And  when  God  destroyed  the  cities  of  the  Plain  in  the 
which  Lot  dwelt,  God  remembered  Abraham,  and  sent 
Lot  out  of  the  midst  of  the  overthrow. 


22  The  Shorter  Bhjle  l^'cn. 


CHAPTER   VII. 

the      Bn<TH      OF    ISAAC:     ABRAHAM'S     FAITH     TESTED: 
DEATH    OF   SARAH:    FINDING   A   WIFE   FOR   ISAAC. 

And  the  Lord  visited  Sarah  as  he  had  said  ;  and  Sarah 
bare  Abraham  a  son  in  his  old  age,  at  the  set  time  of 
which  God  had  spoken  to  him.  And  Abra- 
ham called  the  name  of  his  son  ^  Isaac.  And 
Abraham  circumcised  his  son  when  he  was  eight  days 
old,  as  God  had  commanded  him.  And  Abraham  was 
an  hundred  years  old  when  his  son  Isaac  was  born. 

And  Sarah  said,  "  God  hath  made  me  to  laugh. 
Everyone  that  heareth  will  laugh  with  me.  Who 
would  have  said  unto  Abraham,  that  Sarah  should  have 
borne  him  a  son  in  his  old  age?" 

And  the  child  grew,  and  was  weaned  ;  and  Abraham 
made  a  great  feast  on  the  day  that  Isaac  was  weaned. 

And  Sarah  saw  the  son  of  Hagar  the  Egyptian,  which 
she  had  borne  unto  Abraham,  mocking.  Wherefore  she 
said  unto  Abraham,  "Cast  out  this  bondwoman  and  her 
son  ;  for  the  son  of  this  bondwoman  shall  not  be  heir 
with  my  son."  And  the  thing  was  very  grievous  in 
Abraham's  sight. 

And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  "  Let  it  not  be  grievous 
in  thy  sight  because  of  the  lad.  In  all  that  Sarah  hath 
said,  hearken  unto  her  voice  ;  for  in  Isaac  shall  thy  seed 
be  called.  And  also  of  the  son  of  the  bondwoman  will 
I  make  a  nation,  because  he  is  thy  seed." 

And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  took 
bread  and  a  bottle  of  water,  and  gave  it  unto  Hagar, 
putting  it  on  her  shoulder,  and  the  child,  and  sent  her 
away.  And  she  departed,  and  wandered  in 
ishm^aei^'^  thc  wilderness  of  Becr-sheba.  And  the 
away,  -yy^^er  in  the  bottle  was  spent,  and  she  cast 
thc  child  under  one  of  the  shrubs,  and  went  and  sat  her 

•*  Tliat  is,  LatiglUer. 


Gen.  21.   i6.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  23 

down  a  good  way  off.  For  she  said,  "  Let  me  not  look 
upon  the  death  of  the  child."  And  she  lifted  up  her 
voice  and  wept. 

And  God  heard  the  voice  of  the  lad  ;  and  the  angel  of 
God  called  to  Hagar  out  of  heaven,  and  said  unto  her, 
"What  aileth  thee,  Hagar?  Fear  not;  for  God  hath 
heard  the  voice  of  the  lad  where  he  is.  Arise,  lift  up  the 
lad,  and  hold  him  in  thine  hand  ;  for  I  will  make  him  a 
great  nation." 

And  God  opened  her  eyes,  and  she  saw  a  well  of 
water ;  and  she  went,  and  filled  the  bottle  with  water, 
and  gave  the  lad  drink.  And  God  was  with  the  lad,  and 
he  grew,  and  became  an  archer.  And  he  dwelt  in  the 
wilderness  of  Paran  ;  and  his  mother  took  him  a  wife 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  God  did 
prove   Abraham,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Abra-        ^^    ^ 

f^  ,  ,,  '  Abraham 

ham  I  tested. 

And  he  said,  "  Here  am  I." 

And  he  said,  "  Take  now  thy  son,  thine  only  son, 
whom  thou  lovest,  even  ^  Isaac,  and  get  thee  into  the 
land  of  Moriah  ;  and  offer  him  there  for  a  burnt  offering 
upon   one  of  the  mountains  which  I  will  tell  thee  of." 

And  Abraham  rose  early  in  the  morning,  and  saddled 
his  ass,  and  took  two  of  his  young  men  with  him,  and 
Igaac  his  son.  He  clave  the  wood  for  the  burnt  offering, 
and  rose  up,  and  went. 

On  the  third  day  Abraham  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw 
the  place  afar  off.  And  Abraham  said  unto  his  young 
men,  "  Abide  here  with  the  ass,  and  I  and  the  lad  will 
go  yonder ;  and  we  will  worship,  and  come  again  to  you." 

And  Abraham  took  the  wood  of  the  burnt  offering, 
and  laid  it  upon  Isaac  his  son  ;  and  he  took  in  his  hand 
the  fire  and  the  knife ;  and  they  went  both  of  them 
together. 

And  Isaac  spake  unto  his  father,  and  said,  "  My 
father !  " 

And  he  said,  "  Here  am  I,  my  son." 

And  he  said,  "  Behold  the  fire  and  the  wood,  but 
where  is  the  lamb  for  a  burnt  offering  ?  " 

"No   "laughter"   now,   but  weeping. 


24  The  Shorter  Bible  l^en.  22. 8. 

And  Abraham  said,  "  God  will  provide  himself  the 
lamb,  my  son." 

And  they  came  to  the  place.  And  Abraham  built 
the  altar  there,  and  laid  the  wood  in  order,  and  bound 
Isaac  his  son,  and  laid  him  on  the  altar  upon  the  wood. 
And  Abraham  stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  took  the 
knife  to  slay  his  son. 

And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called  unto  him  out  of 
heaven,  and  said,  "  Abraham,  Abraham  !  " 

And  he  said,  "  Here  am  I." 

And  he  said,  "  Lay  not  thine  hand  upon  the  lad  ;  for 
now  I  know  that  thou  fearest  God,  seeing  thou  hast  not 
withheld  thy  son,  thine  only  son,  from  me." 

And  Abraham  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked,  and  be- 
hold behind  him  a  ram  caught  in  a  thicket  by  his  horns. 
And  Abraham  took  the  ram,  and  offered  him  for  a  burnt 
offering  in  the  stead  of  his  son. 

And  Abraham  called  the  name  of  that  place  ^Je- 
hovah-jireh. 

And  the  angel  of  the  LORD  called  unto  Abraham  a 
second  time  out  of  heaven,  and  said,  "  By  myself  have  I 
sworn,  saith  the  LoRD,  because  thou  hast  not  withheld 
Abraham  thy  son,  thine  only  son,  that  in  blessing  I 
blessed.  y^[\\  bless  thee,  and  in  multiplying  I  will  mul- 

tiply thy  seed  as  the  stars  of  the  heaven,  and  as  the 
sand  which  is  upon  the  seashore.  And  in  thy  seed  shall 
all  the  nations  of  the  earth  be  blessed ;  because  thou 
hast  obeyed  my  voice." 

So  Abraham  returned  unto  his  young  men,  and  they 
rose  up  and  went  together  to  Beer-sheba ;  and  Abiaham 
dwelt  at  Beer-sheba. 

And  the  life  of  Sarah  was  an  hundred  and  seven  and 
Deathof  twenty  years;  and  Sarah  died  in  Hebron, 
Sarah.  jn  the  land  of  Canaan.     And  Abraham  came 

to  mourn  for  Sarah,  and  to  weep  for  her. 

And  Abraham  stood  up  from  before  his  dead,  and 
spake  unto  the  sons  of  Heth,  saying, 

"  I  am  a  stranger  and  a  sojourner  with  you.  Give  me 
a  burying  place,  that  I  may  bury  my  dead." 

And  tiie  children  of  Heth  answered  Abraham,  saying, 

»  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,   TAe  Lord  'mi II provide. 


Gen.  23.  6.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  25 

"  Hear  us,  my  lord.  Thou  art  a  mighty  prince  among  us. 
In  the  choice  of  our  sepulchers  bury  thy  dead.  None 
of  us  shall  withhold  from  thee  his  sepulcher." 

And  Abraham  bowed  himself,  and  communed  with 
them,  saying:  "  Intreat  forme  to  Ephron,  the  son  of 
Zohar,  that  he  may  give  me  the  cave  of  Machpelah, 
which  he  hath  ;  for  the  full  price  let  him  give  it  to  me 
for  a  burying  place." 

Now  Ephron  was  sitting  in  the  midst  of  the  children 
of  Heth.     And  Ephron  answered, 

"  Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me.  The  field  give  I  thee,  and 
the  cave  that  is  therein.     Bury  thy  dead." 

And  Abraham  spake  unto  Ephron,  saying, 

"  But  if  thou  wilt,  I  pray  thee,  hear  me.  I  will  give 
thee  the  price  of  the  field  ;  take  it  of  me,  and  I  will  bury 
my  dead  there." 

And  Ephron  answered  Abraham,  "  My  lord,  hearken 
unto  me.     A  piece  of  land  worth  ^four  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  what  is  that   betwixt  Machpelah.^ 
me  and  thee  ?" 

And  Abraham  weighed  to  Ephron  the  silver,  which 
he  had  named,  four  hundred  shekels  of  silver.  So  the 
field  of  Ephron,  which  was  in  Machpelah,  the  field  and 
the  cave,  were  made  sure  unto  Abraham  for  a  possession. 
And  Abraham  buried  Sarah,  his  wife,  in  the  cave. 

And  Abraham  was  old  an'd  well  stricken  in  age.  And 
Abraham  said  unto  his  servant,  the  elder  of  his  house, 
that  ruled  over  all  that  he  had,  "  Put,  I  pray  thee,  thy 
hand  under  my  thigh,  and  I  will  make  thee 
swear  by  the  Lord,  the  God  of  heaven  and  w^efof  ^ 
earth,  that  thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife  for  my  Isaac, 
son  of  the  daughters  of  the  Canaanites,  among  whom  I 
dwell ;  but  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  country,  and  to  my 
kindred,  and  take  a  wife  for  my  son  Isaac." 

And  the  servant  said  unto  him,  "  Peradventure  the 
woman  will  not  be  willing  to  follow  me  unto  this  land  ; 
must  I  needs  bring  thy  son  again  unto  the  land  from 
whence  thou  camest?" 

And  Abraham  said  unto  him,  "  Beware  that  thou 
bring  not  my  son  thither  again.     The  Lord  shall  send 

"  An  exorbitant  price. 
5 


26  The  Shorter  Bhjle  [Gen.  24. 7. 

his  angel  before  thee.  If  the  woman  be  not  wilhng  to 
follow  thee,  then  thou  shalt  be  clear  from  this  my  oath; 
only  thou  shalt  not  bring  my  son  thither  again." 

And  the  servant  took  ten  camels  and  departed,  hav- 
ing all  goodly  things  of  his  master's  in  his  hand.  And 
he  went  to  Mesopotamia,  unto  the  city  of  Nahor.  And 
he  made  the  camels  to  kneel  down  without  the  city  by 
the  well  of  water  at  the  time  of  evening,  the  time  that 
women  go  out  to  draw  water. 

And  he  said,  "  O  LoRD,  the  God  of  my  master  Abra- 
ham, send  me,  I  pray  thee,  good  speed  this  day,  and 
show  kindness  unto  my  master  Abraham." 

And  behold,  Rebekah,  daughter  of  Bethuel,  came 

out  with  her  pitcheruponhershoulder.  Thedam- 

Rebekah.     ^^^  ^^^^  ^^^.^  ^^j^.  ^^  ^^^^^  upon.     And  she  went 

down  to  the  fountain,  and  filled  her  pitcher,  and  came  up. 

And  the  servant  ran  to  meet  her,  and  said,  "  Give  me, 
I  pray  thee,  a  little  water." 

And  she  said,  "  Drink,  my  lord ;  and  I  will  draw 
water  for  thy  camels  also,  until  they  have  done  drinking." 

And  she  hasted,  and  emptied  her  pitcher  into  the 
trough,  and  ran  again  unto  the  well,  and  drew  for  all  his 
camels.  And  the  man  looked  steadfastly  on  her,  holding 
his  peace. 

And  as  the  camels  had  done  drinking,  the  man  took  a 
golden  ring,  and  two  bracelets  for  her  hands,  and  said, 
"  Whose  daughter  art  thou  ?  Is  there  room  in  thy 
father's  house  for  us  to  lodge  in  ?  " 

And  she  said  unto  him,  "  I  am  the  daughter  of 
Bethuel,  the  son  of  Nahor.  We  have  both  straw  and 
provender  enough,  and  room  to  lodge  in." 

And  the  man  bowed  his  head,  and  worshiped  the 
Lord,  and  said,  "  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  my 
master  Abraham.  The  LoRD  hath  led  me  to  the  house 
of  my  master's  brethren." 

And  the  damsel  ran,  and  told  her  mother's  house.  And 
Rebekah  had  a  brother,  and  his  name  was  Laban;  and 
when  he  saw  the  ring,  and  the  bracelets  upon  his  sister's 
hands,  and  when  he  heard  the  words  of  Rebekah,  his  sis- 
ter, saying,  "  Thus  spake  the  man  unto  me,"  he  '  ran  out 
'  Gen.  xxiv,  29. 


Gen.  24.  29.J    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  27 

unto  the  man,  and  said,  "  Come  in,  thou  blessed  of  the 
Lord  ;  wherefore  standest  thou  without  ?  For  I  have 
prepared  the  house,  and  room  for  the  camels," 

And  the  man  came  into  the  house  ;  and  he  ungirded  his 
camels,  and  he  gave  straw  and  provender  for  the  camels, 
and  water  to  wash  his  feet,  and  the  men's  feet  that  were 
with  him.  And  there  was  set  meat  before  him  to  eat. 
But  he  said, 

"  I  will  not  eat,  until  I  have  told  mine  errand.  I  am 
Abraham's  servant.  The  Lord  hath  blessed  my  master 
greatly,  and  hath  given  him  flcjcks  and  herds,  and  silver 
and  gold,  and  menservants  and  maidservants,  and  camels 
and  asses;  and  he  is  become  great.  And  Sarah,  my  mas- 
ter's wife,  bare  a  son  to  my  master  when  she  was  old  ;  and 
unto  him  hath  he  given  all  that  he  hath.  And  my  master 
made  me  swear,  saying,  '  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife  for 
my  son  of  the  daughters  of  the  Canaanites,  in  whose  land 
I  dwell ;  but  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  father's  house,  and  to 
my  kindred,  and  take  a  wife  for  my  son.'  And  I  came 
this  day  unto  the  fountain,  and  said,  '  O  LORD,  God  of  my 
master  Abraham,  if  now  thou  do  prosper  my  way  which  I 
go :  behold,  I  stand  by  the  fountain  of  water  ;  and  let  it 
come  to  pass,  that  the  maiden  which  cometh  forth  to  draw, 
to  whom  I  shall  say,  "  Give  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little  water 
of  thy  pitcher  to  drink  ;  "  and  she  shall  say  to  me,  "  Both 
drink  thou,  and  I  will  also  draw  for  thy  camels:  "  let  the 
same  be  the  woman  whom  the  Lord  hath  appointed  for 
my  master's  son.'  And  before  I  had  done  speaking  in  mine 
heart,  behold,  Rebekah  came  forth  with  her  pitcher  on 
her  shoulder !  And  she  went  down  unto  the  fountain, 
and  drew.  And  I  said  unto  her,  '  Let  me  drink,  I  pray 
thee.'  And  she  made  haste,  and  let  down  her  pitcher 
from  her  shoulder,  and  said,  '  Drink,  and  I  will  give  thy 
camels  drink  also.'  And  I  asked  her,  and  said,  '  Whose 
daughter  art  thou.?'  And  she  said,  '  The  daughter  of 
Bethuel,  Nahor's  son,  whom  Milcah  bare  unto  him.' 
And  I  bowed  my  head,  and  worshiped  the  LORD,  and 
blessed  the  LORD,  the  God  of  my  master  Abraham, 
which  had  led  me  in  the  right  way  to  take  my  mas- 
ter's brother's  daughter  for  his  son.  And  now,  if  ye 
will  deal  kindly  and  truly  with  my  master,  tell  me ;  and 


28  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gen.  24. 49. 

if  not,  tell  me  ;  that  I  may  turn  to  the  right  hand,  or  to 
the  left." 

Then  Laban  and  Bethuel  answered  and  said,  "  The 
thing  proceedeth  from  the  LORD.  We  cannot  speak 
unto  thee  bad  or  good.  Behold,  Rebekah  is  before  thee. 
Take  her,  and  go,  and  let  her  be  thy  master's  son's  wife, 
as  the  Lord  hath  spoken." 

And  it  came  to  pass  that,  when  Abraham's  servant 
heard  their  words,  he  bowed  himself  down  to  the  earth 
unto  the  LORD.  And  the  servant  brought  forth  jewels 
of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment,  and  gave  them 
to  Rebekah.  He  gave  also  to  her  brother  and  to  her 
mother  precious  things.  And  they  did  eat  and  drink,  he 
and  the  men  that  weie  with  him,  and  tarried  all  night. 

And  in  the  morning  he  said,  "  Send  me  away  unto  my 
master." 

And  her  brother  and  her  mother  said,  "  Let  the  dam- 
sel abide  with  us  a  few  days,  at  the  least  ten  ;  after  that 
she  shall  go." 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Hinder  me  not,  seeing  the 
Lord  hath  prospered  my  way.  Send  me  away  that  I 
may  go  to  my  master." 

And  they  said,  "We  will  call  the  damsel,  and  inquire 
at  her  mouth." 

And  they  called  Rebekah,  and  said  unto  her,  "  Wilt 
thou  go  with  this  man  ?  " 

And  she  said,  "I  will  go." 

And  Rebekah  arose,  and  her  nurse,  and  her  damsels, 
and  they  rode  upon  the  camels,  and  followed  the  man. 

And   Isaac  went  out  to  meditate  in   the  field  at  the 

eventide  ;  and  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and,  behold,  there 

were  camels  coming.     And  Rebekah  lifted  up  her  eyes. 

The  meet-     ^"*^  when  she  saw  Isaac,  she  lighted  off  tlie 

ine  of  Isaac  camel.  And  she  said  unto  the  servant,  "  What 
and Rebek-  .      ,  .      ,  , ,       i    •,,/-,  ,  in 

ah.  nrian  is  this  that  walketh  in  the  field  to  meet  us.'' 

And  the  servant  said,  "  It  is  my  master."  And  she 
took  her  veil,  and  covered  herself. 

And  the  servant  told  Isaac  all  things  that  he  had  done. 
And  Isaac  took  Rebekah,  and  brought  her  into  his 
mother  Sarah's  tent, and  she  became  his  wife;  and  he  loved 
her.     And  Isaac  was  comforted  after  his  mother's  death. 


Gen.  25. 5. J    Chronologically  Arranged.  29 


CHAPTER    VIII. 

DEATH    OF  ABRAHAM  :    HISTORY  OF  ISAAC  :    EARLY    LIFE 
OF   JACOB   AND    ESAU. 

And  Abraham  gave  all  that  he  had  unto  Isaac. 

And  these  are  the  days  of  the  years  of  Abraham's  Hfe 
which  he  hved,  an  hundred  threescore  and  fifteen  years. 
And  Abraham  gave  up  the  ghost,  and  died,  an  Death  of 
old  man,  and  full  of  years  ;  and  was  gathered  Abraham, 
to  his  people.  And  Isaac  and  Ishmael,  his  sons,  ^  buried 
him  in  the  cave  of  Machpelah,  in  the  field  of  Ephron 
the  Hittite,  which  is  before  Mamre ;  the  field  which 
Abraham  purchased  of  the  sons  of  Heth.  There  was 
Abraham  buried,  and  Sarah  his  wife. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of  Abraham,  that 
God  blessed  Isaac,  his  son.  '  And  the  man  waxed  great, 
and  grew  more  and  more ;  and  he  had  flocks  and  herds, 
and  a  great  household. 

^  Isaac  was  forty  years  old  when  he  took  Rebekah  to  be 
his  wife.  And  Isaac  intreatcd  the  LORD  for  his  wife, 
because  she  was  barren.  And  Rebekah  bare  twins, 
''Jacob  and  Esau. 

And  the  boys  grew;  and  Esau  was  a  cunning  hunter, 
a  man  of  the  field;   and  Jacob  was  a  plain      jacob  and 
man,  dwelling    in    tents.     Now  Isaac    loved      Esau. 
Esau,  because  he  did  eat  of  his  venison  ;  and  Rebekah 
loved  Jacob. 

And  Jacob  sod  pottage ;  and  Esau  came  in  from  the 
field,  and  he  was  faint.     And  Esau  said  unto  Jacob, 

"  Feed  me,  I  pray  thee,  with  that  same  red  pot- 
tage ;  for  I  am  faint."  Therefore  was  his  name  called 
^  Edom. 


'  Gen.  xxvi,  13, 
^  Gen.  XXV,  20. 


"  Gen.  xlix,  29-32.  ^  R.  V.  maig., 
That  is,  One  who  supplants.  '  R.  V. 
marg.,  That  is,  /^ed. 


30  The  Shorter  Bh^le  [Gen.  25. 31. 

And  Jacob  said,   "  Sell  me  this  day  thy  birthright." 

And  Esau  said,  "Behold,  I  am  at  the 
gains  for  the  point  to  die,  and  what  profit  shall  the  birth- 
Birthright.  j.jgj^^  dome?"  And  he  sold  his  birthright 
unto  Jacob.     So  Esau  despised  his  birthright. 

And  when   Isaac  was  old,  and  his  eyes  were  dim,  so 
that  he  could  not  see,  he  called  Esau,  his  elder  son,  and 
said  unto  him,  "  My  son  !  " 
Jacob  se-  ^"'^  Esau  Said,  "  Here  am  I." 

cures  the  And   he  said,  "  Behold   now,  I  am   old,  I 

firstborn's         ,  ,  .  -  i         i  ^t^    i  i 

blessing  by  kuow  uot  the  day  oi  my  death,  lake  thy 
bow,  and  go  out  to  the  field,  and  take  me 
venison;  and  make  me  savory  meat,  such  as  I  love,  and 
bring  it  to  me,  that  I  may  eat ;  that  my  soul  may  bless 
thee  before  I  die." 

And  Rebekah  heard  when  Isaac  spake  to  Esau,  his  son. 
And  Esau  went  to  the  field  to  hunt  for  venison.  And 
Rebekah  spake  unto  Jacob,  her  son,  saying,  "  Behold,  I 
heard  thy  father  speak  unto  Esau,  saying,  '  Bring  me 
venison,  that  I  may  eat,  and  bless  thee.'  Now  there- 
fore, my  son,  fetch  me  two  good  kids  of  the  goats.  I 
will  make  savory  meat  for  thy  father,  such  as  he  loveth  ; 
and  thou  shalt  bring  it  to  thy  father,  that  he  may  eat, 
and   bless  thee  before  his  death." 

And  Jacob  said  to  his  mother,  "  Behold,  Esau  is  a 
hairy  man,  and  I  am  a  smooth  man.  My  father  will 
feel  me,  and  I  shall  seem  to  him  a  deceiver." 

And  his  mother  said  unto  him,  "  Only  obey  my  voice, 
and  go  fetch  me  them." 

And  he  went,  and  brought  them  to  liis  mother ;  and 
s  h  c  made  savory  meat,  such  as  his  father  loved.  i\nd 
Rebekah  took  the  goodly  raiment  of  Esau,  and  put  them 
upon  Jacob  ;  and  she  put  the  skins  of  the  kids  upon  his 
hands,  and  upon  the  smooth  of  his  neck  ;  and  she  gave 
the  savory  meat  and  bread,  which  she  had  prepared,  into 
the  hand  of  Jacob.  And  he  came  unto  his  father,  and 
said,  "  My  father  !  " 

And  Isaac  said,  "  Here  am  I.  Who  art  thou,  my  son?'' 

And  Jacob  said,  "  I  am  Esau,  thy  firstborn.  I  have 
done  according  as  thou  badest  me.  Arise,  I  pray  thee, 
and  eat  of  my  venison,  that  thy  soul  may  bless  me." 


Gen.  27.  21.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  31 

And  Isaac  said  unto  Jacob,  "  Come  near,  I  pray  thee, 
that  I  may  feel  thee,  my  son,  whether  thou  be  my  very 
son  Esau  or  not." 

And  Jacob  went  near  unto  Isaac  his  father,  and  he 
felt  him,  and  said,  "  The  voice  is  Jacob's  voice,  but  the 
hands  are  the  hands  of  Esau."  And  he  discerned  him 
not,  because  his  hands  were  hairy,  as  his  brother  Esau's 
hands. 

And  his  father  Isaac  said  unto  him,  "  Come  near  now, 
and  kiss  me,  my  son." 

And  he  came  near,  and  kissed  him.     And  he  smelled 
the  smell  of  his  raiment,  and  blessed  him,  and  said, 
"  See  !     The  smell  of  my  son 

Is  as  the  smell  of  a  field  which  the  LORU  hath  blessed. 
God  give  thee  of  the  dew  of  heaven, 
And  of  the  fatness  of  the  earth. 
And  plenty  of  corn  and  wine. 
Let  peoples  serve  thee, 
And  nations  bow  down  to  thee." 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  Isaac  had  made  an 
end  of  blessing  Jacob,  and  Jacob  was  yet  scarce  gone 
out  from  the  presence  of  his  father,  that  Esau,  his  brother, 
came  in  from  his  hunting.  He  also  made  savory  meat, 
and  brought  it  unto  his  father,  and  said,  "  Let  my  father 
arise,  and  eat  of  his  son's  venison,  that  thy  soul  may 
bless  me." 

And  his  father  said  unto  him,  "  Who  art  thou  ?  " 

And  he  said,  "I  am  thy  son,  thy  firstborn,  Esau." 

And  Isaac  trembled  very  exceedingly,  and  said,  "  Who 
then  is  he  that  hath  taken  venison,  and  brought  it  me,  and 
I  have  eaten  before  thou  camest,  and  have  blessed  hirnr?  " 

And  when  Esau  heard  the  words  of  his  father,  he 
cried  with  an  exceeding  great  and  bitter  cry,  and  said, 
"  Bless  me,  even  me  also,  O  my  father." 

And  he  said,  "  Thy  brother  came  with  guile,  and  hath 
taken  away  thy  blessing." 

And  Esau  said,  "  Is  not  he  rightly  named  ^  Jacob? 
for  he  hath  supplanted  me  these  two  times.  He  took 
away  my  birthright,  and,  behold,  now  he  hath  taken 
away  my  blessing." 

"  yacoh  means  in  Heb.  Supplanter, 


32  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gen.  27. 38. 

And  Esau  said  unto  his  father,  "  Hast  thou  but  one 
blessing,  niy  father?  Bless  me,  even  me  also,  O  my 
father."     And  Esau  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept. 

And  Isaac,  his  father,  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
"  Behold,  of  the   fatness   of  the  earth   shall   be  thy 

dwelling, 
And  of  the  dew  from  heaven  above ; 
And  by  thy  sword  shalt  thou  live,  and  shalt  serve 

thy  brother ; 
And  it  shall  come  to  pass  when  thou  shalt  break 

loose. 
That  thou  shalt  shake  his  yoke  from  off  thy  neck." 
Esau's  And    Esau    hated    Jacob,  and   said    in    his 

hatred.  heart,  "  The  days  of  mourning  for  my  father 

are  at  hand  ;  then  will  I  slay  Jacob." 

And  the  words  of  Esau  were  told  to  Rebekah.  And 
she  sent  and  called  Jacob,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Behold, 
thy  brother  Esau  doth  comfort  himself,  purposing  to  kill 
thee.  Now  therefore,  my  son,  arise,  flee  thou  to  Laban, 
my  brother,  to  Haran,  and  tarry  with  him  a  few  days, 
until  thy  brother's  anger  turn  away  from  thee,  and  he 
forget  that  which  thou  hast  done  to  him.  Then  will  I 
send,  and  fetch  thee  from  thence.  Why  should  I  be  be- 
reaved of  you  both   in  one  day?" 

And  Rebekah  said  imto  Isaac,  "  I  am  weary  of  my  life 
*  because  of  the  daughters  of  Heth.  If  Jacob  take  a 
wife  of  the  daughters  of  Heth,  the  daughters  of  the  land, 
what  good  shall  my  life  do  me  ?  " 

And  Isaac  called  Jacob,  and  blessed  him,  and  charged 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  "Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife  of 
the  daughters  of  Canaan.  Arise,  go  to  Paddan-aram. 
and  take  thee  a  wife  from  the  daughters  of  ''  Laban,  thy 
mother's  brother.     And  God  bless  thee." 

And  Jacob  went  out  from  Becr-sheba  toward  Haran. 
Jacob's  -^'i<^l   ^^c  lighted   upon   a   certain   place,   and 

flight.  tarried  there  all  night,  because  the  sun  was 

set.     And    he  took  one  of  the  stones  of  the  place,  and 
Jacob's  P"^  '^   under  his  head,  and  lay  down  in  that 

ladder.  place  to  slccp.     And  he  dreamed,  and  behold 

a  ladder  set   up  on  the  earth,  and  the  top  of  it  reached 

"  Gen.  xxvi.   34,  35.      ''  Gen.  xxiv,  29. 


Gen.  28.  12,]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  33 

to  heaven  ;  and  behold  the  angels  of  God  ascendhig  and 
descending  on  it.  And,  behold,  the  LORD  stood  above 
it,  and  said, 

"  I  am  the  LORU,  the  God  of  Abraham  thy  father,  and 
the  God  of  Isaac,  The  land  whereon  thou  liest,  to  thee 
will  I  give  it,  and  to  thy  seed.  And  thy  seed  shall  be 
as  the  dust  of  the  earth  ;  and  thou  shalt  spread  abroad 
to  the  west  and  the  east,  to  the  north  and  the  south  ; 
and  in  thee  and  thy  seed  shall  all  the  families  of  the 
earth  be  blessed.  And,  behold,  I  am  with  thee,  and  will 
keep  thee  whithersoever  thou  goest,  and  will  bring  thee 
again  into  this  land,     1  will  not  leave  thee," 

And  Jacob  awaked  out  of  his  sleep,  and  he  said, 
"  Surely  the  LORD  is  in  this  place,  and  I  knew  it  not." 

And  he  was  afraid,  and  said,  "  How  dreadful  is  this 
place  !  This  is  none  other  but  the  house  of  God,  and 
this  is  the  gate  of  heaven." 

And  Jacob  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  took  the 
stone  that  he  had  put  under  his  head,  and  set  it  up  for  a 
pillar,  and  poured  oil  upon  the  top  of  it.  And  he  called 
the  name  of  that  place  ■'  Beth-el.  But  the  name  of  the 
city  was  Luz  at  the  first. 

And  Jacob  vowed  a  vow,  saying,  "  If  God  will  be  with 
me,  and  wnll  keep  me  in  this  way  that  I  go,  and  will  give 
me  bread  to  eat,  and   raiment  to  put  on,  so 

T  '.  /-   .  1        >      1  •         Jacob  prom- 

that   I  come   agam    to   my   lathers  house  in    isesthe 
peace,  then  shall  the  LORD  be  my  God,  and 
this  stone,   which   I   have  set    up  for   a   pillar,  shall    be 
God's  house.     And  of  all  that  thou  shalt  give  me  I  will 
surely  give  ^  the  tenth  unto  thee," 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  The  house  of  God.     ^  Gen.  xiv,  20  ;  Lev,  xxvii,  30. 


34  The  Shorter  Bible  [Cen.  29.  i. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

JACOB    IN    PADDAN-ARAM. 

Then  Jacob  went  on  his  journey,  and  came  into  the 
land  of  the  children  of  the  east.  And  he  "looked,  and 
behold  a  well  in  the  field,  and,  lo,  three  flocks  of  sheep 
lying  by  it ;  for  out  of  that  well  they  watered  the  flocks. 
And  the  stone  upon  the  well's  mouth  was  great. 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  My  brethren,  whence  be 
ye?" 

And  they  said,  "  Of  Haran," 

And  he  said,  "  Know  ye  Laban?" 

And  they  said,  "We  know  him  ;  and,  behold,  Rachel, 
his  daughter,  cometh." 

While  he  yet  spake  with  them,  Rachel  came  with  her 
Jacob  meet-  father's  sheep  ;  for  she  kept  them.  And  when 
ing  Rachel.  Jacob  saw  Rachel,  the  daughter  of  Laban,  his 
mother's  brother,  and  the  sheep,  Jacob  went  near,  and 
rolled  the  stone  from  the  well's  mouth,  and  watered  the 
flock.  And  Jacob  kissed  Rachel,  and  lifted  up  his  voice, 
and  wept.  And  Jacob  told  Rachel  that  he  was  Rcbck- 
ah's  son  ;  and  she  ran  and  told  her  father.  And  Laban 
ran  to  meet  him,  and  embraced  him,  and  kissed  him, 
and  brought  him  to  his  house,  and  said  unto  him, 
"  Surely  thou  art  my  bone  and  my  flesh."  And  he 
abode  with  him  the  space  of  a  month. 

And  Laban  said  unto  Jacob,  "  J^ccause  thou  art  my 
brother,  shouldst  thou  therefore  serve  me  for  naught? 
Tell  me,  what  shall  thy  wages  be  ?  " 

And  Laban  had  two  daughters,  Leah  and  Rachel. 
Leah's  eyes  were  tender,  but  Rachel  was  beautiful  and 
well  favored. 

And  Jacob  said,  "  I  will  serve  thee  seven  years  for 
Rachel,  thy  younger  daughter." 

And  Laban  said,  "It  is  better  that  I  give  her  to  thee 
than  to  another.     Abide  with  me." 


Gen.  29.  20.J    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  35 

And  Jacob  served  seven  years  for  Rachel ;  and  they 
seemed  unto  him  but  a  few  days,  for  the  love 
he  had  to  her.     And  Jacob  said  unto  Laban,      for^Richef. 
"Give  me  my  wife,  for  my  days  are  fulfilled." 

And  Laban  gathered  together  all  the  men  of  the  place, 
and  made  a  feast.  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  evening, 
that  he  took  Leah,  his  daughter,  and  brought  her  to 
Jacob. 

And  Laban  gave  unto  Leah  Zilpah  for  an 
handmaid.  SBIh 

And  it  came  to  pass  that  in  the  morning,  ^^'^  Rachel, 
behold,  it  was  Leah  ! 

And  he  said  to  Laban,  ^ '*  What  is  this  thou  hast 
done  ?  Did  not  I  serve  with  thee  for  Rachel  ?  Where- 
fore then  hast  thou  beguiled  me  ?  " 

And  Laban  said,  "  It  is  not  so  done  in  our  place,  to 
give  the  younger  before  the  firstborn.  Fulfill  the  week 
of  this  one,  and  we  will  give  thee  the  other  also  for  the 
service  which  thou  shalt  serve  me  with  yet  seven  other 
years." 

And  Jacob  did  so,  and  fulfilled  her  week  ;  and  he  gave 
him  Rachel  his  daughter  to  wife.  And  Laban  gave 
Rachel  Bilhah  to  be  her  handmaid. 

And  Jacob  loved  Rachel  more  than  Leah,  and 
served  with  him  yet  other  seven  years. 

'Now  the  sons  of  Jacob  were  twelve:  the  sons  of 
Leah,  Reuben,  Jacob's  firstborn,  and  Simeon  and  Levi 
and  Judah  and  Issachar  and  Zebulun,  ^and  Jacob's  chii- 
afterward  she  bare  a  daughter  and  called  her  ^^®"- 
name  Dinah  ;  ^  the  sons  of  Rachel,  Joseph  and  Benjamin  ; 
the  sons  of  Bilhah,  Rachel's  handmaid,  Dan  and  Naph- 
tali ;  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  Leah's  handmaid.  Gad  and 
Asher. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Rachel  had  borne  Joseph, 
that  Jacob  said  to  Laban,  "  Send  me  away,  that  I  may 
go  unto  mine  own  country.  Give  me  my  wives  and 
my  children,  for  whom  I  have  served  thee,  and  let  me 
go." 

And  Laban  said  unto  him,  "  Tarry  n  o  w,  for  the  LORD 

'Gen.  XXXV,  23.     ^Gen.  xxxv,  24.     I       "Retribution.     See  chap,  xxvii. 
'  Gen.  xxx,  21. 


36  The  vSiioktkr  Bible  [Gen.  30. 27. 

hath  blessed  me   for  thy  sake.     Appoint  me  thy  wages, 
and  I  will  give  it." 

And  Jacob  said  unto  him,  "Thou  knowest  how  I 
have  served  thee,  and  how  thy  cattle  hath  fared  with 
me.  It  was  little  wliich  thou  hadst  before  I  came,  and 
it  hath  increased  into  a  multitude.  And  now  when  shall 
I  provide  for  mine  own  house  also?  " 

And  he  said,  "  What  shall  I  give  thee?  " 
Jacob  gain-  •^•''cl  Jacob  Said,  "  If  thou  wilt  do  this  thing 
ing riches.  for  me,  I  will  again  feed  and  keep  thy  flock. 
I  will  pass  through  all  thy  flock  to-day,  and  all  the  brown 
cattle  among  the  sheep,  and  the  spotted  and  speckled 
among  the  goats;  of  such  shall  be  my  hire." 

And  Laban  said,  "Let  it  be  according  to  thy  word." 

And  Laban  removed  that  day  the  goats  that  were 
streaked  and  spotted,  and  everyone  that  had  white  in  it, 
and  all  the  black  ones  among  the  sheep,  and  gave  them 
into  the  hand  of  liis  sons.  And  he  set  three  days'  jour- 
ney betwixt  himself  and  Jacob.  And  Jacob  fed  the  rest 
of  Laban's  flocks. 

And  Jacob  increased  exceedingly,  and  the  flocks 
brought  forth  cattle,  streaked  and  spotted.  The  man 
had  large  flocks,  and  maidservants  and  menservants,  and 
camels  and  asses. 

And  he  heard  Laban's  sons  saying,  "  Jacob  hath 
taken  away  all  that  was  our  father's.  Of  that  which  was 
our  father's  hath  he  gotten  all  this  glory."  And  Jacob 
beheld  the  countenance  of  Laban,  and,  behold,  it  was  not 
toward  him  as  beforetime. 

And  Jacob  sent  and  called  Rachel  and  Leah  to  the 
field  unto  his  flock,  and  said  unto  them,  "  I  see  your 
father's  countenance,  that  it  is  not  toward  me  as  before- 
time.  But  the  God  of  my  father  hath  been  with  me. 
And  ye  know  that  with  all  my  power  I  have  served  your 
father.  And  your  father  hath  deceived  me,  and  changed 
my  wages  ten  times  ;  but  God  suffered  him  not  to  hurt 
me.  And  the  angel  of  God  said  unto  me  in  a  dream, 
'Arise,  get  thee  out  from  this  land,  and  return  unto  the 
land  of  thy  nativity.'  " 

And  Rachel  and  Leah  said  unto  him,  "  Whatsoever 
God  hath  said  unto  thee,  do." 


Gen.3i.i7-]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  37 

Then  Jacob  rose  up,  and  set  his  sons  and  his  wives 
upon  camels  ;  and  he  carried  away  all  his  cat- 
tle, and  all  his  substance  which  he  had  gath-      cape  from" 
ered,  to  go  to  Isaac,  his  father,  unto  the  land      ^^^'^''• 
of  Canaan. 

Now  Laban  was  gone  to  shear  his  sheep.  And  it  was 
told  Laban  on  the  third  day  that  Jacob  was  fled.  And 
he  took  his  brethren  with  him,  and  pursued  after  him 
seven  days'  journey,  and  overtook  him  in  the  mountain 
of  Gilead.  And  God  came  to  Laban  in  a  dream  of  the 
night,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Take  heed  that  thou  speak 
not  to  Jacob  either  good  or  bad." 

And  Laban  came  up  with  Jacob,  and  said,  "  "What 
hast  thou  done,  that  thou  hast  stolen  away  unawares, 
and  carried  away  my  daughters  as  captives  of  the  sword? 
Wherefore  didst  thou  not  tell  me,  that  I  might  have  sent 
thee  away  with  mirth  and  with  songs,  with  tabret  and 
with  harp ;  and  hast  not  suffered  me  to  kiss  my  sons 
and  my  daughters?  Now  hast  thou  done  foolishly.  It 
is  in  the  power  of  my  hand  to  do  you  hurt ;  but  the  God 
of  your  father  spake  unto  me  yesternight,  saying,  '  Take 
heed  that  thou  speak  not  to  Jacob  either  good  or  bad.'  " 

And  Jacob  answered  and  said  to  Laban,  "  Because  I 
was  afraid,  lest  thou  shouldst  take  thy  daughters  from 
me  by  force." 

And  Jacob  was  wroth,  and  said  to  Laban,  "  What  is 
my  trespass?  What  is  my  sin,  that  thou  hast  hotly 
pursued  after  me?  This  twenty  years  have  I  been  with 
thee.  Thy  ewes  and  thy  she  goats  have  not  cast  their 
young,  and  the  rams  of  thy  flocks  have  I  not  eaten. 
That  which  was  torn  of  beasts,  I  bare  the  loss  of  it.  Of 
my  hand  didst  thou  require  it,  whether  stolen  by  day  or 
stolen  by  night.  In  the  day  the  drought  consumed  me, 
and  the  frost  by  night ;  and  my  sleep  fled  from  mine 
eyes.  These  twenty  years  have  I  served  thee,  fourteen 
years  for  thy  two  daughters,  and  six  for  thy  flock  ;  and 
thou  hast  changed  my  wages  ten  times.  Except  the 
God  of  my  father  had  been  with  me,  surely  now  hadst 
thou  sent  me  away  empty.  God  hath  seen  mine  afflic- 
tion and  the  labor  of  my  hands,  and  rebuked  thee  yester- 
night." 


38  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gen.  31. 43. 

And  Laban  answered  and  said  unto  Jacob,  "  The 
daughters  are  my  daughters,  and  the  children  are  my 
children,  and  the  flocks  are  my  flocks,  and  all  that  thou 
Covenant  seest  is  mine.  And  what  can  I  do  this  day 
between  unto  tlicsc  my  daughters,  or  unto  their 
Laban.  children    which    they    have    borne  ?      Now 

come,  let  us  make  a  covenant,  I  and  thou ;  and  let  it  be 
for  a  witness  between  me  and  thee." 

And  Jacob  took  a  stone,  and  set  it  up  for  a  pillar, 
and  said  unto  his  brethren,  "  Gather  stones."  And  they 
took  stones,  and  made  an  heap. 

And  Laban  said,  "  This  heap  is  a  witness  between  me 
and  thee  this  day."  Therefore  was  the  name  of  it  called 
''Galeed;  and  ^  Mizpah,  for  he  said,  "The  Lord  watch 
between  me  and  thee,  when  we  are  absent  one  from 
another." 

And  Jacob  offered  a  sacrifice  in  the  mountain,  and 
called  his  brethren  to  eat  bread.  And  they  did  eat 
bread,  and  tarried  all  night  in  the  mountain.  And  early 
in  the  morning  Laban  rose  up,  and  kissed  his  sons  and 
his  daughters,  and  blessed  them.  And  Laban  departed, 
and  returned  unto  his  place. 

And  Jacob  went  on  his  way,  and  the  angels  of  God 
met  him.  And  Jacob  said,  when  he  saw  them,  "  This  is 
God's  host."  And  he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
<=  Mahanaim. 

»  R.  V.  mai-g.,  That  is,  T/ie  heap  of  -ivitness,  in  Heb.  '•  R.,V.  marg., 
That  is,   The  zuatchtozver.     "  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  Two  hosts. 


Gen.  32. 3.J    Chronologically  Arranged.  39 


CHAPTER  X. 

JACOB  MEETING  ESAU. 

And  Jacob  sent  messengers  before  him  to  Esau,  his 
brother,  unto  the  land  of  Seir,  the  field  of  Edom,  saying, 
"  Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  my  lord  Esau,  '  Thus  saith 
thy  servant  Jacob,  "  I  have  sojourned  with  j^cob  meet- 
Laban,  and  stayed  until  now;  and  I  have  ingEsau. 
oxen,  and  asses  and  flocks,  and  menservants  and  maid- 
servants; and  I  have  sent  to  tell  my  lord,  that  I  may 
find  grace  in  thy  sight."  '  " 

And  the  messengers  returned,  saying,  "  We  came  to 
thy  brother  Esau,  and  moreover  he  cometh  to  meet  thee, 
and  four  hundred  men  with  him." 

Then  Jacob  was  greatly  afraid  and  distressed.  And 
he  divided  the  people  that  was  with  him,  and  the  flocks, 
and  the  herds,  and  the  camels,  into  two  companies,  and 
said,  "  If  Esau  come  to  the  one  company,  and  smite  it, 
then  the  company  which  is  left  shall  escape." 

And  Jacob  said,  "  O  God  of  my  father  Abraham,  and 
God  of  my  father  Isaac,  O  LORD,  which  saidst  Jacob's 
unto  me,  '  Return  unto  thy  country,  and  to  prayer, 
thy  kindred,  and  I  will  do  thee  good,'  I  am  not  worthy 
of  the  least  of  all  the  mercies,  and  of  all  the  truth,  which 
thou  hast  showed  unto  thy  servant ;  for  with  my  staff  I 
passed  over  this  Jordan  ;  and  now  I  am  become  two 
companies.  Deliver  me,  I  pray  thee,  from  the  hand  of 
my  brother  Esau  ;  for  I  fear  him,  lest  he  come  and 
smite  me,  and  the  mother  with  the  children.  And 
thou  saidst,  'T  will  surely  do  thee  good,  and  make  thy 
seed  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  which  cannot  be  numbered 
for  multitude.'  " 

And  he  took  a  present  for  Esau,  his  brother;  two  hun- 
dred and  twenty  goats,  two  hundred  ewes  and  twenty 
rams,  thirty  milch  camels  with  their  colts,  fifty  cattle, 
and  t  h  i  r  t  y  a  s  s  e  s.     And  he  delivered  them  into  the 


40  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gen.  32.  16. 

hand  of  his  servants,  every  drove  by  itself;  and  said 
unto  his  servants,  "  Pass  over  before  nie,  and  put  a  space 
betwixt  drove  and  drove." 

And  he  commanded  the  foremost,  saying,  "  When 
Esau,  my  brother,  meeteth  thee,  and  asketh  thee,  saying, 
'  Whose  art  thou  ?  Whither  goest  thou  ?  Whose  are 
these  before  thee  ? '  then  thou  shalt  say,  '  They  be  ^  thy 
servant  Jacob's;  it  is  a  present  unto  my  lord  Esau.  And, 
behold,  also  he  is  behind  us.'  "  And  so  commanded  he  the 
second,  and  the  third,  and  all  that  followed  the  droves  ; 
for  he  said,  "  I  will  appease  him  with  the  present  that 
goeth  before  me,  and  afterward  I  will  see  his  face  ;  per- 
adventure  he  will  accept  of  me." 

So  the  present  passed  over  before  him.  And  he  rose 
up  that  night,  and  took  his  two  wives,  and  his  two 
handmaids  and  his  eleven  children,  and  sent  them  over 
the  brook. 

And  Jacob  was  left  alone  ;  and  there  wrestled  a  man 
Jacob  with  him  until  the  breaking  of  the  day.    And 

wrestling      when   he  saw  that  he   prevailed  not    against 

with  the  111111  r   1   •        1   •    1  1 

angel.  him,  he  touched  the  hollow  ot  his  thigh  ;  and 

the  hollow  of  Jacob's  thigh  was  strained,  as  he  wrestled 
with  him. 

And  the  m  a  n  said,  "  Let  me  go,  for  the  day 
breaketh." 

And  Jacob  said,  "I  will  not  let  thee  go,  except 
thou  bless  me." 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "  What  is  thy  name?  " 

And  he  said,  "  Jacob." 

And  he  said,  "  Thy  name  shall  be  called  no  more 
Jacob,  but  ^  Israel ;  for  as  a  prince  hast  thou  power  with 
God  and  with  men,  and  hast  prevailed." 

And  Jacob  asked  him,  and  said,  "Tell  me,  I  pray  thee, 
thy  name." 

And  he  said,  "  Wherefore  is  it  that  thou  dost  ask  after 
my  name?"     And  he  blessed  him  there. 

And  Jacob  called  the  name  of  the  place  "  Peniel.  "For" 
said  he,  "  I  have  seen  God  face  to  face,  and  my  life  is  pre- 
served." 

"  Jacol)  relinquishes  the  birtliright.  ''  R.  V.  niarg.,  Th.-it  is,  //^  7a/ii>  striv- 
eth  with  Cod.       "  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  The  face  of  God. 


Gen.  32.  31. J   Chronologically  Arranged.  41 

And  the  sun  rose  upon  him  as  he  passed  over  Peniel, 
and  he  halted  upon  his  thigh.  Therefore  the  children  of 
Israel  eat  not  the  sinew  of  the  hip  which  is  upon  the 
hollow  of  the  thigh,  unto  this  day. 

And  Jacob  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and,  behold,  Esau  came, 
and  with  him  four  hundred  men.  And  he  divided  the 
children  unto  Leah  and  Rachel,  and  unto  the  two  hand- 
maids. And  he  put  Rachel  and  Joseph  hindermost. 
And  he  himself  passed  over  before  them,  and 
bowed  himself  to  the  ground  seven  times,  un-  submission 
til  he  came  near  to  his  brother.  And  Esau  ran  ^°  ^^"' 
to  meet  him,  and  embraced  him,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and 
kissed  him  ;  and  they  wept. 

And  Esau  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  women 
and  the  children,  and  said,  "  Who  are  these  with  thee?" 

And  lie  said,  "  The  children  which  God  hath  graciously 
given  thy  servant." 

And  the  handmaids  came  near,  they  and  their  chil- 
dren, and  they  bowed  themselves.  And  Leah  also  and 
her  children  came  near,  and  bowed  themselves ;  and 
after  came  Joseph  near  and  Rachel,  and  they  bowed 
themselves. 

And  Esau  said,  ''What  meanest  thou  by  all  this 
company  which  I  met?" 

And  he  said,  "  To  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord." 

And  Esau  said,  "  I  have  enough  ;  my  brother,  let  that 
thou  hast  be  thine." 

And  Jacob  said,  "  Nay,  I  pray  thee,  take  my  gift." 
And  he  urged  him,  and  he  took  it. 

And  Esau  said,  "  Let  us  take  our  journey,  and  I  will  go 
before  thee." 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "  My  lord  knoweth  that  the 
children  are  tender,  and  the  flocks  and  herds.  If  they 
overdrive  them  one  day,  all  the  flocks  will  die.  I>et  my 
lord,  I  pray  thee,  pass  over  before  his  servant ;  and  I 
will  lead  on  softly,  according  to  the  pace  of  the  cattle 
and  children,  until  I  come  unto  my  lord  unto  Scir." 
'So  Esau  returned  that  day  on  his  way  unto  Seir. 


42  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gen.  33. 17. 


CHAPTER  XL 

JACOB    SETTLING    IN    CANAAN:    JOSEPH'S   DREAMS: 
JOSEPH    SOLD   INTO    EGYPT. 

And  Jacob  journeyed  to  Succoth,  and  built  him  an 
house,  and  made  booths  for  his  cattle.  Therefore  the 
name  of  the  place  is  called  '"^  Succoth. 

And  God  said  unto  Jacob,  "  Arise,  go  up  to  Beth-el, 
and  dwell  there ;  and  make  there  an  altar  unto  God, 
who  appeared  unto  thee  when  thou  fleddest  from  the 
face  of  Esau,  thy  brother." 

Then  Jacob  said  unto  his  household,  and  to  all  that 
were  with  him,  "  Put  away  the  strange  gods  that  are 
among  you,  and  purif}^  yourselves,  and  change  your  gar- 
ments. And  let  us  arise,  and  go  up  to  Beth-el ;  and  I 
,  .  will  make  there  an  altar  unto  God,  who  an- 

Jacobjour-  ,  •        ^i  i  r  j  •   *.  j 

neyingin        swcrcd   me   lu   the   day  01   my    distress,  and 

Canaan.  .^,  .       .,  i  •    i     t  <-  " 

was  With  me  m  the  way  which  1  went. 

And  they  gave  unto  Jacob  all  the  strange  gods  which 
were  in  their  hand,  and  the  rings  which  were  in  their 
cars;  and  Jacob  hid  them  under  the  oak  which  was  by 
Shechem. 

So  Jacob  came  to  Luz,  which  is  in  the  land  of  Canaan 
(the  same  is  Bcth-el),  he  and  all  the  people  that  were 
with  him. 

y\nd  h.c  built  there  an  altar,  and  called  the  place*'  El- 
beth-el;  because  there  God  was  revealed  unto  him,  when 
he  fled  from  the  face  of  his  brother. 

And  Deborah,  Rcbckah's  nurse,  died,  and  she  was 
buried  below  Beth-el  under  the  oak;  and  the  name  of 
it  was  called  °  Allon-baculli. 

And  God  appeared  unto  Jacob  again,  and  blessed  him. 
And  God  said   unto  him.  "  I  am   God  Almighty.     Thy 

"R.  V.  maig.,  That  is,  Booths.  '' R.  V.  marg.,  Tliat  is,  The  God  of 
Jh-th-cl.      "iC  V.  marg.,  That  is,   The  oak  of  zveeping. 


Gen.  35.  10.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  43 

name  shall  not  be  called  any  more  Jacob,  but  Israel.  A 
nation  shall  be  of  thee ;  and  the  land  which  I  gave  unto 
Abraham  and  Isaac,  to  thee  will  I  give  it,  and  to  thy 
seed  after  thee." 

•  And  God  went  up  from  him.  And  Jacob  set  up  a 
pillar  in  the  place  where  he  spake  with  him,  a  pillar  of 
stone ;  and  he  poured  out  a  drink  offering  and  oil 
thereon. 

And  they  journeyed  from  Beth-el. 

And  Rachel    bare  another  son,  and  his  father  called 
him  ^  Benjamin,     And  Rachel  died,  and  was         Rachel's 
buried   in  the  way  to  Ephrath  (the  same  is         death. 
Bethlehem).     And  Jacob  set  up  a  pillar  upon  her  grave ; 
the  same  is  the  "  Pillar  of  Rachel's  grave  "  unto  this  day. 

And  Israel  journeyed,  and  came  unto  Isaac,  his  father, 
to  Mamre,  to  Hebron,  where  Abraham  and  Isaac  so- 
journed. And  the  days  of  Isaac  were  an  Isaac's 
hundred  and  fourscore  years.  And  Isaac  death. 
gave  up  the  ghost,  and  died,  and  was  gathered  unto  his 
people,  old  and  full  of  days.  And  Esau  and  Jacob,  his 
sons,  buried  him. 

And  Jacob  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  These  are 
the  generations  of  Jacob.  Joseph,  ^' being  seventeen 
years  old,  was  feeding  the  flock  with  his  brethren  ;  and 
he  was  a  lad  with  the  sons  of  his  father's  wives.  And 
Joseph  brought  the  evil  report  of  them  unto  his  father. 

Now  Israel  loved  Joseph  more  than  all  his  children, 
because  he  was  the  son  of  his  old  age.  And  he  made 
him  a  coat  of  many  colors.  And  his  brethren  saw  that 
their  father  loved  him  more  than  all  his  brethren  ;  and 
they  hated  him,  and  could  not  speak  peaceably  unto  him. 

And  Joseph  dreamed  a  dream,  and  he  told  it  to  his 
brethren.  And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Hear,  I  Joseph's 
pray  you,  this  dream  which  I  have  dreamed.  dreams. 
We  were  binding  sheaves  in  the  field,  and,  lo,  my  sheaf 
arose,  and  stood  upright ;  and  your  sheaves  stood  round 
about,  and  made  obeisance  to  my  sheaf." 

And    his   brethren   said    to  him,  "  Shalt  thou    indeed 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  The  son  of  the  right  hand.  ^  Isaac  was  one 
hundred  and  sixty-eight  years  old,  Jacob  one  hundred  and  eight,  Benjamin 
ten  or  eleven. 


44  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gen.  37. 8. 

reign  over  us?"  And  they  hated  him  yet  the  more  for 
his  dreams,  and  for  his  words. 

And  he  dreamed  yet  another  dream,  and  told  it  to  his 
brethren,  and  said,  "  I  have  dreamed  yet  a  dream.  Be- 
hold, the  sun  and  the  moon  and  the  eleven  stars  made 
obeisance  to  me." 

And  he  told  it  to  his  father.  And  his  f^ither  rebuked 
him,  and  said  unto  hitn,  "  What  is  this  dream  that 
thou  hast  dreamed?  Shall  I  and  thy  mother  and  thy 
bVethrcn  indeed  come  to  bow  down  ourselves  to  thee  to 
the  earth  ?  " 

And  his  brethren  envied  him  ;  but  his  father  kept  the 
saying  in  mind. 

And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  "  Do  not  thy  brethren 
feed  the  flock  in  Shechem  ?  Go  now,  see  whether  it  be 
well  with  thy  brethren  and  the  flocks  ;  and  bring  me 
word  again." 

So  he  went  after  his  brethren.  And  they  saw  him 
Plot  to  kill  afar  off.  And  they  said  one  to  another,  "  Be- 
Joseph.  hold,  this  dreamer  comcth.     Come  now  there- 

fore, let  us  slay  him,  and  cast  him  into  one  of  the  pits, 
and  we  will  say,  'An  evil  .beast  hath  devoured  him!' 
And  we  shall  see  what  will  become  of  his  dreams." 

And  '"^  Reuben  heard  it,  and  said,  "  Let  us  not  take  his 
life.  Cast  him  into  this  pit  that  is  in  the  wilderness, 
but  lay  no  hand  upon  him  ;  "  that  he  might  deliver  him 
out  of  their  hand,  to  restore  him  to  his  father. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joseph  was  come  unto  his 
brethren,  that  they  stripped  Joseph  of  his  coat,  the  coat 
of  many  colors,  and  took  him,  and  cast  him  into  the 
pit.  The  pit  was  empty,  there  was  no  water  in  it.  7\nd 
they  sat  down  to  cat  bread.  And  they  lifted  up  their 
eyes  and  looked,  and,  behold,  a  traveling  company  of 
Ishmaelites  came  from  Gilead,  with  their  camels  bearing 
spicery  and  balm  and  myrrh,  going  to  carry  it  down  to 
Egypt. 

And  Judah  said  unto  his  brethren,  ''  What  profit  is  it 
if  we  slay  our  brother?  Come,  lot  us  sell  him  to  the 
Ishmaelites,  and  let  not  our  hand  be  upon  him  ;  for  he 
is  our  brother." 

"The  firstborn. 


Gen.  37.  27.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  45 

And    his  brethren   hearkened    unto  liim.     And   they 
drew  up  Joseph  out  of  the  pit,  and  ^  sold  him 
to  the  IshmaeHtes  for  twenty  pieces  of  silver.     °^®^ 
And  they  brought  Joseph  into  Egypt. 

And  Reuben  returned  unto  the  pit,  and,  behold,  Jo- 
seph was  not  in  the  pit;  and  he  rent  his  clothes.  And 
he  returned  unto  his  brethren,  and  said,  "  The  child  is 
not !     And  I,  whither  shall  I  go  ?  " 

And  they  took  Joseph's  coat,  and  killed  a  goat,  and 
dipped  the  coat  in  the  blood,  and  brought  it  to  their 
father,  and  said,  "  This  have  we  found.  Know  now 
whether  it  be  thy  son's  coat  or  not." 

And  he  knew  it,  and  said,  "  It  is  my  son's  coat.  An 
evil  beast  hath  devoured  him.  Joseph  is  without  doubt 
torn   in   pieces."      And   Jacob  rent  his  gar-  Jacob's 

ments,  and  put  sackcloth  upon  his  loins,  and  snef. 

mourned  many  days.  And  all  his  sons  and  daughters 
rose  up  to  comfort  him,  but  he  refused  to  be  comforted. 
And  he  said,  "  I  will  go  down  to  the  grave  to  my  son 
mourning." 

»  Gen.  xlii,  21. 


46  The  Shorter  Bible  L^^^en.  37. 36. 


CHAPTER   XII. 

JOSEPH    IN   EGYPT:   THE   SLAVE   AND   THE   PRINCE. 

And  tlie  Midianites  sold  J  oseph  unto  Potiphar,  the 
captain  of  the  guard,  an  officer  of  Pharaoh's.  'And  the 
Lord  was  with  Joseph,  and  he  was  a  prosperous  man. 
And  his  master  saw  that  the  LORD  was  with  him  ;  and 
Joseph  Joseph  found  grace  in  his  sight,  and  he  made 

prospering,  hjm  overseer  over  his  house.  And  the  LORD 
blessed  the  Egyptian's  house  for  Joseph's  sake;  and  he 
left  all  that  he  had  in  Joseph's  hand.  He  knew,  not 
aught  he  had,  save  the  bread  which  he  did  eat.  And 
Joseph  was  a  goodly  person,  and  well  favored. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  his  mas- 
ter's wife  tempted  Joseph.  But  he  refused,  and  said 
unto  his  master's  wife,  "  Behold,  my  master  knoweth 
not  what  is  with  me  in  the  house,  and  he  hath  put  all 
that  he  hath  into  my  hand;  neither  hath  he  kept  back 
anything  from  me.  How  then  can  I  do  this  great 
wickedness,  and  sin  against  God  ?  " 

And  as  she  spake  to  Joseph  day  by  day,  he  hearkened 
not   unto   her.     And   it  came  to   pass  about 

Joseph  ...  .  ,  .  .        ,  , 

resisting  this  time,  that  he  went  mto  the  house  to  do 
temptation,     j^  .^  ^^^j^^  ^^^^  ^^^^  caught  him  by  his  garment. 

And  he  loft  his  garment  in  her  hand,  and  fled.  And  she 
laid  up  his  garment  by  her,  until  his  master  came  home; 
and  she  spake  unto  him,  saying,  "  The  Hebrew  servant 
came  in  unto  mc  to  mock  me !  " 

And  when  his  master  heard  the  words  of  his  wife,  his 
wrath  was  kindled,  and  h  e  took  him  and  put  him  into 
the  prison.  But  the  Lord  was  with  Joseph,  and  gave 
Joseph  ^^^'"^   favor  in  the  sight  of  the  keeper  of  the 

in  prison.        prison.     And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  com- 
mitted to  Joseph's  hand  all  the  prisoners  that  were  in  the 
prison  ;  and  whatsoever  they  did  there,  he  was  the  doer 
'  Gen.  xxxix,  2. 


Gen.  39. 22.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  47 

of  it.  H  e  looked  not  to  anything  that  was  under  his 
hand;  because  the  LORD  was  with  Joseph,  and  that 
which  he  did,  /the  Lord  made  it  to  prosper. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  the  butler 
of  the  king  of  Egypt  and  his  baker  offended  their  lord, 
the  king.  And  Pharaoh  was  wroth,  and  put  them  in  the 
ward  in  the  prison,  the  place  where  Joseph  was  bound. 
And  the  captain  of  the  guard  charged  Joseph  with  them. 

And  they  dreamed  a  dream,  both  of  'them     interpret- 
in  one  night,  ing  dreams. 

And  Joseph  came  in  in  the  morning,  and  saw  them, 
and,  behold,  they  were  sad.  And  he  asked,  "  Where- 
fore look  ye  so  sadly  to-day  ?  " 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "  We  have  dreamed  a  dream, 
and  there  is  no  interpreter  of  it." 

And  Joseph  said,  "  Do  not  interpretations  belong  to 
God?     Tell  me  it,  I  pray  you." 

And  the  chief  butler  told  his  dream  to  Joseph,  and 
said  to  him,  "  In  my  dream,  behold,  a  vine  was  before 
mc  ;  and  in  the  vine  were  three  branches  ;  and  it  budded, 
and  its  blossoms  shot  forth,  and  the  clusters  thereof 
brought  forth  ripe  grapes.  And  Pharaoh's  cup  was  in 
my  hand  ;  and  I  took  the  grapes,  and  pressed  them  into 
Pharaoh's  cup,  and  I  gave  the  cup  into  Pharaoh's  hand." 

And  Joseph  said  unto  him,  "This  is  the  interpretation 
of  it :  The  three  branches  are  three  days.  Within  three 
days  shall  Pharaoh  lift  up  thine  head,  and  restore  thee 
unto  thine  office  ;  and  thou  shalt  give  Pharaoh's  cup  into 
his  hand,  after  the  former  manner  when  thou  wast  his 
butler.  But  have  mc  in  thy  remembrance  when  it  shall 
be  well  with  thee,  and  show  kindness,  I  pray  thee,  unto 
me,  and  make  mention  of  me  unto  Pharaoh,  and  bring 
me  out  of  this  house.  For  indeed  I  was  stolen  away  out 
of  the  land  of  the  Hebrews;  and  here  also  have  I  done 
nothing  that  they  should  put  me  into  the  dungeon." 

When  the  chief  baker  saw  that  the  interpretation  was 
good,  he  said  unto  Joseph,  "  I  also  was  in  my  dream, 
and,  behold,  three  baskets  of  white  bread  were  on  my 
head." 

And  Joseph  answered  and  said,  "  The  three  baskets 
are  three  days.     Yet  within    three  days   shall    Pharaoh 


48  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gen.  40.  19- 

lift  up  thy  head  from  off  thee,  and  shall  hang  thee  on  a 
tree." 

And  the  third  day,  which  was  Pharaoh's  birthday,  he 
made  a  feast  unto  all  his  servants  ;  and  he  restored  the 
chief  butler  unto  his  butlership  again,  but  he  hanged  the 
chief  baker,  as  Joseph  had  interpreted  to  them.  Yet  did 
not  the  chief  butler  remember  Joseph,  but  forgat  him. 

And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  two  full  years, 
Pharaoh  that    Pharaoh   dreamed.     And   he   slept  and 

dreams.  dreamed  the  second  time.     And  in  the  morn- 

ing his  spirit  was  troubled ;  and  he  sent  and  called  for 
all  the  magicians  and  wise  men  of  Egypt,  and  told  them 
his  dream  ;  but  there  was  none  that  could  interpret  them 
unto  Pharaoh. 

Then  spake  the  chief  butler  unto  Pharaoh,  saying,  "  I 
do  remember  my  faults  this  day.  Pharaoh  was  wroth 
with  his  servants,  and  put  me  in  ward  in  the  house  of  the 
captain  of  the  guard,  me  and  the  chief  baker;  and  we 
dreamed  a  dream  in  one  night,  I  and  he.  And  there  was 
with  us  there  a  young  man,  a  Hebrew,  servant  to  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard  ;  and  we  told  him,  and  he  interpreted 
to  us  our  dreams.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  inter- 
preted, so  it  was." 

Then  Pharaoh  sent  and  called  Joseph,  and  they 
brought  him  hastily  out  of  the  dungeon.  And  he  shaved 
himself,  and  changed  his  raiment,  and  came  in  unto 
Pharaoh. 

And   Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  "  I  have  dreamed  a 
dream,  and  there  is  none  that  can  interpret 
belong  it.     I  have  heard  say  of  thee,  that  when  thou 

Pharaoh.         hearest  a  dream  thou  canst  interpret  it." 

And  Joseph  answered  Pharaoh,  saying,  "  It  is  not  in 
me.     God  shall  give  Pharaoh  an  answer  of  peace." 

And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Joseph,  "  In  my  dream,  be- 
hold, I  stood  upon  the  brink  of  the  =' river ;  and  there 
came  up  out  of  the  river  seven  fat  kine,  fatfleshed  and 
Avell  favored  ;  and  they  fed  in  the  reed  grass.  And,  be- 
hold, seven  other  kine  came  up  after  them,  poor  and 
very  ill  favored,  such  as  I  never  saw  in  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  for  badness.  And  the  lean  kine  did  cat  up  the 
"R.  V.  maig.,  That  is,  Ihe  Nile. 


Gen.  41.  20.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  49 

first  seven  fat  kine ;  and  when  they  had  eaten  them  up,  it 
could  not  be  known  that  they  had  eaten  them  ;  but  they 
were  still  ill  favored,  as  at  the  beginning.  So  I  awoke. 
And  I  saw  in  my  dream,  and,  behold,  seven  ears  came 
up  upon  one  stalk,  full  and  good.  And,  behold,  seven 
ears,  withered,  thin,  and  blasted  with  the  east  wind, 
sprung  up  after  them.  And  the  thin  ears  swallowed  up 
the  seven  good  ears." 

And  Joseph  said  unto  Pharaoh,  "  What  God  is  about 
to  do  he  hath  declared  unto  Pharaoh.  The  seven  good 
kine  are  seven  years,  and  the  seven  good  ears  are 
seven  years ;  the  dream  is  one.  And  the  seven  lean 
kine,  and  the  seven  empty  ears  blasted  with  rpj^g  famine 
the  east  wind,  they  shall  be  seven  years  of  foretold, 
famine.  Behold,  there  come  seven  years  of  great  plenty 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  And  there  shall  arise 
after  them  seven  years  of, famine;  and  all  the  plenty 
shall  be  forgotten  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  the  famine 
shall  consume  the  land.  And  the  dream  was  doubled 
unto  Pharaoh,  because  the  thing  is  established,  and  God 
will  shortly  bring  it  to  pass.  Now  therefore  let  Pharaoh 
look  out  a  man  discreet  and  wise,  and  set  him  over  the 
land  of  Egypt ;  and  let  him  appoint  overseers  over  the 
land  ;  and  let  them  gather  all  the  food  of  those  good 
years  that  come,  and  lay  up  corn  under  the  hand  of 
Pharaoh.  And  that  food  shall  be  for  store  against  the 
seven  years  of  famine,  that  the  land  perish  not  through 
the  famine." 

And  the  thing  was  good  in  the  eyes  of  Pharaoh,  and 
in  the  eyes  of  all  his  servants.  And  Pharaoh  said  unto 
his  servants,  "  Can  we  find  such  a  one  as  this,  a  man  in 
whom  the  Spirit  of  God  is?" 

And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  "  Forasmuch  as  God 
hath  showed  thee  all  this,  there  is  none  so  wise  as  thou 
art.  Thou  shalt  be  over  my  house,  and  according  unto 
thy  word  shall  all  my  people  be  ruled.  Only  in  the 
throne  will  I  be  greater  than  thou." 

And  Pharaoh  took  off  his  signet  ring  from  his  hand, 
and  put  it  upon  Joseph's  hand,  and  arrayed          Joseph 
him  in  vestures  of  fine  linen,  and  put  a  gold         exalted, 
chain  about    his    neck,   and    made  him    to    ride   in   the 


50  The  Shorter  Bible.  [Gen.  41.43. 

second  chariot  which  he  had.  And  they  cried  before 
him,  "Bow  the  knee!"  And  he  set  him  over  all  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

And  Pharaoh  gave  him  to  wife  Asenath,  the  daughter 
of  Poti-pherah,  priest  of  On,  And  Joseph  went  out  over 
the  land  of  Egypt.  Joseph  was  •'^thirty  years  old  when 
he  stood  before  Pharaoh,  king  of  Egypt, 

And  in  the  seven  plenteous  years  the  earth  brought 
Laying  up  fortli  by  handfuls.  And  he  gathered  up  all 
food.  |.}-jg  food  of  the  seven  years,  and  laid    it    up 

in  the  cities,  Joseph  laid  up  corn  as  the  sand  of  the 
sea,  very  much,  until  he  left  numbering;  for  it  was  with- 
out number. 

And  unto  Joseph  were  born  two  sons  before  the 
years  of  famine  came.  And  Joseph  called  the  name  of 
the  firstborn  ^  Manasseh.  "  P^or  God,"  said  he,  "hath 
made  me  forget  all  my  toil,  a,nd  all  my  father's  house," 
And  the  name  of  the  second  called  he  "^  Ephraim.  "  P"or 
God  hath  made  me  fruitful  in  the  land  of  my  affliction." 

And  the  seven  years  of  plenty  came  to  an  end  ;  and  the 
seven  years  of  famine  began  to  come,  according  as  Joseph 
had  said.  And  there  was  famine  in  all  lands;  but  in  all 
the  land  of  Egypt  there  was  bread. 

And  when  all  the  land  of  Egypt  was  famished,  the 
people  cried  to  Pharaoh  for  bread.  And  Pharaoh  said 
unto  all  the  Egyptians,  "  Go  unto  Joseph." 

And  Joseph  opened  the  storehouses,  and  sold  unto 
the  Egyptians, 

And  the  famine  was  sore  in  all  the  earth,  and  all 
countries  came  into  Egypt  to  Joseph  for  to  buy  corn. 

"Luke  iii,  23.  ''  1\.  \'.  nuirt^.,  That  is,  j\faking  to  forget.  '-'  R.  \'.  m:irg., 
]'"r()ni  a  Ilch.  woixl,  Making  to  be  fruilfiil. 


Gen.  42.  I.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  51 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

JOSEPH   AND   HIS   BRETHREN   IN   EGYPT. 

Now  Jacob  saw  that  there  was  corn  in  Egypt.  And 
Jacob  said  unto  his  sons,  "  Why  do  ye  look  one  upon 
another?  Behold,  I  have  heard  that  there  is  corn  in 
Egypt.  Get  you  down  thither  and  buy,  that  we  may 
live,  and  not  die." 

But  Benjamin,  Joseph's  brother,  Jacob  sent  not  with 
his  brethren  ;  for  he  said,  "  Lest  mischief  befall  him." 

And  Joseph  was  the  governor  over  the  land  ;  he  it  was 
that  sold  to  all  people.  And  Joseph's  breth- 
ran  came,  and  bowed  down  themselves  to  brethren 
him  with  their  faces  to  the  earth.  And  Jo-  ^^^^  ^^^  ' 
seph  saw  his  brethren,  and  knew  them,  '  and  remem- 
bered the  dreams  which  he  had  dreamed  of  them  ; 
''but  he  made  himself  strange  unto  them,  and  spake 
roughly,  and  said,  "Whence  come  ye?" 

And  they  said,  "  From  the  land  of  Canaan  to  buy 
food." 

And  Joseph  said,  "  Ye  are  spies.  To  see  the  naked- 
ness of  the  land  ye  are  come." 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "  Nay,  my  lord,  but  to  buy 
food  are  thy  servants  come.  We  are  twelve  brethren,  the 
sons  of  one  man  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  And,  behold, 
the  youngest  is  this  day  with  our  father,  and  one  is  not." 

And  Joseph  said  unto  them,  "  By  the  life  of  Pharaoh 
surely  ye  are  spies,"  And  he  put  them  all  together  into 
ward  three  days. 

And  Joseph  said  unto  them  the  third  day,  "  This  do, 
and  live  ;  for  I  fear  God.  If  ye  be  true  men,  let  one  of 
your  brethren  be  bound  ;  but  go  ye,  carry  corn  for  the 
famine  of  your  houses  ;  and  bring  your  youngest  brother 
unto  me.  So  shall  your  words  be  verified,  and  ye  shall 
not  die." 

'Gen.  xlii,  9.     -'Gen.  xlii,  7. 


52  The  Shorter  Bibee  [Gen.  42.  21. 

And  they  said  one  to  another,  "  We  are  verily  guilty 
concerning  our  brother  Joseph,  in  that 
Joseph's  we  saw  the  distress  of  his  soul,  when  he  be- 
sought us,  and  we  would  not  hear.  Therefore 
is  this  distress  come  upon  us." 

And  Reuben  answered  them,  saying,  "  Spake  I  not 
unto  you,  saying,  '  Do  not  sin  against  the  child  ;  '  and  ye 
would  not  hear  ?  Therefore,  behold,  his  blood  is  re- 
quired." 

And  they  knew  not  that  Joseph  understood  them  ;  for 
there  was  an  interpreter  between  them.  And  Joseph 
turned  himself  about  from  them,  and  wept;  and  he  re- 
turned to  them,  and  took  Simeon  from  among  them,  and 
bound  him  before  their  eyes. 

Then  Joseph  commanded  to  fill  their  vessels  with 
corn,  and  to  restore  every  man's  money  into  his  sack,  and 
to  give  them  provision  for  the  way. 

And  they  laded  their  asses  with  their  corn,  and  departed. 

And  as  one  of  them  opened  his  sack  to  give  his  ass 
provender  in  the  lodging  place,  he  espied  his  money ; 
and,  behold,  it  was  in  the  mouth  of  his  s.ack.  And  he 
said  unto  his  brethren,  "  My  money  is  restored.  Lo,  it  is 
even  in  my  sack." 

And  their  heart  failed  them,  and  they  turned  trembling 
one  to  another,  saying,  "  What  is  this  that  God  hath 
done  unto  us?  " 

And  they  came  unto  Jacob,  their  father,  unto  the  land 
Return  of  °^  Canaan,  and  told  him  all  that  had  befallen 
Joseph's  them,  sayinsf,  "  The  man,  the  lord  of  the 
land,  spake  roughly  with  us,  and  took  us  for 
spies,  and  said  unto  us,  '  Bring  your  youngest  brother 
unto  me.  Then  shall  I  know  that  ye  are  no  spies,  but 
that  ye  are  true  men  ;  so  will  I  deliver  you  your  brother, 
and  ye  shall  traffic  in  the  land.'  " 

And  as  they  emptied  their  sacks,  behold,  every  man's 
bundle  of  money  was  in  his  sack  !  And  when  they  saw 
their  bundles  of  money,  they  were  afraid. 

And  Jacob,  their  father,  said  unto  them,  "  Me  have  ye 
bereaved  of  my  children.  Joseph  is  not,  and  Simeon  is 
not,  and  ye  will  take  Benjamin  away.  All  these  things 
are  ajjainst  me." 


Gen.  42. 37.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  53 

And  Reuben  spake  unto  his  father,  saying,  "  Slay  my 
two  sons,  if  I  bring  him  not  to  thee.  Deliver  him  into 
my  hand,  and  I  will  bring  him  to  thee  again," 

And  Jacob  said,  "  My  son  shall  not  go  down  with 
you  ;  for  his  brother  is  dead,  and  he  only  is  left.  If 
mischief  befall  him  by  the  way,  then  shall  ye  bring  down 
my  gray  hairs  with  sorrow  to  the  grave." 

And  the  famine  was  sore  in  the  land.  And  when  they 
had  eaten  up  the  corn  which  they  had  brought  out  of 
Egypt,  their  father  said  unto  them,  "Go  again,  buy  us  a 
little  food." 

And  Judah  spake  unto  him,  saying,  "The  man  did 
solemnly  protest  unto  us,  saying,  'Ye  shall  not  see  my 
face,  except  your  brother  be  with  you.'  If  thou  wilt 
send  our  brother  Benjamin  with  us,  we  will  go 
down  and  buy  thee  food ;  but  if  thou  wilt  not  send 
him,  we  will  not  go  down." 

And  Israel  said,  "  Wherefore  dealt  ye  so  ill  with  me, 
as  to  tell  the  man  whether  ye  had  yet  a  brotlier?  " 

And  they  said,  "  The  man  asked  straitly  concerning 
ourselves  and  our  kindred,  saying,  '  Is  your  father  yet 
alive?  Have  ye  another  brother ?  '  And  we  told  him. 
Could  we  in  anywise  know  that  he  would  say,  '  Bring 
your  brother  down  ?  '  " 

And  Judah  said  unto  Israel,  his  father,  "  Send  the 
lad  with  me,  and  we  will  arise  and  go  ;  that  we  may 
live,  and  not  die,  we  and  thou  and  our  little  ones.  I 
will  be  surety  for  him  ;  of  my  hand  shalt  thou  require 
him.  If  I  bring  him  not  unto  thee,  and  set  him  before 
thee,  then  let  me 'bear  the  blame  forever.  For  except 
we  had  lingered,  surely  we  had  now  returned  a  second 
time." 

And  their  father  Israel  said  unto  them,  "  If  it  be  so 
now,  do  this  :  Take  of  the  choice  fruits  of  the  land  in 
your  vessels,  and  carry  the  man  a  present,  a  little  balm, 
and  honey,  spicery  and  myrrh,  nuts,  and  almonds.  And 
take  double  money  in  your  hand;  and  the  money  that 
was  returned  in  the  mouth  of  your  sacks'carry  again  in 
your  hand  ;  peradventure  it  was  an  oversight.  Take  also 
your  brother,  and  arise,  go  again  ;  and  God  Almighty 
give  you  mercy  before  the  man,  that  he  may  release  unto 


54  The  Sii()RTp:r  Bible  [Gen.  43.  14. 

you  your  other  brother  and   Benjamin.     And  if  I  be  be- 
reaved of  my  children,  I  am  bereaved." 

And  the  men  took  that  present,  and  double  money  in 

their  hand,  and  Benjamin  ;  and  rose  up,  and 

visft  to  v/ent  down  to  Egypt,  and  stood  before  Joseph. 

gypt.  And  when  Joseph  saw  Benjamin  with  them, 

he  said  to  the  steward  of  his  house,  "  Make  ready,  for 

the  men  shall  dine  with  me  at  noon." 

And   the   man   did  as  Joseph   bade,  and   brought  the 
men  into   Joseph's  house.     And   they  were 
Joseph's*       afraid,  and  said,  "  Because  of  the  money  that 
house.  ^^^g  returned  in  our  sacks  at  the  first  time  are 

we  brought  in  ;  that  he  may  seek  occasion  against  us, 
and  fall  upon  us,  and  take  us  for  bondmen." 

And  they  came  near  to  the  steward  of  Joseph's  house, 
and  said,  "  Oh  my  lord,  we  came  down  the  first 
time  to  iDuy  food.  And  when  we  came  to  the  lodging 
place,  we  opened  our  sacks,  and,  behold,  every  man's 
money  was  in  the  mouth  of  his  sack !  And  we  have 
brought  it  again  in  our  hand.  And  other  money  have 
we  brought  to  buy  food.  We  know  not  who  put  our 
money  in  our  sacks." 

And  he  said,  "  Peace  be  to  you ;  fear  not.  Your 
God,  and  the  God  of  your  father,  hath  given  you  treas- 
ure in  your  sacks.     I  had  your  money." 

And  he  brought  Simeon  out  unto  them.  And  they 
made  ready  the  present  against  Joseph  came  at  noon  ;  for 
they  heard  that  they  should  eat  bread  there.  And  when 
Joseph  came  they  brought  him  the  present,  and  bowed 
down  themselves  to  him  to  the  earth.  • 

And  he  asked  them  of  their  welfare,  and  said,  "  Is 
your  father  well,  the  old  man  of  whom  ye  spake?  Is  he 
yet  alive  ?  " 

And  they  said,   "  Thy  servant  our  father  is  well." 

And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  Benjamin,  his  brother, 
his  mother's  son,  and  said,  "  Is  this  your  youngest 
brother,  of  whom  ye  spake  unto  me?  God  be  gracious 
unto  thee,  my  son." 

And  Joseph  made  haslc,  and  sought  where  to  weep; 
and  he  entered  into  his  chamber,  and  wept  there.  And 
he  washed  his  face,  and  came  out;  and  refrained  himself. 


Gen.  43-  31-1     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  55 

and  said,  '^  Set  on  bread."  And  they  set  on  for  him  by 
himself,  and  for  them  by  themselves,  and  for  the  Egyp- 
tians, which  did  eat  with  him,  by  themselves  ;  because  the 
Egyptians  might  not  eat  bread  with  the  Hebrews,  for 
that  is  an  abomination  unto  the  Egyptians.  And  they 
sat  before  him,  the  firstborn  according  to  his  birthright, 
and  the  youngest  according  to  his  youth;  and  the  men 
marveled  one  with  another.  And  he  sent  messes  unto 
them  from  before  him  ;  but  Benjamin's  mess  was  five 
times  so  much  as  any  of  theirs. 

And  he  commanded  the  steward  of  his  house,  saying, 
"Fill  the  men's  sacks  with  food,  as  much  as  they  can 
carry,  and  put  every  man's  money  in  his  sack's  mouth. 
And  put  my  cup,  the  silver  cup,  in  the  sack's  mouth  of 
the  youngest,  and  his  corn  money." 

And  he  did  according  to  the  word  that  Joseph  had 
spoken.     As  soon  as  the  morning  was  light,     .^ 

4-1  i-  4-1  J      ^1     •         Departure 

the    men    were    sent    away,    they   and    their     and  pur- 

•'  ^  suit. 

asses. 

And  when  they  were  not  yet  far  off,  Joseph  said  unto 
his  steward,  "  Up,  follow  after  the  men  ;  and  when  thou 
dost  overtake  them,  say  unto  them,  '  Wherefore  have  ye 
rewarded  evil  for  good  ?  Is  not  this  it  in  which  my 
lord  drinketh  ?     Ye  have  done  evil  in  so  doing.'  " 

And  he  overtook  them,  and  he  spake  unto  them 
these  words. 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "  Wherefore  speaketh  my 
lord  such  words  as  these  ?  God  forbid  that  thy  servants 
should  do  such  a  thing.  Behold,  the  money,  which  we 
found  in  our  sacks'  mouths,  we  brought  again  unto  thee 
out  of  the  land  of  Canaan  ;  how  then  should  we  steal  out 
of  thy  lord's  house  silver  or  gold  ?  With  whomsoever 
of  thy  servants  it  be  found,  let  him  die,  and  vv^e  also  will 
be  my  lord's  bondmen." 

Then  they  hasted,  and  took  down  every  man  his  sack 
to  the  ground,  and  opened  every  man  his  sack.  And  he 
searched,  and  began  at  the  eldest,  and  left  at  the  young- 
est; and  the  cup  was  found  in  Benjamin's  sack; 

Then  they  rent  their  clothes,  and  laded  every  man  his 
ass,  and  returned  to  the  city,  and  came  to  Joseph's 
house;   and  they  fell  before  him  on  the  ground. 


56  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gen.  44. 15. 

And  Joseph  said  unto  them,  "  What  deed  is  this  that 
ye  have  done?  " 

And  Judah  said,  "What  shall  we  say  unto  my  lord? 
How  shall  we  clear  ourselves?  God  hath  found  out  the 
iniquity  of  thy  servants.  Behold,  we  are  my  lord's  bond- 
men, both  we,  and  he  also  in  whose  hand  the  cup  is 
found." 

And  J  oseph  said,  "  God  forbid  that  I  should  do  so. 
The  man  in  whose  hand  the  cup  is  found,  he  shall  be 
my  bondman  ;  but  as  for  you,  get  you  up  in  peace  unto 
your  father." 

Then  Judah  came  near  unto  him,  and  said,  "  Oh  my 
Jadah's  lord,  let  thy  servant,  I  pray  thee,  speak  a  word, 
expiana?  '^"d  let  not  thine  anger  burn  against  thy  servant, 
tion.  yiy  }qi-j   asked    his    servants,   saying,  '  Have 

ye  a  father,  or  a  brother?  '  And  we  said  unto  my  lord, 
'  We  have  a  father,  an  old  man,  and  a  child  of  his  old 
age,  a  little  one  ;  and  his  brother  is  dead,  and  he  alone 
is  left  of  his  mother,  and  his  father  loveth  him.'  And 
thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants,  '  Bring  him  down  unto 
me,  that  I  may  set  mine  eyes  upon  him.'  And  we 
said  unto  my  lord,  '  The  lad  cannot  leave  his  father  ; 
for  if  he  should  leave  his  father,  his  father  would  die.' 
And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants,  '  Except  your 
youngest  brother  come  down  with  you,  ye  shall  see 
my  face  no  more.'  And  it  came  to  pass  when  we  came 
up  unto  my  father,  we  told  him  the  words  of  my  lord. 
And  our  father  said,  '  Go  again,  buy  us  a  little  food.' 
And  we  said,  '  We  cannot  go  down.  For  we  may 
not  see  the  man's  face,  except  our  youngest  brother 
be  with  us.'  And  my  father  said  unto  us,  '  Ye  know 
that  my  wife  bare  me  two  sons;  and  the  one  went 
out  from  me,  and  I  said,  "  Surely  he  is  torn  in  pieces;  " 
and  if  ye  take  this  one  also  from  me,  and  mischief  be- 
fall him,  ye  shall  bring  down  my  gray  hairs  with  sorrow 
to  the  grave.'  Now  therefore  when  I  come  to  my 
father,  and  he  seeth  that  the  lad  be  not  with  us,  *he  will 
die,  "seeing  that  his  life  is  bound  up  in  the  lad's  life. 
Now  therefore,  let  me,  I  pray  thee,  abide  instead  of  the 
hid  a  bondman  to  my  lord  ;  and  let  the  lad  go  up  with 
'Gen.  xliv,  31.      'Gen.  xliv,  30. 


Gen.  44. 33.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  57 

his  brethren.  For  how  shall  I  go  up  to  my  father,  and 
the  lad  be  not  with  me  ?  " 

Then  Joseph  could  not  refrain  himself  And  he  cried, 
"  Cause  every  man  to  go  out  from  me."  And  he  wept 
aloud  ;  and  the  Egyptians  heard,  and  the  house  of 
Pharaoh  heard. 

And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,  "  I  am  Joseph  ! 
Doth  my  father  yet  live  ?  "  Joseph 

And  his  brethren  could  not  answer  him  ;  for  ^ffknovm' 
they  were  troubled. 

And  Joseph  said,  "  Come  near  to  me,  I  pray  you." 
And  they  came  near. 

And  he  said,  "  I  am  Joseph,  your  brother,  whom  ye 
sold  into  Egypt.  And  now  be  not  grieved,  nor  angry 
with  yourselves,  that  ye  sold  me  hither  ;  for  God  did  send 
me  before  you  to  preserve  life.  For  these  two  years 
hath  the  famine  been  in  the  land  ;  and  there  are  yet  five 
years  in  the  which  there  shall  be  neither  plowing  nor 
harvest.  And  God  sent  me  before  you  to  save  you  alive 
by  a  great  deliverance.  It  was  not  you  that  sent  me 
hither,  but  God  ;  and  he  hath  made  me  a  father  to 
Pharaoh,  and  ruler  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  Haste 
ye,  and  go  up  to  my  father,  and  say  unto  him,  'Thus 
saith  thy  son  Joseph,  "  God  hath  made  me  lord  of  all 
Egypt.  Come  down  unto  me,  tarry  not ;  and  thou  shalt 
dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen,  and  be  near  unto  me,  and 
there  will  I  nourish  thee  ;  for  there  are  yet  five  years  of 
famine ;  lest  thou  come  to  poverty,  thou  and  thy  house- 
hold, and  all  that  thou  hast."  '  And,  behold,  your  eyes 
see,  and  the  eyes  of  my  brother  Benjamin,  that  it  is  my 
mouth  that  speaketh  unto  you.  And  ye  shall  tell  my 
father  of  all  my  glory  in  Egypt,  and  of  all  that  ye  have 
seen  ;  and  ye  shall  haste  and  bring  down  my  father  hither." 

And  he  fell  upon  his  brother  Benjamin's  neck,  and 
wept ;  and  Benjamin  wept  upon  his  neck.  And  he  kissed 
all  his  brethren  ;  and  after  that  his  brethren  talked  with 
him. 

And  the  fame  thereof  was  heard  in  Pharaoh's  house, 
saying,  "Joseph's  brethren  are  come;"  and  it  pleased 
Pharaoh  well,  and  his  servants. 

And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  "  Say  unto  thy  breth- 
7 


58  The  vShorter  Bible  [Gen.  45.  17. 

ren,  '  This  do  yc  :   Lade  your  beasts,  and  go,  get  you  unto 

■Di     o^-ui,,       the  land  of  Canaan ;    and   take    your   father 

Pharaoh's  ,      ,  ,  ,  ^ 

kind  and   your   households,  and   come    unto  me  ; 

and  I  will  give  you  the  good  of  the  land  of 

Egypt,  and  ye  shall  eat  the  fat  of  the  land.     Take  you 

wagons  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  for  your  little  ones,  and 

for  your  wives,  and  bring  your  father,  and  come.     Also 

regard  not  your  stuff;  for  the  good  of  all  the  land  of 

Egypt  is  yours.'  " 

And  Joseph  gave  them  wagons,  and  provision  for  the 
way.  To  each  man  he  gave  changes  of  raiment;  but  to 
Benjamin  he  gave  three  hundred  pieces  of  silver,  and  five 
changes  of  raiment.  And  to  his  father  he  sent  ten  asses 
laden  with  the  good  things  of  Egypt,  and  ten  asses  laden 
with  corn  and  bread  and  victual  for  the  way.  So  he 
sent  his  brethren  away,  and  they  departed.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  "  See  that  ye  fall  not  out  by  the  way." 

And  they  went  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  came  into  the 
Carryincr  land  of  Canaan  unto  Jacob,  their  father.  And 
good  news  they  told  him,  saying,  "Joseph  is  yet  alive, 
and  he  is  ruler  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt." 
And  his  heart  fainted,  for  he  believed  them  not.  And 
they  told  him  all  the  words  of  Joseph,  which  he  had 
said  unto  them.  And  when  he  saw  the  wagons  which 
Joseph  had  sent  to  carry  him,  the  spirit  of  Jacob,  their 
father,  revived  ;  and  h  e  said,  "  It  is  enough;  Joseph  my 
son  is  yet  alive.     I  will  go  and  see  him  before  I  die." 


Gen.  46.  I.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  59 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

JACOB'S   DESCENT   INTO    EGYPT:    HIS   DEATH   AND 
BURIAL:   JOSEPH'S   LAST   DAYS. 

And  Israel  took  his  journey  with  all  he  had,  and  came 
to  Beer-sheba,  and  offered  sacrifices  unto  the      Jacob's 
God  of   his    father  Isaac.     And   God   spake       sacrifice 

T  ,.  1  ..  r     1  -1  1         ^1^^  vision. 

unto  Israel  m  the  visions  ot  the  night,  and 
said,  "  Jacob,  Jacob  I  I  am  God,  the  God  of  thy  father. 
Fear  not  to  go  down  into  Egypt ;  for  ^  I  will  there  make 
of  thee  a  great  nation.  I  will  go  down  with  thee  into 
Egypt,  and  I  will  also  surely  bring  thee  up  again  ;  and 
Joseph  shall  put  his  hands  upon  thine  eyes." 

And  Jacob  rose  up  from  Beer-sheba.  And  h  i  s  sons 
carried  Jacob,  their  father,  and  their  little  ones,  and  their 
wives,  in  the  wagons  which  Pharaoh  had  sent.  And 
they  took  their  cattle,  and  their  goods,  which  they  had 
gotten  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  came  into  Egypt, 
Jacob,  and  all  his  seed  ;  his  sons,  and  his  sons'  sons,  his 
daughters,  and  his  sons'  daughters.  All  the  souls  of  the 
house  of  Jacob,  which  came  into  Egypt,  were  threescore 
and  ten. 

And    Joseph    made  ready  his  chariot,  and    j^ggtin 
went  up  to  meet  his  father.     7\nd  he  fell  on    withjoseph. 
his  neck,  and  wept  on  his  neck  a  good  while. 

And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  "  Now  let  me  die,  since 
I  have  seen  thy  face,  that  thou  art  yet  alive." 

And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,  and  unto  his 
father's  house,  "  I  will  go  up,  and  tell  Pharaoh.  And  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh  shall  call  you,  and 
shall  say,  '  What  is  your  occupation  ?'  that  ye  shall  say, 
'  Thy  servants  have  been  keepers  of  cattle  from  our 
youth  even  until  now,  both  we,  and  our  fathers ; '  that 
ye  may  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen." 

"  The  reason  for  the  stay  in  Egypt. 


60  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gen.  46.  34. 

"*  For  every  shepherd  is  an  abomination  unto  the 
Egyptians. 

Then  Joseph  went  in  and  told  Pharaoh,  and  said,  "My 
father  and  my  brethren  are  come  out  of  the  land  of 
Canaan  ;  and,  behold,  they  are  in  the  land  of  Goshen." 
And  from  among  his  brethren  he  took  five  men,  and 
presented  them  unto  Pharaoh. 
T  4  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his  brethren,  "  What 

Intervie'ws  ,  ' 

with  Pha-       IS  your  occupation  ? 

And  they  said  unto  Pharaoh,  "  Thy  servants 
are  shepherds,  both  we,  and  our  fathers." 

And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Joseph,  saying,  "  The  land 
of  Egypt  is  before  thee;  in  the  best  of  the  land  make 
thy  father  and  thy  brethren  to  dwell ;  in  the  land  of 
Goshen  let  them  dwell.  And  if  thou  knowest  any  ''able 
men  among  them,  then  make  them  rulers  over  my 
cattle." 

And  Joseph  brought  in  Jacob,  his  father,  and  set  him 
before  Piiaraoh.  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jacob,  "  How 
many  are  the  days  of  the  }ears  of  thy  life  ?  " 

And  Jacob  said  unto  Pharaoh,  "  The  days  of  the  years 
of  my  ^  pilgrimage  arc  an  hundred  and  thirty  years.  Few 
and  evil  have  been  the  days  of  the  years  of  my  life,  and 
they  have  not  attained  unto  the  days  of  the  years  of  the 
life  of  my  fathers  in  the  days  of  their  ''  pilgrimage."  And 
Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh,  and  went  out  from  the  presence 
of  Pharaoh. 

And  Joseph  gave  his  father  and  brethren  a  possession 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  best  of  the  land,  in  Rame- 
ses,  as  Pharaoh  had  commanded.  And  Joseph  nour- 
ished his  father,  and  his  brethren,  and  all  his  father's 
household,  with  bread,  according  to  their  families. 

And  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  land  of 
Goshen  ;  and  they  gat  them  possessions  therein,  and  were 
fruitful,  and  multiplied  exceedingly. 

And  Jacob  lived  in  the  land  of  Egypt  seventeen  years  ; 
so  the  years  of  his  life  were  an  hundred  forty  and  seven 
years. 

"  Not  to  this  king,  one  of  the  usiuping  "  Kyksos,"  or  shepherd  kings, 
but  to  the  people.  '' K.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  men  of  activity.  "^  R.  V.  marg., 
Or,  sojournings. 


Gen.  48.  I.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  61 

And    one    said    to    Joseph,    "  Behold,    thy    father    is 
sick."     And  Joseph  took  with  hinn  his  two     j^cob 
sons,  Manasseh  and  Ephraim.     And  one  told     ^Q^^I^Hof,^- 
Jacob,    "Behold,   thy   son   Joseph   cometh." 
And  he   strengthened  himself,  and  sat  upon  the  bed. 

And  Jacob  said  unto  Joseph,  "  God  Almighty  appeared 
unto  me  at  Luz  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  blessed  me, 
and  said  unto  me,  '  Behold,  I  will  make  of  thee  a  com- 
pany of  peoples,  and  will  give  this  land  to  thy  seed  after 
thee  for  an  everlasting  possession.'  And  now  thy  two 
sons,  which  were  born  unto  thee  in  the. land  of  Egypt 
before  I  came  unto  thee,  are  mine.  Ephraim  and  Ma- 
nasseh, even  as  Reuben  and  Simeon,  shall  be  mine.  And 
as  for  me,  when  I  came  from  Paddan,  Rachel  died  in  the 
land  of  Canaan  in  the  way,  and  I  buried  her  there  in  the 
way  to  Bethlehem." 

And  Israel  beheld  Joseph's  sons,  and  said,  "Who  are 
these  ?  "     '  Now  the  eyes  of  Israel  were  dim  for  age. 

°  And  Joseph  said,  "They  are  my  sons,  whom  God 
hath  given  me  here." 

And  he  said,  "  Bring  them,  I  pray  thee,  unto  me,  and  I 
will  bless  them."  And  he  kissed  them,  and  embraced 
them,  and  said  unto  Joseph,"  I  had  not  thought  to  see 
thy  face,  and,  lo,  God  hath  let  me  see  thy  seed  also." 

And  Joseph  took  them  both,  and  brought  them  near. 
And  Israel  stretched  out  his  right  hand,  and  laid  it  upon 
Ephraim 's  head,  who  was  the  younger,  and  his  left  hand 
upon  Manasseh's  head,  "■guiding  his  hand  wittingly;  for 
Manasseh  was  the  firstborn,  ^  And  it  displeased  Joseph; 
and  he  held  up  his  father's  hand,  to  remove  it  from 
Ephraim's  unto  Manasseh's  head.  And  Joseph  said, 
"  Not  so,  my  father.  This  is  the  firstborn  ;  put  thy  right 
hand  upon  his  head," 

And  his  father  refused,  and  said,  "  I  know  it,  my  son,  I 
know  it.  He  also  shall  be  great ;  howbeit  his  younger 
brother  shall  be  greater  than  he." 

■*  And  he  blessed  Joseph,  and  said,  "  The  God  before 
whom  my  fathers  Abraham  and  Isaac  did  walk,  the  God 
which   hath  fed  me  all   my  life  long  unto  this  day,  the 

'  Gen.  xlviii,  lo.     ■'Gen.  xlviii,  17.  I  "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  crossing  his  hands. 
^Gen,  xlviii,  9,       ■*  Gen.  xlviii,  15.    | 


62  The  Shorter  Bible  [<^'en.  48.  16. 

ancjel  which  hath  redeemed  me  from  all  evil,  bless  the 
lads!  And  let  my  name  be  named  on  them,  and  the 
name  of  my  fathers  Abraham  and  Isaac  ;  and  let  them 
grow  into  a  multitude  in  the  midst  of  the  earth."  And 
he  set  Ephraim  before  Manasseh. 

And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  "  Behold,  I  die  ;  but  God 
shall  be  with  you,  and  bring  you  again  unto  the  land  of 
your  fathers." 

And  Jacob  called  his  sons  together,  and  blessed  them, 
every  one  according  to  his  blessing.  And  he  charged 
them,  and  said  unto  them^  "  I  am  to  be  gathered  unto 
my  people.  Bury  me  with  my  fathers  in  the  cave  of 
Machpelah,  which  is  before  Mamre,  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  which  Abraham  bought  from  Ephron,  the  Hit- 
tite,  for  a  burying  place.  '*  There  they  buried  Abraham 
and  Sarah,  his  wife;  there  they  buried  Isaac  and  Rebekah, 
his  wife;  and  there  I  buried  Leah." 

And  when  Jacob  had  made  an  end  of  charging  his 
Death  of  SOUS,  he  gathered  up  his  feet  into  the  bed, 
Jacob.  antj  yielded  up  the  ghost,  and  was  gathered 

unto  his  people. 

And  Joseph  fell  upon  his  f^vthcr's  face,  and  wept  upon 
him,  and  kissed  him.  And  Joseph  commanded  his 
servants,  the  physicians,  to  embalm  his  father.  And  forty 
days  were  fulfilled  for  him  ;  for  so  are  fulfilled  the  days 
of  embalming.  And  the  Egyptians  wept  for  him  three- 
score and  ten  days. 

And  when  the  days  of  weeping  for  him  were  past, 
Joseph  spake  unto  the  house  of  Pharaoh,  saying,  "  If  now 
I  have  found  grace  in  your  eyes,  speak  in  the  ears  of 
Pharaoh,  saying,  '  My  father  made  me  swear,  saying,  "  Lo, 
I  die.  In  my  grave  which  I  ^  have  digged  for  me  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  there  shalt  thou  bury  me."  Now  there- 
fore let  me  go  up,  I  pray  thee,  and  bury  my  father,  and  I 
will  come  again.'  " 

And  Pharaoh  said,  "  Go." 

And  Joseph  went  to  bury  his  father;  and  with  him 
went  up  all  the  servants  of  Pharaoh,  the  elders  of  his 
house  and  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  all  the  house  of 

"There  is  a  strong  probability  tliat  tliis  cave  has  never  been  disturbed. 
''  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  bought. 


Gen.  50.  8.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  63 

Joseph,  and  his  brethren,  and  hjs  father's  house;  only 
their  Httle  ones,  and  their  flocks,  and  their  herds,  they 
left  in  the  land  of  Goshen.  And  there  went 
up  with  him  both  chariots  and  horsemen,  a  bur?aiin 
very  great  company.  And  they  came  to  the  ^^chpeiah. 
threshing-floor  of  Atad,  which  is  beyond  Jordan,  and 
there  they  lamented  with  a  very  great  and  sore  lamen- 
tation. And  he  made  a  mourning  for  his  father  seven 
days. 

And  his  sons  carried  him  into  the  land  of  Canaan,  and 
buried  him  in  the  cave  of  Machpelah. 

And  Joseph  returned  into  Egypt,  he  and  his  brethren, 
and  all  that  went  up  with  him,  after  he  had  buried  his 
father. 

And  when  Joseph's  brethren  saw  that  their  father  was 
dead,  they  said,  "  It  may  be  that  Joseph  will  hate  us,  and 
will  fully  requite  us  all  the  evil  which  we  did  unto  him." 

And  they  sent  a  message  unto  Joseph,  saying,  "Thy 
father  did  command  before  he  died,  saying,  '  Say  unto 
Joseph,  "  Forgive,  I  pray  thee  now,  the  transgression  of 
thy  brethren,  and  their  sin,  for  that  they  did  unto  thee 
evil."  '  And  now,  we  pray  thee,  forgive  the  transgression 
of  the  servants  of  the  God  of  thy  father."  And  his 
brethren  also  went  and  fell  down  before  his  face  ;  and 
they  said,  "  Behold,  Vv^e  be  thy  servants." 

And  Joseph  wept,  and  said  unto  them,  "  Fear  not. 
Am  I  in  the  place  of  God?  As  for  you,  ye  meant  evil 
against  me  ;  but  God  meant  it  for  good,  to  Joseph's 
save  much  people  alive.  Now  therefore  fear  kindness. 
ye  not.     I  will  nourish  you,  and  your  little  ones." 

And  he  comforted  them,  and  spake  ^kindly  unto  them. 

And  Joseph  dwelt  in  Egypt,  he,  and  his  father's 
house.  And  Joseph  lived  an  hundred  and  ten  years, 
and  saw  Ephraim's  children  of  the  third  generation. 
The  children  also  of  Machir,  the  son  of  Manasseh,  were 
born  upon  Joseph's  knees. 

And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,  "I  die;  but  God 
will  surely  visit  you,  and  bring  you  up  out  of  this  land 
unto  the  land  which  he  sware  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and 
to  Jacob." 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  io  their  heart. 


64  The  Shorter  Bh^le  [Gen.  50. 25. 

And  Joseph   took    an  oath   of  the   children  of  Israel, 
saying,  "  God  will   surely  visit  you,  and   ye  shall  carry 
Death  of        "^P  ^Y  bones  from  hence.  " 
Joseph.  5q  Joseph  died,  being  an  hundred  and  ten 

years  old  ;  and  they  embalmed  him,  and  he  was  put  in  a 
coffin  in  Egypt. 


Exod.  I.  7.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  65 


EXODUS. 


CHAPTER    I. 

THE     OPPRESSION     OF     THE     ISRAELITES:     EARLY   DAYS 
AND    CALL   OF   MOSES. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  were  fruitful,  and  increased 
abundantly,  and  waxed    exceeding    mighty; 
and  the  land  was  filled  with  them.  ,  rapid  L- 

Now  there,  arose  a  ^  new  king  over  Egypt,  crease, 
which  knew  not  Joseph  ;  and  he  said  unto  his  people, 
"Behold,  the  people  of  the  children  of  Israel  a  hostile 
are  more  and  mightier  than  we.  Come,  let  us  ^*^s- 
deal  wisely  with  them  ;  lest  they  multiply,  and  it  come  to 
pass,  that,  when  there  falleth  out  any  war,  they  also  join 
themselves  unto  our  enemies,  and  fight  against  us,  and 
get  them  up  out  of  the  land." 

Therefore  they  did  set  over  them  taskmasters  to  afflict 
them  with  their  burdens.  And  they  built 
for  Pharaoh  store  cities,  Pithom  and  Raamses.  tm-l^over' 
But  the  more  they  afflicted  them,  the  more  Israel. 
they  multiplied  and  spread  abroad.  And  the  Egyptians 
made  the  children  of  Israel  to  serve  with  rigor  ;  and  they 
made  their  lives  bitter  with  hard  service,  in  mortar  and 
in  brick,  and  in  all  manner  of  service  in  the  field. 

And  the  king  of  Egypt  spake  to  the  Hebrew  midwives 
t  o  kill   all    the   men    children    of  the 
Hebrew  women ;    but    the    midwives    feared      maf^chif- 
God,  and  did  not  as  the  king  of  Egypt  com-      '^^®^^' 
manded  them,  but  saved  the  men  children  alive.     And 
the  people  multiplied,  and  waxed  very  mighty. 

And  Pharaoh  charged  all  his  people,  saying,  "  Every 
son  that  is  born  ye  shall  cast  into  the  river,  and  every 
daughter  ye  shall  save  alive." 

*  Rameses  the  Great. 


66 


The  vShorter  Bible 


[Exod. 


And  there  went  a  man  of  the  liouse  of  Levi,  and  took 
to  wife  a  daughter  of  Levi.  And  the  woman  bare  a 
son.  And  when  she  saw  him  that  he  was  a  goodly 
child,  she  hid  him  three  months.  And  when  she  could 
not  longer  hide  him,  she  took  an  ark  of  bulrushes,  and 
daubed  it  with  ^  pitch  ;  and  she  put  the  child  therein, 
Moses'  ^''"^'   l^i<^^   it    in  the  flags  by  the  river's  brink, 

childhood.  ^ii^  \^\^  sister  stood  afar  off,  to  know  what 
would  be  done  to  him. 

And  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh  came  down  to  bathe 
at  the  river ;  and  she  saw  the  ark  among  the  flags,  and 
she  sent  her  handmaid  to  fetch  it.  And  she  opened  it, 
and  saw  the  child  ;  and,  behold,  the  babe  wept. 

And  she  had  compassion  on  him,  and  said,  "This  is 
one  of  the  Hebrews'  children." 

Then  said  his  sister  to  Pharaoh's  daughter,  "  Shall  I 
go  and  call  thee  a  nurse,  that  she  may  nurse  the  child 
for  thee?  " 

And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said  to  her,  "  Go." 

And  the  maid  went  and  called  the  child's  mother. 

And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said  unto  her,  "  Take  this 
child  away,  and  nurse  it  for  me,  and  I  will  give  thee  thy 
wages." 

And  the  woman  took  the  child,  and  nursed  it.  And 
the  child  grew,  and  she  brought  him  unto  Pharaoh's 
Moses'  daughter,  and  he  became  her  son.     And   she 

education.  called  his  name  ''  Moses,  and  said,  "Because 
I  drew  him  out  of  the  water." 

*  And  Moses  was  instructed  in  all  the  wisdom  of  the 
Egyptians,  and  he  was  mighty  in  his  words  and  works. 

'■'And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  when  Moses  was 
grown  up,  ^well-nigh  forty  years  old,  ''that  he  went  out 
unto  his  brethren  and  looked  on  their  bur- 
dens. And  he  saw  an  Egyptian  smiting  an 
Hebrew,  one  of  his  brethren.  And  he  looked 
this  way  and  that,  and  when  he  saw  that  there 
was  no  man,  he  smote  the  Egyptian,  and  hid  him  in  the 
sand.     ^  And  he  supposed   that  his  brethren  understood 

'■  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  bi lumen. 
''  That  is,  Draiun  out. 


Moses' 
premature 
attempt  to 
dehver 
Israel. 


'  Acts  vii,  22. 

••  Exoil.  ii,  II. 

"^  Exod.  ii,  11. 

•'Acts  vii,  25. 

'Acts  vii,  23. 

Acts  7.  25.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  67 

how  that  God  by  his  hand  was  giving  them  dehvcrance ; 
but  they  understood  not. 

'  And  he  went  out  the  second  day,  and,  behold,  two 
men  of  the  Hebrews  strove  together.  And  he  said  to 
him  that  did  the  wrong,  "  Wherefore  smitest  thou  thy 
fehow?" 

'^  But  he  that  did  his  neighbor  wrong  thrust  him  away, 
saying,  '  "  Who  made  thee  a  prince  and  a  judge  over  us  ? 
Thinkest  thou  to  kill  me,  as  thou  killedst  the  Egyptian  ?" 

And  Moses  feared,  and  said,  "  Surely  the  thing  is 
known." 

Now  when  Pharaoh  heard  this  thing,  he  sought  to 
slay  Moses.  But  Moses  fled  from  the  face  of  Pharaoh, 
and  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Midian.  Moses' 

And  he  sat  down  by  a  well.  Now  the  priest  flight, 
of  Midian  had  seven  daughters  ;  and  they  came  and  drew 
water,  and  filled  the  troughs  to  water  their  father's  flock. 
And  the  shepherds  came  and  drove  them  away  ;  but 
Moses  stood  up  and  helped  them,  and  watered  their 
flock. 

And  when  they  came  to  their  father,  he  said,  "  How 
is  it  that  ye  are  come  so  soon  to-day?" 

And  they  said,  "  An  Egyptian  delivered  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  shepherds,  and  moreover  he  drew  water  for 
us,  and  watered  the  flock." 

And  he  said  unto  his  daughters,  "  Where  is  he  ?  Call 
him  that  he  may  eat  bread." 

And  Moses  was  content  to  dwell  with  the  man  ;  and  he 
gave    Moses    Zipporah,  his  daughter.     And        Moses' 
she    bare   a    son,    and    he    called    his    name        marriage. 
^  Gershom  ;  for  he  said,  "  I  have  been  a  sojourner  in  a 
strange  land." 

And  the  children  of  Israel  sighed  by  reason  of  the 
bondage,  and  they  cried,  and  their  cry  came  up  unto 
God.  And  God  heard  their  groaning,  and  remembered 
his  covenant  with  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob.  And  God 
saw  the  children  of  Israel,  and  took  knowledge  of  them. 

Now  Moses  was  keeping  the  flock  of  Jethro,  his  father- 
in-law,  the  priest  of  Midian.     And  he  led  the  flock  to 

'  Exod.  ii,  13.     "  Exod.  ii,  14.  I  "  That  is,  A  sojourner. 

^  Acts  vii,  27. 


68  The  Shorter  Bible  [Exod.  3.  i. 

the  back  of  the  wilderness,  and  came  unto  Horeb.  And 
the  angel  of  the  LoRD  appeared  unto  him  in  a  flame  of 
fire  out  of  the  midst  of  a  bush.  And  he  looked,  and, 
behold,  the  bush  burned  with  fire,  and  the  bush  was  not 
consumed. 

And  Moses  said,  "  I  will  turn  aside  now,  and  see  this 
great  sight,  why  the  bush  is  not  burnt." 

And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  he  turned  aside  to  see, 
God  called  unto  him  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  bush,  and  said,  "  Moses,  Moses!" 

And  he  said,  '*  Here  am  I." 

And  he  said,  "  I  am  the  God  of  thy  fathers,  the  God 
of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob.  '  Draw  not  nigh  hither. 
Put  thy  shoes  from  off  thy  feet,  for  the  place  whereon 
thou  standest  is  holy  ground." 

And  Moses  hid  his  face  ;  for  he  was  afraid  to  look  upon 
God. 

And  the  LORD  said,  "  I  have  surely  seen  the  affliction 
of  my  people  which  are  in  Egypt,  and  have  heard  their 
cry  by  reason  of  their  taskmasters.  I  know  their  sor- 
rows, and  am  come  down  to  deliver  them,  and  to  bring 
them  up  out  of  that  land  unto  a  good  land  and  a  large, 
a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey.  Come  now  there- 
fore, and  I  will  send  thee  unto  Pharaoh,  that  thou  may- 
est  bring  forth  my  people,  the  children  of  Israel,  out  of 

Egypt.." 

And  Moses  said  unto  God,  "Who  am  I,  that  I  shcnild 
go  unto  Pharaoh,  and  that  I  should  bring  forth  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  out  of  Egypt?" 

And  God  said,  "  Certainly  I  will  be  with  thee.  And 
this  shall  be  the  token  unto  thee,  that  I  have  sent  thee: 
When  tiiou  hast  brought  forth  the  people  out  of  Eg}'pt, 
ye  shall  serve  God  upon  this  mountain." 

And  Moses  said  unto  God,  "  Behold,  when  I  come 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  shall  say  unto  them,  '  Tlie 
God  of  your  fathers  hath  sent  me  unto  you,'  and  they 
shall  say  to  me,  '  What  is  his  name?'  what  shall  I  say 
unto  them  ?  " 

And  God  said  unto  Moses,  '^  "  I  AM  THAT  I  Al\T.     Thus 

'  Exod.  iii,  5.  I      "From  the  same  root  in  Hcb.  as 

I  yehovah. 


Exod.  3-  I5-]  Chronologically  Arranged.  69 

shalt  thou  say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  ^'Jehovah, 
the  God  of  your  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac, 
and  of  Jacob,  hath  sent  me  unto  you.'  This  is  my  name 
forever.  Go,  and  gather  the  children  of  Israel  together, 
and  say  unto  them,  '  The  Lord,  the  God  of  your  fathers, 
hath  appeared  unto  me,  saying,  "  I  have  surely  visited 
you,  and  seen  that  which  is  done  to  you  in  Egypt.  I  will 
bring  you  up  out  of  the  affliction  of  Egypt  unto  a  land 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey."  '  And  they  shall  hearken 
to  thy  voice.  And  thou  shalt  come,  thou  and  the  elders 
of  Israel,  unto  the  king  of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall  say  unto 
him,  'The  LoRD,  the  God  of  the  Hebrews,  hath  met 
with  us.  Now  let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  three  days*  jour- 
ney into  the  wilderness,  that  we  may  sacrifice  to  the 
Lord  our  God.'  And  the  king  of  Egypt  will  not  give 
you  leave  to  go,  no,  not  by  a  mighty  hand.  And  I  will 
put  forth  my  hand,  and  smite  Egypt ;  and  after  that  he 
will  let  you  go.  And  I  will  give  this  people  favor  in  the 
sight  of  the  Egyptians.  And  when  ye  go,  ye  shall  not 
go  empty ;  but  every  woman  shall  ask  of  her  neighbor 
jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment.  And 
ye  shall  put  them  upon  your  sons,  and  upon  your 
daughters ;  and  ye  shall  spoil  the  Egyptians." 

And  Moses  answered  and  said,  "  But,  behold,  they  will 
not  believe  me,  nor  hearken  unto  my  voice." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  "What  is  that  in  thine 
hand  ?" 

And  he  said,  "  A  rod." 

And   God   said,  "Cast  it  on  the  ground."       ig»s  given. 

And  he  cast  it  on  the  ground,  and  it  became  a  serpent ; 
and  Moses  fled  from  before  it. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  Put  forth  thine 
hand,  and  take  it  by  the  tail." 

And  he  laid  hold  of  it,  and  it  became  a  rod  in  his 
hand. 

The  Lord  said  furthermore  unto  him,  "  Put  now  thine 
hand  into  thy  bosom." 

And  he  put  his  hand  into  his  bosom  ;  and  when  he 
took  it  out,  behold,  his  hand  was  leprous,  as  white  as 
snow. 


"^  From  the  same  root  as  /  am. 


70  The  Shorter  Bible  [Exod.  4. 7. 

And  he  said,  "  Put  thine  hand  into  thy  bosom  again." 

And  he  put  his  hand  into  his  bosom  again  ;  and  when 
he  took  it  out  of  his  bosom,  behold,  it  was  turned  again 
as  his  other  flesh. 

And  God  said,  "If  they  will  not  believe  even  these 
two  signs,  neither  hearken  unto  thy  voice,  thou  shalt  take 
of  the  water  of  the  river,  and  pour  it  upon  the  dry  land  : 
and  the  water  which  thou  takest  out  of  the  river  shall 
become  blood  upon  the  dry  land." 

And  Moses  said,  "  Oh  Lord,  I  am  not  eloquent,  neither 
heretofore,  nor  since  thou  hast  spoken  unto  thy  servant. 
I  am  slow  of  speech,  and  of  a  slow  tongue." 

And  the  LORD  said  unto  him,  ''  Who  hath  made  man's 
mouth  ?  Is  it  not  I  the  LORD  ?  Now  therefore  go,  and 
I  will  be  with  thy  mouth,  and  teach  thee  what  thou 
shalt  speak." 

And  Moses  said,  "Oh  Lord,  send,  I  pray  thee,  by 
the  hand  of  some    o  t  h  er  ,  him  whom  thou  wilt  send." 

And  the  Lord  said,  "  Is  there  not  Aaron  thy  brother 
the  Levite?  He  can  speak  well.  Behold,  he  cometh 
forth  to  meet  thee.  Thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  and  put 
the  words  in  his  mouth,  and  he  shall  be  thy  spokesman 
unto  the  people.  And  thou  shalt  take  in  thy  hand  this 
rod,  wherewith  thou  shalt  do  the  signs." 

And  the  Lord  said  to  Aaron,  "  Go  into  the  wilder- 
ness to  meet  Moses." 

And  he  went,  and  met  him  in  the  mountain  of  God, 
and  kissed  him.  And  Moses  told  Aaron  all  the  words 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  signs  wherewith  he  had  charged 
him. 


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CHAPTER   II. 

MOSES   AND   AARON   BEFORE    PHARAOH:    THE    TEN 
PLAGUES:    THE   PASSOVER. 

And    Moses    and    Aaron    gathered    together   all    the 
elders  of  the  children  of  Israel.     And  Aaron 
spake   all    the  words  which    the   Lord    had     with  the 
spoken  unto  Moses,  and  did  the  signs  in  the     wlth^' 
sight   of    the    people.     And.   the    people  be-     ^^araoh. 
lieved  :  and  when  they  heard  that  the  LORD  had  visited 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  that  he  had  seen  their  afflic- 
tion, they  bowed  their  heads  and  worshiped. 

And  afterward  Moses  and  Aaron  came,  and  said  unto 
Pharaoh,  "  Thus  saith  the  LORD,  the  God  of  Israel,  ',Let 
my  people  go,  that  they  ma}'  hold  a  feast  unto  me  in  tlie 
wilderness.'  " 

And  Pharaoh  said,  "  Who  is  the  LORD,  that  I  should 
hearken  unto  his  voice  to  let  Israel  go?  I  know  not  the 
Lord,  and  moreover  I  will  not  let  Israel  go.  Where- 
fore do  ye  loose  the  people  from  their  works  ?  Get  3'ou 
unto  your  burdens." 

And  the  same  day  Pharaoh  commanded  the  task- 
masters of  the  people,  and  their  officers,  saying,  "  Ye 
shall  no  more  give  the  people  straw  to  make  brick,  as 
heretofore  ;  let  them  go  and  gather  straw  for  themselves. 
For  they  be  idle,  therefore  they  cry,  saying,  '  Let  us  go 
and  sacrifice  to  our  God.'  " 

And    the    taskmasters    went    out,    and    spake    to    the 
people,  saying,  "  Thus  saith  Pharaoh,  '  I  will    Brick  with- 
not  give  you  straw.     Go  yourselves,  get  you    °^^*  straw, 
straw  Avhere  ye  can  find  it :  naught  of  your  work  shall  be 
diminished.'  " 

So  the  people  Avere  scattered  abroad  throughout  all 
the  land  of  Egypt  to  gather  stubble  for  straw.  And  the 
taskmasters  were  urgent,  saying,  "  Fulfill  your  works, 
your  daily  tasks,  as  when  there  was  straw." 


72  The  Shorter  Bible  [Exod.  5.  14. 

And  the  officers  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  Pha- 
raoh's taskmasters  had  set  over  them,  were  beaten,  and 
demanded,  "  Wherefore  have  you  not  fulfilled  your  task 
both  yesterday  and  to-da}',  in  making  brick  as  hereto- 
fore ?  " 

And  the  officers  did  see  that  they  were  in  evil  case. 
And  they  met  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said  unto  them, 
"  The  Lord  look  upon  you,  and  judge;  because  ye  have 
made  us  to  be  abhorred  in  the  eyes  of  Pharaoh,  and  in 
the  eyes  of  his  servants,  to  put  a  sword  in  their  hand  to 
slay  us." 

And  Moses  returned  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  "  Lord, 
since  I  Came  to  Pharaoh  to  speak  in  thy  name,  he  hath 
evil  entreated  this  people;  neither  hast  thou  clcHvered 
thy  people  at  all." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  Now  shalt  thou  see 
what  I  will  do  to  Pharaoh  ;  for  by  a  strong  hand  shall  he 
let  them  go,  and  by  a  strong  hand  shall  he  drive  them 
out  of  his  land.  Say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  '  I  will 
redeem  you  with  a  stretched  out  arm  and  with  great 
judgments,  and  I  will  take  you  to  me  for  a  people,  and 
I  will  be  to  you  a  God.'  " 

And  Moses  spake  so  unto  the  children  of  Israel ;  but 
they  hearkened  not  unto  Moses  for  anguish  of  spirit,  and 
for  cruel  bondage. 

'And  Moses  was  fourscore  years  old,  and  Aaron  four- 
score and  three  years  old,  when  they  spake  unto-  Pha- 
raoh. 

And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  in  unto  Pharaoh.  And 
Signs  before  Aaron  cast  down  his  rod  before  Pharaoh  and 
Pharaoh.  [^  became  a  serpent.  Then  Pharaoh  called 
for  the  magicians  of  Egypt,  and  they  also  did  in  like 
manner  with  their  '■'  enchantments.  For  they  cast  down 
every  man  his  rod,  and  they  became  serpents;  but 
Aaron's  rod  swallowed  up  their  rods.  And  Pharaoh's 
heart  was  hardened,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "Get  thee  unto 
Pharaoh  in  the  morning;  lo,  he  goeth  out  unto  the 
water.  And  thou  shalt  stand  by  the  river's  brink  to 
meet   him.     And   say  unto  Aaron,  '  Take   thy  rod,  and 

'  Exod.  vii,  7.  I  "  R.  V.  niarg.,  Or,  si'cnt  arts. 


Exod.  7.  19.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  73 

stretch  out  thine  hand  over  the  waters  of  Egypt,  their 
rivers,  '"^streams,  and  pools,  that  they  may  be-  jpjj.g^ 

come     blood ;    and     there     shall    be     blood  plague, 

throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  both  in  vessels  of 
wood  and  in  vessels  of  stone,'  " 

And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  as  the  Lord  commanded. 
He  lifted  up  the  rod,  and  smote  the  waters  that  were  in 
the  river,  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the  sight  of  his 
servants ;  and  all  the  waters  that  were  in  the  river  were 
turned  to  blood.  And  the  fish  that  was  in  the  river  died, 
and  the  Egyptians  could  not  drink  the  water. 

And  the  magicians  of  Egypt  did  in  like  manner  ''with 
their  enchantments  :  and  Pharaoh's  heart  '^  was  hardened, 
and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them.  And  Pharaoh  turned 
and  went  into  his  house,  neither  did  he  lay  even  this 
to  heart.  And  all  the  Egyptians  digged  round  about  the 
river  for  water  to  drink.      And  seven  days  were  fulfilled. 

And  the  LORD  spake  unto  Moses,  "  Go  in  unto  Pha- 
raoh, and  say  unto  him,  '  Thus  saith  the  LoRD,  *'  Let  my 
people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me.  And  if  thou  refuse 
to  let  them  go,  behold,  I  will  smite  all  thy  borders  with 
frogs.      The    river    shall    swarm    with    frogs,  second 

which  shall  come  into  thine  house,  and  into  plague, 

thy  bedchamber,  and  upon  thy  bed,  and  into  the  house 
of  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  people,  and  into  thine 
ovens,  and  thy  kneading  troughs." 

-  And  the  LORD  said  unto  Moses,  "Say  unto  Aaron, 
'  Stretch  forth  thy  rod  over  the  waters,  the  ^  streams, 
and  the  pools,  and  cause  frogs  to  come  up  upon  the 
land  of  Egypt.'  " 

And  Aaron  stretched  out  his  hand  over  the  waters  of 
Egypt ;  and  the  frogs  came  up,  and  covered  the  land. 
''And  the  magicians  did  in  like  manner  with  their  en- 
chantments, and  brought  up  frogs  upon  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

And  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said, 
"  Litreat  the  LORD,  that  he  take  away  the  frogs,  and  I 
will  let  the  people  go." 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  canals.  *' A  fair  test  would  have  been  turning  the 
blood  back  to  wnter.  <^  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  was  strong.  ^  A  fair  test  would 
have  been  driving  away  the  frogs. 


T4  The  vShorter  Buile  [Exod.  8. 9. 

And  Moses  said  unto  Pharaoh,  "  ]^c  it  according  to  thy 
word  ;  that  thou  mayest  know  that  there  is  none  Hke 
unto  the  LORD  our  God." 

And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  out  from  Pharaoh.  And 
Moses  cried  unto  the  Lord  concerning  the  frogs,  and 
the  frogs  died  out  of  the  houses  and  fields.  And  they 
gathered  them  together  in  heaps. 

But  when  Pharaoh  saw  that  there  was  respite,  he 
hardened  his  heart,  and  hearkened  not  unto  them. 

And  the  LORD  said  unto  Moses,  *'  Say  unto  Aaron, 
'  Stretch  out  thy  rod,  and  smite  the  dust  of  the  earth, 
that  it  may  become  ^  Hce  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Third  ^gypt-'  "    And  Aarou  stretched  out  his  hand 

Faifu^eof  with  his  rod,  and  smote  the  dust  of  the  earth, 
magicians.  and  there  were  lice  upon  man,  and  upon 
beast.  And  the  magicians  did  so  with  their  enchant- 
ments to  bring  forth  lice,  but  they  could  not. 

Then  the  magicians  said  unto  Pharaoh,  "  This  is  the 
finger  of  God." 

And  Pharaoh's  heart  was  hardened,  and  he  hearkened 
not  unto  them  ;  as  the  LuRD  had  spoken. 

And  the  LoRd  said  unto  Moses,  "  Rise  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  stand  before  Pharaoh  ;  lo,  he  com,eth  forth 
to  the  water;  and  say  unto  him,  '  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
"  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me.  Else,  I  will 
Fourth  send  swarms  of  flies  upon  thee,  and  the  houses 

plague.  Qf  the   Egyptians  shall  be  full  of  swarms  of 

flies,  and  also  the  ground  whereon  they  are.  And  I 
will  sever  in  that  day  the  land  of  Goshen,  in  which 
my  people  dwell,  that  no  swarms  of  flics  shall  be 
there  ;  to  the  end  thou  mayest  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  earth.  To-morrow  shall  this 
sign  be." 

And  the  Lord  did  so;  there  came  grievous  swarms  of 
flies. 

And  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and  for  Aaron,  and 
said,  "  Go  ye,  sacrifice  to  your  God  in  the  land." 

And  Moses  said,  "  It  is  not  meet  so  to  do.  We  will 
go  three  days'  journey  into  the  wilderness,  and  sacrifice 
to  the  LoivD  our  God,  as  he  sliall  command  us." 

"  R.  \'.  niarg..  Or,  Sand Jlics  ov Jlcas. 


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And  Pharaoh  said,  "  I  will  let  you  go,  only  ye  shall  not 
go  very  far  away.     Intreat  for  me." 

And  Moses  said,  "  Behold,  1  go  out  from  thee,  and  I 
will  intreat  the  LORD  that  the  swarms  of  flies  may  depart 
to-morrow ;  only  let  not  Pharaoh  deal  deceitfully  any 
more  in  not  letting  the  people  go." 

And  Moses  went  out  from  Pharaoh  and  intreated  the 
Lord.  And  the  Lord  removed  the  swarms  of  flies ; 
there  remained  not  one. 

And  Pharaoh  hardened  his  heart  this  time  also,  and 
he  did  not  let  the  people  go. 

Then  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  Go  in  unto  Pha- 
raoh, and  tell  him,  '  Thus  saith  the  LORD,  the  God  of  the 
Hebrews,  "  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 
For  if  thou  refuse  to  let  them  go,  behold,  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  is  upon  thy  cattle,  upon  the  horses,  asses, 
camels,  herds,  and  flocks  ;  there  shall  be  a  very  Fifth 

grievous  murrain.    And  the  LORD  shall  sever  plague, 

between  the  cattle  of  Israel  and  the  cattle  of  Egypt ;  and 
there  shall  nothing  die  of  all  that  belongeth  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel.  To-morrow  the  LORD  shall  do  this  thing 
in  the  land."  '  " 

And  the  Lord  did  that  thing  on  the  morrow,  and 
all  the  cattle  of  Egypt  died  ;  but  of  the  cattle  of  the 
children  of  Israel  died  not  one.  And  Pharaoh  sent,  and, 
behold,  there  was  not  so  much  as  one  of  the  cattle  of 
the  Israelites  dead.  But  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was  stub- 
born, and  he  did  not  let  the  people  go. 

And  the  LoRD  said  unto  Moses  and  Aaron,  "  Take 
handfuls  of  ashes  of  the  furnace,  and  sprinkle  sixth 

it  toward  the  heaven  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh.  plague. 

And  it  shall  become  a  boil  breaking  forth  upon  man 
and  beast,  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt." 

And  Moses  did  so.  And  the  magicians  could  not 
stand  before  Moses  because  of  the  boils  ;  for  the  boils 
were  upon  the  magicians,  and  upon  all  the  Egyptians. 

And  the  LORD  said  unto  Moses,  "  Rise  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  stand  before  Pharaoh,  and  say  Seventh 

unto  him,  'Thus  saith  the  LORD,  the  God  of         plague. 
the  Hebrews,  "  Exaltest  thou  thyself  against  my  people, 
that  thou  wilt  not  let  them  go  ?    Behold,  to-morrow  about 


76  The  Shorter  Bible  [Exod.  9.  18. 

this  time  I  will  cause  it  to  rain  a  very  grievous  hail,  such 
as  hath  not  been  in  Egypt  until  now.  Now  therefore 
send,  hasten  in  thy  cattle  and  all  that  thou  hast  in  the 
field;  for  every  man  and  beast  which  shall  be  found  in 
the  field  the  hail  shall  come  down  upon  them  and  they 
shall  die." 

He  that  feared  the  word  of  the  LORD  among  the  serv- 
ants of  Pharaoh  m.ade  his  servants  and  his  cattle  flee 
into  the  houses  :  and  he  that  regarded  not  the  word  of 
the  Lord  left  his  servants  and  his  cattle  in  the  field. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  Stretch  forth  thine 
hand  toward  heaven." 

And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod  toward  heaven ; 
and  the  Lord  sent  thunder  and  hail,  and  fire  ran  doAvn 
unto  the  earth.  So  there  was  hail  and  fire  mingled,  very 
grievous.  And  the  hail  smote  all  that  was  in  the  field, 
both  man  and  beast  ;  and  smote  every  herb,  and  brake 
every  tree  of  the  field.  Only  in  the  land  of  Goshen, 
where  the  children  of  Israel  were,  was  there  no  hail. 

And  Pharaoh  sent,  and  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron, 
and  said  unto  them,  "  I  have  sinned  this  time.  The 
Lord  is  rigliteous,  and  I  and  my  people  arc  wicked. 
Intreat  the  Lord;  for  there  hath  been  enough  of  these 
^  mighty  thunderings  and  hail,  and  I  will  let  you  go,  and 
ye  shall  stay  no  longer." 

And  Moses  went  out  of  the  city  from  Pharaoh,  and 
spread  abroad  his  hands  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the  thun- 
ders and  hail  ceased,  and  the  rain  was'not  poured  upon 
the  earth. 

And  when  Pharaoh  saw  that  the  rain  and  the  hail  and 
the  thunders  were  ceased,  he  sinned  )'et  more,  and  hard- 
ened his  heart,  and  did  not  let  the  children  of  Lsrael  go. 

And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  in  unto  Pharaoh,  and 
Eighth  said   unto  him,  "  Thus  saith    the   Lord,  the 

plague.  God  of  the   Hebrews,  '  How  long  wilt  thou 

refuse  to  humble  thyself  before  me?  Behold,  if  thou  re- 
fuse to  let  my  people  go,  to-morrow  will  I  bring  locusts 
into  thy  border:  and  they  shall  cover  the  face  of  the 
earth,  and  shall  cat  the  residue  of  that  which  remaincth 
unto  you  from  the  hail.     And  tin'  houses  shall  be  filled, 

"  R.  V.  maig.,  Ilcb.  -oict's  (or  t/itiiideriiigs)  of  God. 


Exod.  lo.  6.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  77 

and  the  houses  of  all  the  Egyptians ;  as  neither  thy 
fathers  nor  thy  fathers'  fathers  have  seen,  since  the  day 
that  they  were  upon  the  earth  unto  this  day*  " 

And  he  turned  and  went  out  from  Pharaoh. 

And  Pharaoh's  servants  said  unto  him,  "  How  long 
shall  this  man  be  a  snare  unto  us  ?  Let  the  men  go,  that 
-they  may  serve  the  LORD  their  God.  Knowest  thou  not 
yet  that  Egypt  is  destroyed?" 

And  Moses  and  Aaron  were  brought  again  unto  Pha- 
raoh :  and  he  said  unto  them,  "  Go,  serve  the  Lord  your 
God:  but  who  arc  they  that  shall  go?" 

And  Moses  said,  "  We  will  go  with  our  }'oung  and 
with  our  old,  with  our  sons  and  with  our  daughters  ; 
with  our  flocks  and  with  our  herds  ;  for  we  must  hold  a 
feast  unto  the  LORD." 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Not  so  :  go  now  ye  that  are 
men,  and  serve  the  LORD  ;  for  that  is  what  ye  desire." 
And  they  were  driven  out  from  Pharaoh's  presence. 

And  the  LORD  said  unto  Moses,  "  Stretch  out  thine 
hand  over  the  land  of  Egypt  for  the  locusts."  And 
Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod,  and  the  LORD  brought  an 
east  wind  upon  the  land  all  that  day,  and  all  the  night ; 
and  when  it  was  morning,  the  east  wind  brought  the 
locusts.  And  the  locusts  went  up  over  all  the  land  of 
Egypt,  very  grievous  were  they.  They  covered  the  face 
of  the  whole  earth,  so  that  the  land  was  darkened  ;  and 
they  did  eat  every  herb  of  the  land,  and  all  the  fruit  of 
the  trees  which  the  hail  had  left :  and  there  remained  not 
any  green  thing  through  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron  in  haste  ; 
and  he  said,  "  I  have  sinned  against  the  LORD  your  God, 
and  against  you.  Now  therefore  forgive,  I  pray  thee, 
my  sin  only  this  once,  and  intreat  the  LORD  your  God, 
that  he  may  take  away  from  me  this  death  only." 

And  he  went  out  from  Pharaoh,  and  intreated  the 
Lord.  And  the  Lord  turned  an  exceeding  strong 
west  wind,  which  took  up  the  locusts,  and  drove  them 
into  the  Red  Sea;  there  remained  not  one  locust  in  all 
the  border  of  Egypt. 

But  the  Lord  hardened  Pharaoh's  heart,  and  he  did 
not  let  the  children  of  Lsrael  fjo. 


78  The  Shorter  Bible        [Exod.  lo.  21. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  Stretch  out  thine 
hand  toward  heaven,  that  there  may  be  darkness 
over  the  land  of  Egypt,  •''  even  darkness  which  may  be 
felt." 

And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand  toward  heaven  ; 
Ninth'  ^^'^^  there  was  a  thick  darkness  in  all  the  land 

plague.  of  Egypt  three  days.  They  saw  not  one  an- 

other, neither  rose  any  from  his  place  for  three  days  ;  but 
all  the  children  of  Israel  had  light  in  their  dwellings. 

And  Pharaoh  called  unto  Moses,  and  said,  "  Go  ye, 
serve  the  LORD  ;  only  let  your  flocks  and  your  herds  be 
stayed.     Let  your  little  ones  also  go  with  you." 

And  Moses  said,  "Our  cattle  also  shall  go  with  us; 
there  shall  not  an  hoof  be  left  behind  ;  for  thereof  must 
we  take  to  serve  the  LoRD  our  God  ;  and  ''  we  know 
not  with  what  we  must  serve  the  LORD,  until  we  come 
thither." 

And  Pharaoh  said,  "  Get  thee  from  me,  take  heed  to 
thyself,  see  my  face  no  more  ;  for  in  the  day  thou  seest 
my  face  thou  shalt  die." 

And  Moses  said,  "  Thou  hast  spoken  well ;  I  will  see 
thy  face  again  no  more." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "Yet  one  plague 
more  will  I  bring  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  Egypt ;  after- 
ward he  shall  let  you  go:  he  shall  surely  thrust  you  out. 
Speak  now  in  the  ears  of  the  people,  and  let  them  ask 
every  one  of  his  neighbor  jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels 
of  gold." 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  This 
^^^g  *=  month  shall  be  the  first  month  of  the  year 

passover.  ^^q  you.  Speak  ye  unto  all  the  congregation 
of  Israel,  that  in  the  tenth  day  of  this  month  they  shall 
take,  every  man  for  an  household,  ''  a  lamb  without 
blemish.  And  if  the  household  be  too  little  for  a  lamb, 
then  shall  he  and  his  neighbor  next  unto  his  house  take 
one.  And  ye  shall  keep  it  until  the  fourteenth  day  of 
the  same  month ;  and  the  whole  assembly  of  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel  shall  kill  it  at  even.  And  they  shall  take 
of  the  blood,  and  put  it  on  the  two  side  posts  and  on  the 

"  R.  V.  inarg.,  Or,  so  that  men  shall  grope  in  darkness.  "^  2  Sam.  .\jciv,  24. 
"^Abib  or  Nisan       'J  John  i,  29. 


Exod.  12.  7.]  Chronologically  Arranged, 


79 


lintel,  upon  the  houses  wherein  they  shall  eat  it.  '  And 
none  of  you  shall  go  out  of  the  door  of  his  house  until 
morning.  ^  And  they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in  that  night, 
roast  with  fire,  and  unleavened  bread  ;  with  bitter  herbs 
they  shall  eat  it.  And  thus  shall  ye  eat  it ;  with  your 
loins  girded,  your  shoes  on  your  feet,  and  your  staff  in 
your  hand.  Ye  shall  eat  it  in  haste.  It  is  the  Lord's 
passover.  For  I  will  go  through  the  land  of  Egypt  in 
that  night,  and  will  smite  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  both  man  and  beast ;  and  the  °-  blood  shall  be 
to  you  for  a  token  upon  the  houses  where  ye  are  :  and 
when  I  see  the  blood,  I  will  pass  over  you,  and  there 
shall  no  plague  be  upon  you  to  destroy  you,  when  I  smite 
the  land  of  Egypt.  And  this  day  shall  be  unto  you  for 
a  memorial ;  ^  and  when  ye  be  come  to  the  land  which 
the  Lord  will  give  you,  ''ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast  to  the 
Lord." 

Then  Moses  called  for  all  the  elders  of  Israel,  and 
spake  unto  them. 

And  the  people  bowed  the  head  and  worshiped. 
And  the  children  of  Israel  did  as  the  LORD  had  com- 
manded. 

And  it  came  to  pass  at  midnight,  that  tlie  LoRD 
smote  all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  Tenth 

from  the   firstborn   of   Pharaoh   that  sat    on  piagiie. 

his  throne  unto  the  firstborn  of  the  captive  that  was  in 
the  dungeon  ;  and  all  the  firstborn  of  cattle. 


'  Exod.  xii 
2  Exod.  xii 


^  Exod.  xii,  25. 
■*  Exod.  xii,  14. 


I  John 


80  The  Shorter  Bible         [Exod.  12.  30. 


CHAPTER  III. 

THE   EXODUS:     DESTRUCTION   OF   THE    EGYPTIANS. 

And  Pharaoh  rose  up  in  the  night,  he,  and  all  the 
Egyptians.  And  there  was  a  great  cry  in  Egypt ;  for 
there  was  not  a  house  where  there  was  not  one  dead. 
And  he  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said,  "  Get  you 
forth  from  among  my  people,  both  ye  and  the  children 
of  Israel ;  and  go,  serve  the  Lord,  as  ye  have  said. 
Take  your  flocks  and  your  herds,  and  begone;  and  bless 
me  also." 

And  the  Egyptians  were  urgent  to  send  them  out  of 
Ahasty  the  land  in  haste;  for  they  said,  "We  be  all 

departure.      (jeaj  men." 

And  the  people  took  their  dough  before  it  was  leavened, 
their  kneading  troughs  being  bound  upon  their  shoulders. 
And  the  children  of  Israel  asked  of  the  Egyptians  jewels 
of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment,  according  to  the 
word  of  Moses ;  and  the  LORD  gave  the  people  favor, 
so  they  let  them  have  what  they  asked.  And  they 
spoiled  the  Egyptians. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed  from  Rameses  to 
Succoth,  about  six  hundred  thousand  on  foot  that  were 
men,  beside  children.  And  a  mixed  multitude  went  up 
also  with  them  ;  and  flocks,  and  herds,  even  very  much 
cattle.  And  they  baked  unleavened  cakes  of  the  dough 
which  they  brought  forth  out  of  Egypt,  for  it  was  not 
leavened  ;  because  they  were  thrust  out  of  Egypt,  and 
could  not  tarry,  n&ither  had  they  prepared  for  themselves 
any  victuals. 

Now  the  sojourning  of  the  children  of  Israel  in  Egypt 
was  four  hundred  and  thirty  years.  ='At  the  end  of  four 
hundred  and  thirty  years  all  the  hosts  of  the  LoRD  went 
out  from  the  land  of  Egj'pt. 

"  B.  C.  1491. 


Exod.  13.  I.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  81 

•And  the  LORD  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  Sanctify 
unto  me  all  the  firstborn  among  the  children  r^he  first- 
of  Israel,  both  of  man  and  beast  :  it  is  mine.  gfven  to^^ 
*And  it  shall  be  for  a  sign.  '  When  thy  son  G-od. 
asketh  thee  in  time  to  come,  saying,  '  What  is  this  ?  ' 
thou  shalt  say  unto  him,  '  By  strength  of  hand  the  Lord 
brought  us  out  from  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage; 
and  when  Pharaoh  would  hardly  let  us  go,  the  Lord  slew 
all  the  firstborn  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  both  the  firstborn 
of  man,  and  the  firstborn  of  beast :  therefore  all  the 
firstborn  are  the  Lord's;  ^  but  all  the 
firstborn  of  thy  sons  shalt  thou  redeem.'  " 

And  when  Pharaoh  let  the  people  go,  God  led  them  not 
by  the  way  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines,  although  that  was 
near;  for  God  said,  "Lest  the  people  repent  when  they 
see  war,  and  they  return  to  Egypt."  But  God  led  the 
people  about,  by  the  way  of  the  wilderness  by  the  Red 
Sea:  and  the  children  of  Israel  went  up  armed  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

^And  Moses  took  the  bones  of  Joseph  with  him. 

And    they  took  their  journey.     And  the  LORD  went 
before  them  by  day  in  a  pillar  of  cloud,  to        Divine 
lead  them  the  way;  and  by  night  in  a  pillar  of       guidance, 
fire,  to  give  them  light.     The  pillar  of  cloud  by  day,  and 
fire  by  night,  departed  not  from  before  the  people. 

And  the  Lord  s'pake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  turn  back  and 
encamp  by  the  sea.  And  Pharaoh  will  say  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  '  They  are  entangled.'  And  the  Egyptians 
shall  M<now  that  I  am  the  LORD." 

And  it  was  told  the  king  of  Egypt  that  the  people 
were  fled.  And  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  and  his  servants 
was  changed,  and  they  said,  "  What  is  this  we  have  done, 
that  we  have  let  Israel  go  from  serving  us?"  And  he 
made  ready  his  chariot,  and  took  his  people  Israel  pur- 
with  him  ;  he  took  all  the  chariots  of  Egypt,  sued, 
and  captains  over  all  of  them,  and  pursued  after  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  overtook  them  encamping  by  the 
sea. 

'  Exod.  xiii,  i.       ^ Exod.  xiii,  14.    I     "  Luke  ii,  22-24.     ''Gen.  1,  25,  26, 
**  Exod.  xiii,  16.  "^  Exod.  v,  2. 


82  The  Shorter  Bible  [Exod.  14. 10. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and, 
behold,  the  Egyptians  !  And  they  were  sore  afraid,  and 
cried  unto  the  LORD.  And  they  said  unto  Moses, 
"  Wherefore  hast  thou  dealt  thus  with  us  ?  It  were 
better  for  us  to  serve  the  Egyptians,  than  that  we  should 
die  in  the  wilderness." 

And  Moses  said  unto  the  people,  "  Fear  ye  not,  stand 
still,  and  see  the  salvation  of  the  Lord.  For  the 
Egyptians  whom  ye  have  seen  to-day,  ye  shall  see  them 
no  more  forever.     The  LORD  shall  fight  for  you." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  Speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel  that  they  go  forward.  Lift  thou  up 
thy  rod  and  stretch  out  thine  hand  over  the  sea,  and 
divide  it ;  and  the  children  of  Israel  shall  go  into  the 
midst  of  the  sea  on  dry  ground." 

And  the  angel  of  God,  which  went  before  tlie  camp 
of  Israel,  removed  and  went  behind  them ;  and  the  pillar 
of  cloud  removed  from  before  them,  and  stood  behind 
them:  and  it  came  between  the  camp  of  Egypt  and 
the  camp  of  Israel;  the  one  came  not  near  the  other  all 
the  night. 

And  Moses  stretched  out  his  hand  over  the  sea  ;  and 
the  Lord  caused  the  sea  to  go  back  by  a  strong  east 
Theseadi-  wind  all  the  night,  and  the  waters  were 
vided.  divided.     And    the    children    of   Israel  went 

into  the  midst  of  the  sea  upon  the  dry  ground.  The 
waters  were  a  wall  unto  them  on  their  right  hand,  and 
on  their  left. 

And  the  Egyptians  pursued,  and  went  in  after  them, 
all  Pharaoh's  horses,  his  chariots,  and  horsemen. 

And  in  the  morning  watch  the  Lord  looked  forth 
upon  the  host  of  the  Eg\'ptians  through  the  pillar  of  fiic 
and  of  cloud,  and  discomfited  the  host  of  the  Egyptians. 
He  took  off  their  chaj-iot  wheels,  that  they  drave  heavily  ; 
so  that  the  Egyptians'  said,  "  Let  us  flee  from  the  face 
of  Israel  ;  for  the  LoRD  fighteth  for  them." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  Stretch  oul  thine 
hand  over  the  sea." 

And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand  over  the  sea,  and 
the    sea    returned    to    its   ''strength  when    the    rnorning 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  zvoiitcd flc^u. 


Exod.  14. 27.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  83 

appeared.  And  the  Egyptians  fled.  And  the  Lord 
overthrew  the  Egyptians  in  the  midst  of  the  sea.  The 
waters  returned,  and  covered  the  chariots,  and  the 
horsemen,  even  all  the  host  of  Pharaoh. 
There  remained  not  so  much  as  one  of  them,  tians  de- 
Thus  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that  day  out  of  ^^^^y®'^- 
the  hand  of  the  Egyptians.  And  Israel  saw  the  great 
work  which  the  LORD  did  upon  the  Egyptians,  and  the 
people  feared  the  LoRD  :  and  they  believed  in  the  LORD, 
and  in  his  servant  Moses. 

Then  sang  Moses  and  the  children  of  Israel    The  Song  of 

this  song  unto  the  LORD,  Moses. 

"  I  will  sing  unto  the  LORD,  for  he  hath  triumphed 

gloriously : 
The  horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into  the  sea. 

The  enemy  said, 
*  I  will  pursue  ! 
I  will  overtake  ! 
I  will  draw  my  sword  ! 
My  hand  shall  destroy  them  !  ' 

Thou    didst  blow  with  thy  wind,  the    sea   covered 

them  : 
They  sank  as  lead  in  the  mighty  waters. 

Who  is  like  unto  thee,  O  LORD? 

Who  is  like  thee. 

Glorious  in  holiness, 

Fearful  in  praises. 

Doing  wonders? 

The  Lord  shall  reign  forever  and  ever." 

And  Miriam  the  prophetess,  the  sister  of  Aaron,  took 
a  timbrel  in  her  hand  ;  and  all  the  women  went  out  after 
her  with  timbrels  and  with  dances.  And  Miriam  answered 
them, 

"Sing   ye    to  the    Lord,    for    he    hath    triumphed 

gloriously  ; 
The  horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into  the  sea." 


84  The  Shorter  Bible  [Exod.  15. 22. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

FROM   THE   RED   SEA   TO    SINAI, 

And  Moses  led  Israel  onward  from  the  Red  Sea,  and 
they  went  out  into  the  wilderness  of  Shur.  They 
went  three  days  in  the  wilderness,  and  found  no  water. 
And  when  they  came  to  Marah,  they  could  not  drink  of 
the  waters  of  Marah,  for  they  were  bitter;  therefore  the 
name    of   it    was    called    ''"■  Marah.     And    the 

Murmuring  ,  ,  •      i.     T\/r  •    ~ 

-waters         people     murmured     agamst    Moses,    saying, 
sweetened.      «  ^yj^^^  ^,^^,j  ^^^  ^^.j^^j^,  p  .,      ^^^j  j^^  ^^.j^j  ^^^^^ 

the   Lord  ;  and   the   LORD  showed   him  a  tree,  and  he 
cast  it  into  the  waters,  and  the  waters  were  made  sweet. 

And  they  came  to  Elim,  where  were  twelve  springs 
of  water,  and  threescore  and  ten  palm  trees;  and  they 
encamped  there  by  the  waters. 

And  they  took  their  journey  from  Elim,  and  came  unto 
the  wilderness  of  Sin,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  second 
month  after  their  departing  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

And  the  whole  congregation  murmured  against  Moses 
and  against  Aaron,  and  said  unto  them,  "  Would  that 
we  had  died  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  when  we  sat  by  the 
flcshpots,  when  we  did  cat  bread  to  the  full, 
-ibod^""^  For  ye  have  brought  us  forth  into  this  wildcr- 
^^''^^-  ness,  to  kill  this  whole  assembly  with  hunger." 

And  Moses  said,  "Your  murmurings  are  not  against 
us,  but  against  the  LoRD;  he  hath  heard  your  murmur- 
ings." And  they  lookcxl  toward  the  wilderness,  and,  be- 
hold, the  glory  of  the  LoRD  appeared  in  the  cloud. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "I  have 
heard  the  murmurings  of  the  children  of  Israel.  Speak 
unto  them,  saying,  '  At  even  ye  shall  eat  flesh,  and  in 
the  morning  ye  shall  be  filled  with  bread  ;  and  ye  shall 
know  that  1  am  the  LORD  your  God.'  " 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  That  \^' Bitterness. 


Exod.  i6.  13.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  85 

-  And  it  came  to  pass  at  even,  that  quails  came  up,  and 
covered  the  camp.  And  in  the  morning  the  dew  lay- 
round  about  the  camp. 

And  when  the  dew  was  gone  up,  behold,  upon  the  face 
of  the  wilderness  a  small  ^  round  thing,  small  as  the  hoar 
frost  on  the  ground.  And  when  the  children  of  Israel 
saw  it,  they  said  one  to  another,  '^  "  What  is  it  ?  "  For 
they  wist  not  what  it  was. 

And  Moses  said  unto  them,  "It  is  the  bread  which  the 
Lord  hath  given  you  to  eat.     Gather  ye  of  it." 

And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so ;  they  gathered  it 
morning  by  morniiig.  And  when  the  sun  waxed  hot  it 
melted. 

And  on  the  sixth  day  they  gathered  twice  as  much, 
and  all  the  rulers  of  the  congregation  came  and  told 
Moses.  And  he  said  unto  them,  "  This  is  that  which 
the  Lord  hath  spoken,  '  To-morrow  is  a  solemn  rest,  a 
holy  sabbath  unto  the  LORD.  Six  days  ye  shall  gather 
it ;  but  on  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath,  in  it  there 
shall  be  none.'  " 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  there 
went  out  some  of  the  people  to  gather,  and  they  found 
none.  So  the  people  rested  on  the  seventh  day.  And 
the  house  of  Israel  called  the  name  thereof  ° Manna  ;  and 
it  was  like  coriander  seed,  white ;  and  the  taste  of  it  was 
like  wafers  made  with  honey. 

And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  "  Take  a  pot,  and  put 
manna  therein,  and  lay  it  up  before  the  LORD,  to  be  kept 
for  your  generations,  that  they  may  see  the  bread  where- 
with I  fed  you  in  the  wilderness."  So  Aaron  laid  it  up 
before  the  testimony. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  did  eat  the  manna  forty 
years,  until  they  came  unto  the  borders  of  the  land  of 
Canaan. 

And  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel 
journeyed  from  the  wilderness  of  Sin,  accord- 

■  ^     \^  1  ^      r   ^1         T   ^^^  1     Murmuring 

mg  to  the  commandment  01  the  LORD,  and    -water 

pitched  in  Rephidim  :  and  there  was  no  water    s^"^®'^' 

for  the  people  to  drink.     Wherefore  the  people  strove 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Ov,  flake.  *>  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  It  is  manna.  Heb.  Man  hti. 
"=  R.  V.  mare.,  Heb.  Man. 


86  "      The  vSiiorter  Bible  [Exod.  17. 2. 

with  Moses,  and  said,  "  Give  us  water,-  that  we  may 
drink." 

And  Moses  cried  unto  the  LORD,  saying,  "  What  shall 
I  do  unto  this  people  ?  They  be  almost  ready  to  stone 
me." 

And  the  LORD  said  unto  Moses,  "  Pass  on  before  the 
people,  and  take  with  thee  of  the  elders  of  Israel  ;  and 
thy  rod,  wherewith  thou  smotest  the  river,  take  in  thine 
hand.  Behold,  I  will  stand  before  thee  there  upon  the 
rock  in  Horeb  ;  and  thou  shalt  smite  the  rock,  and  there 
shall  come  water  out  of  it,  that  the  people  may  drink." 

And  Moses  did  so  in  the  sight  of  the  elders  of  Israel. 

Then  came  Amalek,  and  fought  with  Israel  in  Rephi- 
dim.  And  Moses  said  unto  Joshua,  "  Choose  out  men, 
and  go,  fight  with  Amalek.  I  will  stand  on  the  top  of 
the  hill  with  the  rod  of  God  in  mine  hand." 

So  Moses,   Aaron,  and  Hur  went  up  to  the  top  of  the 

T,  ..,  x-u  hill.  And  when  Moses  *held  up  his  hand, Israel 
Battle  witn  -i     i  11  i        1  1  1  ■      1  1 

the  Amalek-    prevailed;  and  when  he  let  down  his  hand, 

Amalek  prevailed.     But   Moses'   hands  were 

heavy;  and   they  took  a  stone,  and   put  it    under   him, 

and  he  sat  thereon  ;  and  Aaron  and  Hur  stayed  u[)  his 

hands,  the  one  on   the  one  side,   and  the  other  on  the 

other  side  ;  and   his  hands  were  steady  until  the  going 

down  of  the  sun.     y\nd   Joshua  discomfited  Amalek  and 

his  people  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  Write  this  for  a 
memorial  in  a  book,  and  rehearse  it  in  the  ears  of  Joshua  ; 
that  I  will  utterly  blot  out  the  remembrance  of  Amalek 
from  under  heaven." 

And  Moses  built  an  altar,  and  called  the  name  of  it 
^  Jehovah-nissi. 

Now  Jethro,  Moses'  father-in-law,  heard  of  all  that  God 

had  done  for  Moses,  and  for  Israel  his  people,  how  the 

Lord  had  broufjht  Israel  out  of  Egypt.    And 

Visit  and  - 

counsel  of       Jetliro   took   Zipporah,    Moses   wife,  and  her 

®^  ^°-  two  sons,  ^  Gershom  and  **  Eliezer,  and  came 

unto  Moses  into  the  wilderness  where  he  was  encamped. 

And   Moses  went  out  to  meet  his  father-in-law,  and  did 

"  Tlic  attitude  of  prayer.  ''  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  77ic'  Lord  is  my  bauncr. 
'^  That  is,  a  sojourner.     ''  That  is,  God  my  help. 


Exod.  i8. 7.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  87 

obeisance,  and  kissed  him,  and  they  came  into  the  tent. 
And  Moses  told  his  father-in-law  all  that  the  Lord  had 
done  unto  Pharaoh  and  to  the  Egyptians  for  Israel's 
sake,  and  how  the  Lord  delivered  them.  And  Jethro 
rejoiced  for  all  the  goodness  which  the  LORD  had  done 
to  Israel.  And  Jethro  took  a  burnt  offering  and  sacrifices 
for  God.  And  Aaron  came,  and  all  the  elders  of  Israel, 
to  eat  bread  with  Moses'  father-in-law  before  God. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  Moses  sat  to 
judge  the  people  ;  and  the  people  stood  about  Moses 
from  the  morning  unto  the  evening.  And  when  Moses' 
father-in-law  saw  all,  he  said,   "  What  is  this?" 

And  Moses  said  unto  his  father-in-law,  "  Because  the 
people  come  unto  me  to  inquire  of  God  ;  and  I  judge 
between  a  man  and  his  neighbor,  and  make  them  know 
the  laws  of  God." 

And  Moses'  father-in-law  said  unto  him,  "  The  thing 
that  thou  doest  is  not  good.  Thou  wilt  surely  wear 
away.  The  thing  is  too  heavy  for  thee.  Hearken  now 
unto  my  voice,  I  will  give  thee  counsel.  Provide  out 
of  all  the  people  able  men,  such  as  fear  God,  men  of  truth, 
hating  unjust  gain,  and  place  such  over  them,  to  be  rulers 
of  thousands,  rulers  of  hundreds,  rulers  of  fifties,  and  rulers 
of  tens,  and  let  them  judge  the  people  at  all  seasons.  Every 
great  matter  they  shall  bring  unto  thee,  but  every  small 
matter  they  shall  judge  themselves." 

So  Moses  liearkened  to  the  voice  of  his  father-in-law, 
and  did  all  that  he  had  said. 

And  Moses  let  his  father-in-law  depart;  and  he  went 
his  way  into  his  own  land. 


38  The  Shorter  Bible  [Exod.  19.  i. 


CHAPTER  V. 

THE   COVENANT   BETWEEN   GOD   AND   ISRAEL. 

In  the  third  month  after  the  children  of  Israel  were 
gone  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  the  same  day  came 
they  into  the  wilderness  of  Sinai.  And  Israel  camped 
before  the  mount. 

And  Moses  went  up  unto  God,  and  the  LoRD  called 
The  cove-  unto  him  out  of  the  mountain,  saying,  "  Thus 
poslcfby  ^^■'^It  ^^■'O"  ^^y  ^o  ^^^^  children  of  Israel,  '  Ye 
G^od.  have  seen  what  I  did  unto  the  Egyptians,  and 

how  I  bare  you  on  eagles'  wings,  and  brought  you  unto 
myself.  Now  therefore,  if  ye  will  obey  my  voice  indeed, 
and  keep  my  covenant,  then  ye  shall  be  a  peculiar 
treasure  unto  me  '^  from  among  all  peoples.  Ye  shall  be 
unto  me  a  kingdom  of  priests,  and  an  holy  nation.'  " 

And  Moses  came  and  called  for  the  elders  of  the 
people,  and  set  before  them  all  these  words  which  the 
Lord  commanded  him.  And  all  the  people  answered 
Accepted  together,  and  said,  "  All  that  the  LORD  hath 
by  the  spoken  we  will  do."    And  Moses  reported  the 

words  of  the  people  unto  the  Lord. 

And  Moses  went  down  from  the  mount,  and  sanctified 
the  people  ;  and  they  washed  their  garments.  And  he 
said  unto  the  people,  "  Be  ready  against  the  third  day." 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third  day,  Avhen  it  was 
morning,  that  there  were  thunders  and  lightnings,  and 
a  thick  cloud  upon  the  mount,  and  the  voice  of  a  trum- 
pet exceeding  loud  ;  and  all  the  people  that  were  in  the 
camp  trembled.  And  Moses  brought  forth  the  people 
out  of  the  camp  to  meet  God.  And  Mount  Sinai  was 
altogether  on  smoke,  because  the  LORD  descended  upon 
it  in  fire;  and  the  smoke  thereof  ascended  as  the  smoke 
of  a  furnace,  and  the  whole  mount  quaked  greatly.    And 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  above. 


Exod.  19. 19.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  89 

when  the  voice  of  the  trumpet  waxed  louder  and  louder, 
Moses  spake,  and  God  answered  him  by  a  voice.  And 
the  Lord  came  down  upon  Mount  Sinai. 

And  God  spake,  saying, 

"  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought  thee  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  The  "words 
bondage.  °^^^^,^RY^' 

"  Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  me.    command- 

"  Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  a  graven 
image,  nor  the  likeness  of  any  form  that  is  in  heaven 
above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the 
water  under  the  earth  :  thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself 
unto  them,  nor  serve  them :  for  I  the  Lord  thy  God  am 
a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon 
the  children,  upon  the  third  and  upon  the  fourth  gen- 
eration of  them  that  hate  me  ;  and  showing  mercy  unto 
^  thousands  of  them  that  love  me  and  keep  my  command- 
ments. 

'*  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  LORD  thy  God 
^in  vain  ;  for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless  that 
taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

"  Remember  the  sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy.  Six  days 
shalt  thou  labor,  and  do  all  thy  work :  but  the  seventh 
day  is  a  sabbath  unto  the  LORD  thy  God :  in  it  thou 
shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daugh- 
ter, thy  manservant,  nor  thy  maidservant,  nor  thy  cattle, 
nor  thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates:  for  in  six  days 
the  Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that 
in  them  is,  and  rested  the  seventh  day  :  wherefore  the 
Lord  blessed  the  sabbath  day,  and  hallowed  it. 

"  Honor  thy  father  and  thy  mother  :  that  thy  days  may 
be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  LORD  thy  God  giveth 
thee. 

"  Thou  shalt  do  no  murder. 

"Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

"  Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

"  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy  neigh- 
bor. 

"  Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbor's  house,  thou  shalt 

"  R.  V.  marg.,   Or,   a  thousand  generations.      See  Deut.  vii.  9.     ^  R.  V. 
marg.,  Or,  for  vanitv  ox  falsehood. 
9 


90  The  vSiiorter  Bible  ^      [Exod.  20.  17. 

not  covet  thy  neighbor's  wife,  nor  his  manservant,  nor 
his  maidservant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  anything 
that  is  thy  neighbor's." 

And  all  the  people  saw  the  thundcrings,  and  the  light- 
nings, and  the  voice  of  the  trumpet,  and  the  mountain 
smoking ;  and  they  trembled,  and  stood  afar  off.  And 
they  said  unto  Moses,  "  Speak  thou  with  us,  and  we  will 
hear;  but  let  not  God  speak  with  us,  lest  we  die." 

And  Moses  said  unto  the  people,  "  Fear  not  :  for  God 
is  come  to  prove  you,  and  that  his  fear  may  be  before 
you,  that  ye  sin  not." 

And  Moses  drew  near  unto  the  thick  darkness  where 
God  was. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  Thus  thou  shalt  say 
Additional  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  'Ye  yourselves 
Book  of  ^he  have  seen  that  I  have  talked  with  you  from 
Covenant"),  heavcn.  Ye  shall  not  make  other  gods  with 
me  ;  gods  of  silver,  or  gods  of  gold,  ye  shall  not  make 
unto  you.  .  .  . 

"  '  He  that  smiteth  his  father,  or  his  mother,  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death. 

"  '  He  that  curscth  his  father,  or  his  mother,  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death.  .  .  . 

"  ' '  He  that  stcaleth  a  man,  and  selleth  him,  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death.  .  .   . 

"'''If  one  man's  ox  hurt  another's,  that  he  die;  then 
shall  they  sell  the  live  ox,  and  divide  the  price  of  it ;  and 
the  dead  ox  also  they  shall  divide.  Or  if  it  be  known 
that  the  ox  was  wont  to  gore  in  time  past,  and  his  owner 
hath  not  kept  him  in  ;  he  shall  surely  pay  ox  for  ox,  and 
the  dead  beast  shall  be  his  own. 

'"  If  a  man  shall  steal  an  ox,  or  a  sheep,  and  kill  it,  or 
sell  it;  he  shall  pay  five  oxen  for  an  ox,  and  four  sheep 
for  a  sheep.  .  .  . 

'"  He  that  sacrificeth  unto  any  god,  save  unto  the 
Lord  only,  shall  be  utterly  destroyed. 

"  '  A  stranger  shalt  thou  not  oppress ;  for  ye  know  the 
heart  of  a  stranger,  seeing  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

"  '  Ye  shall  not  afflict  any  widow,  or  fatherless  child.    If 

'  Exod.  xxi,  16.  -Exod.  xxi,  35. 


Exod. 22.23.]     CfIRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  91 

thou  afflict  them  in  any  wise,  and  they  cry  at  all  unto  me, 
I  will  surely  hear  their  cry  ;  and  my  wrath  shall  wax  hot, 
and  I  will  kill  you  with  the  sword  ;  and  your  wives  shall 
be  widows,  and  your  children  fatherless.  .  .  . 

*' '  The  firstborn  of  thy  sons  shalt  thou  give  unto  me. 
Likewise  shalt  thou  do  with  thine  oxen,  and  with  thy 
sheep ;  seven  days  it  shall  be  with  its  dam ;  on  the 
eighth  day  thou  shalt  give  it  me. 

"  'Ye  shall  be  holy  men  unto  me.  .  .  . 

"  '  Thou  shalt  not  take  up  a  false  report.  Thou  shalt 
not  follow  a  multitude  to  do  evil.  .  .  . 

"  '  If  thou  see  the  ass  of  him  that  hateth  thee  lying 
under  his  burden,  and  wouldst  forbear  to  help  him,  thou 
shalt  surely  help  him. 

"  ' '  Thou  shalt  not  see  thy  brother's  ox  or  sheep  go 
astray,  and  hide  thyself  from  them  ;  thou  shalt  surely 
bring  them  again  unto  thy  brother.  And  if  thy  brother 
be  not  nigh  unto  thee,  or  if  thou  know  him  not,  then 
thou  shalt  bring  it  home  to  thine  house,  and  it  shall  be 
with  thee  until  thy  brother  seek  after  it,  and  thou  shalt 
restore  it  to  him  again.  And  so  shalt  thou  do  with  his 
ass,  and  his  garment,  and  every  lost  thing.  .  .  . 

"  '  Keep  thee  far  from  a  false  matter.  .  .  . 

"  '  ^  Thou  shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  in  its  mother's  milk.  .  .  . 

"  ' "  Ye  shall  not  kill  cow  or  ewe  and  her  young  both  in 
one  day.' 

'And  God  said  unto  Moses,  "Come  up  unto  the 
Lord,  thou,  and  Aaron,  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  and  seventy 
of  the  elders  of  Israel ;  and  worship  ye  afar  off.  And 
Moses  alone  shall  come  near." 

And  Moses  wrote  all  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  rose 
up  early  in  the  morning,  and  builded  an  altar  under  the 
mount,  and  twelve  pillars,  according  to  the 
twelve  tribes  of  Israel.  And  he  sent  young  nantfoTm- 
men  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  offered  ^^^^ ^atifie'i- 
*•  offerings  of  oxen  unto  the  LORD.  '^And  Moses  took 
half  of  the  blood,  and  put  it  in  basins;  and  half  of  the 
blood  he  sprinkled  on  the  altar.     And  he  took  the  book 


'  Deut.  xxii,  i. 
'■'Lev.  xxii,  28. 
^  Exod.  xxiv,  I. 


*  To  inculcate  mercifulness.  ^  The 
beginning  of  national  sacrifice. 
=  Heb.  ix.  18-21. 


92  The  Shorter  Bible  [Exod.  24. 7. 

of  the  covenant,  and  *  read  in  the  audience  of  the 
people. 

And  they  said,  "  All  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken  will 
we  do,  and  be  obedient." 

And  Moses  took  the  blood,  and  sprinkled  it  on  the 
people,  and  said,  "  Behold  the  blood  of  the  covenant, 
which  the  LORD  hath  made  with  you." 

Then  went  up  Moses,  and  Aaron,  Nadab,  and  Abihu, 
and  seventy  of  the  elders  of  Lsrael ;  and  they  saw  the 
God  of  Israel.  And  there  was  under  his  feet  as  it  were 
a  paved  work  of  sapphire  stone,  as  it  were  the  very 
heaven  for  clearness.  And  upon  the  nobles  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  he  laid  not  his  hand.  And  they  beheld 
God  and  did  eat  and  drink. 

''Neh.  viii,  23. 


Exod.  24.12.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  93 


CHAPTER  VI. 

MOSES    IN    THE     MOUNTAIN     WITH     GOD:     DIRECTIONS 
FOR   BUILDING  THE   TENT   OF   MEETING. 

And  the   Lord  said   unto    Moses,  "Come  up  to  me 
into  the  mount,  and  I  will  give  thee  the  tables 
of  stone,  and  the  law  and  the  commandment,    God  in  the 
which  I  have  written,  that  thou  mayest  teach 
them." 

"And  Moses  said  unto  the  elders,  "Tarry  ye  here 
until  we  come  again  unto  you." 

"And  Moses  and  Joshua  his  minister  went  up  into  the 
mount  of  God.  And  the  Glory  of  the  LORD  abode 
upon  Mount  Sinai,  and  the  cloud  covered  it  six  days. 
And  the  appearance  of  the  Glory  was  like  devouring  fire 
on  the  top  of  the  mount. 

'And  the  seventh  day  God  called  unto  Moses  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  cloud,  and  Moses  entered  into  the  midst 
of  the  cloud,  and  was  in  the  mount  forty  days  and  forty 
nights. 

And  the  Lord    spake    unto   Moses,  saying,  "  Speak 

unto  the  children   of    Israel,   that  they  take  for  me  an 

offering,  of  every  man  whose  heart  maketh  him  willing. 

And  this  is  the  offering  which  ye  shall  take  of  Q.ojijiesir- 

them ;  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass  ;  blue,  and    ing  to  dwell 
, '    °      , '  ,  .'    -  , .  ,   ,  .  with  Israel. 

purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  hnen ;  sealskms, 
and  acacia  wood  ;  oil  for  the  light,  spices  for  the  anoint- 
ing  oil   and   for  the  sweet  incense ;    and  precious 
stones  to  be  set.     And  let  them  make  me  a  sanctuary 
that  I  may  dwell  among  them. 

"  They  shall  make  an  ark  of  acacia  wood,  and  overlay 
it  with  pure  gold,  within  and  without  shalt         ^^ 

,  ^ ,         P        '  The  ark. 

thou  overlay  it. 

"  And  thou  shalt  make  a  mercy  seat  of  pure  gold.     And 

'  Exod.  xxiv,  14.     ■■'  Exod.  xxiv,  13.     ^  Exod.  xxiv,  16. 


94  The  Shorter  Bible         [Exod.  25.  18. 

thou  shalt  make  two  cherubim  of  gold;  of  beaten  work 

„,  shalt   thou  make  them,  at   the  two   ends  of 

The  mercy         .  ^        .  '    .  -^i     .1 

seat.  the  mercy  seat,  of  one  piece  with  the   mercy 

seat  shall  ye  make  the  cherubim.     And  the   cherubim 

shall  spread  out  their  wings  on  high,  covering  the  mercy 

seat  with  their  wings,  with  their  faces  one  to  another, 

toward  the  mercy  seat.     And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy 

seat  upon   the   ark;  and   in   the  ark  thou  shalt  put  the 

testimony  that  I  shall  give  thee.     And  there  I  will  meet 

with  thee,  and  I  will  commune  with  thee  from  above  the 

mercy  seat. 

"  *  And  thou  shalt  make  an  altar  to  burn  incense  upon. 
And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure  gold,  and  make  unto 
it  a  crown  of  gold  round  about.  And  thou  shalt  put  it 
The  altar  for  before  the  veil,  before  the  mercy  seat  where 
incense.  I    xYJll   meet  with  thee.     And  every  morning 

when  Aaron  dresseth  the  lamps,  and  when  h  e  lighteth 
the  lamps  at  even,  he  shall  burn  incense  of  sweet  spices 
thereon  ;  a  perpetual  incense  before  the  LORD.  Ye  shall 
offer  no  strange  incense  thereon,  nor  burnt  offering,  nor 
meal  offering;  and  ye  shall  pour  no  drink  offering  thereon. 
It  is  most  holy  unto  the  LORD. 

"*And   thou    shalt   make  a  table  of  acacia  wood,  and 

overlay  it   with  pure  gold.     And  thou   shalt  make   the 

dishes  and  spoons  and  bowls  thereof  of  pure 
The  table.         ^^^jj_      ^^^^     ^^^^^    ^j^^jj.    ^^.^     ^jp^,^    ^.j^^    ^^^^^ 

showbread  before  me  alway. 

"And  thou  shalt  make  a  candlestick  of  pure  gold,  of 
beaten  work.  There  shall  be  six  branches  going  out  of 
The  candle-  ^hc  sides  thereof,  three  out  of  the  one  side 
stick.  ^iitj  three  out  of  the  other.     And  thou  shalt 

make  the  lamps  thereof,  seven,  to  give  light.  And 
the  tongs  thereof,  and  the  snuff  dishes  shall  be  of  pure 
gold.  'And  thou  shalt  command  the  children  of  Israel 
that  they  bring  pure  olive  oil  for  the  light,  to  cause  a 
lamp  to  burn  continually.  In  the  tent  of  meeting,  with- 
out the  veil,  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  order  it  from 
evening  to  morning  before  the  LoRD. 

""Moreover,  thou  shalt  make  the  tabernacle  with  ten 
curtains;  of  fine  twined  linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and 

'  Exod.  XXX,  1.      '^  Exod.  xxv,  23.     ^  Exod.  xxvii,  20.     ■•  Exod.  xxvi,  i. 


Exod.  26. 1.]    Chronologically  Arran(;ed.  95 

scarlet,  with  cherubim  the  work  of  the   cunning  work- 
man shalt  thou  make  them.     And  thou  shalt 

Tlie  "tent 

make  curtains  of  goats'  hair  for  a  tent  over 

the  tabernacle.     And  thou  shalt  make  a  covering  for  the 

tent  of  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  a  covering  of  sealskins 

above. 

"  And  thou  shalt  make  the  boards  for  the  tabernacle  of 
acacia  wood.   And  thou  shalt  overlay  the  boards  with  gold. 

"  And  thou  shalt  make  a  ^  veil  of  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  ;  with  cherubim  the  work 
of  the  cunning  workman  shall  it  be  made.  And  thou 
shalt  hang  it  upon  four  pillars  of  acacia 
overlaid  with  gold,  and  shalt  bring  in  thither 
within  the  veil  the  ark  of  the  testimony.  And  the  veil 
shall  divide  between  the  holy  place  and  the  most  holy. 
And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy  seat  upon  the  ark  of  the 
testimony  in  the  most  holy  place.  And  thou  shalt  set 
the  table  and  candlestick  without  the  veil. 

"  And  thou  shalt  make  a  screen  for  the  door  of  the  tent, 
of    blue,    and    purple,  and    scarlet,  and    fine 
twined  linen,  the  work  of  the  embroiderer.        ®  scieen. 
And  thou  shalt  make  for  the  screen  five  pillars  of  acacia, 
and  overlay  them  with  gold. 

"  And  thou  shalt  make  the  altar  of  acacia 
wood.     And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  brass.    burnt^oflbi°/ 
And  all  the  vessels  thereof  thou  shalt  make    "^^" 
of  brass. 

"And  thou  shalt  make  the  court  of  the  tabernacle,  of 
fine  twined  linen, ''  an  hundred  cubits  long  for 
one   side.     And    the   pillars  thereof  shall  be  ^e  court. 

of  brass,  the  hooks  and  fillets  of  silver. 

"  '  Thou  shalt  also  make  a  laver  of  brass,  and  thou  shalt 
put  it  between  the  tent  of  meeting  and  the  altar,  and 
thou  shalt  put  water  therein.  And  Aaron 
and  his  sons  shall  wash  their  hands  and  their 
feet  thereat,  when  they  go  into  the  tent  of  meeting,  or 
when  they  come  near  to  the  altar  to  minister,  that  they 
die  not." 

Moreover  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  Take 

^  Exod.  XXX,  i8.  I       "Matt,  xxvii,  51.      '^ About  a  liuii- 

I  dred  and  fifty  feet. 


96  The  Shorter  Bible         [Exod.  30. 23. 

thou  also  unto  thee  spices ;  myrrh,  sweet  cinnamon, 
The  holy  oil  "^weet  calamus,  cassia,  and  olive  oil,  and 
and  incense,  niake  it  an  holy  anointing  oil.  And  thou 
shalt  anoint  therewith  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  the  ark, 
and  table,  and  candlestick,  and  the  altar  of  incense,  and 
the  altar  of  burnt  offering,  and  the  laver.  And  thou  shalt 
anoint  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  sanctify  them,  that  they 
may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office.  And  take 
unto  thee  sweet  spices,  and  make  incense,  seasoned  with 
salt,  pure  and  holy,  and  put  of  it  before  the  testimony 
in  the  tent  of  meeting." 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  See,  I 
have  called  by  name  Bezalel,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  and 
I  have  filled  him  with  the  Spirit  of  God  to  work  in  gold, 
and  silver,  and  brass,  and  in  cutting  of  stones  for  setting, 
and  in  carving  of  wood,  to  work  in  all  manner  of  work- 
manship. And  in  the  hearts  of  all  that  are  wise-hearted 
The  work-  I  h3.ve  put  wisdom,  that  they  may  make  all 
men  called.  ]_\y^^^  J  ^^ve  commanded  thee;  the  tent  of 
meeting,  and  the  ark,  and  the  mercy  seat,  and  all  the  fur- 
niture of  the  tent,  and  the  holy  garments  for  Aaron  and 
his  sons,  and  the  anointing  oil,  and  the  incense  of  sweet 
spices;  according  to  all  that  I  have  commanded  thee 
shall  they  do." 

'  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  When 
thou  takest  the  sum  of  the  children  of  Lsrael,  then  shall 
they  give  every  man  ''a  ransom  for  his  soul,  half  a  shekel 
for  an  offering  to  the  LoRD.  The  rich  shall 
ThepoUtax.  ^^^^  ^j^^  more,  the  poor  shall  not  give  less. 
And  thou  shalt  take  the  money  for  the  service  of  the 
tent  of  meeting. 

"  "And  bring  thou  near  unto  thee  Aaron  thy  brother, 
and  his  sons,  tliat  he  may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's 
office,  even  Aaron,  an  d  Nadab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and 
Ithamar,  Aaron's  sons.  And  thou  shalt  make  holy 
garments  for  Aaron  thy  brother,  for  glory  and  for  beauty. 
The  priests'  ^nd  these  are  the  garments  :  a  breastplate,  an 
arments.  ephod,  a  robe,  a  coat  of  checker  work,  a  miter, 
and  a  girdle. 

"And  they  shall  make  the  ephod  of  gold,  of  blue,  and 
'  Exod.  XXX,  II.     '^  Exod.  xxviii,  i.    |  "Matt,  xvii,  24-27. 


Lxod.  28.  6.]  Chronologically  ArranCxEd.  97 

purple,  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen,  the  work  of  the 
cunning  workman.  And  thou  shalt  take  two  onyx 
stones,  and  grave  on  them  the  names  of  the  children  of 
Israel ;  six  of  their  names  on  one  stone,  and  six  on  the 
other.  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  stones  upon  the 
shoulder  pieces  of  the  ephod  to  be  stones  of  memorial 
for  the  children  of  Israel ;  and  '^  Aaron  shall  bear  their 
names  before  the  LORD  upon  his  two  ^  shoulders. 

"  And  thou  shalt  make  a  breastplate,  like  the  work  of 
the  ephod.  Foursquare  it  shall  be.  '  And  bind  the 
breastplate  to  the  ephod  with  a  lace  of  blue.  *  And  thou 
shalt  set  in  it  four  rows  of  stones,  according  to  the  names 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  twelve.  They  shall  be  for  the 
twelve  tribes.  And  Aaron  shall  bear  the  names  of  the 
children  of  Israel  in  the  breastplate  upon  his  '^  heart  when 
he  goeth  in  unto  the  holy  place. 

"And  thou  shalt  make  a  plate  of  pure  gold,  and  grave 
upon  it,  Holy  to  the  Lord.'  And  thou  shalt  put  it  on 
a  lace  of  blue,  on  the  forefront  of  the  miter.  And  it  shall 
be  upon  Aaron's  forehead." 

^Andhegave  unto   Moses,  when   he  had    The  tables 
made  an  end  of  communing  with  him  upon   gfvlnto  Mo- 
Mount  Sinai,  the  two  tables  of  the  testimony,    ses. 
tables  of  stone,  written  with  the  finger  of  God. 


'  Exod.  xxviii,  28. 
'•*  Exod.  xxviii,  17. 
■'  Exod.  xxxi,  18. 


*  Aaron  is  here  a  type  of  Christ. 
''  A  symbol  of  strength.  ^'  A  symbol 
of  love. 


98  The  Shorter  Bible  [Kxod.  32.  i. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

ISRAEL'S  BACKSLIDING,  PUNISHMENT,  AND  RESTORA- 
TION :    THE  TENT  OF  MEETING  ERECTED. 

And  when  the  people  saw  that  Moses  delayed  to  come 
down  from  the  mount,  the  people  gathered  themselves 
together  unto  Aaron,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Up,  make  us 
gods,  which  shall  go  before  us  ;  for  as  for  this  Moses,  the 
man  that  brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we 
know  not  what  is  become  of  him." 

And  Aaron  said  unto  them,  "  Break  off  the  golden  rings, 
which  are  in  the  ears  of  your  wives,  your  sons  and  daugh- 
ters, and  bring  them  unto  me." 

And  all  the  people  brake  off  the  golden  rings  \\hich 
were  in  their  ears,  and  brought  them  unto  Aaron,  And 
he  received  it  at  their  hand,  and  fashioned  it  with  a 
The  golden  graving  tool,  and  made  it  a  molten  calf  And 
^^^^-  they   said,    "  These    be    thy  gods,  O    Israel, 

which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt." 

And  when  Aaron  saw  this,  he  built  an  altar  before  it; 
and  Aaron  made  proclamation,  and  said,  "  To-morrow 
shall  be  a  feast  to  the  LORD." 

And  they  rose  up  early  on  the  morrow,  and  offered 
burnt  offerings,  and  brought  peace  offerings  ;  and  the 
people  sat  down  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  rose  up  to  pla}'. 

And  the  LoRl)  spake  unto  Moses,  "  Go,  get  thee  down  ; 
for  thy  people,  which  thou  broughtest  up  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  have  turned  aside  quickly  out  of  the  way. 
They  have  made  them  a  molten  calf,  and  they  have  wor- 
shiped it." 

And  Moses  turned  and  went  down  from  the  mount,  with 
the  two  tabUs  of  tlie  testimony  in  his  hand  written  on 
both  their  sides.  .\nd  the  tables  were  the  work  of  God, 
and  the  writings  were  the  writing  of  God,  graven  upon 
the  tables. 


Exod.  32.  i7l  Chronologically  Arranged.  99 

■  And  when  Joshua  heard  the  noise  of  the  people  as  they 
shouted,  he  said  unto  Moses,  "There  is  a  noise  of  war 
in  the  camp," 

But  Moses  said,  "  It  is  not  the  voice  of  them  that 
shout  for  mastery,  neither  is  it  the  voice  of  them  that 
cry  for  being  overcome,  but  the  voice  of  them  that 
sing." 

And  as  soon  as  he  came  nigh  unto  the  camp  he  saw 
the  calf  and  the  dancing.  And  Moses'  anger  waxed  hot, 
and  he  cast  the  tables  out  of  his  hands,  and  rj,j^g  tables 
brake  them.  And  he  took  the  calf  which  they  broken, 
had  made,  and  burnt  it  with  fire,  and  ground  it  to 
powder,  and  strewed  it  upon  the  water,  and  made  the 
children  of  Israel  drink  of  it. 

And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  "  What  did  this  people 
unto  thee,  that  thou  hast  brought  a  great  sin  upon 
them  ?  " 

And  Aaron  said,  "  Let  not  thine  anger  wax  hot. 
Thou  knowcst  the  people  that  they  are  set  on  evil. 
They  said  unto  me, '  Make  us  gods  which  shall  go  before 
us ;  for  as  for  this  Moses,  the  man  who  brought  us  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we  know  not  what  is  become 
of  him.'  And  I  said  unto  them,  'Whosoever  hath  any 
gold,  let  them  break  it  off.'  So  they  gave  it  to  me, 
and  I  cast  it  into  the  fire,  and  there  came  out  this  calf!" 

And  when  Moses  saw  that  the  people  were  broken 
loose,  h  e  stood  in  the  gate  of  the  camp,  and  said, 
"  Whoso  is  on  the  Lord's  side,  let  him  come  unto  me  !  " 

And  all  the  sons  of  Levi  gathered  themselves  together 
unto  him.  And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  '  Put  ye  every  man  his  sword 
upon  his  thigh,  and  go  to  and  fro  from  gate  to  gate 
throughout  the  camp  and  slay.'  " 

And   the  sons  of  Levi  did  so  ;   and  there    xhree  thou- 
fell  of  the  people  that  day  about  ''three  thou-  sand  slain, 
sand  men. 

And   it  came  to  pass   on   the  morrow  that  Moses  re- 
turned unto  the  LORl),  and  said,  "Oh,  this    Mosesinter- 
people  have  sinned  a  great  sin,  and  have  made    ceding. 
them  gods  of  gold.     Yet  now,  if  thou  wilt  forgive  their 

"About  one  thousandth  of  the  people. 


100  The  Shorter  Bible         [Exod.  32. 32. 

sin  —  ;  and  if  not,  blot  me,  I  pray  thee,  out  of  thy  book 
which  thou  hast  written." 

And  the  LORD  said  unto  Moses,  "  Whosoever  hath 
sinned  against  me,  him  will  I  blot  out  of  my  book.  Go, 
lead  the  people  unto  the  place  of  which  1  have  spoken 
unto  thee ;  behold,  mine  angel  shall  go  before  thee,  for 
I  will  not  go  up  in  the  midst  of  thee,  lest  I  consume  thee 
in  the  way.  Therefore,  now  say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  '  Put  off  thy  ornaments  from  thee,  that  1  may 
know  what  to  do  unto  thee.'  " 

'  And  when  the  people  heard  these  evil  tidings  they 
mourned,  and  no  man  did  put  on  him  his  ornaments. 

Now  Moses  used  to  take  the  tent  and  to  pitch  it  with- 
out the  camp,  afar  off.  And  he  called  it.  The  tent  of 
meeting.  And  every  one  which  sought  the  LORD  went 
out  unto  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  when  Moses  went 
out  unto  the  tent,  all  the  people  rose  up, 
epen  ance.  ^^^^  stood,  every  man  at  his  tent  door  and 
looked  after  Moses.  And  when  Moses  entered  into  the 
tent  the  pillar  of  cloud  descended,  and  stood  at  the 
door  of  the  tent,  and  the  LORD  spake  with  Moses.  And 
Restora-  ^^^  ^^^^  people  saw  the  pillar  of  cloud,  and  all 
tion-  the  people  rose  up  and  worshiped,  every  man 

at  his  tent  door. 

And  the  LORU  spake  unto  Moses  face  to  face,  as  a 
man  speaketh  unto  his  friend.  And  he  turned  again  into 
the  camp;  but  his  minister  Joshua,  the  son  of  Nun,  a 
young  man,  departed  not  out  of  the  tent. 

And  Moses  said  unto  the  LoRl),  "See,  thou  sayest 
unto  me,  'Bring  up  this  people;'  and  thou  hast  not  let 
me  know  whom  thou  wilt  send  with  me." 

And  God  said,  "  ""  My  presence  shall  go  with  thee,  and 
I  will  give  thee  rest." 

And  Moses  said  unto  him,  "If  thy  presence  go 
not  with  me,  carry  us  not  up  hence.  For  wherein  now 
shall  it  be  known  that  I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight, 
I  and  thy  people?  Is  it  not  in  that  thou  goest  with  us, 
so  that  we  be  separated,  I  and  thy  people,  from  all 
the  people  that  are  upon  the  face  of  the  earth  ?  " 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  I  will  do  this  thing 
'  Exod.  xxxhi,  4.  |  "  Matt,  xxviii,  20. 


Exod.  33-I7-]    Chronologically  Arranged.  101 

also  that  thou  hast  spoken  ;  for  thou  hast  found  grace  in 
my  sight,  and  I  know  thee  by  name."  Moses' 

And  Moses  said,  "Show  me,  I  pray  thee,  prayer  for 
thy  glory."  ^^^^^i'- 

And  God  said,  "  I  will  make  all  my  goodness  pass 
before  thee,  and  will  proclaim  the  name  of  the  Lord  be- 
fore thee."  And  he  said,  "  Thou  canst  not  see  my  face, 
for  man  shall  not  see  me  and  live.  Behold,  I  will  put 
thee  in  a  cleft  of  the  rock,  and  will  cover  thee  with  my 
hand  until  I  have  passed  by;  and  I  will  take  away  mine 
hand,  and  thou  shalt  see  my  back,  but  my  face  shall  not 
be  seen." 

And  Moses  hewed  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the 
first ;  and  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and    Moses' 
went  up  unto  Mount  Sinai,  as  the  LORD  had    dty°s^on°the 
commanded  him.     And  the  I.ORD  descended    "^o^nt. 
in  the  cloud,  and  stood  with  him  there,  and  proclaimed 
the  name  of  the  LORD.    The  LORD  passed  by  him,  and 
proclaimed,  "The  LORD,  the  Lord,  a  God  full  of  com- 
passion and  gracious,  slow  to  anger,  and  plen-   jyieaning  of 
teous  in   mercy  and   truth;    '^keeping   mercy    ^e sacred 
for  thousands,  forgiving    iniquity    and  trans- 
gression and  sin  ;  and   that  will  by  no  means  clear  the 
guilty." 

And  Moses  made  haste,  and  bowed  his  head  toward 
the  earth,  and  worshiped. 

And  he  was  there  with  the  LORD  forty  days  and  forty 
nights  ;  he  did  neither  eat  bread,  nor  drink  water.  And 
he  wrote  upon  the  tables  the  words  of  the  covenant,  the 
ten  commandments. 

And  when  Moses  came  down  from  Mount  Sinai  with 
the  two  tables  of  the  testimony  in  h  i  s  hand,  h  e  wist 
not  that  the  skin  of  his  face  shone.    And  when 

jVLosgs 

Aaron  and  all  the  children  of  Israel  saw  Moses,  shining 

behold,  the  skin  of  his  face  shone ;  and  they 
were  afraid  to  come  nigh  him.  And  Moses  called  unto 
them  ;  and  Aaron  and  all  the  rulers  of  the  congregation 
returned,  and  afterward  all  the  children  of  Israel  came 
nigh.  And  he  gave  them  in  commandment  all  that  the 
Lord  had  spoken  with  him  in  Mount  Sinai.     And  when 

"Deut.  vii,  9. 


102  The  Shorter  Bible         [Exod.  34. 33. 

Moses  had  done  speaking  with  them,  he  put  a  veil  on 
his  face.  But  when  Moses  went  in  before  the  Lord  to 
speak  with  him  he  took  the  veil  off. 

And  Moses  assembled  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  said  unto  them,  "  Take  ye  from  among 
you  an  offering  unto  the  LoRD  ;  whosoever  is  of  a  willing 
The  willing  heart,  let  him  bring  the  Lord's  offering ;  and 
offering.  j^.^.  gygry  wisc-liearted  man  from  among  you 

come  and  make  the  tabernacle." 

And  all  the  children  of  Lsrael,  both  men  and  women, 
came,  every  one  whom  his  spirit  made  willing,  and 
brought  the  Lord's  offering,  brooches,  and  earrings,  and 
signet  rings,  and  armlets,  all  jewels  of  gold.  And  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen  ;  and  goats'  hair, 
and  rams'  skins,  and  sealskins,  and  silver,  and  brass,  and 
c  o  s  t  1  y  wood.  And  all  the  women  that  were  wise- 
hearted  did  spin  with  their  hands  the  blue,  and  the  pur- 
ple, the  scarlet,  and  the  fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair.  And 
the  rulers  brought  precious  stones,  and  spice,  and  oil. 
The  children  of  Israel  brought  a  freewill  offering  unto 
the  Lord,  every  man  and  woman,  whose  heart  made 
them  willing. 

And  they  brought  yet  freewill  offerings  every  morn- 
ing. And  the  wise  men  that  wrought  the  work  of  the 
sanctuary  came  and  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  The 
people  bring  much  more  than  enough." 

And  Moses  caused  it  to  be  proclaimed  throughout  the 
camp,  saying,  "  Let  neither  man  nor  woman  make  any 
more  work  for  the  offering  of  the  sanctuary."  So  the 
people  were  restrained  from  bringing. 

And  every  wise-hearted  man  among  them  made  the 
tabernacle  with  ten  curtains;  and  they  made  fifty 
clasps  of  gold,  and  coupled  the  curtains  one 
made^and  to  anotheV  with  the  clasps,  so  the  tabernacle 
erected.  ^^^  ^^^     j^^^  they  made  curtains  of  goats' 

hair  for  a  tent  over  the  tabernacle,  and  a  covering  for 
the  tent,  of  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  a  covering  of  seal- 
skins above.  And  Bezalel  made  the  ark  w  i  t  h  its 
mercy  seat  of  pure  gold.  He  made  two  cherubim  of 
gold,  of  beaten  work,  at  the  two  ends  thereof  He 
made  the   table   and    candlestick,  the  altar  of  incense, 


Exod.  38.  I.J    ClIRONOLOr.ICALLY    ARRANGED.  103 

the  altar  of  burnt  offering,  'and  the  court  ^ round  about." 
■'And  he  made  the  laver  of  brass,  and  the  base  thereof 
of  brass,  of  the  mirrors  of  the  serving  women  which 
served  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting. 

And  of  the  blue  and  purple  and  scarlet,  they  made 
finely  wrought  garments  for  ministering  in  the  holy 
place,  and  the  holy  garments  for  Aaron. 

Thus  was  finished  all  the  work  of  the  tabernacle.  And 
they  brought  the  tabernacle  unto  Moses,  and  he  saw  all 
the  work.     And  Moses  blessed  them. 

And  in  the  second  year,  on  the  first  day  of  the  month, 
Moses  reared  up  the  tabernacle  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded. 

^  Then  the  cloud    covered  the  tent  of  meeting,  and 
the  glory  of  the  LORD  filled  the  tabernacle,    Godenter- 
and  Moses  was   not   able   to   enter    into   the    ing  the  tent, 
tent  of  meeting,  because  the  cloud  abode  thereon,  and 
the  glory  of  the  LORD  filled  the  tabernacle. 

And  when  the  cloud  was  taken  up  from  over  the  tab- 
ernacle, the  children  of  Israel  went  onward,  throughout 
all  their  journeys  ;  but  if  the  cloud  were  not  taken  up, 
then  they  journeyed  not.  "  So  it  was  alway.  And  in  the 
place  where  the  cloud  abode,  there  the  children  of  Israel 
encamped.  Sometimes  the  cloud  was  a  few  days  upon 
the  tabernacle,  and  sometimes  from  evening  unto  morn- 
ing. Whether  it  were  two  days  or  a  month  or  a  year 
that  the  cloud  tarried,  the  children  of  Israel  remained 
encamped,  and  journeyed  not,  but  when  it  was  taken  up 
they  journeyed.  ^  F'or  the  cloud  of  the  LORD  was  upon 
the  tabernacle  by  day,  and  there  was  fire  therein  by 
night,  in  the  sight  of  all  the  house  of  Israel,  throughout 
all  their  journeys. 

"And  when  Moses  went  into  the  tent  of  meeting  to 
speak  with  God,  then  he  heard  the  Voice  speaking  unto 
him  from  between  the  two  cherubim,  above  the  mercy 
seat  that  was  upon  the  ark. 

'  Exo<l.  xxxviii,  g.        *  Num.  ix,  16.      I 

^  Exod.  xxxviii,  20.      ^  Exod.  xl,  38.  "•  2  Chron.  vii,  I  ;    Acts  ii,  2. 

"*  Exod   xxxviii,  8.        ''  Num.  vii,  8g.     | 


104  The  Shorter  Bible  [Lev.  1. 1. 


LEVITICUS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  JEWISH   OFFERINGS. 

And  the  Lord  called  unto  Moses,  and  spake  unto  him 
out  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  saying,  "  Speak  unto  the 
The  burnt  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  '  When 
offering.  any  of  you  ofifereth  a  burnt  offering  of  the  herd 

o  r  '  of  the  flock,  ^  he  shall  offer  it  a  male  without  blemish, 
at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  he  shall  lay  his 
hand  upon  the  head  of  the  burnt  offering ;  and  it  shall  be 
accepted  for  him  to  make  atonement  for  him.  And  he 
shall  kill  the  bullock  before  the  LORD,  and  the  priests 
shall  sprinkle  the  blood  round  about  the  altar.  And  if 
his  burnt  offering  be  of  fowls,  then  he  shall  offer  turtle 
doves  or  young  pigeons.  ^And  the  priest  shall  burn  the 
whole  upon  the  altar.  It  is  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of 
sweet  savor  unto  the  LORD.  *  The  burnt  offering  shall 
be  upon  the  altar  all  night,  and  the  fire  upon  the  altar  shall 
be  kept  burning  thereon  continually  ;  it  shall  not  go  out. 
The  meal  '"  ^And  when  anyone  offereth  a  meal  offering 

offering.  ^^^o  ^\^q  Lord,  i  t  shall  be  of  fine  flour,  and 

oil,  and  frankincense.  Me  shall  bring  it  to  the  priests. 
And  ®  the  priest  'shall  take  out  his  handful,  of  the  fine 
flour  and  oil,  with  all  the  frankincense,  and  shall  burn  it 
upon  the  altar.  And  that  which  is  left  shall  be  Aaron's 
and  liis  sous  ;  it  is  a  thing  most  holy. 
The  peace  "  'And  if  his  sacrifice  be  a  peace  offering  of 

offering.  ^i^^  i^^^^d,  o  t  *  of  the  flock,  '  he  shall  offer  it 

without  blemish  before  the  LoKl).  He  shall  lay  his  hand 
upon  i  ts  head,  and  kill  it  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meet- 

'  T.ev.  i,  lo.      ^  Lev.   i,  13.     ^  Lev.  ii,  i.      ■"  Lev.  ii,  2.     'Lev.  iii,  i. 
'■'  Lev.  i,  3.       ■'Lev.  vi,  9.      *  Lev.  ii,  9.      **  Lev.  iii,  6. 


Lev.  3. 2.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  105 

ing.  And  Aaron's  sons,  the  priests,  shall  sprinkle  the 
blood  upon  the  altar  round  about.  And  the  priest  shall 
burn  '  all  the  fat  ^  on  the  altar,  ^  it  is  an  offering  of  sweet 
savor  unto  the  Lord.  *  But  the  breast  shall  be  Aaron's 
and  his  sons'.  And  he  among  the  sons  of  Aaron  that 
offereth  the  peace  offering,  shall  have  the  right  thigh  for 
a  portion.  ^  If  he  offer  it  for  a  thanksgiving,  the  rest  he 
shall  eat,  ^every  one  that  is  clean,  '  with  cakes  of  bread. 

"  *  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  before  the  Lord  thy  God, 
thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy  manservant, 
and  thy  maidservant,  and  the  Levite  that  is  within  thy 
gates,  and  the  stranger,  and  the  fatherless,  and  the  widow, 
that  are  in  the  midst  of  thee.'  " 

"  And  the  LoRD  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  If  anyone 
shall  sin  in  any  of  the  things  which  the  LORD    „,  „  ^ 

11  11  •  r       1  ^  ^®  ^'^  anu 

hath  commanded  not  to  be  done — 11  the  guilt  offer- 
anointed  priest  shall  sin,  or  "if  the  whole  ^"^' 
congregation  of  Israel  shall  err,  o  r  "  when  a  ruler  sinneth, 
o  r  '^  one  of  the  common  people  sin  "  in  the  holy  things 
of  the  Lord  ;  o  r  "if  anyone  sin  against  the  LORD,  and 
deal  falsely  with  his  neighbor  in  a  matter  of  bargain  ;  or 
have  found  that  which  was  lost,  and  deal  falsely  therein — 
in  all  these  that  a  man  doeth  he  shall  restore  that  which 
he  took  in  full,  and  add  more  thereto.  *^  And  he  shall 
confess  that  wherein  he  hath  sinned,  and  "^  make  restitu- 
tion. "And  he  shall  bring  his  sin  offering,  '^  a  young 
bullock,  "  a  goat,  o  r  '°  a  lamb  ;  or  "  his  guilt  offering, 
unto  the  LoRD,  "  a  ram,  o  r  *'  a  lamb,  or  a  goat,  two  turtle 
doves,  or  two  young  pigeons,  one  for  a  sin  offering  and 
the  other  for  a  burnt  offering,  and  the  priest  shall  make 
atonement  for  him,  and  he  shall  be  forgiven. 

"  But  if  his  means  suffice  not  for  two  turtle  doves  or  two 
young  pigeons,  then  he  shall  bring  fine  flour  for  a  sin 
offering.  He  shall  put  no  oil  upon  it,  neither  any  frank- 
incense.    It  is  a  sin  offering." 

'  Lev.  iii,  3.  ^  Lev.  vii,  13.  *^  Lev.  v,  15.  "  Lev.  iv,  23. 

'^  Lev.  iii,  16.         ^Deut.  xvi,  11.  '•*  Lev.  vi,  2.  -"Lev.  iv,  32. 

^  Lev.  iii,  5.  'Lev.  iv,  T.  '^  Lev.  v,    5.  -'  Lev.  v,  6. 

''Lev.  vii,  31.  '"Lev.  iv,  13.  "•  Lev.  v,  16.  -'■'Lev.  vi,  6. 

^  Lev.  vii,  12.  "  Lev.  iv,  22.  '''  Lev.  iv,  32.  ■-'■*  Lev.  v,  6. 

*  Lev.  vii,  19.  '-  Lev,  iv,  27.  '^  Lev.  iv,  3. 
10 


IOC)  The  vSiioRTER  Bible  [Lev.  8.  i. 


CHAPTER  II. 

THE   CONSECRATION  OF  THE    PRIESTS:    THE   BEGINNING 
OF  WORSHIP  IN  THE  TENT  OF  MEETING  :  SUNDRY  LAWS. 

'  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  Take 
Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  the  garments,  and  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  the  bullock  of  the  sin  offering,  and  the  two 
rams,  and  the  basket  of  unleavened  bread  ;  and  assemble 
thou  all  the  congregation  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of 
meeting." 

And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  commanded  him,  and  all 
the  congregation  was  assembled.  And  Moses  brought 
Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  washed  them  with  water,  and 
.  put   upon    them    the    holy    garments, 

conse-  And     Moses    took    the    anointing    oil,    and 

anointed  the  tabernacle  and  all  that  was 
therein,  and  sanctified  them.  And  he  sprinkled  thereof 
upon  the  altar  seven  times,  and  anointed  the  altar  and 
the  laver,  to  sanctify  them.  And  he  poured  of  the 
anointing  oil  upon  Aaron's  head,  and  anointed  him,  to 
sanctify  him.  And  he  brought  the  bullock  of  the  sin 
offering;  and  Aaron  and  his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon 
the  head  of  the  bullock,  and  he  slew  it.  And  Moses 
took  the  blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar 
round  about  with  his  finger,  and  purified  the  altar,  and 
poured  out  the  blood  at  the  base  of  the  altar,  and  sancti- 
fied it.  And  he  took  all  the  fat  and  burned  it  upon  the 
altar;  but  all  the  rest  of  the  bullock  he  burnt  with 
fire  without  the  camp. 

And  he  presented  the  ram  of  the  burnt  offering,  and 
Aaron  and  his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon  i  t  s  head,  and 
he  killed  it  and  burnt  the  whole  ram  upon  the  altar. 

And  he  presented  the  other  ram  fo  r  a  peace  offer- 
ing. And  Aaron  and  liis  sons  laid  their  hands  upon  i  t  s 
head.     And  he  slew  it,  and  took  of  the  blood  and  put  it 


Lev.  8.  23.J    Chronologically  Arranged.  107 

upon  the  tip  of  Aaron's  right  ear,  and  upon  the 
thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his 
right  foot.  And  he  brought  Aaron's  sons  and  put  of  the 
blood  on  the  tip  of  their  right  ear  and  thumb  and  toe, 
and  sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 
And  Moses  took  of  the  anointing  oil,  and  of  the  blood 
which  was  upon  the  altar,  and  sprinkled  it  upon  Aaron 
and  his  sons,  and  upon  their  garments,  and  sanctified 
Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  their  garments. 

And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron  and  his  sons,  "  Boil  the 
flesh  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  there  eat  it, 
and  the  bread  that  is  in  the  basket.  And  that  which 
remaineth  of  the  flesh  and  bread  shall  ye  burn  with  fire. 
And  ye  shall  not  go  out  from  the  door  of  the  tent  of 
meeting  seven  days,  until  the  days  of  your  consecration 
be  fulfilled." 

And  on  the  eighth  day  Moses  called  Aaron  and  his 
sons,  and  the  elders  of  Israel,  And  he  said  Public  wor- 
unto  Aaron,  "  Offer  a  sin  offering,  a  burnt  t?nt  Jfmelt- 
offering;  and  let  the  children  of  Israel  offer  ^"g- 
a  sin  offering,  a  burnt  offering,  and  peace  offerings  before 
the  Lord.     For  to-day  the  LORD  appeareth  unto  you." 

And  all  the  congregation  drew  near  and  stood  before 
the  Lord.  *  So  Aaron  ^  and  Aaron's  sons  Mrew  near 
unto  the  altar  *  and  offered  ^offerings  "as  Moses  com- 
manded. And  Aaron  lifted  up  his  hands  toward  the 
people  and  blessed  them,  and  he  came  down  from  offer- 
ing the  offerings.  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  into  the 
tent  of  meeting,  and  came  out  and  blessed  the  people ; 
and  the  glory  of  the  LORD  appeared  unto  all  the  people. 
And  there  came  forth  fire  from  before  the  Miraculous 
Lord,  and  consumed  upon  the  altar  the  fi^e. 
burnt  offering  and  the  fat ;  and  when  all  the  people  saw 
it  they  shouted,  and  fell  on  their  faces. 

And  Nadab  and  Abihu,  the  sons  of  Aaron,  took  each 
of  them  his  censer,  and  put  fire  therein,  and      Death  of 
laid  incense  thereon,  and  offered  strange  fire      ^K^hu  ^"^ 
before    the   LORD,   which    he    had   not  com- 
manded   them.     And  there  came  forth  fire  from  before 

'  Lev.  ix,  8.  2  Lev.  ix,  8.  '  Lev.  ix,  i8. 

^  Lev.  ix,  18.  '•Lev.  ix,  15.  *  Lev.  ix,  21. 


108  The  Shorter  Bible  [Lev.  lo.  2. 

the  Lord,  and  devoured  them,  and  they  died  before 
tlie  Lord.     And  Aaron  held  his  peace. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron,  saying,  "  Drink  no 
wine  nor  strong  drink,  thou,  nor  thy  sons  with  thee, 
when  ye  go  into  the  tent  of  meeting,  that  ye  die  not.  It 
shall  be  a  statute  forever  throughout  your  generations." 

'  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  Speak 
Sundry  unto  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of 

laws.  Israel,  and  say  thou  unto  them,  '  Ye  shall  be 

holy  ;  for  I  the  Lord  your  God  am  holy.  Ye  shall  fear 
every  man  his  mother  and  his  father;  and  ye  shall  keep 
my  sabbaths.  Turn  ye  not  unto  idols,  nor  make  to 
yourselves  molten  images;  I  am  the  LORD  your  God. 

" '  And  when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of  your  land,  thou  shalt 
not  wholly  reap  the  coriiers  of  thy  field,  neither  shalt 
thou  gather  the  gleaning  of  thy  harvest.  And  thou 
shalt  not  glean  thy  vineyard,  neither  shalt  thou  gather 
the  fallen  fruit  of  thy  vineyard  ;  thou  shalt  leave  them 
for  the  poor  and  for  the  stranger. 

"  '  Ye  shall  not  steal ;  neither  shall  ye  deal  falsely,  nor 
He  one  to  another. 

"  '  Thou  shalt  not  oppress  thy  neighbor,  nor  rob  him. 
The  wages  of  a  hired  servant  shall  not  abide  with  thee 
all  night  until  the  morning.  Thou  shalt  not  curse  the 
deaf  nor  put  a  stumbling-block  before  the  blind,  but 
thou  shalt  fear  thy  God;  I  am  the  LoRD. 

"  '  Thou  shalt  not  respect  the  person  of  the  poor,  nor 
honor  the  person  of  the  mighty  ;  but  in  righteousness 
shalt  thou  judge  thy  neighbor. 

" '  Thou  shalt  not  go  up  and  down  as  a  talebearer 
among  thy  people. 

" '  Thou  shalt  not  hate  thy  brother  in  thine  heart. 
Thou  shalt  not  take  vengeance,  nor  bear  any  grudge 
against  the  children  of  thy  people,  but  '■'  thou  shalt  love 
thy  neighbor  as  thyself;  I  am  the  Lord. 

"  '  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths  and  reverence  m)-  sanctu- 
ary. 

"  '  Turn  ye  not  unto  them  that  have  familiar  spirits,  nor 
unto  wizards.  Seek  them  not  out  to  be  defiled  by  them. 
I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

'  Lev.  xix,  I.  1  "  Mark  xii,  31  ;  Deut.  vi,  4. 


Lev.  19.  32.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  109 

"  '  Thou  shalt  rise  up  before  the  hoary  head,  and  honor 
the  face  of  the  old  man. 

*' '  If  a  stranger  sojourn  with  thee  in  your  land,  ye  shall 
not  do  him  wrong.  Thou  shalt  love  him  as  thyself;  for 
ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

"  '  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in  judgment,  in 
weight,  or  in  measure  ;  just  balances,  just  weights  shall  ye 
have.  And  ye  shall  observe  all  my  statutes,  and  all  my 
judgments,  and  do  them  ;  I  am  the  LORD. 

"  ' '  All  the  tithe  of  the  land,  whether  of  seed  or  of 
fruit,  is  the  Lord's.  It  is  holy  unto  the  Lord.  And 
all  the  tithes  of  the  flock  shall  be  holy  unto  the  Lord. 
He  shallnot  search  it  whether  it  be  good  or  bad,  neither 
shall  he  change  it.     It  shall  not  be  redeemed.'  " 

'  Lev.  xxvii,  30. 


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[Lev.  23.  I. 


CHAPTER  III. 

THE    JEWISH     FEASTS    AND    SACRED    TIMES:     PROMISES 
AND   WARNINGS. 


'  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  These 
are  the  set  feasts  of  the  Lord,  which  ye  shall  proclaim 
to  be  holy  convocations. 

The  sab-  "Six  days  shall  work  be  done,  but  on  the 

bath.  seventh  day  is  a  sabbath  of  holy  rest.     Ye 

shall  do  no  work ;  it  is  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord  in  all 
your  dwellings. 

"  And  in  the  first  month,  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
The  pass-  month  at  even,  is  the  Lord's  passover,  the 
over.  feast  of  unleavened  bread.     Seven  days  shall 

ye  eat  unleavened  bread.  In  the  first  and  'seventh 
day  ^  ye  shall  have  an  holy  convocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no 
servile  work.  And  when  ye  be  come  into  the  land 
which  I  give  unto  you,  ye  shall  bring  the  sheaf  of  the 
*  first  fruits  of  your  harvest  unto  the  priest,  and  ye  shall 
wave  the  sheaf  before  the  LORD.  ^  On  the  morrow  after 
the  sabbath  the  priest  shall  wave  it.  And  ye  shall  eat 
neither  parched  corn  nor  fresh  ears  until  ye  have 
brought  the  oblation  of  your  God. 

"  And  ye  shall  count  unto  you  from  the  morrow  after 
The  feast  of  ^^^  sabbath,  from  the  day  that  ye  brought  the 
weeks  (pen-  sheaf,  "  fifty  days ;  '  seven  sabbaths  shall  be 
complete,  and  ye  shall  offer  a  new  meal  offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord.  Ye  shall  bring  out  of  your  habita- 
tions two  loaves,  of  fine  flour  baken  with  leaven  ;  and 
they  shall  be  an  offering  with  offerings  of  the  herd  and 
flock.  And  there  shall  be  an  holy  convocation,  ye  shall 
do  no  servile  work. 


'  Lev.  xxiii,  i.     ■*  Lev.  xxiii,  16. 
*  Lev.  xxiii,  8.     '  Lev.  xxiii,  15. 
^  Lev.  xxiii,  7. 


"  I  Cor.  XV,  20.     ''  Matt,  xxviii,  i. 


Lev.  23. 24.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  ill 

"  And  in  the  seventh  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  shall  be  a  solemn  rest,  a  memorial  of    Thefeast  of 
blowing  of  trumpets,   an    holy  convocation,     tr^i^pets. 
Ye  shall  do  no  servile  work ;  and  ye  shall  offer  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire  unto  the  LORD. 

"  And  on  the  tenth  day  of  this  seventh  month  is  the 
day  of  atonement.  Ye  shall  offer  an  offering  The  day  of 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord.  And  ye  shall  atonement. 
do  no  manner  of  work  in  that  same  day.  It  shall  be  unto 
you  a  sabbath  of  solemn  rest,  and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls. 
'  And  the  anointed  priest  ''  shall  bathe  his  flesh  in  water 
and  put  on  the  holy  garments  and  ^  come  into  the  holy 
place,  with  a  young  bullock  for  a  sin  offering  and  a  ram 
for  a  burnt  offering.  "And  Aaron  shall  present  the  bul- 
lock, and  make  atonement  for  himself  and  for  his  house. 
^And  he  shall  take  a  censer  of  fire  from  off  the  altar  and 
put  incense  upon  the  fire  before  the  LORD,  that  the 
cloud  may  cover  the  mercy  seat  that  he  die  not.  "  For 
I  will  appear  in  the  cloud  upon  the  mercy  seat.  '  And  he 
shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the  bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  be- 
fore the  mercy  seat  seven  times. 

"*'And  he  shall  take  of  the  children  of  Israel  two 
goats  for  a  sin  offering,  and  one  ram  for  a  burnt  offering. 
"Then  shall  he  kill  one  goat  and  bring  his  blood  within 
the  veil  and  sprinkle  it  upon  the  mercy  seat.  And 
Aaron  shall  lay  both  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  live 
goat,  and  confess  over  him  all  the  sins  and  transgressions 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  put  them  on  the  goat,  and 
send  him  away  by  the  hand  of  a  man  that  is  in  readiness, 
and  the  goat  shall  bear  upon  him  all  their  iniquities  into 
a  solitary  land.  And  the  bullock  and  goat  of  the  sin 
offering,  whose  blood  was  brought  in  to  make  atonement 
in  the  holy  place,  shall  be  carried  forth  without  the  camp, 
and  they  shall  burn  them  in  the  fire. 

"  '"And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  this  seventh  month,  when 
ye  have  gathered  in  the  fruit  of  the  land,  ye    rj,j^g  feast  of 
shall  keep  the  feast  of  the  LORD  seven  days.    *f-^g®™''^' 
On  the  first  day  and  on  the  eighth  day  shall 
be  a  solemn  rest.     And  ye  shall  take,  on  the  first  day, 

'  Lev.  xvi,  32.   2  Lev.  xvi,  3.  'Lev.  xvi,  12.  ''Lev.  xvi,  14.  ''Lev.  xvi,  15. 
*  Lev.  xvi,  4.     ""Lev.  xvi,  6.    •'Lev.  xvi,  2.     *  Lev.  xvi,  5.  '"  Lev.  xxiii^  34. 


112  The  Shorter  Bible  [Lev.  23. 40. 

the  fruit  of  goodly  trees,  branches  of  pahn  trees  and 
boughs  of  thick  trees  and  willows,  and  ye  shall  rejoice 
before  the  Lord  your  God  seven  days.  Ye  shall  dwell 
in  booths  seven  days,  that  your  generations  may  know 
that  I  made  Israel  to  dwell  in  booths,  when  I  brought 
them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt." 

And  Moses  declared  unto  Israel  the  set  feasts  of  the 
Lord. 

'  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  Mount  Sinai, 
saying,  "  When  ye  come  unto  the  land  which  I  give  you, 
The  sabbatic  then  shall  the  land  keep  a  sabbath  unto  the 
year.  LoRD.     Six   years  thou  shalt  sow  thy  field, 

prune  thy  vineyard,  and  gather  in  the  fruits  thereof;  but 
in  the  seventh  year  shall  be  a  sabbath  of  solemn  rest  for 
the  land.  Thou  shalt  neither  sow  thy  field,  nor  prune 
thy  vineyard.  That  which  groweth  of  itself  thou  shalt 
not  reap,  and  the  grapes  of  thy  vine  thou  shalt  not 
gather,  ^  that  the  poor  of  thy  people  may  eat,  and  what 
they  leave  the  beast  of  the  field  shall  eat.  ^And  if  ye 
shall  say,  'What  shall  we  eat  the  seventh  year?'  I 
will  command  my  blessing  upon  you  in  the  sixth  year, 
and  the  land  shall  bring  forth  fruit  for  the  three  years, 
until  the  fruits  o  f  the  ninth  year  come  in. 

"  *  And  thou  shalt  number  seven  sabbaths  of  years  unto 
thee,  even  forty  and  nine  years.  Then  shalt  thou  send 
abroad  the  loud  trumpet,  and  )'c  shall  hallow  the  fiftieth 
The  yearof  year,  and  proclaim  liberty  throughout  the  land 
jubilee.  ynto  all  the  inhabitants  thereof.     It  shall  be  a 

jubilee  unto  you  ;  and  ye  shall  return  every  man  unto  his 
possession,  and  every  man  unto  his  family.  Ye  shall  not 
sow,  neither  reap  that  which  groweth  of  itself,  nor  gather 
the  grapes  of  the  undressed  vine  ;  it  is  a  jubilee  ;  it  shall 
be  holy  unto  you.  And  the  land  shall  yield  her  fruit, 
and  yc  shall  eat  your  fill,  and  dwell  therein  in  safety. 

"  '  If  ye  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep  my  command- 
ments,  and  do  them,  then  I  will  give  rains  in 
and  warn-  thcir  season,  and  ye  shall  cat  bread  to  the 
ings.  ^^jj^  ^^^^j  dwell  in  your  land  safely.    And  I  will 

give  peace  in  the  land  ;  ye  shall  lie  down,  and  none  shall 
make  you  afraid.     And  I  will  set  my  tabernacle  among 

'  Lev.  XXV,  I.    ^  Lev.  xxiii,  ii.    ^  Lev.  xxv,  20.    ^  Lev.  xxv,  8.    •'  Lev.  xxvi,  3. 


Lev.  26.  II.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  113 

you.  And  I  will  walk  among  you,  and  will  be  your  God, 
and  ye  shall  be  my  people. 

"  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me,  and  will  not  do 
all  my  commandments,  I  also  will  do  this  unto  you  ;  I 
will  appoint  terror  over  you,  even  consumption  and  fever. 
And  ye  shall  sow  your  seed  in  vain,  for  your  enemies 
shall  eat  it.  And  I  will  set  my  face  against  you,  and  ye 
shall  be  smitten  before  your  enemies  ;  they  that  hate  you 
shall  rule  over  }^ou.  Ye  shall  flee  when  none  pursueth 
you.  And  if  ye  will  not  yet  for  these  things  hearken 
unto  me,  then  I  will  chastise  you  seven  times  more  for 
your  sins.  I  will  make  your  heaven  as  iron  and  your 
earth  as  brass.  And  I  will  send  the  beast  of  the  field 
among  you,  which  shall  rob  you  of  your  children,  and 
destroy  your  cattle,  and  make  you  few  in  number.  And 
you  will  I  scatter  among  the  nations,  and  your  land  shall 
be  a  desolation,  and  your  cities  a  waste.  Then  shall  the 
land  enjoy  her  sabbaths,  as  long  as  it  lieth  desolate,  and 
ye  be  in  your  enemies'  land.  And  as  for  them  that  are 
left  in  the  lands  of  their  enemies,  I  will  send  faintness 
into  their  heart,  and  the  sound  of  a  driven  leaf  shall  chase 
them. 

"  '  Yet  °  if  their  heart  be  humbled,  '  I  will  not  destroy 
them  utterly,  but  I  will  remember  the  covenant  of  their 
ancestors,  whom  I  brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
in  the  sight  of  the  nations,  that  I  might  be  their  God.  I 
am  the  Lord," 

'  Lev.  xxvi,  44.     ^  Lev.  xxvi,  41.     ^Lev.  xxvi,  44. 


114  The  Shorter  Bible  LNum.  i.  i. 


NUMBERS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PREPARATIONS    FOR    TILE    JOURNEY:     FROM    SINAI    TO 
KADESH-BARNEA. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  wilderness  of 
Thefirst  Sinai,   in  the    tent    of  meeting,   the    second 

census.  month   of  the  second  year    after  they  were 

come  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying,  "  Take  ye  the 
sum  of  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
thou  and  Aaron." 

And  they  assembled  all  the  congregation  together 
and  numbered  them,  every  male  from  twenty  years  old 
and  upward.  *  And  they  were  six  hundred  and  three 
thousand  five  hundred  and  fifty,  ''all  able  to  go  forth  to  war. 

^  But  the  Levites  were  not  numbered  among  them. 

*  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  Behold,  I 
.  ^  have    taken    the    Levites    from    among    the 

Appoint-  ,   •,  ,  /-    T  1     •  1        r      1         /-I 

ment,  cen-      children  oi    Isracl    instead    ot   the    firstborn; 

sus.andcon-       ,,.         .  ini  •  /-r^  ^i         i 

secrationof  the  Levites  sliall  be  mine,  (ror  on  the  day 
Levites.  ^j^^^    ^    smote  all    the  firstborn    in    the  land 

of  Egypt  I  hallowed  unto  me  all  the  firstborn  in  Israel, 
both  man  and  beast.)  '  Bring  the  tribe  of  Levi  near,  and 
set  them  before  Aaron,  that  they  may  minister  untcj  him. 
And  they  shall  do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle.  And 
thou  shalt  appoint  Aaron  and  his  sons,  ;uul  they  shall 
keep  their  priesthood  ;  and  the  stranger  that  cometh 
nigh  shall  be  put  to  death.  "  Number  the  children  of 
Levi." 

And   Moses  numbered  them   'from    thirty  years    old 

'Num.  i,  46.  2  Num.  i,  47.  'Num.  iii,  6.  ''Num.   iv,  47. 

*Num.  i,  45.         *  Num.  iii,  IT.        •'Num.  iii,  15. 


Num.  4- 47-]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  115 

unto  fifty  years  old,  even  eight  thousand  four  hundred 
and  fourscore. 

'And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  Take  the 
Levites  and  cleanse  them.  Sprinkle  the  water  of  expia- 
tion upon  them,  and  let  them  wash  their  clothes  and 
cleanse  themselves.  Then  let  them  take  two  bullocks, 
and  present  the  Levites  before  the  tent  of  meeting.  And 
assemble  the  whole  congregation  ;  and  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  lay  their  hand  upon  the  Levites,  and  Aaron 
shall  offer  the  Levites  on  behalf  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
that  they  may  do  the  service  of  the  LORD.  And  the 
Levites  shall  lay  their  hands  upon  the  heads  of  the  bul- 
locks, ^  and  offer  thou  the  one  for  a  sin  offering  and  the 
other  for  a  burnt  offering  unto  the  LORD.  And  the  Le- 
vites shall  be  mine.  They  are  wholly  given  unto  me  in- 
stead of  the  firstborn." 

^Thus  did  Moses  and  Aaron  and  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel  unto  them.  And  the  Levites 
purified  themselves  from  sin,  and  after  that  went  the  Le- 
vites in  to  do  the  service  in  the  tent  of  meeting. 

'  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  Speak 
unto  Aaron  and  unto  his  sons,  saying,  '  On  this  wise  ye 
shall  bless  the  children  of  Israel ;  ye  shall  say  unto 
them, 

"  *  "  The  Lord  bless  thee,  and  keep  thee  :       r^^^^  priestly 

"  '  "  The  Lord  make  his  face  to  shine  upon    benedic- 
111-  1  ■'■lo^^- 

thee,  and  be  gracious  unto  thee  : 

** '  "  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon  thee,  and 
give  thee  peace."  ' 

"  So  shall  they  put  my  name  upon  the  children  of  Is- 
rael ;  and  I  will  bless  them." 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  day  that  Moses  had  made 
an  end  of  setting  up  the  tabernacle  that  the  . 

princes     of     Israel    offered :     they    brought 
wagons  and  oxen,  with  ^silver  vessels,  and  meal 
and  burnt  and  sin  and  peace    offerings.     °  And    Moses 
gave  the  wagons  and  the  oxen  unto  the  Levites,  to  do 
the  service  of  the  tent  of  meeting. 

'And  the  LORD  spake  unto   Moses,  saying,  "  Let  the 

'Num.  viii,  5.  ^Num.  viii,  20.         'Num.  vii,  13.  ''Num.  ix,  r. 

*  Num.  viii,  12.      ''Num.  vi,  22.  ''Num.  vii,  6. 


116  The  vShortkr  Bible  [Num.  9.  2. 

children  of  Israel  keep  the  passover  in  its  appointed  sea- 
Thepass-  son."  And  they  kept  the  passover,  in  the 
over.  f^j-st   month,  on  the   fourteenth  day,  at  even, 

in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

'And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "Make 
thee  two  trumpets  of  silver;  of  beaten  work  shalt  thou 
make  them.  And  thou  shalt  use  them  for  the  calling  of 
the  congregation,  and  for  the  journeying  of  the  camps. 
And  the  sons  of  Aaron,  the  priests,  shall  blow  with  the 
trumpets.  And  when  ye  go  to  war  in  your  land  against 
the  adversary  that  oppresseth  you,  then  ye  shall  sound 
an  alarm  with  the  trumpets  ;  and  ye  shall  be  remembered 
before  the  Lord  your  God,  and  saved  from  your  ene- 
mies. Also  in  the  day  of  your  gladness,  and  in  your  set 
feasts,  and  in  the  beginnings  of  your  months,  ye  shall 
blow  with  the  trumpets  over  your  burnt  offerings,  and 
over  the  sacrifices  of  }'our  peace  offerings  ;  and  they 
shall  be  to  you  for  a  memorial  before  your  (jod." 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  second  year,  in  the  second 
March  from  month,  on  the  twentieth  day  of  the  month, 
Sinai  begun,    ^j^^^  ^.j^^  ^j^^^  ^^^^  taken  up  from  over  the 

tabernacle.  And  the  children  of  Israel  set  forward  out 
of  the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

And  Moses  said  unto  Hobab,  the  son  of  Moses' 
father-in-law,  "  We  are  journeying  unto  the  place  of 
which  the  Lord  said,  '  I  will  give  it  you.'  Come  thou 
with  us  and  we  will  do  thee  good." 

And  Hobab  said  unto  him,  "  I  will  not  go.  I  will 
„  ^  ^  depart  to    mine   own   land,   antl    to   my  kin- 

Hobata  con-  '■      ,,  '  ■^ 

strained  to       drcd. 

join  Israel.  a       i     tv  t  •  i     ii  t  ..     t 

And  M  OSes  said,  '  Leave  us  not,  1  pra\' 
thee.  Thou  knowest  how  we  are  in  the  wilderness,  and 
thou  shalt  be  to  us  instead  of  eyes.  Yea,  what  good 
soever  the  Lord  shall  do  unto  us,  the  same  will  we  do 
unto  thee." 

And  they  set  forward  from  the  mount  of  the  Lord 
three  days'  journey.  And  the  ark  of  the  Lord  went  be- 
fore them  to  seek  out  a  resting  place  for  them.  And  the 
cloud  of  the  Lord  was  over  them. 

And  the*  mixed  multitude  that  was  among  them  com- 
'  Num.  X,  1.  I  "Exod.  xii,  38. 


Num.  II.  4.]  Chronologically  Arranged.    '  117 

plained;  the  children  of  Israel  also  wept, and  said,"  Who 
shall  give  us  flesh  to  eat  ?  We  remember  the 
fish,  which  we  did  eat  in  Egypt,  the  cucum-  ^^^^luring. 
bers,  and  the  melons,  and  the  leeks,  and  the  onions,  and 
the  garlic.  But  now  our  soul  is  dried  away.  There  is 
nothing  at  all  save  this  manna." 

And  Moses  was  displeased,  and  said  unto  the  Lord, 
"  Wherefore  have  I  not  found  favor  in  thy  sight,  that 
thou  layest  the  burden  of  all  this  people  upon  me?  I 
am  not  able  to  bear  all  this  people  alone,  it  is  too  heavy 
for  me." 

And  the  LuRD  said  unto  Moses,  "  Gather 
unto  me  seventy  of  the  elders  of  Israel  and    frTIp-^*'^'^' 
bring  them  unto  the, tent  of  meeting,  that  they    po"^*^^. 
may  stand  there  with  thee." 

'  And  Moses  gathered  seventy  men  of  the  elders  of  the 
people  and  set  them  round  about  the  tent.  And  the 
Lord  came  down  in  a  cloud  and  took  of  the  spirit  that 
was  upon  him  and  put  it  upon  the  seventy  elders  ;  and 
when  the  spirit  rested  upon  them  they  prophesied.  But 
there  remained  two  men  that  were  of  them  that  were 
written,  but  had  not  gone  out  unto  the  tent.  And  the 
spirit  rested  upon  them,  and  they  prophesied  in  the  camp. 

And  Joshua,  the  son  of  Nun,  the  ''  minister  of  Moses, 
answered  and  said,  "  My  lord  Moses,  forbid  them." 

And  Moses  said  unto  him,  "Art  thou  jealous  for  my 
sake?  Would  God  that  all  the  Lord's  people  were 
prophets." 

And  Moses  gat  him  into  the  camp,  he  and  the  elders 
of  Israel. 

'And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "'Say  thou  unto 
the  people, '  Ye  have  wept  in  the  ears  of  the  LORD,  say- 
ing, "  Who  shall  give  us  flesh  to  eat  ? "  therefore,  the 
Lord  will  give  you  flesh.  Ye  shall  not  eat  one  day,  nor 
two,  nor  twenty  days  ;  but  a  whole  month,  until  it  be 
loathsome  unto  you  ;  because  ye  have  rejected  the 
Lord,  saying,  "  Why  came  we  forth  out  of  Egypt  ?  "  '  " 

And  Moses  said,  "  The  people  are  six  hundred  thou- 
sand footmen.    Shall  flocks  and  herds  be  slain  for  them  ? 

'Num.  xi,  24.      ^  Num.  xi,  i8.       1  ^  . 

^Num.  xi,  i6.  I  '^Ox^  servant. 


118  The  Shorter  Bible  [Num.  11.22. 

Or  shall  all  the  fish  of  the  sea  be  gathered  together  to 
sufifice  them  ?  " 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  Is  the  Lord's  hand 
waxed  short  ?  " 

And  Moses  went  out  and  told  the  people  the  words  of 
the  Lord. 

r„.r,ucrrur^^  Aud  thcTc  wcnt  forth  a  wind  from  the  Lord, 
and  brought  quails  from  the  sea,  and  let  them 
fall  by  the  camp.  And  the  people  rose  up  all  that  day 
and  all  the  night,  and  all  the  next  day,  and  gathered  the 
quails.  And  they  spread  them  all  abroad  for  themselves 
round  about  the  camp.  But  while  the  flesh  was  yet  be- 
tween their  teeth,  the  LORD  smote  the  people  with  a 
very  great  plague. 

And  Miriam  and  Aaron  spake  against  Moses,  because 

_    ,  ^     he  had  married  a  Cushite  woman.     And  the 

Jealousy  of      ^  ...  ,^j  ,  -_ 

Miriam  and     LORD   heard  it.     (JNow  the  man   Moses  was 

very  meek,  above   all   the   men  which    were 

upon  the  face  of  the  earth.) 

And  the  Lord  came  down  in  a  pillar  of  cloud,  and 
stood  at  the  door  of  the  tent,  and  called  Aaron  and 
Miriam  ;  and  they  came  forth.  And  he  said,  "  Hear  now 
my  words.  If  there  be  a  prophet  among  you,  I  the 
Lord  will  make  myself  known  unto  him  in  a  vision,  I 
will  speak  with  him  in  a  dream.  B  u  t  with  my  servant 
Moses,  faithful  in  all  mine  house,  will  I  speak  mouth  to 
mouth,  and  not  in  dark  speeches,  and  the  form  of  the 
Lord  shall  he  behold.  Wherefore  then  were  ye  not 
afraid  to  speak  against  Moses,  my  servant?" 

And  the  anger  of  the  LORD  was  kindled  against  them  ; 
and  he  departed.  And  behold,  Miriam  was  leprous,  as 
white  as  snow ! 

And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses,  "Oh,  my  lord, we  havedone 
foolishly,  we  have  sinned.     Let  her  not  be  as  one  dead." 

And  Moses  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  the  Lord  said, 
"  Let  her  be  shut  up  without  the  camp  seven  days,  and 
after  that  she  shall  be  brought  in  again." 

And  the  people  journeyed  not  till  Miriam  was  brought 
in  again. 

'And  they  came  to  Kadesh-barnea. 
'  Dcut.  i,  19. 


Num.  13.  3.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  119 


CHAPTER  11. 

THE   GREAT    REBELLION  :    THE   "  FORTY   YEARS." 

'And  Moses  sent^  men  to  spy  out  the  land  of 
Canaan,  and  said  unto  them,  "  Go,  see  the  land,  what  it 
is  ;  and  the  people,  whether  they  be  strong  or  weak,  few 
or  many;  and  what  cities  they  dwell  in.  And  bring  of 
the  fruit  of  the  land."  Now  the  time  was  the  time  of 
the  first  ripe  grapes. 

So  they  went  up  and  spied  out  the  land  ;  and  they 
cut  down  a  branch  with  one  cluster  of  grapes,  and  bare 
it  upon  a  staff  between  two;  they  brought  also  pome- 
granates, and  figs.  And  they  returned  at  the  end  of 
forty  days,  and  came  to  Kadesh,  to  ail  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  showed  them  the  fruit  of 
the  land. 

And  they  said,  "We  came  unto  the  land,  and  surely  it 
floweth  with  milk  and  honey.  Hovvbeit  the  EvU report 
people  that  dwell  in  the  land  are  stronger  ^^'^^^  spies, 
than  we.  The  cities  are  fenced  and  very  great, ^  and  all 
the  people  are  men  of  great  stature.  And  there  we  saw 
'^giants,  the  sons  of  Anak  :  and  we  were  in  our  own 
sight  as  grasshoppers." 

But  ■'Caleb  stilled  the  people,  and  said,  "  Let  us  go 
up  at  once,  and  possess  it ;  for  we  are  well  able  to  over- 
come it." 

But  the  men  that  went  up  with  him  said,  "  We  be  not 
able  to  go  up  against  the  people  ;  they  are  stronger  than 
we."     And  they  brought  up  an  evil  report  of  the  land. 

And  all  the  congregation  lifted  up  their  voice  and  cried 
that  night,  and  murmured  against  Moses  and      p    .        , 
Aaron,  and  said,  "  Would  God  that  we  had      mutiny. 
died  in  Egypt !     Wherefore  doth  the  LoRD  bring  us  into 

'  Num.  xiii,  3.      ^  Num.  xiii.  32.     I  „  ,.     •     i,    -.r 

'^  Num.  xiii,  2.      4  Num.  xiii,  30.     |  ^°  "'  ^-  ^-  '"^'S' 


120  The  Shorter  Bible  [Num.  14. 3. 

this  land,  to  fall  by  the  sword  ?  Our  wives  and  our  little 
ones  shall  be  a  prey.  Were  it  not  better  to  return  into 
^gypt  ^     Let  us  make  a  captain  and  return  into  Egypt." 

Then  Moses  and  Aaron  fell  on  their  faces.  And 
Joshua  and  Caleb,  which  were  of  them  that  spied  out  the 
land,  rent  their  clothes,  saying,  "  The  land  is  an  exceed- 
ing good  land.  If  the  LORD  delight  in  us,  he  will  bring 
us  into  this  land,  and  give  it  unto  us  ;  a  land  which  flow- 
eth  with  milk  and  honey.  Only  rebel  not  against  the 
Lord,  neither  fear  ye  the  people  of  the  land.  The  LORD 
is  with  us;  fear  them  not." 

But  all  the  congregation  bade  stone  them  with  stones. 

And  the  Glory  of  the  LORD  appeared  in  the  tent  of 
meeting.  And  the  LoRD  said  unto  Moses,  "  How  long 
will  this  people  despise  me?  How  long  will  they  not 
believe  in  me  ?  " 

And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  "  '  Thou  hast  spoken, 
Moses'  in-  s^yi"g7  '  The  LORD  is  slow  to  anger,  and 
tercession.  plenteous  in  mercy.'  Pardon,  I  pray  thee, 
the  iniquity  of  this  people  according  unto  the  greatness 
of  thy  mercy." 

And  the  Lord  said,  "  I  have  pardoned  according  to 
thy  word.  But  because  those  men  have  seen  my  Glory 
and  signs,  yet  have  tempted  me  these  ten  times,  and 
have  not  hearkened  to  my  voice,  surely  they  shall  not 
see  the  land  which  I  sware  unto  their  fathers.  But  my 
servant  Caleb,  because  he  had  another  spirit  with  him, 
and  hath  followed  me  fully,  him  will  I  bring  into  the 
land  whereinto  he  went,  and  his  seed  shall  possess  it. 
To-morrow  turn  ye,  and  get  you  into  the  wilderness." 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  sa\'ing,  "  Say 
The  sen-  unto  them,  '  Your  whole  number  from  twenty 
tence.  )-cars  old  and  upward,  which  have  murmured 

against  me,  shall  not  come  into  the  land,  except  Caleb 
and  Joshua.  But  your  little  ones,  which  ye  said  would 
be  a  pre)-,  them  will  I  bring  in,  and  they  shall  know  the 
land  which  ye  have  rejected.  But  as  for  you,  ye  ''shall 
die  in  this  wilderness.  'And  your  children  shall  be 
wanderers  in  the  wilderness  "  forty  years,  a  year  for  every 

'  Num.  xiv,   17.     ^Xum.  xiv,  33.  I     "But   this  included  the  wliolc  jour- 
'■'  Num.  xiv,  35.  I  ney  from  Egypt  to  Canaan. 


Num.  14. 34.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  121 

day  in  which  ye  spied  out  the  land,  '  until  y  e  be  con- 
sumed." 

*And  Moses  told  these  words  unto  all  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  the  people  mourned  greatly. 

'And  the  men  which  Moses  sent  to  spy  out  the  land, 
who  returned  bringing  up  an  evil  report,  died  by  the 
plague  before  the  Lord.  But  Joshua  and  Caleb  re- 
mained alive. 

^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  bid  them  make  fringes 
in  the  borders  of  their  garments,  and  that  they  put  upon 
the  fringe  of  each  border  a  cord  of  blue :  that  ye  may 
look  upon  it,  and  remember  all  the  commandments  of 
the  Lord,  and  do  them." 

Now  Korah,  oft  he  seed  of  Levi,  with  Dathan 
and  Abiram  and  On,  and  with  two  hundred  and  fifty 
princes  of  the  congregation,  assembled  them-  sedition 
selves  together  against  Moses  and  against  pffesthool- 
Aaron,  and  said  unto  them,  "  Ye  take  too  Punishment, 
much  upon  you.  Is  it  a  small  thing  that  thou  hast 
brought  us  up  out  of  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey, 
but  thou  must  needs  make  thyself  a  prince  over  us  ?  " 

And  Korah  assembled  all  the  congregation  against 
them  unto  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting. 

'And  Moses  said  unto  Korah,  "  Seemeth  it  but  a  small 
thing  unto  you  that  God  hath  separated  you  from  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  to  bring  you  near  to  himself,  to 
do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle?  And  seek  ye  the 
priesthood  also  ?  What  is  Aaron  that  ye  murmur  against 
him  ?  Thou  and  thy  company  are  gathered  together 
against  the  LORD." 

*  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  congregation,  saying, 
"  Depart  from  the  tents  of  these  wicked  men,  and  touch 
nothing  of  theirs,  lest  ye  be  consumed  in  their  sins." 

So  they  gat  up  them  from  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram 
on  every  side.  And  the  ground  clave  asunder  that  was 
under  them,  and  the  earth  opened  her  mouth  and  swal- 
lowed them  up.  And  the  earth  closed  upon  them,  and 
they  perished  from  among  the  assembly.     And  all  Israel 

'  Num.  xiv,  33.       ^  Num.  xiv,  36.       ^  Num.  xvi,  8. 
^  Num.  xiv,  39.       ■*  Num.  xv,  37.         "Num.  xvi,  25. 


122  The  Shorter  Bible         [Num.  i6. 34. 

that  were  round  about  them  fled,  for  they  said,  "  Lest 
the  earth  swallow  us  up." 

'And  the  LORD  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  take  of  them  rods,  one 
for  each  father's  house,  twelve  rods.  Write  thou  every 
Aaron's  rod  HTan's  name  upon  his  rod  ;  and  write  Aaron's 
budding.  name  upon  the  rod  of  Levi,  and  lay  them  up 
in  the  tent  of  meeting.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  that 
the  man  whom  I  shall  choose,  his  rod  shall  bud.  And  I 
will  make  to  cease  the  murmurings  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, which  they  murmur  against  you." 

And  all  their  princes  gave  Moses  rods,  and  Moses  laid 
up  the  rods  before  the  Lord  in  the  tent ;  and  on  the 
morrow,  behold,  the  rod  of  Aaron  was  budded,  and  put 
forth  buds,  and  bloomed  blossoms,  and  bare  ripe  almonds. 
And  Moses  brought  out  all  the  rods  unto  all  the  children 
of  Israel.     And  they  looked  and  took  every  man  his  rod. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  Put  back  the  rod  of 
Aaron  before  the  testimony,  to  be  kept  for  a  token." 

''And  the  children  of  Israel,  even  tlie  whole  congrega- 
Deathof  tion,  came  into  the  wilderness  of  Zin.  And 
Mmam.  ^}^g  people  abode  in  Kadesh  ;  and  Miriam  died 

and  was  buried  there. 

And  there  was  no  water  for  the  congrega- 

Murmuring.      ..  o      o 

tion. 
And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  Take  the 
rod,  and  assemble  the  congregation,  thou,  and  Aaron 
thy  brother,  and  speak  ye  unto  the  rock  before  their 
eyes,  that  it  give  forth  its  water.  And  thou  shalt  bring 
forth  to  them  water  out  of  the  rock." 

And  Moses  took  the  rod  and  gathered  the  assembly 

together   before   the    rock,  and   said   unto  them,  "  Hear 

now,  ye  rebels  ;  shall  we  bring  you  forth  water 

Moses'  sin  ^      c  ^\  ■  i    "^  " 

and  punish-     OUt  ot   this  rock  .'' 

ment.  And  Moses  lifted  up  his  hand,  and  smote 

the  rock  with  his  rod  twice.  And  water  came  forth 
abundantly,  and  the  congregation  drank,  and  their 
cattle. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  and  Aaron,  "  Because 
ye  believed  iiDt  in  me,  to  sanctify  me  in  the  eyes  of  the 
'  Num.  xvii,  i.     ''Num.  xx,  i. 


Num.  20. 12.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  123 

children  of  Israel,  therefore  ^  ye  shall  not  bring  this  as- 
sembly into  the  land  which  I  have  given  them." 

And  Moses  sent  messengers  to  the  king  of  Edom, 
"  Thus  saith  thy  brother,  Israel,  '  Let  us  pass  through  thy 
land.  We  will  not  pass  through  field  or  vineyard,  we 
will  go  along  the  king's  highway,  we  will  not  turn 
aside  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left  until  we  have 
passed  thy  border.  And  if  we  drink  of  thy  water,  I 
and  my  cattle,  then  will  I  give  thee  the  price  thereof. 
Let  me  only  pass  through  on  my  feet.'  " 

'And  Edom  said,  "  Thou  shalt  not  pass  through." 
^  Wherefore  Israel  turned  away  from  him. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed  from  Kadesh 
and  came  unto  Mount  Hon  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying,  "Take  Aaron  and  Eleazar  his  son,  and 
bring  them  up  unto  Mount  Hor.  Aaron  shall  be  gath- 
ered unto  his  people,  and  shall  die  there !  " 

And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  commanded.  They  went 
up  into  Mount  Hor  in  the  sight  of  all  the  Death  of 
congregation  ;  and  Moses  stripped  Aaron  of  Aaron, 
his  garments,  and  put  them  upon  Eleazar  his  son,  and 
Aaron  died  there  in  the  top  of  the  mount.  And  Moses 
and  Eleazar  came  down  from  the  mount.  And  all  the 
congregation  wept  for  Aaron  thirty  days. 

A  prayer  of  MOSES  THE  MAN  OF  GOD. 

^  Lord,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling  place 

In  all  generations. 

Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth, 

Or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world, 

Even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting  thou  art  God. 

Thou  turnest  man  to  ^  destruction  ; 
And  sayest,  "  Return,  ye  children  of  men." 
For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight 
Are  but  as  yesterday  when  it  is  past, 
And  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 

Thou  carriest  them  away  as  with  a  flood  ;  they  are  as 
a  sleep. 

'Num.  XX,  i8.     -^  Psalm  xc.  I       "  Deut.  iii,  23-26.     ''  R.  V.  marg., 

^  Num.  XX,  21.  I  Or,  dusi. 


124  -       The  Shorter  Bh^le  [Psalm  90. 5. 

In  the  morning  they  are  like  grass  vvliich  grovveth  up. 
In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and  groweth  up  • 
In  the  evening  it  is  cut  down  and  withereth. 

For  we  are  consumed  in  thine  anger, 

And  in  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 

Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  thee. 

Our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in  thy  wrath  ; 

We  bring  our  years  to  an  end  as  ^a  tale  that  is  told. 

The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore  years  and  ten, 

Or  even  by  reason  of  strength  fourscore  years; 

Yet  is  their  pride  but  labor  and  sorrow  ; 

For  it  is  soon  gone,  and  we  fly  away. 

Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine  anger, 

And  thy  wrath  according  to  the  fear  that  is  due  unto 

thee  ? 
So  teach  us  to  number  our  days. 
That  we  may  get  us  an  heart  of  wisdom. 

Return,  O  LORD;  how  long? 

And  let  it  repent  thee  concerning  thy  servants. 

O  satisfy  us  in  the  morning  with  thy  mercy; 

That  we  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our  days. 

Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days  wherein  thou  hast 

afflicted  us, 
And  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 

Let  thy  works  appear  unto  thy  servants. 

And  thy  glory  upon  their  children. 

And  let  the  beauty  of  the  LORD  our  God  be  upon  us  ; 

And  establish  thou  the  work  of  our  hands  upon  us; 

Yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  establish  thou  it." 

*  And  they  journeyed  from  Mount  Hor  by  the  way  to 
the  Red  Sea,  to  compass  the  land  of  Edom.  And  the 
soul  of  the  people  was  much  discouraged  because  of  the 
way,  and  they  spake  against  God,  and  against  Moses. 
And  the  LORD  sent  fiery  serpents  among  the  people, 
and  they  bit  the  people  ;  and  much  people  of  Israel 
died. 

'  Num.  xxi,  4.  I     "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  a  sound  or  sigh. 


Num.  21. 7-]  Chronologically  Arranged.  125 

And  the  people  came  to  Moses,  and  said,  "  We  have 
sinned.  Pray  unto  the  LORD,  that  he  take  Fiery  ser- 
away  the  serpents  from  us."  brazen ser- 

And  Moses  prayed  for  the  people.     And     pent, 
the  Lord   said   unto    Moses,    "  Make  thee  a  fiery  ser- 
pent, and  set  it  upon  a  standard.     And  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  every  one  that  is  bitten,  when  he  seeth  it  shall 
live." 

And  Moses  made  a  serpent  of  brass,  and  "■  set  it  upon  a 
standard.  And  if  a  serpent  had  bitten  any  man,  when 
he  looked  unto  the  serpent  of  brass,  he  lived. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed.  And  Israel 
sent  messengers  unto  Sihon,  king  of  the  Amorites,  say- 
ing, "  Let  me  pass  through  thy  land.  We  will  not  turn 
aside  into  field  or  vineyard  ;  we  will  not  drink  of  the 
water  of  the  wells.  We  will  go  by  the  king's  highway 
till  we  have  passed  thy  borders." 

But  Sihon  gathered  all  his  people  together  and  went 
out   and  fought  against    Israel.     And   Israel 
smote  him  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and      sihon^nd 
possessed  his  land,  and    dwelt  in  h  i  s  cities.      ^^' 

And  they  turned  and  went  up  by 'the  way  of  Bashan. 
And  Og,  the  king  of  Bashan,  went  out  against  them,  he 
and  his  people,  to  battle.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  "  Fear  him  not ;  I  have  delivered  him  into  thy 
hand." 

So  they  smote  him,  and  possessed  his  land. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed  and  pitched  in 
the  plains  of  Moab,  beyond  the  Jordan  at  Jericho. 

"  John  iii,  14. 


126  The  Shorter  Bible  [Num.  22. 2. 


CHAPTER  III. 

BALAAM. 

And  Balak,  '  king  of  Moab,  *  was  sore  afraid  and  dis- 
tressed because  of  the  children  of  Israel ;  because  they 
were  many.  And  the  peopleof  Moab  said  unto  the 
elders  of  ^  Midian,  "  Now  shall  this  multitude  lick  up  all 
that  is  round  about  us,  as  the  ox  licketh  up  the  grass  of 
the  field." 

And  Balak  sent  messengers  unto  Balaam  to  call  him,  say- 
T       ,,  ing,  "  Behold,  there  is  a  people  come  out  from 

miessend        Egypt.     Beliold,  they  cover  the  face  of  the 

for  S^ldi^m  0/1  'J 

earth,  and  they  abide  over  against  me  and 
are  too  mighty  for  me.  Come  now  therefore,  I  pray 
thee,  curse  me  this  people,  that  we  may  smite  them,  and 
drive  them  out  of  the  land.  For  I  know  that  he  whom 
thou  blessest  is  blessed,  and  he  whom  thou  cursest  is 
cursed." 

And  the  elders  of  Moab  and  Midian  came  unto  Balaam, 
with  rewards  in  their  hand,  and  spake  unto  him  the 
words  of  Balak. 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Lodge  here  this  night,  and 
I  will  bring  you  word,  as  the  LoRD  shall  speak  unto 
me." 

And  the  princes  of  Moab  abode  with  Balaam. 

And  God  came  unto  Balaam  and  said,  "  What  men  are 
these  with  thee  .'*  " 

And  Balaam  said,  "  Balak,  king  of  Moab,  hath  sent 
unto  me,  saying,  '  Behold,  the  people  that  is  come  out  of 
Egypt,  it  covereth  the  face  of  the  earth.  Now  come, 
curse  me  them.  Peradventurc  I  shall  be  able  to  fight 
against  them,  and  drive  them  out.'  " 

And  God  said  unto  Balaam,  "  Thou  shalt  not  go  with 

'Num.  xxii,  4.  I       „  v       •  1  1      •         n-    1       .■   „ 

t,  T.  T  ..    ^  "A  iieitrhbonnc  allied  iiaUon. 

'  Num.  xxn,  3.  t>  t> 


Num. 22. 12.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  127 

them.     Thou  shalt  not  curse  the  people,  for  they  are 
blessed." 

And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the  morning,  and  said  unto 
the  princes  of  Balak,  "  Get  you  into  your  land,  for  the 
Lord  refuseth  to  give  me  leave  to  go  ^ith  you." 

And  the  princes  of  Moab  rose  up  and  went  unto  Ba- 
lak, and  said,  "  Balaam  refuseth  to  come  with  us." 

And  Balak  sent  yet  again  princes,  more,  and  more 
honorable  than  they.  And  they  came  to  Balaam  and 
said  to  him,  "  Thus  saith  Balak,  '  Let  nothing,  I  pray 
thee,  hinder  thee  from  coming  unto  me  ;  for  I  will  pro- 
mote thee  unto  very  great  honor,  and  whatsoever  thou 
sayest  unto  me  I  will  do.  Come  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
curse  me  this  people.'  " 

Balaam  answered  and  said,  "  If  Balak  would  give  me 
his  house  full  of  silver  and  gold,  I  cannot  go  beyond  the 
word  of  the  LORD  my  God.  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you, 
tarry  ye  also  here  this  night,  that  I  may  know  what  the 
Lord  will  speak  unto  me  more." 

And  God  saw  that  '  Balaam  loved  the  hire  of  wrong- 
doing, and  ''came  unto  Balaam  at  night,  and  said  unto 
him,  "  Rise  up,  go  with  them  ;  but  only  the  word  which 
I  speak  unto  thee,  that  shalt  thou  do." 

And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the  morning,  and  went  with 
the  princes  of  Moab.  And  God's  anger  was  kindled. 
And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  placed  himself  in  the  way 
against  him. 

Now  he  was  riding  upon  his  ass.  And  the  ass  saw  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  standing  in  the  way,  with  The  oppos- 
his  sword  drawn  in  his  hand,  and  the  ass  The^s^eat 
turned  aside  out  of  the  way,  and  went  into  the  mgass. 
field  ;  and  Balaam  smote  the  ass,  to  turn  her  into  the  way. 
Then  the  angel  stood  in  a  hollow  way  between  the  vine- 
yards, a  fence  being  on  this  side,  and  a  fence  on  that 
side.  And  the  ass  saw  the  angel,  and  she  thrust  her- 
self unto  the  wall,  and  crushed  Balaam's  foot;  and 
he  smote  her  again.  And  the  angel  went  further, 
and  stood  in  a  narrow  place,  where  was  no  way  to 
turn  either  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left.  And  the  ass 
saw  the  angel,  and  she  lay  down  under  Balaam.  And 
'  2  Peter  ii,  15.  ^  Num.  xxii,  20. 


128  The  Shorter  Bible  [Num.  22. 27. 

Balaam's  anger  was  kindled,  and  he  smote  the  ass  with 
his  staff. 

And  the  Lord  opened  the  mouth  of  the  ass,  and  she 
said  unto  Balaam,  "  What  have  I  done  unto  thee,  that 
thou  hast  smitteg  me  these  three  times?" 

And  Balaam  said  unto  the  ass,  "  Because  thou  hast 
mocked  me.  I  would  there  were  a  sword  in  mine  hand, 
for  now  I  had  killed  thee." 

And  the  ass  said  unto  Balaam,  "Am  not  I  thine  ass, 
upon  which  thou  hast  ridden  all  thy  life  long  unto  this 
day?     Was  I  ever  wont  to  do  so  unto  thee  ?  " 

And  he  said,  "  Nay." 

Then  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes  of  Balaam,  and  he 
saw  the  angel  of  the  LORD  standing  in  the  way,  with  his 
sword  drawn  in  his  hand  ;  and  he  bowed  his  head,  and 
fell  on  his  face. 

And  the  angel  said  unto  him,  "  Thy  way  is  ^  perverse 
before  me.  Wherefore  hast  thou  smitten  thine  ass  these 
three  times?  Behold,  unless  she  had  turned  aside  from 
me,  surely  now  I  had  even  slain  thee." 

And  Balaam  said  unto  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  "  I  have 
sinned.  Now  therefore  if  it  displease  thee,  I  will  get 
me  back  again."  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Balaam,  "  Go  with  the  men  ;  but  only  the  word  that  I 
shall  speak  unto  thee,  that  thou  shalt  speak." 

So  Balaam  went  with  the  princes  of  Balak.  And  when 
Balak  heard  that  Balaam  was  come,  he  went  out  to  meet 
him,  and  said  unto  Balaam,  "  Did  I  not  earnestly  send 
unto  thee  to  call  thee  ?  Wherefore  camest  thou  not  unto 
me  ?     Am  I  not  able  to  promote  thee  to  honor  ?  " 

And  Balaam  said,  "  Lo,  I  am  come  unto  thee.  The 
word  that  God  putteth  in  my  mouth  that  shall  I  speak." 

And  Balaam  went  with  Balak.  And  Balak  sacrificed 
oxen  and  sheep,  and  sent  to  Balaam  and  to  the  princes 
that  were  with  him. 

And  in  the  morning  Balak  took  Balaam,  and  brought 
him  up  into  the  high  places  of  ^  Baal,  and  he  saw  from 
thence  the  utmost  part  of  the  people.  And  Balak  and 
Balaam  built  seven  altars,  and  offered  on  every  altar  a 
bullock  and  a  ram. 

"  R.  \'.  maig. ,  Hcb.  Iwadlon;^-.     ''Num.  xxv,  3. 


Num.  23.  3.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  129 

And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  "  Stand  by  thy  burnt 
offering,  and  I  will  go;  peradventure  the  Lord  will  come 
to  meet  me,  and  whatsoever  he  showeth  me  I  will  tell 
thee." 

And  he  went  to  a  bare  height. 

And  God  met  Balaam  and  put  a  word  in  Balaam's 
mouth,  and  said,  "  Return  unto  Balak,  and  thus  thou 
shalt  speak." 

And  he  returned  unto  him,  and,  lo,  he  stood  by  his 
burnt  offering,  he,  and  all  the  princes  of  Moab. 
And  Balaam  took  up  his  parable  and  said, 
"  From  Aram  hath  Balak  brought  me, 
The  king  of  Moab  from  the  mountains  of  the  East, 
saying, 

,  /—  T         1  Balaam's 

'Lome,  curse  me  Jacob,  first proph- 

And  come,  defy  Israel ! '  ^°^' 

How  shall  I  curse  whom  God  hath  not  cursed? 
And  how  shall  I  defy,  whom  the  LORD  hath  not 

defied  ? 
^  Let  me  die  the  death  of  the  righteous. 
And  let  my  last  end  be  like  his  !  " 
And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  "  What  hast  thou  done 
unto  me?     I  took  thee  to  curse  mine  enemies,  and  be- 
hold, thou  hast  blessed  them  altogether." 

And  Balaam  answered  and  said,  "Must  I  not  speak 
that  which  the  Lord  putteth  in  my  mouth  ?  " 

And  Balak  said  unto  him,  "  Come  with  me  unto 
another  place,  and  curse  them  from  thence."  And  he 
took  him  to  the  top  of  Pisgah,  and  built  seven  altars, 
and  offered  up  a  bullock  and  a  ram  on  every  altar. 

And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  "  Stand  here  by  thy 
burnt  offering,  while  I  meet  the  LORD  up  yonder." 

And  the  Lord  met  Balaam,  and  put  a  word  in  his 
mouth.  And  he  came  to  Balak,  and,  lo,  he  stood  by 
his  burnt  offering  and  the  princes,  of  Moab  were  with 
him.  And  Balak  said  unto  him,  "  What  hath  the  LORD 
spoken  ?  " 

And  Balaam  took  up  his  parable  and  said,      second 
"  Rise  up,  Balak,  and  hear ;  prophecy. 

Hearken  unto  me,  thou  son  of  Zippor ; 

"  Num.  xxxi,  8. 


130  The  Shorter  Bible  [Num.  23. 19. 

God  is  not  a  man,  that  he  should  lie, 

Neither  the  son  of  man,  that  he  should  repent. 

Hath  he  said,  and  shall  he  not  do  it? 

Or  hath  he  spoken,  and  shall  he  not  make  it  good  ? 

Behold,  I  have  received  commandment  to  bless  ; 

And  he  hath  blessed,  and  I  cannot  reverse  it. 

He  hath  not  beheld  iniquity  in  Jacob, 

Neither  hath  he  seen  perverseness  in  Israel. 

The  Lord  his  God  is  with  him  ; 

And  the  shout  of  a  king  is  among  them. 

There  is  no  enchantment  "against  Jacob, 

N^ither^is  there  any  divination  '^against  Israel." 

And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  "  Neither  curse  them  at 
all,  nor  bless  them  at  all." 

But  Balaam  answered  and  said  unto  Balak,  "  Told 
not  I  thee,  saying,  '  All  that  the  LORD  speaketh,  that  I 
must  do  ?  ' 

And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  "Come  now,  I  will  take 
thee  unto  another  place  ;  peradventure  it  will  please  God 
that  thou  mayest  curse  me  them  from  thence." 

And  Balak  took  Balaam  unto  the  top  of  Peor. 

And  Balaam  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  saw  Israel ;  and  the 
spirit  of  God  came  upon  him.  And  he  took  up  his  para- 
ble and  said, 

"  How  goodly  are  thy  tents,  O  Jacob, 

Thy  tabernacles,  O  Israel ! 
Third  As  valleys  are  they  spread  forth, 

prop  ecy.         ^^  gardens  by  the  river  side. 

His  king  shall  be  higher  than  ^  Agag, 

And  his  kingdom  shall  be  exalted. 

Blessed  be  everyone  that  blesseth  thee. 
And  cursed  be  everyone  that  curseth  thee." 

And  Balak 's  anger  was  kindled  against  Balaam,  and 
he  smote  his  hands  together.  And  Balak  said  unto 
Balaam,  "  I  called  thee  to  curse  mine  enemies,  and,  be- 
hold, thou  hast  blessed  them  these  three  times.     There- 

"  Thus  in  the  R.  V.  maig.  ''The  king  of  the  ncighboiing  Anialekites. 
See  Exod.  xvii,  8-16. 


Num.  24.  II.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  131 

fore  now  flee  thou  to  thy  place.  I  thought  to  promote 
thee  unto  great  honor,  but  '''  the  LORD  hath  kept  thee 
back  from  honor." 

And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  "  Spake  I  not  to  thy 
messengers  which  thou  sentest  unto  me,  saying,  '  If 
Balak  would  give  me  his  house  full  of  silver  and  gold,  I 
cannot  go  beyond  the  word  of  the  LORD  ?  '  What  the 
Lord  speaketh,  that  will  I  speak.  And  now,  behold,  I 
go  unto  my  people.  Come,  and  I  will  tell  thee  what 
this  people  shall  do  to  thy  people  in  the  latter  days." 
And  he  took  up  his  parable  and  said, 

"  I  see  him,  but  not  now;  Fourth 

I  behold  him,  but  not  nigh;  prophecy. 

There  shall  come  forth  a  star  out  of  Jacob, 
And  a  scepter  shall  rise  out  of  Israel, 
And  shall  smite  through  the  corners  of  Moab, 
And  break  down  all  the  sons  of  tumult." 
And  Balaam  rose  up,  and  returned  to  his  place ;  and 
Balak  also  went  his  way. 

"  Uttered  sneeringly. 


132 


The  Shorter  Bible 


[Num.  25.  I. 


CHAPTER   IV. 

ISRAEL'S  IDOLATRY:  THE  PLAGUES:  THE  HOLY  WAR: 
THE  SECOND  NUMBERING:  WOMEN  AS  HEIRS:  THE 
CITIES   OF   REFUGE:   JOSHUA   CHARGED. 


And  Israel  abode  in  Shittim,  and  the  people  began  to 
Israel  be-  commit  s  i  n  with  the  daughters  of  Moab. 
guiied  into  'For  Balaam  taught  Balak  to  cast  a  stum- 
bling-block before  the  children  of  Israel,  to 
eat  things  sacrificed  to  idols,  and  to  commit  fornication. 
^  And  the  people  bowed  down  to  their  gods.  And  the 
anger  of  the  LORD  was  kindled  against  Israel.  ^  And 
those  that  died  by  the  plague  were  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

■*  And  Moses  said  unto  the  judges  of  Israel,  "  Slay  ye 

the  men   that  have  joined  themselves  unto 

-The'hoiy^     Baal-peor."      And     the    congregation     were 

^^^'  weeping  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of  meeting. 

So  the  plague  was  stayed. 

^And  the  LORD  spake  unto  Moses,  saj'ing,  "Avenge 
the  children  of  Israel  of  the  ^  Midianites,  for  they  vex  you 
with  their  wiles  wherewith  they  have  beguiled  you  in  the 
matter  of  ^'  Peor." 

"And  Moses  sent  a  thousand  of  every  tribe  to  the  war, 
them  and  Phinchas,  the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest,  with 
the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary  and  the  trumpets  for  alarm 
in  his  hand,  and  they  warred  against  Midian,  as  the  LORD 
commanded  Moses.  And  they  slew  every  male,  and  the 
kings  of  Midian  with  the  rest,  and  took  captive  the 
women  and  their  little  ones.  And  all  their  cattle  and 
flocks  and  goods  they  took  for  a  prey,  and  all  their  cities 


'  Rev.  ii,  14.         '•Num.  xxv,  5. 
■■'Num.    xxv,  2.     'Num.  xxv,  16. 
■'Num.  xxv,  9.      *  Num.  xxxi,  6. 


"  Evidently    allied     witli     Moab. 
''  Num.  xxv,  3. 


Num.  31. 10.]  Chronologically  Arranged. 


133 


and  encampments  they  burnt  with  fire.  '''  '  Balaam  also, 
the  son  of  Beor,  they  slew  with  the  sword. 

"  And  after  the  plague  the  LORI)  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  saying, 
"  Take  the  sum  of  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  all  that  are 
able  to  go  forth  to  war  in  Israel." 

'And  they  that  were  numbered  were  ^  six  hundred 
thousand  and  a  thousand  seven  hundred  and  thirty. 
■*  But  among  these  there  was  not  a  man  of  them  that 
were  numbered  by  Moses  and  Aaron  in  the     ^,  , 

•11  r  (-•       •       r  IT  1       ,        •  1      ^      The  second 

Wilderness  01  bmai ;  for  the  LORD  had  said  01  munbenng. 
them,  "  They  shall  surely  die  in  the  wilderness,"  There 
was  not  left  a  man  of  them,  save  Caleb  and  Joshua. 

^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "Unto 
these  the  land  shall  be  divided  for  an  inheritance  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  names.  To  the  more  thou 
shalt  give  the  more  inheritance,  and  to  the  fewer  thou 
shaltgive  the  less  inheritance.  The  land  shall  be  divided 
by  lot." 

^  Then  drew  near  the  daughters  of  Zelophehad  ;  Mah- 
lah,  Noah,  Hoglah,  Milcah,  and  Tirzah.  And  they  stood 
before  Moses  and  Eleazar,  and  before  the  princes,  and  all 
the  congregation,  at  the  door  of  the  tent  of      „^ 

•  ^-\         r     1  1-      1     •  •!  Women  as 

meeting,  saying,  "  Our  father  died   in  the  wil-      landown- 
derness,  and  he  had   no  sons.     Why  should 
the  name  of  our  father  be  taken  away  from  among  his 
family,  because  he   had   no   son  ?     Give  unto  us  a  pos- 
session among  the  brethren  of  our  father." 

And  Moses  brought  their  cause  before  the  LORD. 
And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "■  The  daugh- 
ters of  Zelophehad  speak  right ;  thou  shalt  surely  give 
them  a  possession  among  their  father's  brethren,  and 
cause  the  inheritance  of  their  father  to  pass  unto  them. 
And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  saying, 
'  If  a  man  die,  and  have  no  son,  then  ye  shall  cause  h'is 
inheritance  to  pass  unto  his  daughter.  And  if  he  have 
.no  daughter,  then  ye  shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his 


'  Num.  xxxi,  8.  •*  Num.  xxvi,  64. 
'^  Num.  xxvi,  I.  *  Num.  xxvi,  52. 
^  Num.  xxvi,  51.    *Num.  xxvii,  i. 


"■  Num.  xxiii,  10.  ''  Less  than 
they  wave  nearly  forty  years  before. 
See  Num.  ii,  32. 


13-t  The  Shorter  Bible         [Num.  27.  n. 

kinsman  that  is  next  to  him  of  his  family,  and  he  shall 
possess  it.' 

'  Now  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  children  of  Gad 
had  a  very  great  multitude  of  cattle;  and  when  they 
„     ,  \,    saw  the  land  of  Gilead,   that  the  place  was 

Reuben  and  ^  r  11  11 

Gadchoos-     a    place    for    cattle,   they    came   and  spake 

mg  Gilead.  fTv/r  jt-i  j  ^.i-i- 

unto  Moses  and  bleazar  and  unto  the  prin- 
ces of  the  congregation,  saying,  "  Let  this  land  be  given 
unto  thy  servants  for  a  possession  ;  bring  us  not  over 
Jordan." 

And  Moses  said,  "  Shall  your  brethren  go  to  the  war, 
and  shall  ye  sit  here?  Wherefore  discourage  ye  the 
heart  of  the  children  of  Israel  from  going  over  into  the 
land  which  the  LORD  hath  given  them  ?  " 

^  And  they  said,  "  We  will  build  sheepfolds  here  for 
our  cattle,  and  cities  for  our  little  ones;  but  we  our- 
selves will  be  ready  armed  to  go  before  the  children  of 
Israel,  until  we  have  brought  them  unto  their  place. 
We  will  not  return  unto  our  houses  until  they  have  in- 
herited every  man  his  inheritance." 

And  Moses  said  unto  them,  "  If  ye  will  do  this, 
ye  shall  be  guiltless  toward  the  LORD,  and  toward 
Israel ;  and  this  land  shall  be  unto  you  for  a  possession. 
But  if  ye  will  not  do  so,  behold,  ye  have  sinned 
against  the  LORD,  and  be  sure  your  sin  will  find  you 
out." 

So  Moses  gave  charge  concerning  them  to  Eleazar 
and  Joshua. 

'And  the  LoRD  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  Command 
The  cities  of  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  give  unto  the 
refuge.  Lcvitcs  citics  to  dwcU  in,  and  suburbs  round 

about  for  their  cattle  and  all  their  beasts.  The  cities 
which  ye  shall  give  to  the  Levites  shall  be  forty  and 
eight,  with  their  ''  suburbs,  ■*  the  six  cities  of  refuge  and 
forty  and  two  citics  beside  them." 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "  Say  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  '  When  ye  pass  over  Jordan  into 
the  land  of  Canaan,  then  ye  shall  appoint  you  six  cities 
of  refuge  ;   that  one  that  killeth  any  person  unwittingly 

•  Num.  xxxii.  I         3  Num.  xxxv,  1.    I      „  j,_  ^r  Or,J^asturr  lands. 

''Num.  xxxu,  lO.     ••Num.  xxxv,  0.  |  ax 


Num.  35. 16.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  135 

may  flee  thither ;  '  that  h  e  die  not,  until  he  stand  before 
the  congregation  for  judgment.  ^  And  he  shall  flee  unto 
one  of  those  cities,  and  shall  stand  at  the  entering  of  the 
gate  of  the  city,  and  declare  his  cause  in  the  ears  of  the 
elders  of  that  city.  '  If  he  thrust  him  whom  h  e  k  i  1 1  e  d 
of  hatred,  or  hurled  at  him  lying  in  wait  so  that  he  died, 
or  in  enmity  smote  him,  he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 
But  if  he  thrust  him  suddenly  without  enmity,  or  seeing 
him  not ;  and  he  vv'as  not  his  enemy,  neither  sought  his 
harm  :  *  as  when  a  man  goeth  into  the  forest  with  his 
neighbor  to  hew  wood,  and  his  hand  fetcheth  a  stroke 
with  the  ax  to  cut  down  the  tree,  and  the  head  slippeth 
from  the  helve,  and  lighteth  upon  his  neighbor,  that  he 
die;  *the  congregation  shall  deliver  the  manslayer  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  avenger  of  blood,  and  he  shall  dwell 
in  the  city  of  refuge  until  the  death  of  the  high  priest. 
But  after  the  death  of  the  high  priest  the  manslayer  shall 
return  into  the  land  of  his  possession. 

"  But  one  witness  shall  not  testify  against  any  person 
that  he  die.  *At  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or  of  three, 
shall  he  that  is  to  die  be  put  to  death.'  " 

'  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  "  Get  thee  up  into 
this  mountain  and  behold  the  land  which  I  have  given 
unto  the  children  of  Israel.  And  when  thou  hast  seen 
it,  thou  also  shalt  be  gathered  unto  thy  people,  as  Aaron 
thy  brother  was  gathered.  Because  ye  rebelled  against 
my  word  in  the  wilderness  of  Zin,  in  the  strife  of  the 
congregation,  to  sanctify  me  at  the  waters  before  their 
eyes." 

And  Moses  spake   unto  the  LORD,  saying,  "  Let  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  the  spirits  of  all  flesh,  ap-         joshua 
point  a   man   over  the  congregation,    which         charged, 
may  lead  them  out  and  bring  them  in." 

And  the  LORD  said  unto  Moses,  "  Take  thee  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun,  a  man  in  whom  is  the  spirit,  and  lay 
thine  hand  upon  him  ;  and  set  him  before  Eleazar  the 
priest,  and  before  all  the  congregation ;  and  give  him  a 
charge    in    their   sight.     And    thou    shalt   put    of  thine 

'  Num,  XXXV,  12.         '•Deut.  xix,  5.  'Num.  xxvii,  12. 

^Josh.  XX,  4.  ^  Num.  xxxv,  25. 

^  Num.  xxxv,  20.         *  Deut.  xvii,  6. 


136  The  Shortp:r  Bible  [Num.  27. 20. 

honor  upon  him,  that  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  may  obey.  At  his  word  shall  they  go 
out,  and  at  his  word  they  shall  come  in,  both  he,  and 
all  the  children  of  Israel  with  him,  even  all  the  con- 
gregation." 

And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  commanded  him. 


Deut.  I.  I.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  137 


DEUTERONOMY. 


CHAPTER  I. 

MOSES'    PARTING   ADDRESS   TO   THE   PEOPLE. 

These  be  the  words  which  Moses  spake  unto  all  Israel 
beyond  Jordan,  '  in  the  land  of  Moab. 

"  In  the  fortieth  year,  in  the  eleventh  month,  on  the 
first  day  of  the  month,  Moses  spake  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  according  unto  all  that  the  Lord  had  given 
him  in  commandment.     And  Moses  said, 

"  '  I  besought  the  Lord  at  one  time,  saying,  'O  Lord 
God,  thou  hast  begun  to  show  thy  servant  thy  greatness, 
and  thy  strong  hand  ;  for  what  god  is  there  in  heaven  or 
in  earth  that  can  do  according  to  thy  works,  Personal 
and  thy  mighty  acts?  Let  me  go  over,  I  pray  words, 
thee,  and  see  the  good  land  that  is  beyond  Jordan.'  But 
the  Lord  was  wroth  with  me  for  your  sakes.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  me,  '  Let  it  suffice  thee ;  speak  no  more 
unto  me  of  this  matter.  Get  thee  up  into  the  top  of 
Pisgah,  and  lift  up  thine  eyes  westward,  and  northward, 
and  southward,  and  eastward,  and  behold  with  thine 
eyes  ;  for  thou  shalt  not  go  over  this  Jordan.  But  charge 
Joshua,  and  encourage  and  strengthen  him  ;  for  he  shall 
go  over  before  this  people,  and  cause  them  to  inherit 
the  land  which  thou  shalt  see.'  S  o  M  must  die  in  this 
land  ;  I  must  not  go  over  Jordan.  But  ye  shall  go  over 
and  possess  that  good  land. 

"'And  now,  O  Israel,  hearken   unto  the  statutes  and 
unto  the    judgments  which  I  teach  you,  for        Exhorta- 
to  do  them  ;  that  ye  may  live,  and  go  in  and        tions. 
possess  the  land  which  the  LORD,  the  God  of  your  fathers, 

'  Deut.  i,  5.      "^  Deut.  i,  3.      ^  Deut.  iii,  23.      ■*  Deut.  iv,  22.      '  Deut.  iv,  i. 
12 


I'SS  Tpie  vShorter  Bible  [Deut.  4.  i. 

giveth  you.  Yc  shall  not  add  unto  the  word  which  I 
command  you,  neither  shall  ye  diminish  from  it.  Be- 
hold, I  have  taught  you  statutes  and  judgments,  even  as 
the  Lord  my  God  commanded  me.  Keep  therefore  and 
do  them.  For  this  is  your  wisdom  and  your  under- 
standing in  the  sight  of  the  peoples,  which  shall  hear  all 
these  statutes,  and  say, '  Surely  this  great  nation  is  a  wise 
and  understanding  people.'  For  what  nation  is  there 
that  hath  statutes  and  judgments  so  righteous  as  all  this 
law  which  I  set  before  you  this  day?  Take  heed  to  thy- 
self lest  thou  forget  the  things  which  thine  eyes  saw,  the 
day  that  thou  ^  stoodest  before  the  LoRD  in  Horeb,  and 
the  mountain  burned  with  fire  unto  the  heart  of  heaven. 
And  the  Lord  spake  unto  you  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
fire.  Ye  heard  the  voice  of  words,  but  ye  saw  no  '  man- 
ner of  form,  lest  ye  corrupt  yourselves,  and  make  you  a 
graven  image.  ''And  he  declared  unto  you  his  covenant, 
even  the  ten  commandments ;  and  he  wrote  them  upon 
two  tables  of  stone. 

"  nVhen    thou    shalt    beget    children,    and    children's 

children,  and  have  been  long  in  the  land,  and  shall  make 

a  graven  image  in  the  form  of  anything,  and  shall  do 

that  which  is  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  I 

.  call  heaven  and  earth  to  witness  against  you 

armngs.       ^j^j^   ^^^^  ^j^^^  ^^   shall  soon   utterly  perish. 

The  Lord  shall  scatter  you  among  the  peoples.  But  if 
from  thence  ye  shall  seek  the  LORD  thy  God,  thou  shalt 
find  him,  if  thou  search  after  him  with  all  thy  heart  and 
with  all  thy  soul.  '  The  LORD  thy  God  will  turn  thy 
captivity,  and  have  compassion  upon  thee,  and  will  re- 
turn and  gather  thee  from  all  the  peoples,  whither  h  e 
hath  scattered  thee.  And  the  Lord  will  bring  thee  into 
the  land  which  thy  fathers  possessed,  and  will  do  thee 
good,  and  rejoice  over  thee  and  multiply  thee  above  thy 
fathers.  And  the  Lord  will  circumcise  thine  heart,  to 
love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thine  heart  and  with  all 
thy  soul.  "  Thy  God  is  a  merciful  God  ;  he  will  not  fail 
thee,  neither  destroy  thee,  nor  forget  the  covenant  of  thy 


Deut.  iv,  15.     ■*  Dcut.  xxx,  3. 
Deut.  iv,  13.    ^  Deut.  iv,  31. 
'  Deut.  iv,  25. 


"Exod.  xix,  18. 


Deut.4. 3I-]  Chronologically  Arranged.      139 

fathers.  For  ask,  now,  since  the  day  that  God  created 
man,  did  ever  people  hear  the  voice  of  God  speaking 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  as  thou  hast  heard,  and 
hve?  Out  of  heaven  he  made  thee  hear  his  voice,  and 
upon  earth  he  made  thee  see  his  great  fire.  '  Unto  thee 
•it  was  showed,  that  thou  mightest  know  that  the  Lord 
he  is  God  ;  there  is  none  else  beside  him." 

And  Moses  said,  " 'Hear,  O  Israel.  ^  The  LORD 
our  God  is  one  Lord  ;  and  thou  shalt  love  the  LoRD 
thy  God  with  all  thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy  urgent  ex- 
soul,  and  with  all  thy  might.  And  these  |'^J*t|'^°^f 
words,  which  I  command  thee  this  day,  shall  tions. 
be  upon  thine  heart.  And  thou  shalt  teach  them  dili- 
gently unto  thy  children,  and  shalt  talk  of  them  when 
thou  sittest  in  thine  house,  and  when  thou  walkest  by 
the  way,  and  when  thou  liest  down,  and  when  thou 
risest  up. 

"  And  when  the  LORD  thy  God  shall  bring  thee  into 
the  land,  great  and  goodly  cities,  which  thou  buildedst 
not,  and  houses  full  of  all  good  things,  which  thou  filledst 
not,  and  cisterns  hewn  out,  which  thou  hewedst  not, 
vineyards  and  olive  trees,  which  thou  plantedst  not,  and 
thou  shalt  eat  and  be  full ;  then  beware  lest  thou  forget 
the  Lord,  which  brought  thee  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

"  ^  Thou  shalt  make  no  covenant  with  the  people, 
neither  shalt  thou  make  marriages  with  them  ;  for  he  will 
turn  away  thy  son  from  following  me,  that  they  may 
serve  other  gods.  But  ye  shall  break  down  their  altars, 
and  dash  in  pieces  their  pillars,  and  burn  their  graven 
images  with  fire.  For  thou  art  an  holy  people,  the  LoRD 
thy  God  hath  chosen  thee.  The  LORD  did  not  set  his 
love  upon  you  because  ye  were  more  in  number  than 
any  people,  but  because  the  LORD  loveth  you.  The 
Lord  thy  God  is  the  faithful  God,  which  keepeth  cove- 
nant and  mercy  with  them  that  love  him  to  a  thousand 
generations. 

"■  *  Thou  shalt  remember  all  the  way  which  the  Lord 
thy  God   hath  led   thee  these  forty  years  in  the  wilder- 

9  TA     J     •'  d  T^     ^'     ••'•    '  "  Mark  xii,  20,  30;  Lev.  xix,  18. 

^  Deut.  VI,  4.      *  Deut.  viii,  2.        |  >    v.  j    . 


140  The  vShorter  Bible  [Deut.  8. 2. 

ness ;  that  he  might  prove  thee,  to  know  what  was  in 
thine  heart.  And  he  humbled  thee,  and  suffered  thee 
to  hunger,  and  fed  thee  with  manna,  that  he  might 
make  thee  know  that  •''  man  doth  not  hve  by  bread 
alone,  but  by  every  word  that  proceedcth  out  of  the 
mouth  of  the  Lord.  Thy  raiment  'and  shoe  ^  waxed 
not  old  upon  thee,  neither  did  thy  foot  swell,  these  forty 
years. 

"  Beware  lest  when  thou  hast  eaten  and  art  full,  and  hast 
built  goodly  houses,  and  when  thy  herds  and  thy  flocks 
and  thy  silver  and  thy  gold  multiply,  and  all  that  thou 
hast  is  multiplied  ;  then  thine  heart  be  lifted  up,  and  thou 
forget  God,  and  say  in  thine  heart,  '  My  power  and  the 
might  of  mine  hand  hath  gotten  me  this  wealth.'  But 
thou  shalt  remember  the  LORD  thy  God,  for  it  is  he  that 
giveth  thee  power  to  get  wealth.  And  if  thou  shalt  forget 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  walk  after  other  gods,  and  serve 
them,  and  worship  them,  I  testify  against  you  this  day 
that  ye  shall  surely  perish. 

"  ^  If  there  arise  in  the  midst  of  thee  a  prophet,  or  a 
dreamer  of  dreams,  and  he  give  thee  a  sign  or  wonder,  and 
the  sign  or  the  wonder  come  to  pass  whereof 
false  teach?  he  spakc  unto  thee,  saying,  '  Let  us  go  after 
^^^'  other  gods,  and  serve  them,'  thou  shalt  not 

hearken  unto  the  words  of  that  prophet  or  dreamer  of 
dreams.  For  the  Lord  proveth  you,  to  know  whether 
ye  love  the  Lord  with  all  your  heart  and  with  all  your 
soul.  And  that  prophet  or  that  dreamer  of  dreams 
shall  be  put  to  death  ;  because  he  hath  spoken  rebellion 
against  the  Lord. 

"  ■*  Thou  shalt  not  harden  thine  heart,  nor  shut  thine 

hand  from  thy  poor  brother;  but  thou  shalt  surely  open 

„  thine  hand   unto  him,  and  shalt   surely  lend 

Concerning  r-^    .  r      i  •  i        t^i  •        i  i     .1 

the  poor.        him  sufficient  for  his  need.      1  nine  heart  shall 

not  be  grieved  when  thou  givest  unto  him  ;  because  that 

for  this  thing  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all 

thy  work.     For  the  poor  shall   never  cease  out  of  the 

land,  therefore  thou   shalt  surely  open  thine  hand  unto 

thy  brother,  to  thy  needy,  and  to  thy  poor. 

•  Deut.  xxix,  5.     '  Deut.  xiii,  i.     I  ^  ^^         ■ 

'  Deut.  viu,  4.       *  Deut.  xv,  7.       | 


Deut.  17.  8.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  141 

" '  If  there  arise  a  matter  in  judgment  too  hard  for 
thee,  thou  shalt  arise  and  come  unto  the  priests  and 
unto  the  judge  that  shall  be  in  those  days.  And  accord- 
ing to  the  judgment  which  they  shall  tell  thee  thou  shalt 
do.  Thou  shalt  not  turn  aside  to  the  right  hand,  nor 
to  the  left. 

"And  the  man  that  doeth  presumptuously,  in  not 
hearkening  unto  the  priest  that  standeth  to  minister 
there  before  the  LORD  thy  God,  or  unto  the  judge,  even 
that  man  shall  die;  and  thou  shalt  put  away  the  evil 
from  Israel.  And  all  the  people  shall  hear,  and  fear,  and 
do  no  more  presumptuously. 

"  When  thou  art  come  unto  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee,  and  shalt  possess  it,  and  dwell 
therein  ;  and  shalt  say,  '  I  will  set  a  king  over  me,  like 
all  the  nations  that  are  round  about  me;  '  thou  shalt  in 
anywise  set  him  king  over  thee,  whom  the  concerning 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  ;  one  from  among  a  king, 
thy  brethren  shalt  thou  set  king  over  thee  ;  thou  mayest 
not  put  a  foreigner  over  thee,  which  is  not  thy  brother. 
'^  Only  he  shall  not  multiply  horses  to  himself,  nor  cause 
the  people  to  return  to  Egypt.'  ''  Neither  shall  he 
multiply  wives  to  himself,  that  his  heart  turn  not  away  ; 
neither  shall  he  greatly  multiply  to  himself  silver  and 
gold.  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  sitteth  upon  the  throne 
of  his  kingdom,  then  he  shall  write  him  a  copy  of  this 
law  in  a  book,  out  of  that  which  is  before  the  priests  the 
Levites;  and  it  shall  be  with  him,  and  he  shall  read 
therein  all  the  days  of  his  life  ;  that  he  may  learn  to  fear 
the  Lord  his  God,  to  keep  all  the  words  of  this  law  to 
do  them  ;  that  his  heart  be  not  lifted  up  above  his 
brethren,  and  that  he  turn  not  aside  from  the  com- 
mandment, to  the  right  hand,  or  to  the  left ;  to  the  end 
that  he  may  prolong  his  days  in  his  kingdom,  he  and  his 
children,  in  the  midst  of  Israel. 

"All  the  tribe  of  Levi  shall  have  no  portion  nor  in- 
heritance with  Israel.  The  LORD  ^  is  their  concerning 
inheritance  ;  ^  they  shall  eat  the  offerings  of  *^®  Levites. 
the  Lord  made  by  fire. 

'  Deut.  xvii,  8.      ^  Deut.  xviii,  i.    I     „  „  ,-i  •    ^.       .,  ,  ir- 

.,  Tx     .        ■••  "2Cnron.  i,  14.     '' i  Kines  xi,  i. 

■  Deut.  xviu,  2.  e.       ' 


142  The  Shorter  Bible  [Deut.  14. 22. 

"  *  Thou  shalt  surely  tithe  all  the  increase  of  thy  seed, 
year  by  year.  ^  And  unto  the  children  of  Levi  I  have 
given  all  the  tithe  in  Israel  for  an  inheritance,  in  return 
for  their  service,  even  the  service  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
ing. °  And  from  them  that  offer  a  sacrifice,  whether  ox 
or  sheep,  apart  shall  be  the  priest's  due.  The  first 
fruits  of  thy  corn,  of  thy  wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and  the 
first  of  the  fleece  of  thy  sheep,  shalt  thou  give  him.  For 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  him  out  of  all  thy  tribes, 
to  stand  to  minister  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  him  and 
his  sons  forever. 

"  When  thou  art  come  into  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee,  thou  shalt  not  learn  to  do  after  the 
abominations  of  those  nations.  There  shall  not  be 
found  with  thee  anyone  that  maketh  his  son  or  his 
daughter  to  pass  through  the  fire,  one  that  useth  divina- 
tion, one  that  practiceth  augury,  or  an  enchanter,  or  a 
sorcerer,  or  a  charmer,  or  a  consulter  with  a  familiar 
Concerning  spirit,  or  a  wizard,  or  a  necromancer.  For 
sorcery.  whosoever  doeth    these    things  is  an  abomi- 

nation unto  the  LORD  ;  and  because  of  these  abomi- 
nations the  Lord  thy  God  doth  drive  these  nations  out 
before  thee.  Thou  shalt  be  perfect  with  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

"The  Lord  thy  God  will  raise  up  unto  thee  a  prophet 
from  the  midst  of  thee,  of  thy  brethren,  like  unto  me; 
unto  him  ye  shall  hearken. 

"  "  When  thou  goest  forth  to  battle  against  thine  ene- 

^  .         mies,  and  scest  horses,  and  chariots,  and  peo- 

military  pie  more  than  thou,  thou  shalt  not  be  afraid 

^  ^'  of  them,  for  the  Lord  thy  God  is  with  thee. 

"  And  when  ye  draw  nigh  unto  the  battle  the  officers 
shall  speak  unto  the  people,  saying,  *  What  man  is  there 
that  hath  built  a  new  house,  and  hath  not  dedicated  it? 
Let  him  go  and  return  unto  his  house.  And  what  man 
is  tliere  that  hath  planted  a  vineyard,  and  hath  not  used 
the  fruit  thereof?  Let  him  go  and  return  unto  his 
house.  And  what  man  is  there  that  hath  betrothed  a 
wife,  and  hath  not  taken  her?  Let  him  go  and  return 
unto  his  house.' 

'Deut.  xiv,  22.       '^  Num.  xviii,  21.        ^  Dent,  xviii,  3.      ■'Deut.  xx,  i. 


Deut.  20. 8.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  143 

"  And  the  officers  shall  speak  further  unto  the  people, 
and  they  shall  say,  '  What  man  is  there  that  is  fearful 
and  faint-hearted  ?  Let  him  return  unto  his  house,  lest 
his  brethren's  heart  melt  as  his  heart,' 

"  '  If  one  be  found  slain  in  the  land,  lying  in  the  field, 
and  it  be  not  known  who  hath  smitten  him,  concerning 
thy  judges  and  elders  shall  come  forth  and  secret  mur- 
shall  measure  unto  the  city  which  is  nearest 
unto  the  slain  man  ;  and  the  elders  of  the  city  shall  take 
an  heifer  and  bring  it  unto  a  valley  with  running  water, 
and  shall  break  the  heifer's  neck  there  in  the  valley. 
And  the  priests  shall  come  near.  And  the  elders  shall 
wash  their  hands  over  the  heifer,  and  say,  *  Our  hands 
have  not  shed  this  blood,  neither  have  our  eyes  seen  it. 
Forgive,  O  LORD,  thy  people  whom  thou  hast  redeemed, 
and  suffer  not  innocent  blood  to  remain  in  the  midst.' 
So  shalt  thou  put  away  the  innocent  blood  from  the 
midst  of  thee. 

" '^  Mf  brethren  dwell  together,  and  one  of  them  die  and 
have  no  son,  the  wife  of  the  dead  shall  not  marry  a  stranger. 
Her  husband's  brother  shall  take  her  to  him  to  wife,  and 
the  firstborn  which  she  beareth  shall  succeed  in  the 
name  of  his  brother  which  is  dead,  that  his  name  be  not 
blotted  out  of  Israel.  ^  And  if  the  man  like  not  to  take 
h  e  r,  then  shall  his  brother's  wife  go  up  to  the  gate  unto 
the  elders,  and  loose  his  shoe  from  off  his  foot.  And  his 
name  shall  be  called,  '  The  house  of  him  that  hath  his 
shoe  loosed.' 

"  ^  And  it  shall  be  when  thou  art  come  in  unto  the  land, 
that  thou  shalt  take  of  the  first  of  all  the  fruit  of  the 
gro«nd,  and  put  it  in  a  basket,  and  shalt  go  unto  the 
priest  that  shall  be  in  those  days,  and  say,  offering  the 
'  A  Syrian  ready  to  perish  was  my  father,  ^^^t  fruits. 
and  he  went  down  into  Egypt  and  he  became  there  a 
great  nation.  And  the  Egyptians  afflicted  us,  and  laid 
upon  us  hard  bondage  ;  and  we  cried  unto  the  LORD, 
and  the  LORD  heard  our  voice,  and  brought  us  forth  out 
of  Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand,  and  with  signs  and  won- 
ders.    And   he  hath   brought   us  into   this  land   flowing 

'Deut.  xxi,  I.       ^  Deut.  xxvi,  i.     I         „  ,t  ...  >  n    .i,  • 

ii  -r,     ,         '  Matt.  XXII,  24.     ''  Ruth  iv,  7. 

'  Deut.  XXV,  5.  '    ^  '  ' 


144  The  Shorter  Bible  [Deut.  26.9. 

with  milk  and  honey.     And  now,  behold,  I  have  brought 
the  first  of  the  fruit  of  the  ground.' 

"And  thou  shalt  set  it  down  and  worship,  and  thou 
shalt  rejoice  in  all  the  good  which  the  LORD  hath  given 
unto  thee." 


Deut.  17. 2.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  145 


CHAPTER  II. 

ARRANGEMENTS    FOR   THE    LAW:     MOSES'    SONG,    BLESS- 
ING,  AND   DEATH. 

'  And  Moses  with  the  elders  of  Israel  commanded  the 
peopl^,  saying,  "On  the  day  when  ye  shall  The  law  on 
pass  over  Jordan  into  the  land,  thou  shalt  Mount Ebai. 
set  thee  up  great  stones,  and  plaister  them  with  plaister. 
And  thou  shalt  write  upon  them  all  the  words  of  this 
law.  And  ye  shall  set  up  these  stones  in  Mount  Ebal. 
And  there  shalt  thou  build  an  altar  unto  the  LORD  thy 
God,  and  offer  offerings  thereon,  and  rejoice  before  the 
Lord.  And  thou  shalt  write  upon  the  stones  the  words 
of  this  law,  very  plainly." 

"  And  Moses  wrote  this  law,  and  delivered  it  unto  the 
priests  and  elders,  saying,  "At  the  end  of  The  law  to 
every  seven  years,  in  the  feast  of  tabernacles  ^®  ^®^^- 
when  all  Israel  is  come  to  appear  before  the  Lord,  thou 
shalt  read  this  law.  '"^  Assemble  the  people,  the  men,  and 
women,  and  little  ones,  and  thy  stranger  that  is  within 
thy  gates,  that  they  may  hear  and  learn,  and  fear  the 
Lord  as  long  as  ye  live." 

'  And  when  Moses  made  an  end  of  writing  this 
law  in  a  book,  Moses  commanded  the  Levites  which 
bare  the  ark  of  the  LORD,  saying,  "Take  The  law  in 
this  book  of  the  law  and  put  it  by  the  ark  of  *^®  ^r^- 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  that  it  may  be  there  for  a 
witness." 

*  And  Moses  spake  unto  all  Israel,  "  I  am  an  hun- 
dred and  twenty  years  old  this  day,  and  the  LoRD  hath 
said  unto  me,  'Thou  shalt  not  go  over  this  Jordan.' 
Joshua,  he  shall  go  over  before  thee,  as  the  Lord  hath 
spoken." 

'  Deut.  xxvii,  i.     ^  Deut.  xxxi,  24.  I  „ -m  i. 

«Deut.  xxxi,  9.     ^Deut.  xxxi,  i      |  ^^^-  ^••''  ^- 


146  The  Shorter  Bible  [Deut.  31. 30. 

'  And  Moses  spake  in   the   ears  of   all   the 

Moses' song.  ,  ,         ^  ^         ^     ,  ,        r    i  • 

assembly  of  Israel  the  words  ot  this  song, 
"  Give  ear,  ye  heavens,  and  I  will  speak ; 
And  let  the  earth  hear  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

My  doctrine  shall  drop  as  the  rain. 

My  speech  shall  distill  as  the  dew  ; 

For  I  will  proclaim  the  name  of  the  LORD  ; 

Ascribe  ye  greatness  unto  our  God. 

The  Lord's  portion  is  his  people ; 

Jacob  is  the  lot  of  his  inheritance.  • 

He  found  him  in  a  desert  land, 

And  in  the  waste  howling  wilderness ; 

He  compassed  him  about,  he  cared  for  him, 

He  kept  him  as  the  apple  of  his  eye  ; 

As  an  eagle  that  stirreth  up  her  nest, 

That  fluttereth  over  her  young, 

He  spread  abroad  his  wings,  he  took  them, 

He  bare  them  on  his  pinions ; 

The  Lord  alone  did  lead  him. 

And  there  was  no  strange  god  with  him. 

Then  he  forsook  God  which  made  him. 

And  lightly  esteemed  the  rock  of  his  salvation. 

And  the  Lord  saw  it  and  abhorred  them, 

Because  of  the  provocation  of  his  sons  and  daughters. 

And  he  said,  '  I  will  hide  my  face  from  them, 

I  will  see  what  their  end  shall  be.' 

Oh  that  they  were  wise,  that  they  understood  this, 

That  they  would  consider  their  latter  end  !  " 
And  Moses  came  and  spake  all  the  words  of  this  song 
in  the   cars   of  the   people,  he   and  ""  Hoshea  the   son  of 
Nun. 

jyioggg,  ''And    Moses  blessed   the  children  of  Israel 

blessing.         before  his  death.      He  said, 

"The  Lord  came  from  Sinai, 

He  shined  forth  from  Mount  Paran. 

The  beloved  of  the  LoRD  shall  dwell  in  safety  by  him, 

He  covereth  him  all  the  day  long. 
'  Deut.  xxxi,  30.     '^  Deut.  xxxiii,  i.      |  "Or,  Joshua. 


Deut.  33.  12.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  147 

Thy  bars  shall  be  iron  and  brass ; 

And  as  thy  days,  so  shall  thy  strength  be. 

There  is  none  like  unto  God, 

Who  rideth  upon  the  heaven  for  thy  help. 

The  eternal  God  is  thy  dwelling  place, 

And  underneath  are  the  everlasting  arms. 

Israel  dwelleth  in  safety. 

In  a  land  of  corn  and  wine. 

Happy  art  thou,  O  Israel ; 

Who    is    like   unto    thee,   a    people  saved    by    the 
Lord ! " 

'  And  the  LORD  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  "Get  thee 
up  into  Mount  Nebo,  which  is  in  the  land  of  Moab,  over 
against  Jericho  ;  and  behold  the  land  of  Canaan,  which 
I  give  unto  the  children  of  Israel  for  a  possession,  and 
die  in  the  mount,  as  Aaron  thy  brother  died  in  Mount 
Hor." 

^  And  Moses  went  up  from  the  plains  of  Moab  unto 
Mount  Nebo,  to  the  top  of  Pisgah,  that  is  over  against 
Jericho.     And  the  Lord  showed  him  all  the  land. 

So  Moses,  the  servant  of  the  LORD,  died  there  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  LORD.  And  he  buried  Moses' 
him  in  the  valley,  but  no  man  knoweth  of  death, 
his  sepulcher  unto  this  day.  Moses  was  an  hundred  and 
twenty  years  old.  His  eye  was  not  dim,  nor  his  natural 
force  abated.  And  the  children  of  Israel  wept  for  Moses 
in  the  plains  of  Moab  thirty  days  ;  so  the  days  of  mourn- 
ing for  Moses  were  ended. 

And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  was  full  of  the  spirit  of 
wisdom,  for  Moses  had  laid  his  hands  upon  him  ;  and 
the  children  of  Israel  hearkened  unto  him,  and  did  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

And  there  hath  not  arisen  a  prophet  since  in  Israel 
like  unto  Moses,  whom  the  Lord  knew  face  to  face. 

'  Deut.  xxxii,  48.  '•'  Deut.  xxxiv,  i. 


148  The  Shorter  Bible  [Josh.  i.  i. 


JOSHUA. 


CHAPTER    I. 

JOSHUA  SUCCEEDING  MOSES,  AND  LEADING  THE  PEOPLE 
OVER   JORDAN. 

Now  after  the  death  of  Moses,  the  servant  of  the 
Lord,  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  the  son  of  Nun, 
saying, 

"  Moses  my  servant  is  dead.  Now  therefore,  arise, 
go  over  this  Jordan,  thou  and  all  this  people,  unto  the 
land  which  I  do  give  to  them.  Every  place  that  the 
Joshua  sole   of  your   foot   shall   tread    upon,  to  you 

encouraged.  \iQ^yQ  J  given  it.  There  shall  not  any  man  be 
able  to  stand  before  thee  all  the  days  of  thy  life.  As  I 
was  with  Moses,  so  I  will  be  with  thee  ;  I  will  not  fail 
thee  nor  forsake  thee.  Only  be  strong,  and  very  cour- 
ageous, to  observe  to  do  according  to  all  the  law  which 
Moses  my  servant  commanded  thee.  Turn  not  from  it 
to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left,  that  thou  mayest  have 
good  success.  This  book  of  the  law  shall  not  depart  out 
of  thy  mouth,  but  thou  shalt  meditate  therein  day  and 
night,  for  then  thou  shalt  make  thy  way  prosperous,  and 
then  thou  shalt  ■'  have  good  success.  Have  not  I  com- 
manded thee  ?  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage  ;  be  not 
affrighted,  neither  be  thou  dismayed  ;  for  the  LoRD  thy 
God  is  with  thee  whithersoever  thou  goest." 

And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  sent  out  two  men  as  spies 
The  two  secretly,  saying,  "Go  view  the  land,  and 
spiesaud         Tericho."     And  they  went  and  came  into  the 

Rahab.  r'  r  t)    i     u 

house  oi  Rahab. 
And  the  woman  took  the  two  men  and  hid  them.    .She 

"  R.  V.  niarg. ,  Or,  <•/(■«/  7ciist'ly. 


Josh.  2. 6.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  149 

brought  them  up  to  the  roof  and  hid  them  with  stalks  of 
flax,  which  she  had  laid  in  order  upon  the  roof.  And 
she  said  unto  the  men,  "  I  know  that  the  Lord  hath 
given  you  the  land,  and  your  terror  hath  fallen  upon  us. 
For  we  have  heard  how  the  Lord  dried  up  the  water  of 
the  Red  Sea  before  you,  when  ye  came  out  of  Egypt, 
and  what  ye  did  unto  the  two  kings,  Sihon  and  Og.  And 
as  soon  as  we  had  heard  it  our  hearts  did  melt,  for  the 
Lord  your  God,  he  is  God  in  heaven  above,  and  on 
earth  beneath.  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you,  since  I  have 
dealt  kindly  with  you,  deal  kindly  with  my  father's 
house,  and  save  alive  my  father  and  mother,  my  breth- 
ren and  sisters,  and  all  that  they  have." 

And  the  men  said  unto  her,  "  If  ye  utter  not  this  our 
business,  when  the  Lord  giveth  us  the  land  we  will  deal 
kindly  and  truly  with  thee.  'Thou  shalt  bind  this  line 
of  scarlet  in  the  window,  and  thou  shalt  gather  into  the 
house  all  thy  father's  household.  And  whosoever  shall 
go  out  into  the  street,  his  blood  shall  be  upon  his  head." 

And  she  said,  "According  unto  your  words,  so  be  it." 

^  Then  she  let  theni  down  by  a  cord  through  the  win- 
dow ;  for  her  house  was  upon  the  town  wall.  And  she 
said  unto  them,  "  Get  you  to  the  mountain,  lest  the  pur- 
suers light  upon  you  ;  and  hide  yourself  there  three  days. 
Afterward  may  ye  go  your  way." 

And  they  departed,  and  she  bound  the  scarlet  line 
in  the  window. 

Then  the  two  men  returned  and  came  to  Joshua,  and 
told  him  all  that  had  befallen  them.  And  they  said  unto 
Joshua,  "  Truly  the  LORD  hath  delivered  into  our  hands 
all  the  land ;  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  do  melt  away 
before  us." 

And  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  removed 
and  came  to  Jordan,  he  and  all  the  children  of  Israel ; 
and  they  lodged  there  before  they  passed  over.  And 
Joshua  said  unto  the  people,  "  Sanctify  yourselves,  for 
to-morrow  the  LORD  will  do  wonders  among  you." 

And  Joshua  spake  unto  the  priests,  saying, 
"  Take  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant  and  pass     the!iordaii. 
over  before  the  people." 

'Josh,  ii,  i8.  *Josh.  ii,  15. 


150  The  Shorter  Bible  [Josh.  3.  14. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  people  removed  from 
their  tents  to  pass  over  Jordan,  the  priests  that  bare  the 
ark  being  before  the  people  ;  and  when  the  feet  of  the 
priests  were  dipped  in  the  brink  of  the  water,  (for  Jordan 
overfloweth  all  its  banks  all  the  time  of  harvest,)  that  the 
waters  which  came  down  from  above  stood,  and  rose  up 
in  one  heap,  a  great  way  off!  And  those  that  went 
down  toward  the  sea  were  wholly  cut  off,  and  the  people 
passed  over  right  against  Jericho.  And  the  priests  that 
bare  the  ark  stood  firm  on  dry  ground  in  the  midst  of 
Jordan.  And  all  Israel  passed  over  on  dry  ground, 
until  all  the  nation  were  passed  clean  over  Jordan. 

And  when  all  were  clean  passed  over  Jordan,  the 
Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  saying,  "  Take  you  twelve  men 
out  of  the  people,  out  of  every  tribe  a  man,  and  com- 
mand ye  them,  saying,  *  Take  you  hence  out  of  the  midst 
of  Jordan,  out  of  the  place  where  the  priests'  feet  stood 
The  twelve  firm,  twelve  stones,  and  carry  them  over 
stones.  with  you,  and  lay  them  down  in  the  lodging 

place  where  ye  shall  lodge  this  night.'  " 

Then  Joshua  called  twelve  men,  and  said  unto  them, 
"  Pass  over  into  the  midst  of  Jordan, 'and  take  you  up 
every  man  a  stone  upon  his  shoulder." 

And  the  children  of  Israel  did  as  Joshua  commanded. 

And  Joshua  set  up  twelve  other  stones  in  the  midst 
of  Jordan,  in  the  place  where  the  feet  of  the  priests  which 
bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  stood. 

And  when  all  the  people  were  clean  passed  over,  the 
ark  of  the  LORD  passed  over,  and  the  priests,  in  the 
presence  of  the  people.  And  when  the  priests  that 
bare  the  ark  were  come  up  out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan, 
the  waters  of  Jordan  returned  unto  their  place,  and 
went  over  all  its  banks,  as  aforetime. 

'  And  the  children  of  Reuben  and  Gad,  and  the  half 
tribe  of  Manassch,  passed  over  armed  before  the  children 
of  Israel,  as  Moses  spake  unto  them. 

On  that  day  the  LoRI)  magnified  Joshua  in  the  sight 
of  all  Israel;  and  they  feared  him,  as  they  feared  Moses, 
all  the  days  of  his  life. 

^  And  the  people  came  up  out  of  Jordan  on  the  tenth 

'  Josh,  iv,  12.  '•'  Josh,  iv,  kj. 


Josh.  4.  19.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  151 

day  of  the  first  month,  and  encamped  in  Gilgal,  on  the 
east  border  of  Jericho. 

And  those  twelve  stones,  which  they  took  out  of  Jor- 
dan, did  Joshua  set  up  in  Gilgal.  And  he  spake  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  "  When  your  children  shall 
ask  their  fathers  in  time  to  come,  saying,  '  What  mean 
these  stones?'  then  ye  shall  let  your  children  know,  say- 
ing, *  Israel  came  over  this  Jordan  on  dry  land.'  The 
Lord  dried  up  the  waters  of  Jordan  as  he  did  the  Red 
Sea,  until  ye  were  passed  over.  That  all  the  peoples  of 
the  earth  may  know  the  hand  of  the  LORD,  that  it 
is  mighty;  that  they  may  fear  the  LORD  your  God  for- 
ever." 


152  The  Shorter  Bible  [Josh.  5.  i. 


CHAPTER   II. 

keeping   the   PASSOVER:    CONQUEST   OF   JERICHO   AND 
AI  :    WORSHIP  AT   MOUNT  EBAL. 

And  it  came  to  pass  when  all  the  kings  beyond  Jor- 
dan westward  heard  how  that  the  LORD  had  dried  up 
the  waters  of  Jordan  from  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
their  heart  melted,  neither  was  their  spirit  in  them  any 
more.  » 

'  And  the  children  of  Israel  encamped  in  Gilgal ;  and 
Keeping  the  they  kept  the  passover  on  the  fourteenth  day 
passover.  of  the  month  at  even  in  the  plains  of  Jericho. 
And  they  did  eat  of  the  corn  of  the  land  on  the  mor- 
row after  the  passover,  unleavened  cakes  and  parched 
corn,  in  the  selfsame  day.  And  the  manna  ceased  on 
the  morrow,  after  they  had  eaten  of  the  corn  of  the 
land. 

Now  Jericho  was  straitly  shut  up  because  of  the 
children  of  Israel ;  none  went  out  and  none  came  in. 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  "  See,  I  have  given  unto 
thine  hand  Jericho,  and  the  king  thereof,  and  the  mighty 
,    .,    ,         men  of  valor.  Ye  shall  compass  the  city,  all  the 

Jericho  be-  .  /         .  -^ ' 

sieged  and  men  oi  War,  gonig  about  the  city  once.  1  hus 
shalt  thou  do  six  days.  And  seven  priests 
shall  bear  seven  ^  trumpets  of  rams'  horns  before  the  ark. 
And  the  seventh  day  ye  shall  compass  the  city  seven 
times,  and  the  priests  shall  blow  with  the  trumpets. 
And  when  they  make  a  long  blast  with  the  ram's  horn, 
all  the  people  shall  shout  with  a  great  shout,  and  the 
wall  of  the  city  shall  fall  down  flat." 

And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people,  "  Let  the  armed 
men  pass  on  before  the  ark  of  the  LoRD  and  compass 
the  city." 

And  seven  priests  bearing   the    seven    ^trumpets  of 

'  Josh.  V,  10.  I      "  R.  V.  marg. ,  Ox,julnlc  trumpets. 


Josh.  6.  8.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  153 

rams'  horns  before  the  LORD  passed  on,  and  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  LORD  followed  them,  the  priests 
blowing  with  the  trumpets  as  they  went.  And  the 
armed  men  went  before  the  priests. 

And  Joshua  commanded  the  people,  saying,  "Ye 
shall  not  shout,  nor  let  your  voice  be  heard,  neither  shall 
any  word  proceed  out  of  your  "mouth  until  the  day  I 
bid  you  shout ;  then  shall  ye  shout." 

So  he  caused  the  ark  of  the  LORD  to  compass  the 
city,  going  about  it  once ;  and  they  came  into  the  camp, 
and  lodged  in  the  camp. 

And  the  second  day  they  compassed  the  city  once, 
and  returned  unto  the  camp  ;  so  they  did  six  days.  And 
on  the  seventh  day  they  rose  early  at  the  dawning  of 
the  day,  and  compassed  the  city  after  the  same  manner 
seven  times ;  and  at  the  seventh  time,  when  the  priests 
blew  with  the  trumpets,  Joshua  said  unto  the  people, 
"Shout;  for  the  LORD  hath  given  you  the  city." 

So  the  people  shouted  with  a  great  shout,  and  the 
priests  blew  with  the  trumpets,  and  the  wall  fell  down 
flat,  so  that  the  people  went  up  into  the  city,  every  man 
straight  before  him,  and  took  the  city.  And  they 
utterly  destroyed  all  that  was  in  the  city.  For  Joshua 
had  said,  '"The  city  shall  be  devoted,  even  it,  and 
all  that  is  therein,  to  the  LORD.  Only  Rahab  shall  live, 
she  and  all  that  are  with  her  in  the  house,  because  she 
hid  the  messengers  that  we  sent.  And  keep  yourselves 
from  the  devoted  thing,  lest  ye  make  the  camp  of  Israel 
accursed.  All  the  silver  and  gold,  and  vessels  of  brass, 
and  iron,  are  holy  unto  the  LORD;  they  shall  come  into 
the  treasury  of  the  LORD." 

°  And  the  young  men,  the  spies,  went  in  and  brought 
out  Rahab  and  all  her  kindred,  and  set  them  without  the 
camp  of  Israel.     ^  And  ^  she  dwelt  in  the  midst  of  Israel. 

*  And  they  burnt  the  city,  and  all  that  was  therein  ; 
only  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels  of  brass  and 
iron,  they  put  into  the  treasury  of  the  house  of  the  LORD. 

'Josh,  vi,  17.  I       "She  married  Salmon,  the  father 

'''Josh,  vi,  23.  I  of  Boaz,  Ruth's  husband.     See  Ruth 

^Josh.  vi,  25.  I  iv,  21.     Tradition  says  Salmon  was 

''Josh,  vi,  24.  I  one  of  the  two  spies. 
13 


154  The  Shorter  Bible  [Josh.  6. 26. 

And  Joshua  charged  them  with  an  oath,  saying, 
"  Cursed  be  *  the  man  before  the  LORD,  that  riseth  up 
and  buildeth  this  city  Jericho.  With  the  loss  of  his 
firstborn  shall  he  lay  the  foundation  thereof,  and  with 
the  loss  of  his  youngest  son  shall  he  set  up  the  gates  of 
it." 

But  the  children  of  Israel  committed  a  trespass  in  the 
devoted  thing,  and  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled 
against  them. 

Joshua  sent  men  from  Jericho  to  Ai,  saying,  "  Go  up 
and  spy  out  the  land." 

And  the  men  went  up  and  spied  out  Ai.  And  they 
returned  to  Joshua,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Let  about  two 
or  three  thousand  men  go  up  and  smite  Ai.  Make 
not  all  the  people  to  toil  thither;  for  they  are  but 
few." 

So  there  went  up  thither  of  the  people  about  three 
D  f  t  tA'  thousand  men  ;  and  the  men  of  Ai  smote 
them  and  chased  them  from  before  the  gate. 
'  And  they  fled  before  the  men  of  Ai. 

And  the  hearts  of  the  people  melted,  and  became  as 
water.  And  Joshua  rent  his  clothes  and  fell  to  the  earth 
upon  his  face  before  the  ark  of  the  LORD  until  the  even- 
ing, he  and  the  elders  of  Israel ;  and  they  put  dust  upon 
their  heads.  And  Joshua  said,  "Alas,  O  LORD  God! 
what  shall  I  say,  after  that  Israel  hath  turned  their  backs 
before  their  enemies  !  For  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  shall  hear  of  it,  and  shall  compass  us  round,  and  cut 
off  our  name  from  the  earth.  And  what  wilt  thou  do  for 
thy  great  name?  " 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  "Get  thee  up; 
wherefore  art  thou  thus  fallen  upon  thy  face?  Israel 
hath  sinned ;  yea,  they  have  even  taken  of  the  devoted 
thing,  and  have  stolen  and  dissembled  ;  therefore  the 
children  of  Israel  cannot  stand  before  their  enemies.  I 
will  not  be  with  you  any  more  except  ye  destroy  the  de- 
voted thing  from  among  you." 

So  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  brought 
Israel  near,  and  Achan,  the  son  of  Carmi,  was  taken. 

And  Joshua  said  unto  Achan,  "  My  son,   make  con- 

'Josli.  vii,  4.    -  I  "I  Kings  xvi,  34. 


Josh.  7. 19.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  155 

fession  unto   the  Lord.     Tell  me  now  what  thou  hast 
done ;  hide  it  not  from  me." 

And  Achan  answered  Joshua,  and  said,  "  Of  a  truth  I 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel.  When 
I  saw  among  the  spoil  a  goodly  Babylonish  mantle,  and 
two  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and  a  wedge  of  ^  , 

gold  of  fifty  shekels  weight,  I   coveted  them, 
and  took  them.     Behold,  they  are  hid  in  the  earth  in  the 
midst  of  my  tent,  and  the  silver  under  it." 

So  Joshua  sent  messengers,  and  they  ran  unto  the  tent ; 
and,  behold,  it  was  hid  in  his  tent,  and  the  silver  under 
it.  And  they  took  them  from  the  midst  of  the  tent,  and 
brought  them  unto  Joshua,  and  unto  all  the  children  of 
Israel  ;  and  they  laid  them  down  before  the  LoRD. 

And  Joshua,  and  aU  Israel  with  him,  took  Achan  and 
the  silver,  and  the  mantle,  and  the  wedge  of  gold  ;  and 
his  tent,  and  all  that  he  had,  and  brought  them  unto  the 
valley  of  Achor.  And  all  Israel  stoned  them  with  stones, 
and  burned  them  with  fire.  And  they  raised  over  him  a 
great  heap  of  stones,  unto  this  day ;  and  the  LORD  turned 
from  the  fierceness  of  his  anger.  Wherefore  the  name 
of  that  place  was  called  the  valley  of '^ Achor. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  "  Fear  not,  neither 
be  thou  dismayed.  Take  all  the  people  of  war  with  thee, 
and  arise,  go  up  to  Ai.  See,  I  have  given  the  city  into 
thy  hand." 

So  Joshua  arose,  and  all  the  people  of  war,  to  go  to  Ai. 
And  he  set  men  in  ambush  on  the  west  side  of  the  city. 
'And  Joshua  and  all  the  people  drew  nigh  and  pitched 
on  the  north  side  of  Ai. 

°And  when  the  king  of  Ai  saw  it,  he  hasted  and 
went  out  against  Israel  to  battle,  he  and  all  his  people  ; 
but  he  wist  not  that  there  was  an  ambush  against  him 
behind  the  city.  And  Joshua  and  all  Israel  conquest 
made  as  if  they  were  beaten,  and  fled  by  the  of  Ai. 
way  of  the  wilderness.  And  all  the  people  that  were  in 
the  city  pursued  after  Joshua,  and  were  drawn  away  from 
the  city.  There  was  not  a  man  left.  They  left  the  city 
open.  And  the  ambush  arose  quickly,  and  ran  into  the 
city,  and  took  it  and  set  it  on  fire.     And  when  the  men 

'  Josh,  viii,  10.     ^  Josh,  viii,  14.     |     "  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,    Troubling. 


156  The  Shorter  Bible  [Josh.  8. 20. 

of  Ai  looked  behind  them,  behold,  the  smoke  of  the  city- 
ascended  up  to  heaven.  And  when  Joshua  and  all  Israel 
saw  that  the  ambush  had  taken  the  city,  they  turned 
again  and  smote  them  ;  they  let  none  escape.  So  Joshua 
burnt  Ai,  and  made  it  an  heap  forever,  even  a  desolation. 
Then  Joshua  built  an  altar  unto  the  LORD  in  Mount 
Ebal,  as  Moses  commanded,  an  altar  of  unhewn  stones, 
upon  which  no  man  had  lift  up  any  iron.  And  they 
offered  thereon  burnt  offerings  unto  the  LORl),  and  sac- 
rificed peace  offerings.  And  he  wrote  there  upon  the 
stones  a  copy  of  the  law  of  Moses,  in  the 
read  on  presence  of  the  children  of  Israel.     And  all 

Mount  Ebal.  j^^^q]^  ^nd  their  elders  and  officers,  and  their 
judges,  stood  on  this  side  the  ark  and  on  that  side,  be- 
fore the  priests,  as  well  the  stranger  as  the  homeborn  ; 
half  of  them  in  front  of  Mount  Gerizim,  and  half  of  them 
in  front  of  Mount  Ebal.  And  Joshua  read  all  the 
words  of  the  law,  the  blessing  and  the  curse.  There  was 
not  a  word  of  all  that  Moses  commanded,  which  Joshua 
read  not  before  all  the  assembly  of  Israel,  and  the 
women  and  the  little  ones,  and  the  strangers  among 
them. 


Josh.  9- I-]      Chronologically  Arranged.  157 


CHAPTER  III. 

CONQUEST  OF  THE  LAND  :  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  THE  NA- 
TIONAL SANCTUARY  :  THE  RETURN  OF  THE  TWO 
AND   A   HALF   TRIBES. 

'  And  when  all  the  kings  which  were  beyond  Jordan,  in 
the  hill  country,  and  in  the  lowland,  and  on  all  the  shore 
of  the  great  sea,  heard  thereof,  they  gathered  themselves 
together  to  fight  with  Joshua  and  with  Israel. 

But  when  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon  heard  what  Joshua 
had  done  unto  Jericho  and  Ai,  they  did  work  wilily,  and 
went  and  took  old  sacks  upon  their  asses,  and  wine  skins, 
old  and  rent  and  bound  up  ;  and  old  shoes  upon  their 
feet,  and  old  garments  ;  and  all  the  bread  of  their  pro- 
vision was  dry  and  moldy.  And  they  went 
to  Joshua  unto  the  camp  at  Gilgal,  and  said  with  the 
unto  him,  "  We  are  come  from  a  far  country  ;  G-ibeomtes. 
now  therefore,  make  ye  a  covenant  with  us." 

And  Joshua  said  unto  them,  "  Who  are  ye,  and  from 
whence  came  ye?" 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "  From  a  very  far  country 
thy  servants  are  come  because  of  the  name  of  the  Lord 
thy  God  ;  for  we  have  heard  the  fame  of  him.  And  our 
elders  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  our  country  spake  to  us, 
saying,  '  Take  provision  in  your  hand  for  the  journey, 
and  go  to  meet  them,  and  say  unto  them,  "  We  are  your 
servants."  '  Now  make  ye  a  covenant  with  us.  This  our 
bread  we  took  hot  out  of  our  houses  on  the  day  u^e  came 
forth  to  go  unto  you  ;  but  now,  behold,  it  is  dry  and 
moldy;  and  these  wine  skins,  which  we  filled,  were  new; 
and  behold,  they  be  rent ;  and  these  our  garments  and 
our  shoes  are  become  old  by  reason  of  the  very  long 
journey." 

And  the  men  took  of  their  provision,  and  asked  not 

'  Josh,  ix,  I. 


158  The  Shorter  Bible  [Josh.  9.  14. 

counsel  of  the  LORD  ;  and  Joshua  made  peace  with  them, 
and  the  princes  of  the  congregation  svvare  unto  them. 
And  at  the  end  of  three  days  they  heard  that  they  were 
their  neighbors,  and  that  they  dwelt  among  them.  And 
Joshua  called  for  them,  and  spake  unto  them,  saying, 
"  Wherefore  have  ye  beguiled  us  ?  " 

And  they  answered,  "  Because  we  were  sore  afraid.  It 
was  told  thy  servants  how  the  LORD  thy  God  com- 
manded Moses  to  destroy  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land." 

'And  Joshua  said,  "  Now  therefore  ye  are  cursed. 
There  shall  never  fail  to  be  of  you  bondmen,  hewers 
of  wood  and  drawers  of  water  for  the  house  of  my  God." 

And  Joshua  made  them  that  day  hewers  of  wood  and 
drawers  of  water  for  the  congregation  and  for  the  altar 
of  the  Lord. 

Now  when  the  king  of  Jerusalem  heard  how  Joshua 
had  taken  Ai  and  Jericho,  and  utterly  destroyed  the  m  , 
and  how  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon  had  made  peace  with 
Israel,  h  e  feared  greatly,  because  Gibeon  was  a  great  city, 
and  all  the  men  thereof  were  mighty.  Wherefore  the 
king  of  Jerusalem  sent  unto  the  four  other  'kings  of 
the  Amorites,  "  saying,  "  Come  up  unto  me,  and  help  me, 
and  let  us  smite  Gibeon  ;  for  it  hath  made  peace  with 
Joshua." 

And  the  men  of  Gibeon  sent  unto  Joshua,  saying, 
"  Come  up  to  us  quickly  and  save  us." 

So  Joshua  went  up,  he,  and  all  the  people  of  war  with 
him.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  "  Fear  them  not, 
for  I  have  delivered  them  into  thine  hands."  Joshua 
therefore  came  upon  them  suddenly,  for  he  went  up  from 
-r>  ^    *   <•        Gilijal  all  the  night.     And  the  LoRD  discom- 

Defeat  of  /-        i      i  i      r  t 

the  Amorite    fited  them  beiore  Israel,  and  J  o  s  h  u  a  slew 
them  and  chased  them  and  smote  them.    And 
as  they  fled    before    Israel   the   LORD   cast  down  great 
stones  from  heaven  upon  them,  and  they  died  ;  they  were 
more  which  died  with  the  hailstones  than  they  whom  the 
children  of  Israel  slew  with  the  sword. 
Then  said  Joshua  in  the  sight  of  Israel, 
"  Sun,  stand  thou  still  upon  Gibeon  ; 
And  thou,  Moon,  in  the  valley  of  Aijalon." 

'  Jush.  ix,  22.  *Josh.  X,  5.  ^Jo^h.  x,  3. 


Josh.  lo.  13.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  159 

And  the  sun  stood  still  in  the  midst  of  heaven  and 
hasted  not  to  go  down  about  a  whole  day.  '  And  the 
moon  stayed.  And  there  was  no  day  like  that  before  it 
or  after  it,  that  the  Lord  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of 
man.     For  the  Lord  fought  for  Israel. 

''Joshua  made  war  a  long  time.  'So  Joshua  took  all 
the  land,  the  hill  country,  and  all  the  south,  and  the  low- 
land. ^  And  the  land  had  rest  from  war.  Joshua  took 
the  whole  land,  and  gave  it  for  an  inheritance  possessing 
unto  Lsrael  according  to  their  tribes.  ^Only  the  land, 
unto  the  tribe  of  Levi  he  gave  none  inheritance  ;  the 
offerings  of  the  LoRD,  the  God  of  Israel,  are  his  in- 
heritance. 

°  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  an  inheritance  to 
Joshua,  Timnath-serah,  in  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim. 
And  he  built  the  city  and  dwelt  therein. 

'  And  the  whole  congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel 
assembled  themselves  together  at  Shiloh,  and  ^he  sanctu- 
set  up  the  tent  of  meeting  there.  ^'■y  erected. 

*  The  children  of  Judah  drew  nigh  unto  Joshua,  and 
Caleb  said, 

"  Thou  knowest  the  thing  that  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  the  man  of  God  concerning  me  and  thee  in  Ka- 
desh-barnea.  Forty  years  old  was  I  ^  when  Moses  sent 
me  from  Kadesh-barnea  to  spy  out  the  land ;  and  I 
brought  him  word  again  as  it  was  in  mine  heart.  And 
Moses  sware  on  that  day,  saying,  '  Surely  the  land 
whereon,  thy  foot  hath  trodden  shall  be  an  Caleb's  pos- 
inheritance  to  thee  and  to  thy  children  for-  session, 
ever,  because  thou  hast  wholly  followed  the  LORD.' 
And  now,  behold,  the  LORD  hath  kept  me  alive,  as  he 
spake,  these  forty  and  five  years,  and  lo,  I  am  this  day 
fourscore  and  five  years  old.  As  yet  I  am  as  strong  as  I 
was  in  the  day  that  Moses  sent  me.  Now  therefore  give 
me  this  mountain,  whereof  the  Lord  spake  in  that  day  ; 
for  thou  heardest  in  that  day  how  the  Anakim  were  there, 
and  cities  great  and  fenced.     It  may  be  that  the  LORD 


'Josh.  X,  13.  ^Josh.  xiii,  14. 

'^"josh.  xi,  18.  ^Josh.  xix,  49. 

^Josh.  xi,  16.  ''Josh,  xviii,  i. 

*Josh.  xi,  23.  *Josh.  xiv,  6. 


*  Num.  xiv,  30. 


160  The  Shorter  Bible  [Josh.  14.  12. 

will  be  with  me,  and  I  shall  drive  them  out  as  the 
Lord  spake." 

And  Joshua  blessed  him  ;  and  he  gave  Hebron  unto 
Caleb  for  an  inheritance,  because  that  he  wholly  '^  fol- 
lowed the  Lord. 

'  '  And  Caleb  drove  out  thence  the  three  sons  of  Anak. 
And  he  went  up  against  the  inhabitants  of  Kiriath- 
sepher.  And  Caleb  said,  "  He  that  taketh  Kiriath-sepher, 
to  him  will  I  give  Achsah  my  daughter  to  wife."  And 
Othniel  took  it,  and  he  gave  him  Achsah  his  daughter  to 
wife. 

And  she  moved  him  to  ask  of  her  father  a  field. 

And  Caleb  said  unto  her,  "  What  wouldest  thou  ^  " 

And  she  said,  "  Give  me  a  ^  blessing.  Thou  hast  "^set 
me  in  the  land  of  the  south,  give  me  also  springs  of 
water." 

And  he  gave  her  the  upper  springs  and  the  nether 
springs. 

^  Then  Joshua  called  the  Reubenites,  and  the  Gadites, 
and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  and  said  unto  them, 
Reuben,  "Ye  have  not  left  your  brethren  these  many 

El^ilifif'^  days.  And  now  the  LORD  hath  given  rest, 
nasseh^r^-^"  turn  ye,  and  get  you  into  the  land  of  your 
turned.  possession,  which    Moses  gave  you,  beyond 

Jordan.  Only  take  diligent  heed  to  love  the  LORD 
your  God,  and  to  keep  his  commandments,  and  serve  him 
with  all  your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul." 

So  Joshua  blessed  them,  and  sent  them  away,  with 
much  wealth,  with  cattle,  with  silver,  and  with  gold,  with 
brass,  and  iron,  and  with  very  much  raiment. 

And  the  children  of  Reuben  and  Gad  and  Manasseh 
returned  to  the  land  of  their  possession. 

And  they  built  a  great  altar  by  Jordan.  And  when 
The  altar  thc  children  of  Israel  heard  of  it,  the  whole 
of  witness.  congregation  gathered  themselves  together  at 
''Shiloh  to  go  up  against  them  to  war.  And  they  sent 
unto  them  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 

I       "  Caleh  in   Heb.  means  (io^.      Dogs 

I  "  wliolly  follow."     '' R.  V.  marg.,  Or, 

'  Josh.  XV,  14.      ''  Josli.  xxii,  I.     I  /•resell/      "  R.  V.  niarg..  Or,  ^i'ty/i  f/ie 

the  /iiiiJ.     ''  The  national  sanctuary  at 
I  that  lime.     See  Josh,  xviii,  i. 


Josh.  22. 13.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  161 

with  him  ten  princes.  And  they  spake  with  them,  say- 
ing, "  What  trespass  is  this  ye  have  committed  in  that 
ye  have  builded  you  an  altar,  to  rebel  this  day  against 
the  Lord?  If  the  land  of  your  possession  be  unclean, 
then  pass  ye  over,  unto  the  land  wherein  the  Lord's 
tabernacle  dwelleth,  and  take  possession  among  us;  but 
rebel  not  against  tiie  LORD." 

Then  the  children  of  Reuben  and  Gad  and  Manasseh 
answered,  "  The  LORD,  the  God  of  gods,  he  knoweth, 
and  Israel  shall  know.  If  it  be  in  rebellion,  or  in  tres- 
pass against  the  Lord,  that  we  have  built  this  altar, 
or  if  to  offer  offerings  thereon,  let  the  LORD  himself  re- 
quire it.  We  have  rather  out  of  carefulness  done  this. 
In  time  to  come  your  children  might  speak  unto  our 
children,  saying,  '  What  have  ye  to  do  with  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel?  For  the  Lord  hath  made  Jordan  a 
border  between  us  and  you,  ye  children  of  Reuben  and 
children  of  Gad;  ye  have  no  portion  in  the  LORD,' 
Therefore  we  said,  '  Let  us  now  build  us  an  altar.'  It 
shall  be  a  witness  between  us  and  you.  God  forbid  that 
we  should  rebel,  and  turn  away  this  day  from  following 
the  Lord." 

And  when  Phinehas  and  the  princes  heard  these 
words  it  pleased  them  well,  and  they  returned  unto 
the  land  of  Canaan,  to  the  children  of  Israel,  and  brought 
them  word  again.  And  the  thing  pleased  the  children 
of  Israel ;  and  they  blessed  God,  and  spake  no  more 
of  war. 

And  the  children  of  Reuben  and  Gad  called  the  altar 
^  Ed  ;  "■  For,"  said  they,  "  it  is  a  witness  between  us  that 
the  Lord  is  God." 

'  So  the  Lord  gave  unto  Israel  all  the  land  which  he 
sware  to  give  unto  their  fathers ;  and  they  possessed  it, 
and  dwelt  therein.  And  the  LoRD  gave  them  rest  round 
about.  There  stood  not  a  man  of  all  their  enemies  be- 
fore them.  There  failed  not  aught  of  any  good  thing 
which  the  LORD  had  spoken  unto  the  house  of  Israel ; 
all  came  to  pass. 

'Josh,  xxi,  43.  I    »R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  witness. 


162  The  Shorter  Bible  LJosh.  23.  i. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

JOSHUA'S   LAST   DAYS. 

'  And  after  many  days,  when  Joshua  was  old  and  well 
stricken  in  years,  Joshua  ^  gathered  all  the  tribes  of  Israel 
to  Shechem,  and  called  for  the  elders  and  judges  and 
officers ;  and  they  presented  themselves  before  God. 

^  And  Joshua  said  unto  them,  "I  am  old  and  well 
Joshua's  ex-  Stricken  in  years  ;  and  ye  have  seen  all  that 
hortatiou.  ti-ie  Lord  hath  done.  He  'brought  your 
fathers  out  of  Egypt  ^and  ye  went  over  Jordan,  And 
h  e  gave  you  a  land  whereon  y  e  had  not  labored,  cities 
which  ye  built  not  and  vineyards  which  ye  planted  not. 
"  The  Lord  your  God,  he  it  is  that  hath  fought  for 
you.  Behold,  I  have  allotted  unto  you  these  nations 
that  remain.  And  the  LORD  your  God,  he  shall  thrust 
them  out  from  before  you,  and  ye  shall  possess  their 
land.  '  One  man  of  you  shall  chase  a  thousand,  for  the 
Lord  fighteth  for  you.  *  Therefore  be  ye  very  coura- 
geous to  keep  and  to  do  all  that  is  written  in  the  book  of 
the  law  of  Moses,  that  ye  turn  not  aside  therefrom  to  the 
right  hand  or  to  the  left ;  that  ye  come  not  among  these 
nations  that  remain  among  you  ;  neither  make  mention 
of  the  name  of  their  gods,  nor  bow  down  yourselves  unto 
them.  Take  good  heed  that  ye  love  the  LoKD  your  God. 
Else  if  ye  do  in  anywise  go  back,  and  cleave  unto  the 
remnant  of  these  nations  that  remain  among  you,  and 
make  marriages  with  them,  know  for  a  certainty  that  the 
Lord  your  God  will  no  more  drive  out  these  nations. 
They  shall  be  for  a  snare  and  a  trap  unto  you,  and  a 
scourge  in  your  sides,  and  thorns  in  your  eyes,  until  ye 
perish  from  off  this  good  land. 

"  Behold,  this  day  I  am  going  the  way  of  all  the  earth. 

'  josh,  xxiii,  i.        ''•  Josli.  xxiii,  2.      ''Josh,  xxiv,  ii.     'Josh,  xxiii,  lO. 
^  josh,  xxiv,  I.       ••  Josli.  xxiv,  6.      "josli.  xxiii,  3.       ''Josh,  xxiii,  6. 


Josh.  23.  14.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  163 

And  ye  know  in  all  your  hearts  and  in  all  your  souls, 
that  not  one  thing  hath  failed  of  all  the  good  things 
which  the  Lord  spake  concerning  you,  all  are  come  to 
pass.  And  as  all  the  good  things  are  come  upon  you  of 
which  the  LORD  spake  unto  you,  so  shall  the  Lord  bring 
upon  you  all  the  evil  things,  until  he  have  destroyed  you, 
when  ye  transgress  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  and  go 
and  serve  other  gods, 

"  '  And  if  it  seem  evil  unto  you  to  serve  the  LORD, 
choose  you  this  day  whom  ye  will  serve  ;  but  as  for  me 
and  my  house,  we  will  serve  the  LORD." 

And  the  people  answered  and  said,  "  God  forbid  that 
we  should  forsake  the  Lord  to  serve  other  gods.  We 
also  will  serve  the  LORD  ;  for  he  is  our  God." 

''And  Joshua  wrote  these  words  in  the  book  of  the  law 
of  God.  And  he  took  a  great  stone,  and  set  it  up  there 
under  the  oak  that  was  by  the  sanctuary  of  the  LORD. 

And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the  people,  "  Behold,  this 
stone  shall  be  a  witness  against  you,  lest  ye  deny  your 
God." 

So  Joshua  sent  the  people  away,  every  man  unto  his 
inheritance. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun,  the  servant  of  the  LORD,  died,        Death  of 
being  an  hundred  and  ten  years  old.  And  they        Joshua, 
buried  him  in  the  border  of  his  inheritance  in  the  hill 
country  of  Ephraim. 

And  Israel  served  the  LORD  all  the  days  of  Joshua, 
and  all  the  days  of  the  elders  that  outlived  Joshua,  and 
had  known  all  the  work  of  the  LoRD,  that  he  had 
wrought  for  Israel. 

And  the  bones  of  Joseph,  which  the  children  of  Israel 
brought  up  out  of  Egypt,  buried  they  in  Shechem,  in  the 
parcel  of  ground  which  Jacob  bought  of  the  sons  of  Ha- 
mor  the  father  of  Shechem  for  an  hundred  pieces  of 
money.  And  they  became  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Joseph. 

And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  died ;  and  they  buried 
him  in  the  hill  of  Phinehas  his  son,  which  was  given  him 
in  the  hill  country  of  Ephraim. 

'Josh,  xxiv,  15.  ■■'Josh,  xxiv,  26. 


164  The  Shorter  Bible  [Judg.  i.  i. 


JUDGES. 


CHAPTER    I. 

the  defection  of  the  ISRAELITES  AND  THEIR  OP- 
PRESSION: THEIR  DELIVERANCE  BY  THE  EARLY 
JUDGES  ;    BY   DEBORAH   AND    BARAK. 

*  And  after  the  death  of  Joshua,  ^  and  after  all  that 
generation  were  gathered  unto  their  fathers,  there  arose 
another  generation  which  knew  not  the  LORD,  nor  yet 
the  work  which  he  had  wrought  for  Israeh 

And  the  children  of  Israel  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  LORD.  They  forsook  the  LoRD,  the 
God  of  their  fathers,  which  brought  them  out  of  the  land 
Idolatry  of  o^  E^YP^  ^i"^  followed  the  gods  of  the  peo- 
israei.  pj^s  that  were  round  about  them,  and  bowed 

themselves  down  unto  them.  And  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  kindled  against  Israel,  and  he  delivered  them 
into  the  hands  of  spoilers  that  spoiled  them,  and  he  sold 
them  into  the  hands  of  their  enemies  round  about,  so 
that  they  could  not  any  longer  stand  before  their  ene- 
mies.    'And  they  were  sore  distressed. 

'Andnhc  angel  of  the  LORD  came  up  from  Gilgal 
and  said,  "Why' have  ye  done  this?"  And  the  people 
lifted  up  their  voice  and  wept.  And  they  sacrificed 
there  unto  the  LORD. 

'And  the  LoRD  raised  up  judges,  and  the  LORD  was 
with  the  judge,  and  saved  them  out  of  the  hand  of  those 
that  spoiled  them.  Yet  they  hearkened  not  unto  their 
judges.     They  turned  aside  quickly  out  of  the  way. 

And  the  anger  of  the  LORD  was  kindled  against  Israel ; 

"  R.  V.  maig.,  Or,  a  »iessen«fr. 


'Judg.  i,   I. 

■•Judg.  ii,  I. 

'^  Judg.  ii,  lo. 

'Judg.  ii,  16. 

"  Judg.  ii,  15. 

judg.  2. 20.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  165 

and  he  said,  "  Because  this  nation  have  transgressed  my 
covenant  and  have  not  hearkened  unto  my  voice  ;  I  also 
will  not  henceforth  drive  out  from  before  them  the 
nations  which  Joshua  left  when  he  died  ;  that  by  them  I 
may  prove  Israel,  whether  they  will  keep  the  way  of  the 
Lord  to  walk  therein,  or  not." 

'  And  the  children  of  Israel  dwelt  among  the  Canaan- 
ites ;  and  they  took  their  daughters  to  be  their  wives, 
and  gave  their  own  daughters  to  their  sons,  and  served 
their  gods. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  he  sold  them  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Mesopotamia.  And  the  children  of 
Israel  served  h  i  m  eight  years.     And  when  . 

they  cried  unto  the  LORD,  the  Lord  raised  iivererand 
up  a  saviour,  even  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz,  "'^  ^ 
Caleb's  younger  brother.  The  spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  him,  and  he  went  out  to  war,  and  the  Lord  de- 
livered the  king  of  Mesopotamia  into  his  hand.  *  He 
judged  Israel,  and  the  land  had  rest  forty  years.  And 
Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz  died. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  again  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord.  And  the  LORD  strength- 
ened Eglon  the  king  of  Moab  against  Israel.  And  he 
gathered  unto  him  the  children  of  Ammon  and  Amalek, 
and  went  and  smote  Israel,  And  the  children  of  Israel 
served  the  king  of  Moab  eighteen  years. 

But  when  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto  the  LORD, 
the  Lord  raised  them  up  a  saviour,  Ehud, 
the  Benjamite,  a  man  lefthanded.  The  chil- 
dren of  Israel  sent  a  present  by  him  unto  Eglon.  And 
Ehud  made  him  a  sword  which  had  two  edges,  and  he 
girded  it  under  his  raiment  upon  his  right  thigh.  And 
he  offered  the  present  unto  Eglon,  king  of  Moab.  And 
when  he  had  made  an  end  of  offering  the  present,  he 
said,  "  I  have  a  secret  errand  unto  thee,  O  king." 

And  the  king  said,  "  Keep  silence."  And  all  that 
stood  by  him  went  out  from  him.  And  he  was  sitting 
by  himself  alone  in  his  summer  parlor. 

And  Ehud   rose  out  of  his  seat,  and  put  forth  his  left 

'  Judg.  iii,  5.  ''Judg.  iii,  lo. 


16n  The  Shortp:r  Bible  [judg.  3. 21. 

hand  and  took  the  sword  from  his  right  thigh  and  slew 
h  i  m.  Then  Ehud  went  forth  into  the  porch,  and  shut 
the  doors  and  locked  them. 

Now  the  servants  came  ;  and  behold,  the  doors  of 
the  parlor  were  locked  ;  and  they  tarried.  And  Ehud 
escaped.  And  he  blew  a  trumpet  in  the  hill  country  of 
Ephraim,  and  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  "Follow  me, 
for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  your  enemies  into  your  hand." 

And  they  went  down  after  him,  and  took  the  fords  of 
Jordan,  and  smote  of  Moab  at  that  time  about  ten  thou- 
sand men.  So  Moab  was  subdued  that  day  under  the 
hand  of  Israel.     And  the  land  had  rest  fourscore  years. 

And  after  him  was  Shamgar  the  son  of  Anath,  which 
smote    of   the    Philistines  six  hundred    men 

amgar.        -^vJth  an  oxgoad.     He  also  saved  Israel. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  again  did  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord.  And  the  LORD  sold  them  into  the  hand 
of  Jabin  king  of  Canaan,  the  captain  of  whose  host  was 
Sisera.  And  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto  the  LORD  ; 
for  he  had  nine  hundred  chariots  of  iron ;  and  twenty 
years  he  mightily  oppressed  the  children  of  Israel. 

Now  Deborah,  a  prophetess,  the  wife  of  Lappidoth, 
Deborah  judged  Israel  at  that  time.  She  dwelt  under 
and  Barak.  ^he  palm  tree  of  Deborah  in  the  hill  country 
of  Ephraim  ;  and  the  children  of  Israel  came  up  to  her 
for  judgment.  And  she  sent  and  called  Barak  out  of 
Kedesh,  and  said  unto  him,  "  The  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, hath  commanded,  saying,  'Go  unto  Mount  Tabor, 
and  take  with  thee  ten  thousand  men  of  the  children  of 
Naphtali  and  Zebulun.  And  I  will  draw  unto  thee 
Sisera,  the  captain  of  Jabin's  army,  with  his  chariots  and 
his  multitude;  and  I  will  deliver  him  into  thine  hand.'" 

And  Barak  said  unto  her,  "If  thou  wilt  go  with  me, 
then  I  will  go." 

And  she  said,  "  I  will  surely  go  with  thee  ;  notwith- 
standing the  journey  that  thou  takest  shall  not  be  for 
thine  honor ;  for  the  Lord  shall  sell  Sisera  into  the 
hand  of  a  woman."  And  Deborah  arose,  and  went  with 
Barak. 

And  Barak  called  Zebulun  and  Naphtali  together,  and 
there  went  up  ten  thousand  men  at  his  feet. 


jLidg.  4. 12.]   CiiRONOLOGiCALLY  Arranged.  167 

And  they  told  Sisera  that  Barak  was  gone  up  to 
Mount  Tabor.  And  Sisera  gathered  together  all  his 
chariots,  even  nine  hundred  chariots  of  iron,  and  all  the 
people  that  were  with  him,  unto  the  river  Kishon. 

And  Deborah  said  unto  Barak,  "  Up  ;  for  this  is  the 
day  in  which  the  Lord  hath  delivered  Sisera  into  thine 
hand.     Is  not  the  LORD  gone  out  before  thee?" 

So  Barak  went  down  from  Mount  Tabor,  and  ten  thou- 
sand men  after  him.  And  the  Lord  discomfited  Sisera, 
and  all  his  chariots,  and  all  his  host,  before  Barak. 
And  Sisera  lighted  down  from  his  chariot,  and  fled  away 
on  his  feet. 

'  Now  Heber  the  Kenite  had  severed  himself  from  the 
children  of  Hobab,  the  brother-in-law  of  Moses,  and  had 
pitched  his  tent  as  far  as  the  oak  which  is  by  Kedesh. 
And  Sisera  fled  away  on  his  feet  to  the  tent  of  Jael  the 
wife  of  Heber,  And  he  said  unto  her,  "  Stand  in  the 
door  of  the  tent,  and  when  any  man  doth  come  and 
inquire  of  thee,  and  say,  '  Is  there  any  man  here  ? '  thou 
shalt  say,  '  No.'  " 

Then  Jael  took  a  tent  pin,  and  an  hammer  in  her 
hand,  and  went  softly  unto  him,  and  smote  his  temples; 
for  he  was  in  a  deep  sleep.     So  he  swooned  and  died. 

And,  behold,  as  Barak  pursued  Sisera,  Jael  came  out 
to  meet  him,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Come,  and  I  will  show 
thee  the  man  whom  thou  seekest." 

And  behold,  Sisera  lay  dead  ! 

So  God  subdued  on  that  day  Jabin  the  king  of  Canaan 
before  the  children  of  Israel. 

Then  sang  Deborah  and  Barak  on  that  day,  saying, 


Deborah. 


"  For  that  the  leaders  took  the  lead  in  Israel, 

For  that  the  people  offered  themselves  will-        gong  of 

ingly. 
Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

Hear,  O  ye  kings  ;  give  ear,  O  ye  princes  ; 
I,  even  I,  will  sing  unto  the  Lord. 

In  the  days  of  Jael,  the  highways  were  unoccupied, 
And  the  travelers  walked  through  byways. 

'  Jiidg-  iv,  II. 


168  The  Shorter  Bible  [judg.  5. 7. 

The  rulers  ceased  in  Israel,  they  ceased, 

Until  that  I,  Deborah,  arose. 

That  I  arose,  a  mother  in  Israel. 

My  heart  is  toward  the  governors  of  Israel, 

That  offered  themselves  willingly  among  the  people: 

Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

Tell  of  it,  ye  that  ride  on  white  asses, 

Ye  that  sit  on  rich  carpets, 

And  ye  that  walk  by  the  way. 

Far  from  the  noise  of  archers,  in  the  places  of  drawing 

water. 
There  shall  they  rehearse  the  righteous  acts  of  the  LORD. 

Awake,  awake,  Deborah, 

Awake,  awake,  utter  a  song; 

Arise,  Barak,  and  lead  thy  captivity  captive. 

By  the  water  courses  of  Reuben 
There  were  great  resolves  of  heart. 

Why  satest  thou  among  the  sheepfolds, 
To  hear  the  pipings  for  the  flock? 

At  the  water  courses  of  Reuben 
There  were  great  searchings  of  heart. 

The  kings  came  and  fought ; 

Then  fought  the  kings  of  Canaan, 

In  Taanach  by  the  waters  of  Megiddo; 

They  took  no  gain  of  money. 

They  fought  from  heaven, 

The  stars  in  their  courses  fought  against  Sisera. 

The  river  Kishon  swept  them  away. 

That  ancient  river,  the  river  Kishon. 

So  let  all  thine  enemies  perish,  O  LORD, 

But  let  them   that  love    thee    be  as  the  sun,  when  he 

gocth  forth  in  his  might." 
And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years. 


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CHAPTER  II. 

GIDEON   AND   HIS   SONS:    MINOR  JUDGES. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord;  and  the  LORD  delivered  them 
into  the  hand  of  Midian  seven  years.  And  because  of 
Midian  the  children  of  Israel  made  them  dens  in  the 
mountains,  and  caves,  and  strongholds.  And 
when  Israel  had  sown,  the  Midianites  came  uSW^er^the 
up  and  encamped  against  them,  and  destroyed  Midiamtes. 
the  increase  of  the  earth  ;  and  left  no  sustenance  in  Israel, 
neither  sheep,  nor  ox,  nor  ass.  For  they  came  up  with 
their  cattle  and  their  tents,  as* locusts  for  multitude, 
without  number.  And  Israel  was  brought  very  low  be- 
cause of  Midian. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto  the  LORD. 

And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  and  sat  under  the 
oak  which  was  in  Ophrah  that  pertained  unto  Joash. 
And  his  son  Gideon  was  beating  out  wheat  in  the  wine 
press,  to  hide  it  from  the  Midianites.  And  the  angel 
said  unto  him,  "The  LoRD  is  with  thee,  thou  mighty 
man  of  valor." 

And  Gideon  said  unto  him,  "  Oh  my  lord,  if  the  LORD 
be  with  us,  why  then  is  all  this  befallen  us?  And  where 
be  all  his  wondrous  works?  But  now  the  LoRD  hath 
cast  us  off,  and  delivered  us  into  the  hand  of  Midian." 

And  the  Lord  looked  upon  him,  and  said,  G.i<jeon's 
"  Go  in  this  thy  might,  and  save  Israel  from  the  ^^^^^  ^^'^ 
hand  of  Midian.     Have  not  I  sent  thee?" 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "Oh  Lord,  wherewith  shall  I 
save  Israel?  Behold,  my  family  is  the  poorest  in  Ma- 
nasseh,  and  I  am  the  least  in  my  father's  house." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  "  Surely  I  will  be  with 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  smite  the  Midianites." 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "If  now  I  have  found  grace  in 
14 


170  Tiif:  Shorter  Bihle  [jLuig.  6. 17. 

thy  sight,  then  show  me  a  sign  that  it  is  than  that  talk- 
est  with  me.  Depart  not  hence,  I  pray  thee,  until  I 
come  and  bring  forth  my  ''present,  and  lay  it  before  thee." 

And  he  said,  "  I  will  tarry  until  thou  come  again." 

And  Gideon  went  in,  and  made  ready  a  kid,  and  un- 
leavened cakes,  and  broth,  and  brought  it  out  unto  him 
under  the  oak. 

And  the  angel  said,  "  Take  the  flesh  and  cakes,  and  lay 
them  upon  this  rock,  and  pour  out  the  broth."  And  he 
did  so. 

Then  the  angel  of  the  LORD  put  forth  the  end  of  the 
staff  that  was  in  his  hand,  and  touched  the  flesh  and 
cakes  ;  and  there  went  up  fire  out  of  the  rock,  and  con- 
sumed the  flesh  and  cakes.  And  the  angel  departed  out 
of  his  sight. 

And  Gideon  saw  that  he  was  the  angel  of  the  Lord. 

And  Gideon  said,  "Alas,  O  Lord  God!  forasmucli  as 
I  have  seen  the  angel  of  the  Lord  face  to  face." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  "  Peace  be  unto  thee. 
Fear  not ;  thou  shalt  not  die." 

Then  Gideon  built  an  altar  there  unto  the  Lord,  and 
called  it  ^  Jehovah-shalom. 

And  the  same  night  the  LORD  said  unto  him,  "  Throw 
down  the  altar  of  Baal  that  thy  father  hath,  and  cut 
down  the  idol  that  is  by  it ;  and  build  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord  upon  the  top  of  this  stronghold.  And  take  a 
bullock,  and  offer  a  burnt  offering  with  the  wood  of  the 
idol  which  thou  shalt  cut  down." 

Then  Gideon  took  ten  of  his  servants,  and  did  as  the 
Lord  had  spoken  unto  him.  And  because  he  feared 
his  father's  household  and  the  men  of  the  city,  he  did  it 
by  night. 

And  when  the  men  of  the  city  arose  in  the  morning, 
they  said  one  to  another,  "  Who  hath  done  this  thing?" 

And  one  said,  "  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash  hath  done 
this  thing." 

Then  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  Joash,  "  Bring  out 
thy  son,  that  he  may  die.  Because  he  hath  broken 
down  the  altar  of  Baal,  and  cut  down  the  idol  that 
was  by  it." 

"  R.  v.  marg.,  Or,  offering.      '■  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  The  Lord  is  peace. 


Judg.  6.  3r.|      ClIKONOLOGICALLV    ARRANGED.  171 

And  Joash  said  unto  all  that  stood  against  him,  "  Will 
ye  plead  for  Baal?  Will  ye  save  him  ?  If  he  be  a  god 
let  him  plead  for  himself." 

Then  all  the  Midianites  and  the  Amalekites  and  the 
children  of  the  east  assembled  themselves  together,  and 
pitched  in  the  valley  of  Jczreel.  But  the  spirit  of  the 
Lord  ""came  upon  Gideon  ;  and  he  blew  a  trumpet,  and 
sent  messengers  throughout  all  Manasseh,  and  Asher, 
and  Zebulun,  and  Naphtali,  and  they  also  were  gathered 
together  after  him. 

And  Gideon  said  unto  God,  "  Behold,  I  will  put  a 
fleece  of  wool  on  the  threshing  floor.  If  there  be  dew 
on  the  fleece  only,  and  it  be  dry  upon  all  the  ground, 
then  shall  I  know  that  thou  wilt  save  Israel  by  mine 
hand,  as  thou  hast  spoken." 

And  it  was  so,  for  he  rose  up  early  on  the  morrow, 
and  pressed  the  fleece  together,  and  wringed  the  dew 
out  of  the  fleece,  a  bowlful  of  water. 

And  Gideon  said  unto  God,  "  Let  not  thine  anger  be 
kindled  against  me,  and  I  will  speak  but  this  once.  Let 
me  prove,  I  pray  thee,  but  this  once  with  the  fleece. 
Let  it  now  be  dry  only  upon  the  fleece,  and  upon  all  the 
ground  let  there  be  dew." 

_  And  God  did  so  that  night  ;  for  it  was  dry  upon  the 
fleece  only,  and  there  was  dew  on  all  the  ground. 

Then  Gideon,  and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him, 
rose  up  early  and  pitched  beside  the  spring  of  ^  Harod. 
And  the  camp  of  Midian  was  on  the  north  side  of  them, 
in  the  valley. 

And  the,  LORD  said  unto  Gideon,  "  The  people  that 
are  with  thee  are  too  many  for  me  to  give  the  Midianites 
into  their  hand,  lest.  Israel  vaunt  themselves  against  me, 
saying,  '  Mine  own  hand  hath  saved  me.'  Now  therefore 
go  to,  proclaim  in  the  ears  of  the  people,  saying,  '  Who- 
soever is  fearful  and  trembling,  let  him  return  and  de- 
part.' " 

And  there  returned  of  the  people  twenty  and  two 
thousand  ;  and  there  remained  ten  thousand. 

And   the   Lord  said   unto  Gideon,  "  The  people  are 
yet  too  many  ;  bring  them  down  unto  the  water,  and   I 
"  Heb.  clothed  itself  with.     *>  R.  V.  marg. ,  That  is,  Trembling. 


172  The  vShortkr  Bible  [Judg.  7-4- 

will  try  them  for  thee  there.  Every  one  that  lappeth  of 
the  water  with  his  tongue,  as  a  dog  lappeth,  him  shalt 
thou  set  by  himself;  likewise  every  one  that  boweth 
down  upon  his  knees  to  drink." 

And  the  number  of  them  that  lapped,  putting  their 
hand  to  their  mouth,  was  three  hundred  men  ;  but  all 
the  rest  of  the  people  bowed  down  upon  their  kn^es  to 
drink  water. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  "  By  the  three  hun- 
dred men  will  I  save  you." 

And  he  sent  all  the  men  of  Israel  every  man  unto  his 
tent,  but  retained  the  three  hundred  men.  And  the 
camp  of  Midian  was  beneath  him  in  the  valley. 

And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night,  that  the  LORD 
said  unto  him,  "  Arise,  get  thee  down  into  the  camp; 
for  I  have  delivered  it  into  thine  hand.  But  if  thou 
fear,  go  thou  with  Purah  thy  servant  down  to  the  camp  ; 
and  thou  shalt  hear  what  they  say." 

Then  went  he  down  with  his  servant  unto  the  outer- 
most part  of  the  armed  men  that  were  in  the  g^j^g  .^^  ^^^ 
camp.  And  the  Midianites  and  the  Amal-  camp  of 
ekites  and  all  the  children  of  the  east  lay 
along  in  the  valley  like  locusts  for  multitude  ;  and  their 
camels  were  without  number,  as  the  sand  which  is  upon 
the  seashore  for  multitude. 

And  when  Gideon  was  come,  behold,  there  was  a  man 
that  told  a  dream  unto  his  fellow,  and  said,  "  Behold,  I 
dreamed  a  dream,  and,  lo,  a  cake  of  barley  bread  tumbled 
into  the  camp  of  Midian,  and  came  unto  the  tent  and 
smote  it  that  it  fell." 

And  his  fellow  answered  and  said,  "  This  is  nothing 
else  save  the  sword  of  Gideon.  Into  his  hand  God  hath 
delivered  Midian,  and  all  the  host." 

And  when  Gideon  heard  the  telling  of  the  dream,  and 
the  interpretation  thereof,  he  worshiped.  And  he  re- 
turned into  the  camp  of  Israel,  and  said,  "Arise;  for 
the  Lord  .  hath  delivered  into  your  hand  the  host  of 
Midian." 

And  he  divided  the  three  hundred  men  into  three 
companies,  and  he  put  into  the  hands  of  all  of  them 
trumpets,  and  empty  pitchers,  with  torches  within  the 


judg.  7.  16.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  173 

pitchers.  And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Behold,  when  I 
come  to  the  outermost  part  of  the  camp,  it  shall  be  that, 
as  I  do,  so  shall  ye  do.  When  I  blow  the  trumpet,  then 
blow  ye  the  trumpets  also  on  every  side  of  all  the  camp, 
and  say,  '  For  the  Lord  and  for  Gideon  !  '  " 

So  Gideon,  and  the  men  that  were  with  him,  came  unto 
the  outermost  part  of  the  camp  in  the  beginning  of  the 
middle  watch.  And  they  blew  the  trumpets,  and  brake 
the  pitchers,  and  held  the  torches  in  their  left  hands,  and 
the  trumpets  in  their  right  hands  to  blow  withal ;  and 
they  cried,  "  The  sword  of  the  LoRD  and  of  Gideon," 
and  stood  every  man  in  his  place  round  about  the 
camp.  And  all  the  host  ran.  And  they  shouted,  and 
put  them  to  flight.  And  the  Lord  set  every  Midianites 
man's  sword  against  his  fellow,  and  against  overthrown. 
all  the  host.  And  there  fell  an  hundred  and  twenty 
thousand  men  that  drew  sword.  And  Gideon  took  the" 
two  kings  of  Midian,  and  discomfited  all  the  host.  And 
Gideon  the  son  of  Joash  returned  from  the  battle. 

Then  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto  Gideon,  "  Rule  thou 
over  us,  both  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son  ;  for 
thou  hast  saved  us  out  of  the  hand  of  Midian." 

And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  "  I  will  not  rule  over  you, 
neither  shall  my  son  rule  over  you  ;  the  Lord  shall  rule 
over  you." 

So  Midian  was  subdued  before  the  children  of  Isra(^l, 
and  they  lifted  up  their  heads  no  more.  And  the  land 
had  rest  forty  years. 

And  Gideon  had  threescore  and  ten  sons,  for  he  had 
many  wives.  And  his  concubine  that  was  in  Shechem, 
she  also  bare  him  a  son,  and  he  called  his  name  Abimelech. 

And  Gideon  died  in  a  good  old  age,  and  was  buried  in 
the  sepulcher  of  Joash  his  father. 

And  as  soon  as  Gideon  v.'as  dead  the  children  of  Israel 
turned  again  and  made  Baal  their  god,  and  remembered 
not  the  Lord  their  God,  who  had  delivered  them  out  of 
the  hand  of  all  their  enemies.  Neither  showed  they 
kindness  to  the  house  of  Gideon. 

And  Abimelech  the  son  of  Gideon  went 
to  Shechem   unto  his  mother's  brethren,  and         i"ie  ec  . 
spake  with  them,   saying,    "  Speak,  I  pray  you,  in  the 


174  The  Shorter  Bible  [Judg.  9-2. 

ears  of  all  the  men  of  Shechcm,  '  Whether  is  better  for 
you,  that  all  the  sons  of  Gideon,  threescore  and  ten 
persons,  rule  over  you,  or  that  one  rule  over  you  ? '  Re- 
member also  that  I  am  your  bone  and  your  flesh." 

And  his  mother's  brethren  spake  of  him  in  the  ears  of 
all  the  men  of  Shechem.  And  their  hearts  inclined  to 
follow  Abimelech  ;  for  they  said,  "  He  is  our  brother." 
And  they  gave  him  threescore  and  ten  pieces  of  silver, 
wherewith  Abimelech  hired  vain  and  light  fellows,  which 
followed  him,.  And  he  went  unto  his  father's  house  at 
Ophrah,  and  slew  his  brethren,  threescore  and  ten  persons, 
upon  one  stone.  But  Jotham,  the  youngest,  was  left ; 
for  he  hid  himself.* 

And  all  the  men  of  Shechem  assembled  themselves 
together,  and  made  Abimelech  king.  And  Jotham  went 
and  stood  in  the  top  of  Mount  Gerizim,and  lifted  up  his 
voice,  and  cried,  and  said  unto  them,  "  Hearken  unto  me, 
ye  men  of  Shechem.  The  trees  went  forth  on  a  time  to 
Jotham's  anoint  a  king  over  them.  And  they  said  unto 
parable.  ^\^q  olive  tree,  '  Reign  thou  over  us.'    But  the 

olive  tree  said  unto  them,  '  Should  I  leave  my  fatness, 
wherewith  they  honor  God  and  man,  and  go  to  wave  to 
and  fro  over  the  trees?'  And  the  trees  said  to  the  fig 
tree,  '  Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us.'  But  the  fig  tree 
said  unto  them,  '  Should  1  leave  my  sweetness,  and  my 
good  fruit,  and  go  to  wave  to  and  fro  over  the  trees?' 
And  the  trees  said  unto  the  vine,  '  Come  thou,  and  reign 
over  us.'  And  the  vine  said  unto  them,  '  Should  I  leave 
my  wine  and  go  to  wave  to  and  fro  over  the  trees?' 
Then  said  all  the  trees  unto  the  ="  bramble,  '  Come  thou, 
and  reign  over  us.'  And  the  bramble  said  unto  the 
trees,  'If  in  truth  ye  anoint  me  king  over  you,  then 
come  and  put  your  trust  in  my  shadow  ;  and  if  not,  let 
fire  come  out  of  the  bramble  and  devour  the  cedars  of 
Lebanon.' 

"  My  father  fought  for  you,  and  adventured  his  life, 
and  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of  Midian  ;  and  ye  are 
risen  up  against  my  father's  house  this  day,  and  have 
slain  his  sons,  threescore  and  ten  persons,  upon  one  stone, 
and  have  made  Abimelech  king.     If  ye  then  have  dealt 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  ihpr)i. 


judg.  9. 19.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  175 

truly  with  Gideon  and  with  his  house  this  day,  then 
rejoice  ye  in  Abimelech,  and  let  him  also  rejoice  in  you. 
But  if  not,  let  fire  come  out  from  Abimelech,  and  devour 
the  men  of  Shechem,  and  let  fire  come  out  from  the  men 
of  Shechem  and  devour  Abimelech." 

And  Jotham  fled,  and  went  to  Beer,  and  dwelt  there, 
for  fear  of  Abimelech  his  brother. 

And  Abimelech  was  prince  over  Israel  three  years. 

And  the  men  of  Shechem  dealt  treacherously  with 
Abimelech  ;  that  the  violence  done  to  the  threescore 
and  ten  sons  of  Gideon  might  come  upon  Abimelech 
their  brother,  which  slew  them  ;  and  upon  the  men  of 
Shechem,  which  strengthened  his  hands  to  slay  his  breth- 
ren. And  the  men  of  Shechem  set  Hers  in  wait  for 
Abimelech  on  the  tops  of  the  mountains,  and  they 
robbed  all  that  came  along  that  way  by  them.  And  they 
went  into  the  house  of  their  god,  and  did  eat  and  drink 
and  cursed  Abimelech. 

And  Abimelech  fought  against  the  city ;  and  he  took 
i  t  and  slew  the  people  that  was  therein.  And  he  beat 
down  the  city,  and  sowed  it  with  salt. 

And  when  all  the  men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem  heard 
thereof,  they  entered  into  the  hold.  And  it  was  told 
Abimelech.  And  Abimelech  took  an  ax  in  his  hand,  and 
cut  down  a  bough  from  the  trees,  and  laid  it  on  his 
shoulder.  And  all  the  people  likewise  cut  down  every 
man  his  bough,  and  followed  Abimelech.  And  they 
put  them  to  the  hold,  and  set  the  hold  on  fire,  so  that 
all  the  men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem  died  also,  about  a 
thousand  men  and  women. 

Then  went  Abimelech  to  Thebez,  and  encamped 
against  Thebez,  and  took  it.  But  there  was  a  strong 
tower  within  the  city,  and  thither  fled  the  men  and 
women  and  shut  themselves  in  and  gat  them  up  to  the 
roof.  And  Abimelech  came  unto  the  tower,  and  went 
hard  unto  the  door  to  burn  it  with  fire.  And  a  certain 
woman  cast  an  upper  millstone  upon  Abimelech's  head, 
and  brake  his  skull. 

Then  he  called  hastily  unto  the  young  man  his  armor- 
bearer,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Draw  thy  sword,  and  kill 
me,  that  men  say  not  of  me,  '  A  woman  slew  him.' "' 


176  The  Shorter  Bible  [Judg.  9. 54. 

Death  of  And  liis  young  man    thrust   him  through, 

Abimeiech.     ^nd  he  died. 

And  when  the  men  of  Israel  saw  that  Abimeiech  was 
dead,  they  departed  every  man  unto  his  place.  Thus 
God  requited  the  wickedness  of  Abimeiech,  which  he  did 
unto  his  father,  in  slaying  his  seventy  brethren.  And  all 
the  wickedness  of  the  men  of  Shechem  did  God  requite 
upon  their  heads ;  and  upon  them  came  the  curse  of 
Jotham,  the  son  of  Gideon. 

And  after  Abimeiech  there  arose  to  save  Israel  Tola, 
a  man  of  Issachar.  And  he  dwelt  in  the  hill  country  of 
Ephraim.  He  judged  Israel  twenty  and  three  years,  and 
died,  and  was  buried. 

.  And  after  him  arose  Jair,  the  Gileadite.     He  judged 
other  Israel  twenty  and  two  years.     He  had  thirty 

judges.  sons  that  rode  on  thirty  ass  colts,  and  they 

had  thirty  cities  in  the  land  of  Gilead.     And  Jair  died, 
and  was  buried. 


judg.  I0.6.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  177 


CHAPTER    III. 

JEPHTHAH:    MINOR   JUDGES:    SAMSON:    DAN  ACQUIRING 

LAND. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  again  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  LORD,  and  served  the  gods  of 
Syria  and  Moab  and  Amnion,  and  the  gods  of  the  Philis- 
tines. They  forsook  the  Lord,  and  served  him  not. 
And  the  anger  of  the  LORD  was  kindled  against  Israel, 
and  he  sold  them  into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines,  and 
into  the  hand  of  the  children  of  Ammon.  And  they 
vexed  and  oppressed  the  children  of  Israel  that  were  be- 
yond Jordan  in  Gilead,  and  passed  over  Jordan  to  fight 
also  against  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  against  the  house 
of  Ephraim  ;  so  that  Israel  was  sore  distressed. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto  the  LORD,  say- 
ing, "  We  have  sinned  against  thee,  we  have  forsaken 
our  God." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  "  Did 
not  I  save  you  from  the  Egyptians,  and  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  and  from  the  Philistines?  Yet  ye  have 
forsaken  me  and  served  other  gods.  Go  and  cry  unto 
the  gods  which  ye  have  chosen  ;  let  them  save  you  in  the 
time  of  your  distress." 

And  the  children  of  Israel  said  unto  the  LORD,  "  We 
have  sinned.  Only  deliver  us,  we  pray  thee,  this  day." 
And  they  put  away  the  strange  gods  from  among 
them,  and  served  the  LoRD.  And  his  soul  was  grieved 
for  the  misery  of  Israel. 

Then  the  children  of  Ammon  were  gathered  together, 
and  encamped  in  Gilead.  And  the  children  of  Israel  as- 
sembled themselves  together,  and  encamped  in  Mizpah. 

Now  Jephthah  the  Gileadite  was  a  mighty  man  of 
valor,  and  the  spirit  of  the  LORD  came  upon  Jephthah, 
and  he  led   Israel  over  unto  the  children  of  Ammon. 


178  The  Shorter  Bible  [judg.  u.  30. 

And  Jephthah  vowed  a  vow  unto  the  LORD,  and  said, 
"  If  thou  wilt  indeed  deliver  the  children  of  Ammon  into 
mine  hand,  whatsoever  cometh  forth  of  the  doors  of  my 
house  to  meet  me,  when  I  return,  it  shall  be  the 
Lord's." 

So  Jephthah  passed  over  unto  the  children  of  Ammon 
Jephthah  to  fight  against  them  ;  and  the  Lord  deliv- 
peopfefrcnn  ^^^^  them  into  his  hand.  And  he  smote 
Ammon.  them  cvcu  twenty  cities.  The  children  of 
Ammon  were  subdued  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

And  Jephthah  came  unto  his  house,  and,  behold,  his 
daughter  came  out  to  meet  him  with  timbrels  and  with 
dances.  And  she  was  his  only  child  ;  beside  her  he  had 
neither  son  nor  daughter.  And  when  he  saw  her  he 
rent  his  clothes,  and  said,  "Alas,  my  daughter!  Thou 
hast  brought  me  very  low.  I  have  opened  my  mouth 
unto  the  Lord,  and  I  cannot  go  back." 

And  she  said  unto  him,  "  My  father,  thou  hast  opened 
Jephthah's  ^^^Y  ^outh  unto  the  Lord.  Do  unto  me 
daughter.  according  to  that  which  hath  proceeded  out 
of  thy  mouth  ;  forasmuch  as  the  Lord  hath  taken  venge- 
ance for  thee  of  thine  enemies." 

And  she  said  unto  her  father,  "  Let  this  thing  be  done 
for  me ;  let  me  alone  two  months,  that  I  may  depart  and 
go  down  upon  the  mountains,  and  bewail  my  virginity, 
I  and  my  companions." 

And  he  said,  "Go."  And  she  departed,  she  and  her 
companions.  And  at  the  end  of  two  months  she  re- 
turned unto  her  father,  who  did  with  her  according  to  his 
vow.  And  it  was  a  custom  in  Israel,  that  the  daughters 
of  Israel  went  yearly  to  •'  celebrate  the  daughter  of  Jeph- 
thah four  days  in  a  year. 

And  Jephthah  judged  Israel  six  years.  Then  died 
Jephthah,  and  was  buried  in  one  of  the  cities  of  Gilead. 

And  after  him  Ibzan  of  Bethlehem  judged  Israel  seven 
years.     He  had  thirty  sons,  and  thirty  daughters.     And 
Ibzan  died,  and  was  buried  at  Bethlehem. 
Lesser  A"<^  '^^^er  him  Elon  judged  Israel  ten  years, 

judges.  yviicl  Elon  died  and  was  buried. 

And  after  him  Abdon  judged  Israel.     He  had  forty  sons 
"  R.  v.  marg.,  Or,  lament. 


Judg.  12.  14.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  179 

and  thirty  sons'  sons,  that  rode  on  threescore  and  ten 
ass  colts.  He  judged  Israel  eight  years.  And  Abdon 
died  and  was  buried. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  again  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  and  the  Lord  delivered 
them  into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  for  forty  years. 

And  there  was  a  certain  man  of  the  family  of  the  Dan- 
ites,  whose  name  was  Manoah.  And  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  '  his  wife,  and  said  unto  her,  "  Be- 
hold, thou  shalt  bear  a  son.  Now  therefore,  drink  no 
wine  nor  strong  drink,  and  eat  not  any  unclean  thing. 
For,  lo,  the  child  shall  be  a  Nazarite  unto  God,  no  razor 
shall  come  upon  his  head.  And  he  shall  begin  to  save 
Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines." 

Then  the  woman  came  and  told  her  husband,  saying, 
"  A  man  came  unto  me,  and  his  countenance  was  like 
the  countenance  of  the  angel  of  God,  very  terrible.  And 
I  asked  him  not  whence  he  was,  neither  told  he  me  his 
name  ;  but  he  said  unto  me,  '  Behold,  thou 

,     ,     ,  ,  ,,  Samson's 

shalt  bear  a  son.  birth  fore- 

Then   Manoah    intreated    the    LORD,   and      ^°^'^' 
said,  "  Oh  LoRD,  I  pray  thee,  let  the  man  of  God  come 
again  unto  us,  and  teach  us  what  we  shall  do  unto  the 
child  that  shall  be  born." 

And  God  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Manoah  ;  and  the 
angel  came  again  unto  the  woman  as  she  sat  in  the  field. 
And  the  woman  made  haste,  and  ran,  and  told  her  hus- 
band. And  Manoah  arose  and  came  to  the  man,  and 
said,  "Art  thou  the  man  that  spakest  unto  the  woman?" 
And  he  said,  "I  am." 

And  Manoah  said,  "  Now  let  thy  words  come  to  pass. 
What  shall  be  the  manner  of  the  child,  and  what  shall  be 
his  work?  " 

And  the  angel  of  the  LORD  said  unto  Manoah,  "  Of  all 
that  I  said  unto  the  woman  let  her  beware.  She  may 
not  eat  of  anything  that  cometh  of  the  vine,  neither  let 
her  drink  wine  or  strong  drink,  nor  eat  any  unclean 
thing." 

And  Manoah  said,  "  I  pray  thee,  let  us  detain  thee, 
that  we  may  make  ready  a  kid  for  thee." 

'  Judg.  xiii,  2. 


180  The  Shorter  Bible         [Judg.  13.  i6. 

And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  Manoah, 
"  Though  thou  detain  me,  I  will  not  eat  of  thy  bread. 
If  thou  wilt  make  ready  a  burnt  offering,  thou  must  offer 
it  unto  the  LORD." 

For  Manoah  knew  not  that  he  was  the  angel  of  the 
Lord. 

And  Manoah  said  unto  the  angel  of  the  Lord,  "  What 
is  thy  name,  that  when  thy  words  come  to  pass  we  may 
do  thee  honor? " 

And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  "  Where- 
fore askest  thou  after  my  name,  seeing  it  is  ''wonder- 
ful?" 

So  Manoah  took  the  kid  with  the  meal  offering,  and 
offered  it  upon  the  rock  unto  the  LORD.  And  the  angel 
did  wondrously,  and  Manoah  and  his  wife  looked  on. 
For  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  flame  went  up  toward 
heaven  from  off  the  altar,  that  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
ascended  in  the  flame  of  the  altar.  And  Manoah  and 
his  wife  fell  on  their  faces  to  the  ground.  Then  Manoah 
knew  that  he  was  the  angel  of  the  LORD. 

And  Manoah  said  unto  his  wife,  "  We  shall  surely  die, 
because  we  have  seen  God." 

But  his  wife  said,  "  If  the  LORD  were  pleased  to  kill 
us,  he  would  not  have  received  an  offering  at  our  hand, 
neither  would  he  have  told  us  all  these  things." 

And  the  woman  bare  a  son  and  called  his  name 
''  Samson.  And  the  child  grew  and  the  Lord  blessed 
him.     And  the  spirit  of  the  LORD  began  to  move  him. 

'  Now  at  that  time  the  Philistines  had  rule  over  Israel. 

^And  Samson  went  down  to  Timnah,  and  saw  a 
Samson's        woman    of  the    daughters  of  the  Philistines. 

PMistme  ^^^j  j^^  ^^^^^  ^^p^  ^^^^   ^^j^j    j^j^  j-,^^j^^j.  ^,^j    j^j^ 

mother,  and  said,  "  Now  therefore  get  her  for  me  to  wife." 
Then  his  father  and  his  mother  said  unto  him,  "  Is 
there  never  a  woman  among  the  daughters  of  thy  peo- 
ple, that  thou  goest  to  take  a  wife  of  the  uncircumcised 
Philistines?"  "  But  they  knew  not  that  it  was  of  the 
Lord,  for  he  sought  an  occasion   against  the  Piiilistincs. 


'  Judg.  xiv,  4. 
'■'  Judg.  xiv,  I. 
'judg.  xiv,  4. 


"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  j<r;W.  '■  Date  un- 
known. lUil  probably  while  Jcphtliah 
was  judge  over  the  eastern  tribes. 


judg.  14.  3.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  181 

'  And  Samson  said  unto  his  father,  "  Get  her  for  me ; 
for  she  pleaseth  me  well." 

Then  went  Samson  down,  and  his  father  and  mother, 
and  came  to  the  vineyards  of  Timnah. 

And,  behold,  a  young  lion  roared  against  him.  And 
the  spirit  of  the  Lord  came  mightily  upon  him,  and  he 
rent  him  as  he  would  have  rent  a  kid,  and  he  had 
nothing  in  his  hand.  But  he  told  not  his  father  or  his 
mother  what  he  had  done.  And  he  went  down,  and 
talked  with  the  woman  ;  and  she  pleased  Samson  well. 
And  after  a  while  he  returned  to  take  her,  and  he  turned 
aside  to  see  the  carcass  of  the  lion  ;  and,  behold,  there  was 
a  swarm  of  bees  in  the  body  of  the  lion,  and  honey.  And 
he  took  it  into  his  hands,  and  went  on,  eating  as  he  went. 

And  Samson  made  there  a  feast ;  for  so  used  the 
young  men  to  do.  And  they  brought  thirty  companions 
to  be  with  him. 

And  Samson  said  unto  them,  "  Let  me  now  put  forth 
a  riddle  unto  you.  If  ye  can  find  it  out  within  the  seven 
days  of  the  feast,  then  I  will  give  you  thirty  linen  gar- 
ments and  thirty  changes  of  raiment ;  but  if  ye  cannot, 
then  shall  ye  give  me  thirty  linen  garments  and  thirty 
changes  of  raiment." 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "  Put  forth  thy  riddle." 

And  he  said  unto  them, 

"  Out  of  the  eater  came  forth  meat,  Samson's 

And  out  of  the  strong  came  forth  sweet-        nddie. 
ness." 

And  they  could  not  declare  the  riddle.  And  they 
said  unto  Samson's  wife,  "  Entice  thy  husband,  that  he 
may  declare  unto  us  the  riddle,  lest  we  burn  thee  and 
thy  father's  house  with  fire.  Have  ye  called  us  to  im- 
poverish us?  " 

And  Samson's  wife  wept  before  him,  and  said,  "  Thou 
dost  but  hate  me,  and  lovest  me  not.  Thou  hast  put 
forth  a  riddle  unto  the  children  of  my  people,  and  hast 
not  told  it  me." 

And  he  said  unto  her,  "  Behold,  I  have-not  told  it  my 
father  nor  my  mother,  and  shall  I  tell  thee?" 

And  she  wept  before  him  the  seven  days,  while  their 

'  J^i*^lg-  xi'^i  3- 


182  The  vShorter  Bible  (Judg.  14. 17. 

feast  lasted,  and  on  the  seventh  day  he  told  her,  because 
she  pressed  him  sore.  And  she  told  the  riddle  to  the 
children  of  her  people. 

And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  him  on  the  seventh 
day  before  the  sun  went  down,  "  What  is  sweeter  than 
honey?  and  what  is  stronger  than  a  lion?  " 

And  he  said  unto  them, 

"  If  ye  had  not  plowed  with  my  heifer, 
Ye  had  not  found  out  my  riddle." 

And  the  spirit  of  the  LoRD  came  mightily  upon  him, 
and  he  went  down  to  Ashkelon,  and  smote  thirty  men 
of  them,  and  took  their  ''spoil,  and  gave  the  changes  of 
raiment  unto  them  that  declared  the  riddle.  And  his 
anger  was  kindled,  and  he  went  up  to  his  father's  house. 
But  Samson's  wife  was  given  to  his  companion,  whom 
he  had  used  as  his  friend. 

But  it  came  to  pass  after  a  while,  in  the  time  of  wheat 
harvest,  that  Samson  visited  his  wife  with  a  kid.  But 
her  father  would  not  suffer  him,  and  said,  "  I  verily 
thought  that  thou  hadst  utterly  hated  her;  therefore  I 
gave  her  to  thy  companion.  Is  not  her  younger  sister 
fairer  than  she?     Take  her,  I  pray  thee,  instead  of  her." 

And  Samson  said  unto  them,  "  This  time  shall  I  be 
blameless  in  regard  of  the  Philistines,  when  I  do  them  a 
mischief." 

And  Samson  went   and   caught    three  hundred  foxes, 
and  took   firebrands,  and  turned  tail  to  tail, 

The  foxes  •  • 

and  fire-  and  put  a  firebrand  in  the  midst  between 
brands.  every  two  tails.      And   when  he  had  set  the 

brands  on  fire,  he  let  them  go  into  the  standing  corn  of 
the  Philistines,  and  burnt  up  both  the  shocks  and  the 
standing  corn,  and  also  the  oliveyards. 

Then  the  Philistines  said,  "  Who  hath  done  this  ?" 

And  they  said,  "Samson,  the  son-in-law  of  the  Tim- 
nite,  because  he  lias  taken  his  wife,  and  given  her  to  his 
companion." 

And  the  Philistines  came  up,  and  burnt  her  and  her 
father  with  fire. 

And  Samson  said  unto  them,  "If  ye  do  after  this 
manner,  surely  I  will  be  avenged  of  you."  And  he 
"  R.  V.  niarg.,  Or,  apparel. 


Judg.  15.  8.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  183 

smote  them  hip  and  thigh  with  a  great  slaughter. 
And  he  went  down  and  dwelt  in  the  cleft  of  the  rock  of 
Etam. 

Then  the  Philistines  went  up,  and  pitched  in  Judah. 
And  the  men  of  Judah  said,  "Why  are  ye  come  up 
against  us?  " 

And  they  said,  "  To  bind  Samson  are  we  come  up,  to 
do  to  him  as  he  hath  done  to  us." 

Then  three  thousand  men  of  Judah  went  down  to  the 
cleft  of  the  rock  of  Etam,  and  said  to  Samson,  "  Know- 
est  thou  not  that  the  Philistines  are  rulers  over  us? 
What  then  is  this  that  thou  hast  done  unto  us?  " 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "As  they  did  unto  me,  so 
have  I  done  unto  them." 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "  We  are  come  down  to  bind 
thee,  that  we  may  deliver  thee  into  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines." 

And  Samson  said  unto  them,  "Ye  will  not  fall  upon 
me  yourselves?  " 

And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying,  "  No;  we  will  bind 
thee  fast,  and  deliver  thee  into  their  hand  ;  but  surely 
we  will  not  kill  thee." 

And  they  bound  him  with  two  new  ropes,  and  brought 
him  up  from  the  rock.  When  he  came,  the  samson 
Philistines  shouted  as  they  met  him.  And  man'yPhiUs- 
the  spirit  of  the  LoRD  came  mightily  upon  tines., 
him,  and  the  ropes  that  were  upon  his  arms  became  as 
flax  that  was  burnt  with  fire,  and  his  bands  dropped 
from  off  his  hands.  And  he  found  a  new  jawbone  of  an 
ass,  and  put  forth  his  hand,  and  took  it,  and  smote  a 
thousand  men  therewith. 

And  Samson  said, 

"  With  the  jawbone  of  an  ass,  heaps  upon  heaps, 
With  the  jawbone  of  an  ass  have  I  smitten  a  thou- 
sand men." 

And  he  cast  away  the  jawbone  out  of  his  hand. 

And  he  was  sore  athirst,  and  called  on  the  LORD,  and 
said,  "Thou  hast  given  this  great  deliverance  by  the 
hand  of  thy  servant ;  and  now  shall  I  die  for  thirst  ? " 
But  God  clave  the  hollow  place  that  is  in  Lehi,  and 
there  came  water  thereout  ;  and  when   he  had   drunk. 


184  The  Shorter  Bible  [Judg.  15. 19. 

his  spirit  came  again,  and  he  revived.  And  he  judged 
Israel  in  the  days  of  the  Philistines  twenty  years. 

And  Samson  went  to  Gaza.  And  it  was  told  the  Ga- 
zites,  saying,  "  Samson  is  come  hither."  And  they  com- 
passed him  in,  and  laid  wait  for  him,  and  were  quiet  all 
the  night,  saying,  "  Let  be  till  morning  light,  then  we 
will  kill  him."  And  Samson  arose  at  midnight, and  laid 
hold  of  the  doors  of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  the  two 
posts,  and  plucked  them  up,  bar  and  all,  and  put  them 
upon  his  shoulders,  and  carried  them  up  to  the  top  of 
the  mountain  that  is  before  Hebron. 

And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that  he  loved  a  woman 
whose  name  was  Delilah.  And  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines came  up  unto  her,  and  said  unto  her,  "  Entice  him, 
and  see  wherein  his  great  strength  lieth,  and  by  what 
means  we  may  prevail  against  him,  that  we  may  bind 
him  ;  and  we  will  give  thee  every  one  of  us  eleven  hun- 
dred pieces  of  silver." 

And  Delilah  said  to  Samson,  "  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee, 
wherein  thy  great  strength  lieth." 

And   Samson   said    unto  her,  "  If  they   bind   me  with 
seven  green  withes    that  were  never  dried,  then  shall    I 
Samson  and     become  weak,  and  be  as  another  man." 
Delilah.  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  brought 

up  to  her  seven  green  withes  which  had  not  been  dried, 
and  she  bound  him  with  them.  (Now  she  had  Hers  in 
wait  abiding  in  the  inner  chamber.)  And  she  said  unto 
him,  "  The  Philistines  be  upon  thee,  Samson."  And  he 
brake  the  withes  as  a  string  of  tow  is  broken  when  it 
toucheth  the  fire.     So  his  strength  was  not  known. 

And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson,  "  Behold,  thou  hast 
mocked  me,  and  told  me  lies.  Now  tell  me,  I  pray  thee, 
wherewith  thou  mightest  be  bound." 

And  he  said  unto  her,  "  If  they  onh'  bind  me  with 
new  ropes  wherewith  no  work  hath  been  done,  then  shall 
I  become  weak,  and  be  as  another  man." 

So  Delilah  took  new  ropes,  and  bound  him  therewith, 
and  said  unto  him,  "  The  Philistines.be  upon  thee,  Sam- 
son." And  he  brake  them  from  off  his  arms  like  a 
thread. 

And   Delilah  said   unto  Samson,  "  Hitherto  thou  hast 


judg.  i6.  i>]  Chronologically  Arranged.  185 

mocked  me,  and  told  me  lies.     Tell  me  wherewith  thou 
mightest  be  bound." 

And  he  said  unto  her,  "If  thou  weavest  the  seven 
locks  of  my  head  with  the  web." 

And  she  fastened  it  with  the  pin,  and  said  unto  him, 
"  The  Philistines  be  upon  thee,  Samson." 

And  he  awaked  out  of  his  sleep,  and  plucked  away 
the  pin  of  the  beam,  and  the  web. 

And  she  said  unto  him,  "  How  canst  thou  say,  '  I  love 
thee,,'  when  thine  heart  is  not  with  me?  Thou  hast 
mocked  me  these  three  times,  and  hast  not  told  me 
wherein  thy  great  strength  lieth." 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  pressed  him  daily  with 
her  words,  and  urged  him,  that  his  soul  was  vexed  unto 
death.  And  he  told  her  all  his  heart,  and  said  unto  her, 
"  There  hath  not  come  a  razor  upon  mine  head  ;  for  I 
have  been  a  Nazarite  unto  God  from  my  mother's 
womb.  If  I  be  shaven,  then  my  strength  will  go  from 
me,  and  I  shall  become  weak,  and  be  like  any  other 
man." 

And  when  Delilah  saw  that  he  had  told  her  all  his 
heart,  she  sent  and  called  for  the  lords  of  the  Philistines, 
saying,  "  Come  up  this  once,  for  he  hath  told  me  all  his 
heart." 

Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  came  up  unto  her, 
and  brought  the  money  in  their  hand.  And  she  made 
him  sleep  upon  her  knees  ;  and  she  shaved  off  the  seven 
locks  of  his  head.  And  she  began  to  afflict  him,  and  his 
strength  went  from  him.  And  she  said,  "  The  Philis- 
tines be  upon  thee,  Samson." 

And  he  awoke  out  of  his  sleep,  and  said,  "  I  will  go 
out  as  at  other  times,  and  shake  myself."  But  he  wist 
not  that  the  Lord  was  departed  from  him. 

And  the  Philistines  laid  hold  on  him,  and  put  out  his 
eyes.     And  they  brought  him  down  to  Gaza,    gj^j^g^^ 
and  bound  him  with  fetters  of  brass  ;  and  he    ^i^^ded  and 

...         .      ,    .  •  TT        1      •       1         bound. 

did  grmd  in  the  prison  house.  Howbeit  the 
hair  of  his  head  began  to  grow  again  after  he  was  shaven. 
And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  gathered  together  to 
offer  a  great  sacrifice  unto  Dagon  their  god,  and  to  re- 
joice. For  they  said,  "  Our  god  hath  delivered  Samson 
15 


186  The  Shorter  Bible  [Judg.  16.23. 

our  enemy  into  our  hand."  And  when  the  people  saw 
him,  they  praised  their  god ;  for  they  said,  "  Our  god 
hath  dehvered  into  our  hand  our  enemy,  and  the  de- 
stroyer of  our  country,  whicli  hath  slain  many  of  us." 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  their  hearts  were  merry, 
that  they  said,  "  Call  for  Samson,  that  he  may  make  us 
sport."  And  they  called  Samson  out  of  the  prison 
house  ;  and  he  made  sport  before  them  ;  and  they  set 
him  between  the  pillars. 

And  Samson  said  unto  the  lad  that  held  him  by  the 
hand,  "  Suffer  me  that  I  may  feel  the  pillars  whereupon 
the  house  resteth,  that  I  may  lean  upon  them." 

Now  the  house  was  full  of  men  and  women  ;  and  all 
the  lords  of  the  Philistines  were  there ;  and  there  were 
upon  the  roof  about  three  thousand  men  and  women, 
that  beheld  while  .Samson  made  sport. 

And  Samson  called  unto  the  Lord,  and  said,  "  O 
Lord  God,  remember  me,  I  pray  thee,  and  strengthen 
me,  I  pray  thee,  only  this  once,  O  God." 

And  Samson  took  hold  of  the  two  middle  pillars  upon 
which  the  house  rested,  and  leaned  upon  them,  the  one 
Death  of  with  his  right  hand,  and  the  other  with  his 
Samson.  jef|-_     And   Samsou    said,  "  Let  me  die  with 

the  Philistines."  And  he  bowed  himself  with  all  his 
might ;  and  the  house  fell  upon  the  lords,  and  upon  all 
the  people  that  were  therein.  So  the  dead  which  he  slew 
at  his  death  were  more  than  they  which  he  slew  in  his  life. 

Then  his  brethren  and  all  the  house  of  his  father  came 
down,  and  took  him,  and  brought  him  up,  and  buried 
him  in  the  burying  place  of  his  father.  "■  And  he  judged 
Israel  twenty  years. 

'^  In  those  days  the  tribe  of  the  Danitcs  sought  them 
an  inheritance  to  dwell  in  f  for  unto  that  day  their  in- 
heritance had  not  fallen  unto  them  among  the  tribes  of 
Israel.  And  the  children  of  Dan  sent  five  men  of  valor 
to  spy  out  the  land,  and  to  search  it.  And  they  said 
unto  them,  "  Go  search  the  land." 


Judg.  xviii,  I. 


"  Samson's  judgeship  was  doubtless 
local.  Kli  was  judge  at  same  time 
oversoutliern  tribes.  ''  Probably  soon 
after  the  death  of  Joshua. 


jucig.  i8. 7.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  187 

Then  the  five  men  departed,  and  came  to  Laish,  and 
saw  the  people  that  were  therein,  how  they  dwelt  quiet 
and  secure.  And  they  came  unto  their  brethren  and 
said,  "  Arise.  We  have  seen  the  land,  and 
behold,  it  is  very  good.  Be  not  slothful  to  acquiring  ^^ 
go  and  to  enter  in  to  possess  the  land,  for  ^^  ' 
God  hath  given  it  into  your  hand ;  a  place  where  there 
is  no  want  of  anything  that  is  in  the  earth." 

And  there  set  forth  from  thence  of  the  family  of  the 
Danites  six  hundred  men  girt  with  weapons  of  war. 
And  they  went  up  and  '  came  unto  Laish,  and  smote  the 
people,  and  burnt  the  city  with  fire.  And  they  built  the 
city,  and  dwelt  therein.  And  they  called  the  name  of 
the  city  Dan,  after  the  name  of  Dan  their  father.  How- 
beit  the  name  of  the  city  was  Laish  at  the  first. 

And    the    children   of  Dan   set  up  for   themselves    a 
graven  image  ;  and  Jonathan,  the  son  of  Ger-      idolatry, 
shom,    the    son    of  Moses,    he  and  his  sons      ils'g?a^d- 
were  priests  to  the  tribe  of  the  Danites,  until      son. 
the  day  of  the  captivity  of  the  land. 

"  In  those  days  there  was  no  king  in  Israel ;  every  man 
did  that  which  was  right  in  his  own  eyes. 

'  Judg.  xviii,  27.  ^Judg.  xxi,  25. 


188  The  Shorter  Bh^le  [I'^uth  i.  i. 


RUTH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

ruth's   MOABITE   origin:     loyalty   to   NAOMI:     MAR- 
RIAGE  AND    MOTHERHOOD. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  when  the  judges 
judged,  that  there  was  a  famine  in  the  land.      And  a 
certain  man  of  Bethlehem  went  to  sojourn  in  the  coun- 
try of  Moab,  he,  and  his  wife,  and  his  two 

Naomi's  •'  a       i   ^i  r  ^.u  rrv 

going  to  sons.     And  the  name  oi  the  man  was  Khme- 

^°^^*  lech,  and  the  name  of  his  wife  Naomi,  and 

the  name  of  his  two  sons  Mahlon  and  Chilion.  And 
Naomi's  husband  died;  and  she  was  left,  and  her  two 
sons.  And  they  took  them  wives  of  the  women  of  Moab  ; 
the  name  of  the  one  was  Orpah,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Ruth  ;  and  they  dwelt  there  about  ten  years. 

And  Mahlon  and  Chilion  died  both  of  them. 

Then  Naomi  arose  that  she  might  return  from  the 
country  of  Moab  ;  for  she  had  heard  how  that 
The  return,  ^^iq  Lord  had  visited  his  people  in  giving 
them  bread.  And  she  went  forth,  and  her  two  daughters- 
in-law  with  her. 

And  Naomi  said  unto  her  two  daughters-in-law,  "  Go, 
return  each  of  you  to  your  mother's  house.  The  Lord 
deal  kindly  with  you,  as  ye  have  dealt  with  the  dead, 
and  with  me." 

Then  she  kissed  them  ;  and  they  lifted  up  their  voice, 
and  wept,  and  said  unto  her,  "  Nay,  but  we  will  return 
with  thee  unto  thy  people." 

And  Naomi  said,  "  Turn  again  my  daughters  ;  why  will 
ye  go  with  me?  Nay,  my  daughters.  It  grieveth  me 
much  for  your  sakes,  for  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is  gone 
forth  against  me." 


Ruthi.i4.J     Chronologically  Arranged.  189 

And  they  lifted  up  their  voice  and  wept  again  ;  and 
Orpah  kissed  her  mother-in-law,  but  Ruth  clave  unto 
her. 

And  Naomi  said  unto  Ruth,"  Behold  thy  sister- 
in-law  is  gone  back  unto  her  people,  and  unto  her  god. 
Return  thou  after  thy  sister-in-law." 

And  Ruth  said,  "  Intreat  me  not  to  leave  thee,  and  to 
return  from  following  after  thee.     For  whither  Ruth's 

thou  goest,  I  will  go  ;  and  where  thou  lodgest,  choice. 

I  will  lodge.  Thy  people  shall  be  my  people,  and  thy 
God  my  God.  Where  thou  diest,  will  I  die,  and  there 
will  I  be  buried.  The  Lord  do  so  to  me,  and  more 
also,  if  aught  but  death  part  thee  and  me." 

And  when  Naomi  saw  that  she  was  steadfastly 
minded  to  go  with  her,  she  left  speaking  unto  her.  So 
they  two  went  to  Bethlehem. 

And  when  they  were  come  to  Bethlehem,  all  the  city 
was  moved  about  them,  and  the  women  said,  "  Is  this 
Naomi  ?  " 

And  she  said  unto  them,  "  Call  me  not  =*  Naomi,  call 
me  ^  Mara,  for  the  Almighty  hath  dealt  very  bitterly 
with  me.  I  went  out  full,  and  the  Lord  hath  brought 
me  home  again  empty." 

And  they  came  to  Bethlehem  in  the  beginning  of 
barley  harvest.  And  Naomi  had  a  kinsman  of  her  hus- 
band's, a  mighty  man  of  wealth,  of  the  family  of  Elime- 
lech  ;  and  his  name  was  Boaz. 

And  Ruth  said  unto  Naomi,  "  Let  me  now   -^^^^  giean- 
go  to  the  field,  and  glean  among  the  ears  of  i^s- 
corn." 

And  Naomi  said  unto  her,  "  Go,  my  daughter." 

And  she  went  and  gleaned  in  the  field  after  the  reap- 
ers ;  and  her  hap  was  to  light  on  the  portion  of  the  field 
belonging  unto  Boaz. 

And,  behold,  Boaz  came  from  Bethlehem,  and  said 
unto  the  reapers,  "  The  Lord  be  with  you  !  " 

And  they  answered  him,  "  The  LORD  bless  Boaz. 

thee  !  " 

Then  Boaz  said  unto  his  servant  that  was  set  over  the 
reapers,  "Whose  damsel  is  this?" 

»  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  Pleasant.     ^  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  Bitter. 


190  The  Shorter  Bible  [Ruth  2. 6. 

And  the  servant  answered,  "  It  is  the  Moabitish  dam- 
sel that  came  back  with  Naomi  out  of  the  country  of 
Moab." 

Then  said  Boaz  unto  Ruth,  "  Hearest  thou  not,  my 
daughter?  Go  not  to  glean  in  another  field,  but  abide 
here  fast  by  my  maidens.  Go  thou  after  them.  Have  I 
not  charged  the  young  men  that  they  shall  not  touch 
thee?  And  when  thou  art  athirst,  go  unto  the  vessels, 
and  drink  of  that  which  the  young  men  have  drawn." 

Then  she  fell  on  her  face,  and  bowed  herself  to  the 
ground,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Why  have  I  found  grace  in 
thy  sight,  seeing  I  am  a  stranger?  " 

And  Boaz  answered  and  said  unto  her,  "  It  hath  fully 
been  showed  me,  all  that  thou  hast  done  unto  thy 
mother-in-law  since  the  death  of  thine  husband  ;  and 
how  thou  hast  left  thy  father  and  thy  mother,  and  the 
land  of  thy  nativity,  and  art  come  unto  a  people  which 
thou  knewest  not  heretofore.  The  LORD  recompense 
thy  work,  and  a  full  reward  be  given  thee  of  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel,  under  whose  wings  thou  art  come  to 
take  refuge." 

Then  she  said,  "  Let  me  find  grace  in  thy  sight,  my 
lord ;  for  thou  hast  comforted  me,  thou  hast  spoken 
•'kindly  unto  thine  handmaid,  though  I  be  not  as  one  of 
thine  handmaidens." 

And  at  mealtime  Boaz  said  unto  her,  "  Come  hither, 
and  eat  of  the  bread,  and  dip  thy  morsel  in  the  vinegar." 

And  she  sat  beside  the  reapers,  and  ^  they  readied  her 
parched  corn,  and  she  did  eat,  and  was  sufficed. 

And  when  she  was  risen  up  to  glean,  Boaz  commanded 
his  young  men,  saying,  "  Let  her  glean  even  among  the 
sheaves,  and  reproach  her  not.  And  also  [)ull  out  some 
for  her  from  the  bundles,  and  leave  it,  and  let  her  glean, 
and  rebuke  her  not." 

So  she  gleaned  in  the  field  until  even  ;  and  she  went 
into  the  city,  and  gave  to  her  mother-in-law. 

And  her  mother-in-law  said,  "  Where  hast  thou  gleaned 
to-day  ?  " 

And  she  said,  "The  man's  name  with  whom  I  wrought 
to-day  is  Boaz." 

"  R.  V.  mar".,   Heb.  fo  tlw  heart  of.      '' R.  V.  inarg.,   Or,  he. 


Ruth  2. 20.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  191 

And  Naomi  said,  "  Blessed  be  he  of  the  Lord,  who 
hath   not  left  off  his  kindness  to   the  living  Naomi's 

and  to  the   dead.     The  man  is  '"^  nigh  of  kin         plans, 
unto  us." 

And  Ruth  said,  "Yea,  he  said  unto  me,  'Thou  shalt 
keep  fast  by  my  young  men,  until  they  have  ended  all 
my  harvest.'  " 

And  Naomi  said  unto  Ruth,  "  It  is  good,  my  daughter, 
that  thou  go  out  with  his  maidens,  and  that  they  meet 
thee  not  in  any  other  field." 

So  she  kept  fast  by  the  maidens  of  Boaz  to  glean  unto 
the  end  of  barley  harvest  and  of  wheat  harvest ;  and  she 
dwelt  with  her  mother-in-law. 

And  Naomi  her  mother-in-law  said  unto  her,  "  My 
daughter,  shall  I  not  seek  rest  for  thee,  that  it  may  be 
well  with  thee?  And  now  is  there  not  Boaz  our  kins- 
man, with  whose  maidens  thou  wast?  Behold,  he 
winnoweth  barley  to-night  in  the  threshing  floor.  Put 
thy  raiment  upon  thee,  therefore,  and  get  thee  down 
to  the  threshing  floor;  but  make  not  thyself  known 
unto  the  man,  until  he  shall  have  done  eating  and 
drinking." 

And  she  said  unto  her,  "  All  that  thou  sayest  I  will 
do."     And  she  went  down  unto  the  threshing  floor. 

And  Boaz  turned  himself;  and,  behold,  a  woman ! 
And  he  said,  "Who  art  thou?  " 

And  she  answered,  "  I  am  Ruth  thine  handmaid." 

And  he  said,  "  Blessed  be  thou  of  the  LoRD,  my 
daughter ;  thou  hast  showed  more  kindness  in  the  latter 
end  than  at  the  beginning,  inasmuch  as  thou  followedst 
not  young  men,  whether  poor  or  rich.  And  now,  my 
daughter,  fear  not.  I  am  a  near  kinsman  ;  howbeit  there 
is  a  nearer.  If  he  will  perform  unto  thee  the  ''part  of 
a  kinsman,  well ;  but  if  not,  then  will  I  do  the  part  of  a 
kinsman  to  thee." 

And  he  said,  "  Bring  the  mantle  that  is  upon  thee,  and 
hold  it." 

And  she  held  it ;  and  he  measured  six  measures  of 
barley,  and  laid  it  on  her. 

And  she  came  to  her  mother-in-law,  and  told  her  all. 

"  Deut.  XXV,  5.     ^  Deut.  xxv,  5,  6. 


192  The  Shorter  Bible  [Ruth  3. 17. 

And  she  said,  "  These  six  measures  of  barley  gave  he  me  ; 
for  he  said,  '  Go  not  empty  unto  thy  mother-in-law.'  " 

Then  said  Naomi,  "Sit  still,  my  daughter,  until 
thou  know  how  the  matter  will  fall ;  for  the  man  will  not 
rest,  until  he  have  finished  the  thing  this  day." 

Now  Boaz  went  up  to  the  gate,  and  sat  down  there. 
The  nearer  And  behold,  the  near  kinsman  of  whom 
kinsman.  Boaz  spake  came  by  ;  unto  whom  he  said, 
"  Ho,  such  a  one  !  turn  aside,  sit  down  here." 

And  he  turned  aside,  and  sat  down. 

And  Boaz  took  ten  men  of  the  elders  of  the  city, 
and  said,  "  Sit  ye  down  here." 

And  he  said  u  nto  the  near  kinsman,"  Naomi,  that  is  come 
again  outof  the  country  of  Moab,  selleththe  parcel  of  land, 
which  was  our  brother  Elimelech's.  If  thou  wilt  redeem 
it,  redeem  it ;  but  if  not,  tell  me,  that  I  may  redeem  it." 

And  the  near  kinsman  said,  "  I  cannot  redeem  it,  take 
thou  my  right  of  redemption." 

"  Now  this  was  the  custom  in  former  time  in  Israel 
concerning  redeeming  and  exchanging,  to  confirm  all 
things;  a  man  drew  off  his  shoe,  and  gave  it  to  his  neigh- 
bor.    So  the  near  kinsman  drew  off  his  shoe. 

And  Boaz  said  unto  the  elders,  and  unto  all  the  people, 
"Ye  are  witnesses  this  day,  that  I  have  bought  all  that 
was  Elimelech's.  Moreover,  Ruth  have  I  purchased  to 
be  my  wife  ;  ye  are  witnesses  this  day." 

And  all  the  people  that  were  in  the  gate,  and  the 
elders,  said,  "  We  are  witnesses." 

Ruth's  mar-  on  ^       i      n     ,_i  j      i       i  i  • 

riage  and  So  Boaz   took   Kuth,  and  she  became  his 

motherhood,     ^jf^^       ^^^j  ^^^^  L^^p^j^  g.^^^  j^^^  ^  ^^^^ 

And  the  women  said  unto  Naomi,  "  Blessed  be  the 
Lord,  which  hath  not  left  thee  this  day.  Let  his  name 
be  famous  in  Israel.  He  shall  be  unto  thee  a  restorer  of 
life,  and  a  nourisher  of  thine  old  age.  Thy  daughter-in- 
law,  which  lovcth  thee,  is  better  to  thee  than  seven  sons." 

And  Naomi  took  the  child  and  laid  it  in  her  bosom, 
and  became  nurse  unto  it. 

And  the  women  her  neighbors  gave  it  a  name,  saying, 
"  There  is  a  son  born  to  Naomi !  "     They  called  his  name 
Obcd.     He  is  the  father  of  Jesse,  the  father  of  David. 
"  Deut.  XXV,  7,  10. 


I  Sam.  1. 1.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  193 


THE  BOOKS  OF 

SAMUEL,  KINGS,  AND  CHRONICLES, 

WITH    SELECTIONS    FROM    THE    PROPHETICAL   AND 
POETICAL   BOOKS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

SAMUEL:    HIS   BIRTH   AND    EARLY   YEARS. 

*  Now  there  was  a  certain  man  of  the  hill  country  of 
Ephraim,  and  his  name  was  Elkanah.  And  he  had  a 
wife  whose  name  was  Hannah,  and  Hannah  had  no 
children. 

^nd  this  man  went  up  out  of  his  city  from  year  to 
year  to  worship  and  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Hannah  at 
Lord  in  Shiloh.  And  he  gave  to  Hannah  a  Shiioh. 
double  portion  ;  for  he  loved  Hannah.  And  he  did  so 
year  by  year,  when  she  went  up  to  the  house  of  the 
Lord.     But  she  wept,  and  did  not  eat. 

And  Elkanah  her  husband  said  unto  her,  "  Hannah, 
why  weepest  thou  ?  And  why  eatest  thou  not  ?  Am 
not  I  better  to  thee  than  ten  sons?" 

And  she  was  in  bitterness  of  soul,  and  prayed  unto 
the  Lord,  and  wept  sore.  And  she  vowed  a  vow,  and 
said,  "  O  Lord,  if  thou  wilt  indeed  look  on  the  affliction 
of  thine  handmaid,  and  remember  me,  and  wilt  give 
unto  thine  handmaid  a  man  child,  then  I  will  give  him 
unto  the  LORD  all  the  days  of  his  life.  And  there  shall 
no  razor  come  upon  his  head." 

Now  Eli  the  priest  sat  upon  his  seat  by  the  door- 
post of  the  temple  of  the  Lord.  And  it  came  to  pass 
as  she  continued    praying   before  the   LORD,   that    Eli 

'  I  Sam.  i,  I. 


194  The  vShorter  Bible  [i  Sam.  i.  12. 

marked  her  mouth.  Now  Hannah,  she  spake  in  her 
heart ;  only  her  lips  moved,  but  her  voice  was  not  heard  ; 
therefore  Eli  thought  she  had  been  drunken. 

And  Eli  said  unto  her,  "  How  long  wilt  thou  be 
drunken?     Put  away  thy  wine  from  thee." 

And  Hannah  answered  and  said,  "  No,  my  lord,  I  am 
a  woman  of  a  sorrowful  spirit.  I  have  drunk  neither 
wine  nor  strong  drink,  but  I  poured  out  my  soul  before 
the  Lord." 

Then  Eli  answered  and  said,  "Go  in  peace;  and  the 
God  of  Israel  grant  thy  petition  that  thou  hast  asked  of 
him." 

And  she  said,  "  Let  thy  servant  find  grace  in  thy 
sight." 

So  the  woman  went  her  way  and  did  eat,  and  her 
countenance  was  no  more  sad.  And  they  rose  up  in  the 
morning  early,  and  worshiped  before  the  LoRD,  and 
came  to  their  house,  to  Ramah. 

And  the  LORD  remembered  Hannah,  and  she  bare  a 

Birth  of  ^^'^-     "^'^*^  ^^^^  called  his  name  Samuel,  say- 

Samuei.  fng,  "  Because  I  have  asked  him  of  the  Lord." 

And  the  man  Elkanah,  and  all  his  house,  went  up  to 
offer  unto  the  LORD  the  yearly  sacrifice,  and  his  vow. 
But  Hannah  went  not  up.  For  she  said  unto  her  hus- 
band, "  I  will  not  go  up  until  the  child  be  weaned,  and 
then  I  will  bring  him,  that  he  may  appear  before  the 
Lord,  and  there  abide  forever." 

And  Elkanah  her  husband  said  unto  her,  "  Do  what 
seemeth  thee  good." 

So  the  woman  tarried.  And  when  she  had  weaned 
him,  she  took  him  up  with  her,  with  three  bullocks,  and 
one  ephah  of  meal,  and  brought  him  unto  the  house  of 
the  Lord  in  Shiloh.  And  the  child  was  young.  And 
they  slew  the  bullock,  and  brought  the  child  to  Eli. 
And  she  said,  "Oh  mv  lord,  I  am  the  woman 

Hannah's  ,  ,    ,  ,  ,'  •  i^         ^^■ 

song.  that   stood   by  thee  here,  praymg.     ror  this 

child  I  prayed  ;  and  the  Lord  hath  given  me  my  peti- 
tion which  I  asked  of  him.  Therefore  I  also  have 
"granted  him  to  the  Lord;  as  long  as  he  liveth  he  is 
granted  to  the  Lord." 

"  K.  V.  marg.,  Or,  /<■«/. 


I  Sam.  2.  r.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY   ARRANGED.  195 

And  Hannah  prayed,  and  said, 

"  ^  My  heart  exulteth  in  the  Lord, 

Mine  horn  is  exalted  in  the  LORD; 

The  Lord  killeth  and  maketh  alive: 

He  bringeth  down  to  the  grave,  and  bringeth  up. 

The  Lord  maketh  poor  and  maketh  rich; 

He  bringeth  low,  he  also  lifteth  up. 

Hb  will  keep  the  feet  of  his  holy  ones. 
For  by  strength  shall  no  man  prevail." 

And  Elkanah  went  to  his  house.  And  the  child  did 
minister  unto  the  Lord  before  Eli  the  priest. 

Now  the  sons  of  Eli  knew  not  the  LORD.  And  the 
sin  of  the  young  men  was  very  great  before  the  LORD  ; 
for  men  abhorred  the  offering  of  the  LoRD. 

But  Samuel  ministered  before  the  LORD,  being  a  child, 
girded  with  a  linen  ephod.  Moreover  his  mother  made 
him  a  little  robe,  and  brought  it  to  him  from  year  to 
year,  when  she  came  up  with  her  husband  to  offer  the 
yearly  sacrifice. 

And  Eli  blessed  Elkanah  and  his  wife,  and  said,  "The 
Lord  give  thee  seed  of  this  woman,  for  the  loan  which 
was  lent  to  the  Lord." 

And  they  went  unto  their  own  home.  And  the  Lord 
visited  Hannah,  and  she  bare  three  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters. 

And  the  child  Samuel  grew  before  the  Lord. 

Now  Eli  was  very  old  ;  and  he  heard  all  that  his  sons 
did.  And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Nay,  my  sons,  eu's  wicked 
it  is  no  good  report  that  I  hear ;  why  do  ye  ^°^^- 
such  things  ?  Ye  make  the  Lord's  people  to  transgress. 
If  one  man  sin  against  another,  God  shall  judge  him ;  but  if 
a  man  sin  against  the  LORD,  who  shall  entreat  for  him  ?" 

Notwithstanding,  they  hearkened  not  unto  the  voice 
of  their  father. 

And  the  child  Samuel  grew  on,  and  was  in  favor  both 
with  the  Lord,  and  also  with  men.  He  ministered  unto 
the  Lord  before  Eli. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  ^precious  in  those 
days  ;  there  was  no  *^  open  vision. 

"  Luke  i,  46.      ''  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  rare.     <=  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  frequent. 


196  The  Shorter  Bible  [i  Sam.  3. 2. 

'  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  when  EH  was 
God's  call  to  laid  down  in  his  place,  and  Samuel  was  laid 
Samuel.  dovvn  to  sleep,  in   the   temple   of  the    LORD, 

where  the  ark  of  God  was;  that  the  Lord  called 
Samuel. 

And  he  said,  "  Here  am  I." 

And  he  ran  unto  E  1  i,  and  said,  "  Here  am  I ;  for  thou 
calledst  me." 

And  Eli  said,  "  I  called  not ;  lie  down  again."  And  he 
went  and  lay  down. 

And  the  Lord  called  yet  again,  "  Samuel !  " 

And  Samuel  arose  and  went  to  Eli,  and  said,  "  Here 
am  I  ;    for  thou  calledst  me." 

And  E  1  i  answered,  "  I  called  not,  my  son  ;  lie  down 
again." 

Now  Samuel  did  not  yet  know  the  Lord,  neither  was 
the  word  of  the  Lord  yet  revealed  unto  him.  And 
the  Lord  called  Samuel  again  the  third  time.  And 
he  arose  and  went  to  Eli,  and  said,  "  Here  am  I  ;  for 
thou  calledst  me." 

And  Eli  perceived  that  the  LORD  had  called  the  child. 
Therefore  Eli  said  unto  Samuel,  "  Go,  lie  down  ;  and  if 
he  call  thee,  thou  shalt  say,  '  Speak,  Lord  ;  for  thy  serv- 
ant heareth.'  " 

So  Samuel  went  and  lay  down  in  his  place.  And  the 
Lord  came,  and  stood,  and  called  as  at  other  times, 
"Samuel !  Samuel  !  " 

Then  Samuel  said,  "Speak  ;  for  thy  servant  heareth." 

And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel,  "  Behold,  I  have  told 
E  1  i  that  I  will  judge  his  house  for  the  iniquity  which  he 
knew.  Because  his  sons  did  bring  a  curse  upon  them- 
selves, and  he  restrained  them  not." 

And  Samuel  lay  until  the  morning,  and  opened  the 
doors  of  the  house  of  the  LORD.  And  Samuel  feared  to 
show  Eli  the  vision. 

Then  Eli  called  Samuel,  and  said,  "  Samuel,  my  son  ?  " 

And  he  said,  "  Here  am  L" 

And  E  1  i  said,  "  What  is  the  thing  that  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  unto  thee  ?  I  pray  thee  hide  it  not  from 
me." 

'  I  Sam.  iii,  2. 


iSam.  3- l8.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  197 

And  Samuel  told  him  every  whit,  and  hid  nothing 
from  him. 

And  he  said,  '*  It  is  the  LORD  ;  let  him  do  what  seem- 
eth  him  good." 

And  Samuel  grew,  and  the  LORD  was  with  him,  and 
did  let  none  of  his  words  fall  to  the  ground.  And  all 
Israel  knew  that  Samuel  was  established  to  be  a  prophet 
of  the  Lord.  The  Lord  revealed  himself  to  Samuel, 
and  the  word  of  Samuel  came  to  all  Israel. 


198  The  Shorter  Bible  [i  Sam.  4.  i. 


CHAPTER   II. 

THE    STRUGGLE    OF    ISRAEL    WITH     THE    PHILISTINES: 
SAMUEL'S   JUDGESHIP. 

'  Now  Israel  went  out  against  the  Philistines  to  battle, 
and  the  Philistines  put  themselves  in  array  against 
Israel.  And  when  they  joined  battle  Israel  was  smitten 
Battle  with    before  the  Philistines. 

tiife^^he'  And  when  the  people   were  come  into  the 

arkincamp.  camp,  the  elders  of  Israel  said,  "  Wherefore 
hath  the  LORD  smitten  us  to-day  before  the  Philistines? 
Let  us  fetch  the  ark  of  the  LORD  out  of  Shiloh  unto  us, 
that  it  may  save  us  out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies." 

So  the  people  sent  to  Shiloh  and  brought  from  thence 
the  ark  of  the  LORD.  And  the  two  sons  of  Eli  were 
with  the  ark.  And  when  the  ark  came  into  the  camp, 
all  Israel  shouted  with  a  great  shout,  so  that  the  earth 
rang  again. 

And  when  the  Philistines  heard  the  noise  of  the  shout, 
they  said,  "  What  meaneth  the  noise  of  this  great  shout 
in  the  camp  of  the  Ilcbrcws?" 

And  they  understood  that  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was 
come  into  the  camp.  And  the  Philistines  were  afraid, 
for  they  said,  "  God  is  come  into  the  camp.  There  hath 
not  been  such  a  thing  heretofore.  Woe  unto  us!  Who 
shall  deliver  us  out  of  the  hand  of  these  mighty  gods? 
These  are  the  gods  that  smote  the  Egyptians  with  all 
manner  of  plagues  in  the  wilderness.  Be  strong,  O  ye  Phi- 
listines, that  ye  be  not  servants  unto  the  Hebrews,  as  they 
have  been  to  you.     Quit  yourselves  like  men,  and  fight." 

And  the  Philistines  fought,  and  Israel  was  smitten,  and 
they  fled  every  man  to  his  tent ;  there  was  a 
very  great  slaughter.     And  the  ark  of  God 
Avas  taken ;  and  the  two  sons  of  Eli  were  slain. 

'  I  Sam.  iv,  i. 


I  Sam.  4-13.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  199 

And  there  ran  a  man  out  of  the  army,  and  came  to 
Shiloh  the  same  day  with  his  clothes  rent,  and  with  earth 
upon  his  head.  And  when  he  came,  lo,  Eh  sat  upon  his 
seat  by  the  wayside  watching  ;  for  his  heart  trembled 
for  the  ark  of  God.  And  when  the  man  came  into  the 
city,  and  told  it,  all  the  city  cried  out. 

And  when  Eli  heard  the  noise  of  the  crying,  he  said, 
"What  meaneth  the  noise  of  this  tumult?"  Now  Eli 
was  ninety  and  eight  years  old ;  and  his  eyes  were  set, 
that  he  could  not  see. 

And  the  man  said  unto  Eli,  "  I  am  he  that  came  out 
of  the  army;  I  fled  to-day  out  of  the  army." 

And  E  1  i  said,  "  How  went  the  matter,  my  son  ?" 

And  he  that  brought  the  tidings  answered  and  said, 
"  Israel  is  fled  before  the  Philistines,  and  there  hath  been 
also  a  great  slaughter  among  the  people  ;  and  thy  two 
sons  also  are  dead,  and  the  ark  of  God  is  taken." 

And  it  came  to  pass  when  he  made  mention  of  the  ark 
of  God  that   E  1  i  fell  from  off  his  seat  back-   DeathofEii 
ward  by  the  side  of  the   gate,  and   his  neck 
brake,  and  he  died  ;  for  he  was  an   old  man  and  heavy. 
And  he  had  judged  Israel  forty  years. 

Now  the  Philistines  brought  the  ark  to  Ashdod  and  set 
it  in  the  house  of  their  god  Dagon.  And  when  they 
arose  early  on  the  morrow,  behold  Dagon  was  fallen 
upon  his  face  to  the  ground  before  the  ark  of  xhe  ark  in 
the  Lord.  And  they  took  Dagon  and  set  P^iiistia. 
him  in  his  place  again.  And  when  they  arose  early  on 
the  morrow  morning,  behold,  Dagon  was  fallen  upon  his 
face  to  the  ground  before  the  ark  of  the  LORD ;  and  the 
head  of  Dagon  and  both  his  hands  lay  cut  off  upon  the 
threshold  ;  only  the  stump  of  Dagon  was  left  to  them. 

The  hand  of  the  LORD  was  heavy  upon  them  of  Ash- 
dod, and  he  destroyed  them,  and  smote  them  with 
"■tumors.  And  the  men  of  Ashdod  said,  "The  ark  of 
the  God  of  Israel  shall  not  abide  with  us ;  for  his  hand  is 
sore  upon  us,  and  upon  Dagon,  our  god." 

They  sent  therefore  and  gathered  all  the  lords  of  the 
Philistines,  and  carried  the  ark  to  Gath.  And  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  was  against  that  city,  and  he  smote  the 

*  R.  v.  marg..  Ox,  plague  boils. 


200  The  Shorter  Bible  [iSam.  5. 9. 

men  of  the  city,  both  small  and  great,  and  tumors  brake 
out  upon  them.     So  they  sent  the  ark  to  Ekron. 

And  it  came  to  pass  as  the  ark  came  to  Ekron,  that 
the  Ekronites  cried  out,  saying,  "  They  have  brought  the 
ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  to  us,  to  slay  us  and  our  people. 
Send  away  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel,  and  let  it  go 
again  to  its  own  place,  that  it  slay  us  not." 

And  the  Philistines  called  for  the  diviners,  saying, 
"What  shall  we  do?" 

And  they  said,  "  Send  away  the  ark  of  the  God  of 
Israel.  And  see ;  if  it  goeth  up  by  the  way  of  its  own 
border  to  Bethshemesh,  then  he  hath  done  us  this  great 
evil  ;  but  if  not,  then  ye  shall  know  that  it  is  not  his  hand 
that  smote  us ;  it  was  a  chance  that  happened  to  us. 
Send  it  not  empty,  but  return  him  a  guilt  offering  ;  then 
ye  shall  be  healed.  And  ye  shall  give  glory  unto  the 
God  of  Israel  ;  peradventure  he  will  lighten  his  hand 
from  off  you,  and  your  gods,  and  your  land." 

And  the  men  took  two  milch  kine  and  tied  them  to 
the  cart,  and  shut  up  their  calves  at  home.  And  they 
put  the  ark  of  the  LORD  upon  the  cart  and  the  coffer 
with  jewels  of  gold  '  for  a  guilt  offering.  ^  And  the  kine 
took  the  straight  way  to  Bethshemesh  ;  they  went  along 
the  highway,  lowing  as  they  went,  and  turned  not  aside 
to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left ;  and  the  lords  of  the 
Philistines  went  after  them.  And  the  Israelites  of 
Bethshemesh  were  reaping  their  wheat  harvest  in  the 
The  ark  Valley  ;  and  they  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and  saw 

sent  back.  ^\-^q  ^,-]^^  ^,-,(j  rejoiced  to  see  it.  And  the  cart 
came  into  the  field  and  stood  there,  where  there  was  a 
great  stone  ;  and  they  clave  the  wood  of  the  cart,  and 
offered  up  the  kine  for  a  burnt  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

And  the  Levites  took  down  the  ark  of  the  LoRD,  and 
the  coffer  that  was  with  it,  wherein  the  jewels  of  gold 
were,  and  put  them  on  the  great  stone  ;  and  the  men  of 
Bethshemesh  offered  burnt  offerings  the  same  day  unto 
the  Lord.  And  when  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  had 
seen  it,  they  returned  to  Ekron  the  same  day. 

^  The  ark  was  in  the  country  of  the  Philistines  seven 
months. 

'  I  Sam.  vi,  8.  ^i  Sam.  vi,  12.  ^i  Sam.  vi,  i. 


I  Sam.  6.19.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  201 

'  And  the  Lord  smote  of  the  men  of  Bethshemesh, 
because  they  had  looked  into  the  ark.  And  the  people 
mourned,  and  said,  "  Who  is  able  to  stand  before  the 
Lord,  this  holy  God  ?  " 

And  they  sent  messengers  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Kiriath-jearim,  saying,  "  The  Philistines  have  brought 
again  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ;  come  down  and  fetch  it  up 
to  you." 

And  the  men  of  Kiriath-jearim  came  and  brought  it 
into  the  house  of  Abinadab  in  the  hill,  and  sanctified 
Eleazar  his  son  to  keep  the  ark  of  the  LORD.  '  And  the 
ark  abode  in  Kiriath-jearim  twenty  years. 

And  all  the  house  of  Israel  lamented  after  the  LORD. 
And  Samuel  spake  unto  all  the  house  of  Reformation 
Israel,  saying,  "  If  ye  do  return  unto  the  f^^'^imi'^cf/^^' 
Lord  with  all  your  heart,  put  away  the  Israel, 
strange  gods  from  among  you,  and  serve  the  LORD 
only.  And  he  will  deliver  you  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines." 

Then  the  children  of  Israel  did  put  away  the  strange 
gods  and  served  the  LoRD  only. 

And  Samuel  said,  "Gather  all  Israel  to  Mizpah,  and 
I  will  pray  for  you  unto  the  LoRD." 

And  they  gathered  together  to  Mizpah,  and  drew 
water  and  poured  it  out  before  the  LORD,  and  fasted 
on  that  day,  and  said,  "We  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord." 

And  Samuel  judged  the  children  of  Israel  in  Mizpah. 

And  when  the  Philistines  heard  that  the  children  of 
Israel  were  gathered  together  to  Mizpah,  the  Philistines 
went  up  against  Israel.  And  the  children  of  Israel  were 
afraid  of  the  Philistines.  And  the  children  of  Israel  said 
to  Samuel,  "  Cease  not  to  cry  unto  the  LORD  our  God 
for  us,  that  he  will  save  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Phi- 
listines." 

And  Samuel  took  a  sucking  lamb,  and  offered  it  for  a 
whole  burnt  offering  unto  the  LoRD.  And  Samuel  cried 
unto  the  LoRD  for  Israel,  and  the  LORD  answered  him. 
And  as  Samuel  was  offering  up  the  burnt  offering,  the 
Philistines  drew  near  to  batde,  but  the  LORD  thundered 

'  I  Sam.  vi,  19.  "^  i  Sam.  vii,  2. 

16 


202  The  Shorter  Bible  [i  Sam.  7. 10. 

with  a  great  ="  thunder  upon  the  Philistines,  and  discom- 
fited them  ;  and  they  were  smitten  down  be- 
over°tife  fore  Israel.     '  So    the   Philistines    were   sub- 

Phiiistmes.  ^^^^^  ^^^^  ^j^^^  ^^^^  ^^  j^^^g  within  the  bor- 
der of  Israel.  And  the  cities  which  they  had  taken 
from  Israel  were  restored. 

Then  Samuel  took  a  stone,  and  set  it  between  Mizpah 
and  Shen,  and  called  the  name  of  it  '^  Ebenezer,  saying, 
"  Hitherto  hath  the  LORD  helped  us." 

And  Samuel  judged  Israel  all  the  days  of  his  life.  And 
A  circuit  he  went  from  year  to  year  in  circuit  to  Bethel, 
judge.  ^j-^^  Gilgal,  and  Mizpah  ;   and  he  judged  Israel 

in  all  those  places.  And  his  return  was  to  Ramah,  for 
there  was  his  house;  and  there  he  judged  Israel.  And 
he  built  there  an  altar  unto  the  LORD. 

*  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Samuel  was  old,  that  he 
made  his  sons  judges  over  Israel.  And  his  sons  walked 
not  in  his  ways,  but  turned  aside  after  lucre,  and  took 
bribes,  and  perverted  judgment. 

Then  all  the  elders  of  Israel  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, and  came  to  Samuel  unto  Ramah.  And  they 
A  kingde-  said  unto  him,  "  Behold  thou  art  old,  and  thy 
sired.  sons  walk  not   in   thy  ways  ;  now  make  us  a 

king  to  judge  us  like  all  the  nations." 

But  the  thing  displeased  Samuel.  And  Samuel  prayed 
unto  the  LORD. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  "  Hearken  unto  the 
voice  of  the  people  in  all  that  they  say  unto  thee,  ^  and 
make  them  a  king.  Howbeit  thou  shalt  protest  solemnly 
unto  them,  and  shalt  show  them  the  manner  of  the  king 
that  shall  reign  over  them." 

And  Samuel  told  all  the  words  of  the  LoRD  unto  the 
people  that  asked  of  him  a  king.  He  said,  "This  will 
be  the  manner  of  the  king  that  shall  reign  over  you; 
he  will  take  your  sons  to  be  his  horsemen  ;  and  they 
shall  run  before  his  chariots.  And  he  will  set  some  to 
plow  his  ground,  and  to  reap  his  harvest,  and  to  make 
his  instruments  of  war.  And  he  will  take  your  daughters 
to  be  cooks  and   bakers.     And   he  will  take  your  fields, 

'  I  Sam.  vii,  13.     ■'  I  Sam.  viii,  22.  |     "  R.  V.  maig.,  Heb.  7'oice.     ''That 
'^  I  Sam.  viii,  i.  |  is,   The  stone  of  help. 


I  Sam.  8.  14-]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  203 

and  your  vineyards,  even  the  best  of  them,  and  give 
them  to  his  servants.  He  will  take  the  tenth  of  your 
seed  '  and  flocks.  And  he  will  take  your  goodliest  young 
men  and  put  them  to  his  work,  and  ye  shall  be  his 
servants." 

But  the  people  refused  to  hearken  unto  the  voice  of 
Samuel ;  and  they  said,  "  Nay ;  but  we  will  have  a  king 
over  us;  that  we  also  may  be  like  all  the  nations  ;  and 
that  our  king  may  judge  us,  and  go  out  before  us,  and 
fight  our  battles." 

And  Samuel  said  unto  the  men  of  Israel,  "  Go  ye  every 
man  unto  his  city." 

'  I  Sam.  viii,  17. 


204  The  Shorter  Bible  [i  Sam.  9.  i. 


CHAPTER  III. 

SAUL   CHOSEN   KING  ;    HIS  EARLY    REIGN. 

Now  there  was  a  man  of  Benjamin,  whose  name  was 
Kish,  a  mighty  man  of  valor.  And  he  had  a  son,  whose 
name  was  Saul,  a  ^  young  man  and  a  goodly. 
There  was  not  among  the  children  of  Israel 
a  goodlier  person  than  he ;  from  his  shoulders  and  up- 
ward he  was  higher  than  any  of  the  people. 

And  the  asses  of  Kish,  Saul's  father,  were  lost.  And 
Kish  said  to  Saul  his  son,  "  Take  now  one  of  the  servants 
with  thee,  and  arise,  go  seek  the  asses." 

And  he  passed  through  the  country,  but  found  them 
not.  And  Saul  said  to  his  servant,  "Come  and  let  us 
return  ;  lest  my  father  leave  caring  for  the  asses,  and  take 
thought  for  us." 

And  h  i  s  servant  said  unto  him,  "  Behold  now,  there 
is  in  this  city  a  man  of  God  held  in  honor;  all  that  he 
saith  Cometh  surely  to  pass.  Now  let  us  go  thither  ; 
peradventure  he  can  tell  us  concerning  our  journey." 

Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant,  "  But,  behold,  there  is 
not  a  present  to  bring  to  the  man  of  God." 

And  the  servant  answered  Saul  again,  and  said,  "  Be- 
hold I  have  in  my  hand  the  fourth  part  of  a  shekel  of 
silver;  that  will  I  give." 

Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant,  "  Well  said.  Come,  let 
us  go."  So  they  went  unto  the  city  where  the  man  of 
God  was. 

(Beforetime  in  Israel,  when  a  man  went  to  inquire  of 
God,  he  said,  "  Come  and  let  us  go  to  the  seer."  For  he 
that  is  now  called  a  Prophet  was  beforetime  called  a 
Seer.) 

Now  the  Lord  had  revealed  unto  Samuel  a  day  be- 
fore Saul  came,  saying,  "To-morrow  about  this  time  I 

"  R.  \'.  marg. ,  Or,  choice. 


I  Sam.  9. 16.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  205 

will  send  thee  a  man  out  of  the  land  of  Benjamni,  and 
thou  shalt  anoint  him  to  be  prince  over  my  people  Israel." 
And  when  Samuel  saw  Saul,  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
"  Behold  the  man  of  whom  I  spake  to  thee  !  " 

Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Samuel  in  the  gate,  and  said, 
"  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  where  the  seer's  house  is." 

And  Samuel  answered,  "  I  am  the  seer;  go  up  before 
me,  for  ye  shall  eat  with  me  to-day.  And  in  the  morning 
I  will  let  thee  go,  and  will  tell  thee  all  that  is  in  thine 
heart." 

And  Samuel  took  Saul  and  his  servant,  and  brought 
them  into  the  guest  chamber,  and  made  them  sit  in  the 
chiefest  place  among  them  that  were  bidden,  which  were 
about  thirty  persons.  So  Saul  did  eat  with  Samuel 
that  day.  And  Samuel  communed  with  Saul  upon 
the  housetop. 

And  they  arose  early  ;  and  about  the  spring  of  the 
day,  Samuel  called  to  Saul,  saying,  "  Up,  that  I  may 
send  thee  away." 

And  Saul  arose,  and  they  went  out  both  of  them.  As 
they  were  going  down  at  the  end  of  the  city,  Samuel 
said  to  Saul,  "  Bid  the  servant  pass  on  before  us,  but 
stand  thou  still  at  this  time,  that  I  may  cause  thee  to 
hear  the  word  of  God." 

'^  Then  Samuel  took  the  vial  of  oil,  and  poured  it  upon 
his  head,  and  kissed  him,  and  said,  "  Is  it  not  saui  anoint- 
that  the  Lord  hath  anointed  thee  to  be  prince  ^d  king. 
over  his  inheritance  ?  When  thou  art  departed  from  me 
to-day,  then  thou  shalt  find  two  men  by  Rachel's  sepul- 
cher,  and  they  will  say  unto  thee,  *  The  asses  which 
thou  wentest  to  seek  are  found  ;  and,  lo,  thy  father  hath 
left  the  care  of  the  asses,  and  taketh  thought  for  you, 
saying,  "  What  shall  I  do  for  my  son  ?  "  '  Then  shalt  thou 
go  on  to  the  oak  of  Tabor,  and  there  shall  meet  thee 
there  three  men  ;  and  they  will  salute  thee,  and  give 
thee  two  loaves  of  bread.  After  that  thou  shalt  come  to 
the  hill  where  is  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines  ;  and  thou 
shalt  meet  a  band  of  prophets  coming  down  from  the 
high  place  with  a  psaltery,  timbrel,  and  a  harp  before 
them ;  and  they  shall  be  prophesying.  And  the  spirit 
"B.  c.  1095. 


206  The  Shorter  Bible  [iSam.  io.  7. 

of  the  Lord  will  come  mightily  upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
prophesy  with  them,  and  be  turned  into  another  man." 

And  it  was  so,  that  when  he  had  turned  his  back  to 
go  from  Samuel,  God  gave  him  another  heart  ;  and  all 
those  signs  came  to  pass  that  day. 

And  Samuel  called  the  people  together  unto  the 
Lord  to  Mizpah  ;  and  he  said  unto  the  children  of  Ls- 
rael,  "  Ye  have  said,  '  Set  a  king  over  us.'  Now  there- 
fore present  yourselves  before  the  LORD  by  your  tribes 
and  by  your  thousands." 

So  Samuel  brought  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  near,  and 
Saul  the  son  of  Kish  was  taken  ;  but  when  they  sought 
him  he  could  not  be  found. 

Therefore  they  asked  of  the  LORD  further,  and  the 
Public  rati-  LORD  answered,  "Behold,  he  hath  hid  him- 
fication.  self  among  the  Stuff." 

And  they  ran  and  fetched  him  thence;  and  when  he 
stood  among  the  people,  he  was  higher  than  any  of  the 
people  from  his  shoulders  and  upward. 

And  Samuel  said  to  all  the  people,  "  See  ye  him  whom 
the  Lord  hath  chosen,  that  there  is  none  like  him  among 
all  the  people?" 

And  all  the  people  shouted,  and  said,  "God  save  the 
king !  " 

Then  Samuel  told  the  people  the  manner  of  the  king- 
dom, and  he  wrote  it  in  '■'■  a  book,  and  laid  it  before  the 
Lord.  And  Samuel  sent  all  the  people  away,  every 
man  to  his  house.  And  Saul  also  went  to  his  house ; 
and  there  went  with  him  the  ''  host,  whose  hearts  God 
had  touched. 

But  certain  sons  of  Belial  said,  "  How  shall  this  man 
save  us?"  And  they  despised  him,  and  brought  him 
no  present.     But  he  held  his  peace. 

'  Then  Nahash  the  Ammonite  came  up  to  war 
War  with  against  Jabesh.  And  all  the  men  of  Jabesh 
Ammonites,    ^^jj  ^^^^^   Nahash,  "  Make  a  covenant  with 

us  and  we  will  serve  thee." 

And  Nahash  said  unto  them,  "  On  this  condition  will 
I  make  it  with  you,  that  all  your  right  eyes  be  put  out." 

,     ^  .  I       "R.   V.   maig.,    Or,    f/n:        »■  R.  V. 

I  bam.  XI,  I.  I  _^^^^.g^  Qj.    ^^^^^^  oiiuilor. 


I  Sam.  1 1. 3.]  Chronologically  Arranged.     207 

And  the  elders  of  Jabesh  said  unto  him,  "  Give  us 
seven  days,  that  we  may  send  messengers  unto  all  the 
borders  of  Israel.  Then,  if  there  be  none  to  save  us,  we 
will  come  out  to  thee." 

Then  came  the  messenger  to  the  city  of  Saul,  and 
spake  these  words  in  the  ears  of  the  people  ;  and  all  the 
people  lifted  up  their  voice  and  wept. 

And,  behold,  Saul  came  following  the  oxen  out  of  the 
field. 

And  Saul  said,"  What  aileth  the  people  that  they  weep?" 

And  they  told  him  the  words  of  the  men  of  Jabesh. 
And  the  spirit  of  God  came  mightily  upon  Saul.  And 
he  took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and  cut  them  in  pieces,  and  sent 
them  throughout  all  the  borders  of  Israel  by  the  hand  of 
messengers,  saying,  "Whosoever  cometh  not  forth  after 
Saul  and  after  Samuel,  so  shall  it  be  done  unto  his  oxen." 

And  ^  the  dread  of  the  LORD  fell  on  the  people,  and 
they  came  out  as  one  man.  And  he  numbered  them  in 
Bezek  ;  of  Israel  three  hundred  thousand,  and  of  Judah 
thirty  thousand.  And  they  said  unto  the  messengers 
that  came,  "  To-morrow,  by  the  time  the  sun  is  hot,  ye 
shall  have  deliverance." 

And  the  messengers  came  and  told  the  men  of  Jabesh  ; 
and  they  were  glad. 

And  on  the  morrow  Saul  put  the  people  in  three  com- 
panies ;  and  they  came  into  the  midst  of  the 
camp  in  the  morning  watch,  and  smote  the  Victory. 
Ammonites  until  the  heat  of  the  day  ;  and  they  which 
remained  v/ere  scattered,  so  that  two  of  them  were  not 
left  together. 

And  the  people  said  unto  Samuel,  "  Who  is  he  that 
said,  '  Shall  Saul  reign  over  us  ? '  Bring  the  men,  that 
we  may  put  them  to  death." 

But  Saul  said,  "  There  shall  not  a  man  be  put  to 
death  this  day ;  for  the  LORD  hath  wrought  deliverance 
in  Israel." 

Then  said  Samuel  to  the  people,  "  Come,  let  us  go  to 
Gilgal,  and  renew  the  kingdom  there."  -pj^g  king- 

And   all    the   people   went   to    Gilgal ;    and     newetf." 
there  they  made   Saul  king  before  the  LORD. 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  a  terror  from  th-e  Lorl. 


208  The  Shorter  Bible         [iSam.  11.15. 

And  they  sacrificed  sacrifices  of  peace  offerings  before 
the  Lord,  and  rejoiced  greatly. 

And  Samuel  said  unto  all  Israel,  "  Behold,  the  king 
whom  ye  have  asked  for.  The  Lord  hath  set  a 
king  over  you.  If  ye  will  fear  the  Lord  and  serve 
him,  and  both  ye  and  the  king  be  followers  of  the 
Lord,  well.  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  the  voice 
of  the  Lord,  then  shall  the  hand  of  the  Lord  be  against 
you.  Now  therefore  stand  still  and  see  this  great  thing, 
which  the  Lord  will  do  before  your  eyes.  Is  it  not 
wheat  harvest  to-day?  I  will  call  unto  the  LORD,  that 
he  may  send  thunder  and  rain  ;  and  ye  shall  know  that 
your  wickedness  is  great,  in  asking  you  a  king." 

So  Samuel  called  unto  the  LoRD ;  and  the  Lord  sent 
thunder  and  rain  that  day.  And  all  the  people  greatly 
feared  the  LORD  and  Samuel.  And  all  the  people  said 
unto  Samuel,  "  Pray  for  thy  servants  unto  the  LORD  thy 
God,  that  we  die  not ;  for  we  have  added  unto  all  our 
sins  this  evil,  to  ask  us  a  king." 

And  Samuel  said  unto  the  people,  "  Fear  not.  Ye 
have  indeed  done  all  this  evil,  }'et  turn  not  aside  from 
following  the  Lord,  but  serve  h  i  m  witli  all  your  heart. 
For  the  Lord  will  not  forsake  his  people  for  his  great 
name's  sake.  Moreover  as  for  me,  God  forbid  that  I 
should  sin  against  the  LORD  in  ceasing  to  pray  for  you  ; 
but  I  will  instruct  you  in  the  good  and  the  right  way. 
Only  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve  him  in  truth  with  all 
your  heart.  For  consider  how  great  things  he  hath 
done  for  )'ou." 

^'^Saul  was  thirty  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign. 

"  And  the  Philistines  assembled  themselves  together  to 
fight  with  Israel,  thirty  thousand  chariots,  and  six  thou- 
-„        ...         sand  horsemen,  and  people  as  the  sand  which 

War  with  .  '  F       '^    ,    .        ,  ,,t,  , 

thePhihs-  is  ou  the  seashore  in  multitude.  \v  lien  the 
tines.  /-  T  1  11 

men  01  Israel  saw  that  tiiey  were  in  a  strait, 
(for  the  people  were  distressed,)  then  the  people  did  hide 
themselves  in  caves  and  in  thickets,  and  in  rocks,  and  in 
^  holds,  and  in '^  pits.  Now  some  of  the  Hebrews  had 
gone  over  Jordan  to  the  land  of  Gad  and  Gilead,  but  as 

'  I  Sam.  xiii,  I.  I       "15.  C.  IO95.     '' R.  V.    marg.,    Or, 

■'  I  Sam.  .\iii,   5.  /loU-s.     '^  R.  V.  mars'.,  Or,  iisterns. 


iSam.  12. 7-]  Chronologically  Arranged.  209 

for  Saul,  he  was  yet   in   Gilgal,      And    all   the   people 
followed  him  trembling. 

And  he  tarried  seven  days,  according  to  the  set  time 
that  Samuel  had  appointed.  But  Samuel  came  not  to 
Gilgal,  and  the  people  were  scattered  from  him.  And 
Saul  said,  "  Bring  hither  the  burnt  offering  to  me." 

And  he  offered  the  burnt  offering.  And  behold, 
Samuel  came.     And  Saul  went  out  to  meet  him. 

And  Samuel  said,  "  What  hast  thou  done?" 

And  Saul  said,  "  Because  I  saw  that  the  people  were 
scattered  from  me,  and  that  thou  camest  not,  and  that 
the  Philistines  assembled  themselves  together,  therefore 
I  forced  myself  and  offered  the  burnt  offering." 

^  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  "Thou  hast  done  foolishly. 
Thou  hast  not  kept  the  commandment  of  the  gaui's  sin 
Lord  thy  God.  Thy  kingdom  shall  not  con-  andrejec- 
tinue.  The  Lord  hath  sought  him  a  man 
after  his  own  heart,  and  hath  appointed  him  to  be  prince 
over  his  people,  because  thou  hast  not  kept  that  which 
the  Lord  commanded  thee." 

And  Samuel  arose  and  gat  him  away. 

And  Saul  numbered  the  people  that  were  present  with 
him,  about  six  hundred  men.  And  the  spoilers  came 
out  of  the  camp  of  the  Philistines. 

Now  there  was  no  smith  found  throughout  all  the  land 
of  Israel ;  for  the  Philistines  said,  "  Lest  the  Hebrews 
make  them  swords  or  spears."  But  all  the  Israelites 
went  down  to  the  Philistines,  to  sharpen  every  man  his 
share.  So  it  came  to  pass  in  the  day  of  battle,  that  there 
was  neither  sword  nor  spear  found  in  the  hand  of  any  of 
the  people  except  Saul  and  Jonathan  his  son. 

Now  it  fell  upon  a  day,  that  Jonathan  the  son  of  Saul 
said  unto  the  young  man  that  bare  his  armor,  "  Come 
and  let  us  go  over  to  the  Philistines'  garrison,  that  is  on 
yonder  side."  But  he  told  not  his  father.  And  the  peo- 
ple knew  not  that  Jonathan  was  gone.  And  Jonathan's 
between  the  passes,  by  which  Jonathan  sought  prowess. 
to  go  over,  there  was  a  rocky  crag  on  the  one  side,  and 
a  rocky  crag  on  the  other  side. 

And  Jonathan  said   to  the  young  man  that   bare  his 
*  About  B.  C.  1093. 


210  The  Shorter  Bible         [i  Sam.  14.  i. 

armor,  "  Come  and  let  us  go  over.  It  may  be  that  the 
Lord  will  work  for  us.  For  there  is  no  restraint  to  the 
Lord  to  save  by  many  or  by  few." 

And  his  armor-bearer  said  unto  him,  "  Do  all  that  is  in 
thine  heart.     Behold  I  am  with  thee." 

Then  said  Jonathan,  "  Behold,  we  will  pass  over  unto 
the  men,  and  we  will  discover  ourselves  unto  them.  If 
they  say  thus  unto  us,  *  Tarry  until  we  come  to  you  ; '  then 
we  will  stand  still  in  our  place,  and  will  not  go  up  unto 
them.  But  if  they  say  thus,  'Come  up  unto  us;'  then 
we  will  go  up  ;  for  the  LORD  hath  delivered  them  into 
our  hand  ;  and  this  shall  be  the  sign  unto  us." 

And  both  of  .them  discovered  themselves  unto  the 
Philistines.  And  the  Philistines  said,  "  Behold,  the  He- 
brews come  forth  out  of  the  holes  where  they  had  hid 
themselves." 

And  the  men  of  the  garrison  answered  Jonathan  and 
his  armor-bearer,  and  said,  "Come  up  to  us,  and  we  will 
show  you  a  thing." 

And  Jonathan  said  unto  his  armor-bearer,  "  Come  up 
after  n;e,  for  the  LORD  hath  delivered  them  into  the  hand 
of  Israel." 

And  Jonathan  climbed  up  upon  his  hands  and  feet, 
and  his  armor-bearer  after  him  ;  and  they  fell  before  Jona- 
than, and  his  armor-bearer  slew  them  after  him. 

And  there  was  a  trembling  in  the  camp,  and  the  earth 
.  quaked;  there  was  '^an  exceeding  great  trem- 

amongthe  bling.  And  the  watchman  of  Saul  looked; 
FsrSTic^  and,  behold,  every  man's  sword  was  against 
*°^y'  his  fellow,  and    there    was  a  great  discomfi- 

ture.    The  multitude  melted  away. 

Then  said  Saul  unto  the  people  that  were  with  him, 
"Number  now,  and  see  who  is  gone  from  us."  And 
when  they  had  numbered,  behold,  Jonathan  and  his 
armor-bearer  were  not  there. 

'And  Saul  and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him  gath- 
ered together,  and  came  to  the  battle  ;  and  the  Hebrews 
that  were  with  the  Philistines,  they  also  turned  to  be 
with   the    Israelites.     Likewise    all   the    men    of    Israel 

'  I  Sam.  xiv,  20.  I      »  R.  V.  marg. ,  Heb.  a  trembling  of 

Cod. 


I  Sam.  14. 22.]  Chronologically  Arranged.     211 

which  had  hid  themselves,  when  they  heard  that  the 
PhiHstines  fled,  they  also  followed  hard  after  them  in 
the  battle.     So  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that  day. 

And  the  men  of  Israel  were  distressed  for  f  o  o  d  that 
day;  but  Saul  adjured  the  people,  saying,  "Cursed  be 
the  man  that  eateth  any  food  until  it  be  evening,  and  I 
be  avenged  on  mine  enemies."  So  none  of  the  people 
tasted  food. 

And  all  the  people  came  into  the  forest ;  and  behold, 
^  the  honey  dropped  ;  but  no  man  put  his  hand  to  his 
mouth  ;  for  the  people  feared  the  oath.  But  Jonathan 
heard  not  when  his  father  charged  the  people  with  the 
oath  ;  wherefore  he  put  forth  the  end  of  the  rod  that 
was  in  his  hand,  and  dipped  it  in  the  honeycomb,  and 
put  his  hand  to  his  mouth.  Then  an.swered  one  of  the 
people,  and  said,  "  Thy  father  straitly  charged  the 
people  with  an  oath,  saying,  '  Cursed  be  the  man  that 
eateth  food  this  day.'  " 

And  the  people  were  faint. 

Then  said  Jonathan,  "  My  father  hath  troubled  the 
land.  How  much  better  if  haply  the  people  had  eaten 
freely  to-day  of  the  spoil  of  their  enemies  which  they 
found." 

And  Saul  built  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  ;  the  same 
was  the  first  altar  that  he  built. 

And  Saul  said,  "  Let  us  go  down  after  the  Philistines 
by  night,  and  spoil  them  until  the  morning  light,  and 
let  us  not  leave  a  man  of  them." 

And  they  said,  "  Do  whatsoever  seemeth  good  unto 
thee." 

Then  said  the  priest,  "  Let  us  draw  near  hither  unto 
God." 

And  Saul  asked  counsel  of  God,  "  Shall  I  go  down 
after  the  Philistines?  Wilt  thou  deliver  them  into  the 
hand  of  Israel  ?  " 

But  God  answered  him  not  that  day. 

And  Saul  said,  "  Draw  nigh  hither,  all  ye  chiefs  of  the 
people,  and  see  wherein  this  sin  hath  been  this  day. 
For,  as  the  LORD  liveth,  which  saveth  Israel,  though  it 
be  in  Jonathan  my  son,  he  shall  surely  die." 

"  R.  W  marg.,  Or,  a  sh'c'am  of  ho7iey. 


212  The  Shorter  Bible        [i  Sam.  14. 39. 

But  there  was  not  a  man  among  all  the  people  that 
answered  him. 

Then  said  he  unto  all  Israel,  "  Be  ye  on  one  side,  and 
I  and  Jonathan  my  son  will  be  on  the  other  side," 

And  Jonathan  and  Saul  were  taken  by  lot;  but  the 
people  escaped. 

And  Saul  said,  "  Cast  lots  between  me  and  Jonathan 
my  son."     And  Jonathan  was  taken. 

Then  Saul  said  to  Jonathan,  "  Tell  me  what  thou  hast 
done." 

And  Jonathan  told  him  and  said,  "  I  did  certainly 
taste  a  little  honey  with  the  end  of  the  rod  that  was  in 
mine  hand.     And  lo,  I  must  die." 

Jonathan's  And    Saul    Said,   "  Thou    shalt    surely  die, 

danger  and      Jonathan." 

TGSCU.G 

And  the  people  said  unto  Saul,  "  Shall 
Jonathan  die,  who  hath  wrought  this  great  salvation  in 
Israel  ?  God  forbid.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  there  .shall 
not  one  hair  of  his  head  fall  to  the  ground." 

So  the  people  rescued  Jonathan,  that  he  died 
not. 

Then  Saul  went  up  from  following  the  Philistines. 

'  Now  when  Saul  had  taken  the  kingdom  over  Israel, 
he  fought  against  all  his  enemies  on  every  side.  He  did 
valiantly,  and  delivered  Israel  out  of  the  hands  of  them 
that  spoiled  them.  And  there  was  sore  war  against  the 
Philistines  all  the  days  of  Saul.  And  when  Saul  saw 
any  mighty  man,  or  any  valiant  man,  he  took  him  unto 
him. 

And  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  "The  Lord  sent  me  to 
anoint  thee  to  be  king  over  his  people.  Now,  therefore, 
thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  have  marked  that  which  Amalek 
did  to  Israel,  when  he  came  up  out  of  Egypt.  Now  go 
and   smite   Amalek,  and    utterly  -'destroy  all  that  they 

have,  and  spare  them  not." 
against  And  Saul  summoned  the  people,  two  hun- 

"^^  ®  ■  dred   thousand    footmen,   and   ten    thousand 

men   of  Judah.     And  Saul  came  to  the  city  of  Amalek, 
and  smote  the  Amalekites,  but  Saul   spared  the  best  of 
the  sheep  and  oxen  and  fatlings  and  lambs,  and  all  that 
'  I  Sam.  xiv,  47.  |        "  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  devote. 


iSam.  15.  9-]    CHRONOLOGICALLY   ARRANGED.  213 

was  good,  and  would  not    utterly  destroy  them.     But 
every  thing   that  was  vile   and    refuse,  that  saui's 

they  destroyed  utterly.  failure. 

Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Samuel,  say- 
ing, "  It  repenteth  me  that  I  have  set  up  Saul  to  be 
king.  For  he  is  turned  back  from  following  me,  and 
hath  not  performed  my  commandments." 

And  Samuel  cried  unto  the  Lord  all  night.  And 
Samuel  rose  early  to  meet  Saul  in  the  morning.  And 
Saul  said  unto  him,  "  Blessed  be  thou  of  the  LORD.  I 
have  performed  the  commandment  of  the  LORD." 

And  Samuel  said,  "  What  meaneth  then  this  bleating 
of  the  sheep  in  mine  ears,  and  the  lowing  of  the  oxen 
which  I  hear?  " 

And  Saul  said,  "  They  have  brought  them  from  the 
Amalekites.  The  people  spared  the  best  of  the  sheep 
and  of  the  oxen,  to  sacrifice  unto  the  LORD  ;  and  the 
rest  we  have  utterly  destroyed." 

Then  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  "  Stay,  and  I  will  tell 
thee  what  the  LORD  hath  said  to  me  this  night." 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "  Say  on." 

And  Samuel  said,  "  Though  thou  wast  little  in  thine 
own  sight,  wast  thou  not  made  the  head  of  the  tribes  of 
Israel  ?  The  LORD  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel.  And 
the  Lord  sent  thee  on  a  journey,  and  said,  'Go  and 
utterly  destroy  the  sinners  the  Amalekites,  and  fight 
against  them  until  they  be  consumed.'  Wherefore  then 
didst  thou  not  obey  the  voice  of  the  LORD,  but  didst  fly 
upon  the  spoil,  and  didst  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord?  " 

And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel,  "Yea,  I  have  obeyed  the 
voice  of  the  LORD.  But  the  people  took  of  the  spoil, 
sheep  and  oxen,  to  sacrifice  unto  the  LORD  thy  God." 

And  Samuel  said,  "  Hath  the  LORD  as  great  delight 
in  burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices,  as  in  obeying  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  ?  Behold,  to  obey  is  better  than  sacrifice. 
Because  thou  hast  rejected  the  word  of  the  LORD,  he 
hath  also  rejected  thee  from  being  king." 

And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel,  "  I  have  sinned.  I  have 
transgressed  the  commandment  of  the  LORD,  and  thy 
words,   because   I   feared   the  people  and   obeyed    their 


214  The  Shorter  Bible        [iSam.  15. 24. 

voice.  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  pardon  my  sin  and 
turn  again  with  me,  that  I  may  worship  the  Lord." 

And  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  "  I  will  not  return  with 
J,  ..  thee  ;  for  thou  hast  rejected  the  word  of  the 
rejection.  LORD,  and  the  LORD  hath  rejected  thee  from 
being  king  over  Israel." 

And  as  Samuel  turned  about  to  go  away  Saul  laid  hold 
upon  the  skirt  of  his  robe,  and  it  rent.  And  Samuel  said 
unto  him,  "  The  Lord  hath  rent  the  kingdom  of  Israel 
from  thee  this  day,  and  hath  given  it  to  a  neighbor  of 
thine,  that  is  better  than  thou." 

Then  Saul  said,  "I  have  sinned.  Yet  honor  me 
now,  I  pray  thee,  before  the  elders  of  my  people,  and  be- 
fore Israel,  and  turn  again  with  me,  that  I  may  worship 
the  Lord." 

So  Samuel  turned  again,  and  Saul  worshiped  the 
Lord. 

Then  Samuel  went  to  Ramah  ;  and  Saul  went  up  to 
his  house.  And  Samuel  came  no  more  to  see  Saul  until 
the  day  of  his  death  ;  ''but  Samuel  mourned  for  Saul. 

"  So  in  R.  V.  marg. 


iSam.  i6. 1.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  215 


CHAPTER  IV. 

DAVID  ;    ANOINTED    BY    SAMUEL,    PLAYING    BEFORE 
SAUL,   VICTORIOUS   OVER   GOLIATH. 

'  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  "  How  long  wilt 
thou  mourn  for  Saul,  seeing  I  have   rejected  him  from 
being  king?     Fill  thine  horn  with  oil,  and  go,        David 
I  will  send  thee  to  Jesse,  the  Bethlehemite.        anointed. 
For  I  have  provided  me  a  king  among  his  sons." 

And  Samuel  came  to  Bethlehem,  and  called  Jesse  and 
his  sons.  And  when  they  were  come  he  looked  on 
Eliab,  and  said,  "  Surely  the  Lord's  anointed  is  before 
him." 

But  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  "  Look  not  on  his 
countenance,  or  on  the  height  of  his  stature ;  because  I 
have  rejected  him.  For  the  LORD  seeth  not  as  man 
seeth.  Man  looketh  on  the  outward  appearance,  but  the 
Lord  looketh  on  the  heart." 

Then  Jesse  made  seven  of  his  sons  pass  before 
Samuel. 

And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  "  The  Lord  hath  not 
chosen  these.     Are  here  all  thy  children  ?  " 

And  he  said,  "  There  remaineth  yet  the  youngest,  be- 
hold, he  keepeth  the  sheep." 

And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  "Send  and  fetch  him  ; 
for  we  will  not  sit  down  till  he  come  hither." 

And  he  sent  and  brought  him  in.  Now  he  was  ruddy, 
and  withal  *  of  a  beautiful  countenance,  and  goodly  to 
look  upon.  And  the  LORD  said,  "Arise,  anoint  him; 
for  this  is  he." 

Then  Samuel  took  the  horn  of  oil,  and  anointed  him 
in  the  midst  of  his  brethren.  And  the  spirit  of  the 
Lord  came  mightily  upon  David  from  that  day  forward. 

'  Now  the  spirit  of  the  LORD  had  departed  from  Saul, 

'  I  Sam.  xvi,  i.     '^  i  Sam.  xvi,  14.  |       "  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  /air  of  eyes. 


216  The  Shorter  Bible       [i  Sam.  i6.  14. 

and  an  evil  spirit  ^  troubled  him.  And  Saul's  servants 
said  unto  him,  "  Behold  now,  let  our  lord  seek  out  a  man 
who  is  a  cunning  player  on  the  harp.  And  when  the 
evil  spirit  is  upon  thee  he  shall  play  with  his  hand,  and 
thou  shalt  be  well." 

And  Saul  said  unto  his  servants,  "  Provide  me  now  a 
man  that  can  play  well,  and  bring  him  to  me." 

Then  answered  one  of  the  young  men,  and  said,  "  Be- 
hold, I  have  seen  a  son  of  Jesse,  the  Bethlehemite,  that 
is  cunning  in  playing,  and  ''prudent  in  "^speech,  a 
comely  person,  and  the  LORD  is  with  him." 

Wherefore  Saul  sent  messengers  unto  Jesse,  and  said, 
"  Send  me  David  thy  son,  which  is  with  the  sheep." 

And  Jesse  took  an  ass  laden  with  bread,  and  a  bottle 
of  wine,  and  a  kid,  and  sent  them  by  David  his  son  unto 
Saul.  And  David  came  to  Saul,  and  stood  before  him  ; 
and  he  loved  him  greatly.  And  Saul  sent  to  Jesse,  say- 
ing, "  Let  David,  I  pray  thee,  stand  before  me ;  for  he 
hath  found  favor  in  my  sight." 
^    . ,   .  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  took  the 

David  sing-      ,  ,      ,  ,        •   ,     i  •     ,  i     r-       i 

ing before       harp,  and  played  with  his  hand,  Saul  was  re- 
freshed and  was  well. 

'  A  PSALM  OF  DAVID. 

Nature   and   Revelation. 

The  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God  ; 

And  the  firmament  shovveth  his  handywork. 

Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech, 

And  night  unto  night  showeth  knowledge. 

There  is  no  speech  nor  language ; 

Their  voice  cannot  be  heard,  yet 

Their  line  has  gone  out  through  all  the  earth, 

And  their  words  to  the  end  of  the  world. 

In  them  hath  he  set  a  ''  tabernacle  for  the  sun. 

Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out  of  liis  chamber, 

And  rejoiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  his  course. 

I  "  R.    V.    marg.,    Or,    terrified. 

,„    ,  h-K.  V.  maig..Or,  jX'///////.     ■=  R.  V. 

^         Tsalm  x.x.  ,  ^^^^^^     ^^  business.     <•  R.  V.  marg., 

Hcb.  tent. 


Psalm  19.  6.J  Chronologically  Arranged.  217 

His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the  heaven, 

And  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it  ; 

And  there  is  nothing  hid  from  the  heat  thereof. 

The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  restoring  the  soul; 

The  testimony  of  the  Lord  is  sure,  making  wise  the 
simple. 

The  precepts  of  the  LoRD  are  right,  rejoicing  the  heart ; 

The  commandment  of  the  LORD  is  pure,  enlightening 
the  eyes. 

The  fear  of  the  L(jRD  is  clean,  enduring  forever: 

The  judgments  of  the  LORD  are  true,  and  righteous  al- 
together. 

More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than  much 
fine  gold ; 

Sweeter  also  than  honey  and  the  honeycomb. 

Moreover  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned  ; 

In  keeping  of  them  there  is  great  reward. 

Who  can  discern  his  errors  ? 

Clear  thou  me  from  hidden  faults. 

Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from  presumptuous  sins  ; 

Let  them  not  have  dominion  over  me  ;    then  shall   I    be 

perfect, 
And  I  shall  be  clear  from  great  transgression. 
Let  the  words  of  my  mouth  and  the  meditation  of  my 

heart  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight, 
O  Lord,  my  rock,  and  my  redeemer. 

'a  psalm   of  DAVID. 
A    Storm    Song. 

Give  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  sons  of  the  mighty, 
Give  unto  the  LORD  glory  and  strength. 
Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name  ; 
Worship  the  LORD  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon  the  waters  ; 
The  God  of  glory  thundereth. 
The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  powerful ; 
The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  full  of  majesty. 

'  Psalm  xxix. 
17 


218  The  Shorter  Bible  [Psalm  29. 5. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh  the  cedars  ; 

Yea,  the  Lord  breaketh  in  pieces  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

The  voice  of  the  LORD  cleaveth  the  flames  of  fire. 

The  voice  of  the  LORD  shaketh  the  wilderness ; 

The  Lord  shaketh  the  wilderness  of  Kadesh  ; 

The  voice  of  the  LORD  strippeth  the  forests  bare; 

And  in  his  temple  everything  saith,  Glory! 

The  Lord  sat  as  king  at  the  Flood  ; 

Yea,  the  LORD  sitteth  as  king  forever. 

The  Lord  will  give  strength  unto  his  people; 

The  Lord  will  bless  his  people  with  peace. 

'  Now  the  Philistines  gathered  together  their  armies  to 
battle  at  Socoh,  which  belongeth  to  Judah.  And  Saul 
and  the  men  of  Israel  were  gathered  together,  and  set 
the  battle  in  array  against  the  Philistines.  And  there 
The  giant  ^^^^  ^  Valley  between  them.  And  there  went 
Goliath.  out    a    champion   out    of   the    camp    of   the 

Philistines,  named  Goliath,  whose  height  was  six 
cubits  and  a  span.  He  had  an  helmet  of  brass  upon 
his  head.  He  was  clad  with  a  coat  of  mail,  and  the 
weight  of  the  coat  was  five  thousand  shekels  of  brass. 
And  he  had  greaves  of  brass  upon  his  legs.  And  the 
staff  of  his  spear  was  like  a  weaver's  beam  ;  and  his 
spear's  head  weighed  six  hundred  shekels  of  iron.  And 
his  shield-bearer  went  before  him.  And  he  stood  and 
cried  unto  the  ^armies  of  Israel,  and  said  unto  them, 
"Why  are  ye  come  out  to  set  your  battle  in  array? 
Choose  you  a  man  and  let  him  come  down  to  me.  If  he 
be  able  to  fight  with  me,  and  kill  me,  then  will  we  be 
your  servants;  but  if  I  prevail  against  him,  and  kill  him, 
then  shall  ye  be  our  servants,  and  serve  us.  I  ^  defy  the 
armies  of  Israel  this  day.  Give  me  a  man  that  we  may 
fight  together." 

And  when  Saul  and  all  Israel  heard  those  words  of  the 
Philistine,  they  were  dismayed,  and  greatly  afraid. 
'  And  the  Philistine  drew  near,  morning  and  evening,  and 
presented  himself  forty  days. 

'  I  Sam.  xvii,  i.  I      ■»  R.V.  marg. ,  Heb.  ranks.     ^  R.V. 

*I  Sam.  xvii,  i6.  |  marg.,  Or,  reproach. 


iSam.  17.  13-]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  219 

'  And  the  three  eldest  sons  of  Jesse  had  gone  after 
Saul  to  the  battle.  And  David  went  to  and  fro  to  feed 
his  father's  sheep  at  Bethlehem. 

And  Jesse  said  unto  David  his  son,  "  Take  now  for 
thy  brethren  this  parched  corn,  and  these  ten  loaves,  and 
carry  them  quickly  to  the  camp  to  thy  brethren.  And 
brjng  these  ten  cheeses  unto  the  captain  of  their  thou- 
sand, and  look  how  thy  brethren  fare." 

And  David  rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  left  the 
sheep  with  a  keeper,  and  ran  to  the  army,  and  came  and 
saluted  his  brethren.  And  as  he  talked  with  David  in  the 
them,  behold,  Goliath  came  up  out  of  the  camp, 
ranks  of  the  Philistines,  and  spake  according  to  the  same 
words ;  and  David  heard  them.  And  all  the  men  of 
Israel,  when  they  saw  the  man,  were  sore  afraid. 

And  the  men  of  Israel  said,  "  Have  )'e  seen  this  man  ? 
Surely  to  •''defy  Israel  is  he  come  up.  And  the  king  will 
enrich  the  man  who  killeth  him,  with  great  riches,  and 
will  give  him  his  daughter." 

And  David  spake  to  the  men  that  stood  by  him,  say- 
ing, "  Who  is  this  uncircumcised  Philistine,  that  he 
should  -^  defy  the  armies  of  the  living  God  ?" 

And  Eliab  his  eldest  brother  heard  when  he  spake 
unto  the  men,  and  he  said,  "  Why  art  thou  come  down  ? 
And  with  whom  hast  thou  left  those  few  sheep  in  the 
wilderness  ?  " 

And  David  said,  "  What  have  I  now  done?"  And  he 
turned  away  from  him  toward  another,  and  spake  after 
the  same  manner. 

And  when  the  words  were  heard  which  David  spake, 
they  rehearsed  them  before  Saul ;  and  he  sent  for  him. 

And  David  said  to  Saul,  "  Let  no  man's  heart  fail ; 
thy  servant  will  go  and  flight  with  this  Philistine." 

And  Saul  said  to  David,  "  Thou  art  not  able  to  go 
against  this  Philistine.  Thou  art  but  a  youth,  and  he  a 
man  of  war." 

And  David  said  to  Saul,  "  Thy  servant  kept  his  father's 
sheep  ;  ^  and  when  there  came  a  lion,  or  a  bear,  and  took 


'  I  Sam.  xvii,  13. 


"  R.V.  marg.,  Or,  rep7-oach.  •>  R.V. 
marg..  Or,  and  thei-e  came  out  a  lion 
and  a  bear,  . .  .  and  I  went  out,  etc. 


220  The  Shorter  Bible        [iSam.  17. 34. 

a  lamb  out  of  the  flock,  I  went  out  after  him,  and  smote 
him,  and  deHvered  it  out  of  his  mouth.  And  when  he 
arose  against  me,  I  caught  him  by  his  beard,  and  smote 
him,  and  slew  him.  Thy  servant  smote  both  the  lion 
and  the  bear;  and  this  Philistine  shall  be  as  one  of  them, 
seeing  he  hath  -Mefied  the  armies  of  the  living  God. 
The  Lord  that  delivered  me  out  of  the  paw  of  the  lion 
and  bear,  he  will  deliver  me  out  of  the  hand  of  this 
Philistine." 

And  Saul  said  unto  David,  "  Go,  and  the  LORD  shall 
be  with  thee." 

And  Saul  clad  David  with  his  apparel,  and  he  put  an 
helmet  of  brass  upon  his  head,  and  clad  him  with  a  coat 
of  mail. 

And  David  girded  his  sword  upon  his  apparel,  and 
assayed  to  go.  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  "  I  cannot 
go  with  these,  for  1  have  not  proved  them." 

And  David  put  them  off  him.  And  he  took  his  staff 
in  his  hand,  and  chose  him  five  smooth  stones  out  of  the 
David  and  brook,  and  put  them  in  the  shepherd's  bag 
mers^^^at'  which  he  had.  And  his  sling  was  in  his 
victory.  hand  ;  and    he   drew  near  to  the  Philistine. 

And  the  Philistine  came  on  and  drew  near  unto  David  ; 
and  the  man  that  bare  the  shield  went  before  him. 

And  when  the  Philistine  looked  about,  and  saw  David, 
he  disdained  him.  l-^or  he  was  but  a  youth,  and  ruddy, 
and  witlial  of  a  fair  countenance. 

And  the  Philistine  said  unto  David,  "  Am  I  a  dog, 
that  thou  comest  to  me  with  staves?  "  And  the  Philis- 
tine cursed  David  by  his  gods,  and  said,  ''  Come  to  me 
and  I  will  give  thy  flesh  unto  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  to 
the  beasts  of  the  field." 

Then  said  David  to  the  Philistine,  "Thou  comest 
to  me  with  a  sword,  and  with  a  spear,  and  with  a  jave- 
lin. But  I  come  to  thee  in  the  name  of  the  LORD  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  the  armies  of  Israel,  which  thou  hast 
■'  defied.  This  day  will  the  LORD  deliver  thee  into 
mine  hand  ;  and  I  will  smite  thee,  and  take  thine  head 
from  off  thee  ;  that  all  the  earth  may  know  that  there  is 
a  God  in  Israel ;  and  that  all  this  assembly  may  know 
"■  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  reproached. 


I  Sam.  17.  47.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  221 

that  the  LORD  saveth  not  with  sword  and  spear.  For 
the  battle  is  the  LORD'S,  and  he  will  give  you  into  our 
hand." 

And  when  the  Philistine  drew  nigh  to  meet  David, 
David  hastened,  and  ran  to  meet  the  Philistine.  And 
David  put  his  hand  in  his  bag,  and  took  thence  a  stone, 
and  slang  it,  and  smote  the  Philistine  ;  and  the  stone 
sank  into  his  forehead,  and  he  fell  upon  his  face  to  the 
earth.  So  David  prevailed  over  the  Philistine  with  a 
sling  and  with  a  stone.  Then  David  ran,  and  stood 
over  the  Philistine,  and  took  his  sword,  and  drew  it  out 
of  the  sheath  and  slew  him,  and  cut  off  his  head. 

'  A    PSALM. 

The  Lord  reigneth;  he  is  appareled  with  majesty; 
The    Lord  is  appareled,  he    hath  girded  himself  with 
strength. 

Thy  throne  is  established  of  old  ; 
Thou  art  from  everlasting. 
The  floods  have  lifted  up,  O  LORD, 
The  floods  have  lifted  up  their  voice  ; 
The  floods  lift  up  their  waves. 
Above  the  voices  of  many  waters, 
The  mighty  breakers  of  the  sea. 
The  Lord  on  high  is  mighty. 

Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure  ; 
Holiness  becometh  thine  house, 
O  Lord,  for  evermore. 

And  when  the  Philistines  saw  that  their  ^  champion 
was  dead  they  fled.  And  the  men  of  Israel  and  of 
Judah  arose,  and  shouted,  and  pursued  the  Philistines. 
And  the  children  of  Israel  returned  from  chasing  after 
the  Philistines,  and  they  spoiled  their  camp. 

And  as  David  returned  from  the  slaughter  of  the 
Philistines,  Abner  took  him,  and  brought  him  before 
Saul.  ^  And  Saul  took  him  and  would  let  him  go  no 
more  home  to  his  father's  house. 

'  Psalm  xciii.     "^  i  Sam.  xviii,  2.    |       "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  7nighty  man. 


222  The  Shorter  Bible  [i  Sam.  i8.  i. 


CHAPTER  V. 

DAVID  AT  COURT;  BELOVED  BY  JONATHAN,  HATED  BY 
SAUL:  DAVID'S  MARRIAGE  TO  SAUL'S  DAUGHTER; 
DANGER  AND  ESCAPE. 

'  And  it  came  to  pass  that  the  soul  of  Jonathan  was 

knit  with  the  soul  of  David,  and   Jonathan  loved  him  as 

his    own  soul.      'Then   Jonathan  and   David 

Jonathan's  ,  ,  i   t  .  i  ,    •  i   i  • 

covenant.  made  a  covenant,  and  Jonathan  stripped  hmi- 
-David  ^  self  of  the  robe  that  was  upon  him,  and  gave 
promote  .  j^.  ^^  David,  and  his  apparel,  even  to  his 
sword,  and  to  his  bow  and  girdle. 

And  David  went  out  whithersoever  Saul  sent  him, 
and  behaved  himself  wisely.  And  Saul  set  him  over  the 
men  of  war,  and  it  was  good  in  the  sight  of  all. 

And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  returned  from  battle 
that  the  women  came  out  of  all  the  cities  of  Lsrael,  sing- 
ing and  dancing,  with  timbrels,  with  joy,  and  with  ""  in- 
struments of  music.  And  the  women  sang  one  to 
another  in  their  play,  and  said, 

"  Saul  hath  slain  his  thousands, 
And  David  his  ten  thousands." 

And  Saul  was  very  wroth,  and  this  saying  displeased 
Saul's jeai-  '^''i^-  And  he  said,  "  They  have  ascribed 
ousy.  ^,^t.(^   David  ten   thousands,  and  to  me  they 

have  ascribed  but  thousands.  What  can  he  have  more 
but  the  kingdom  ?  "  And  Saul  eyed  David  from  that 
day  and  forward. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  an  evil  spirit 
came  mightily  ui)on  Saul,  and  he  ^'raved  in  the  midst 
of  the  house.  And  David  played  with  his  hand,  as  he 
(lid  (layby  day;  and    Saul    had    his   spear  in   his  hand. 


'  I  Sam.  xviii,  i. 
'^  I  Sam.  xviii,  3. 


"  R.  V.  marg.,  Oi\  triaiii^'le-s,  or 
three-striui^ed  instriimoits.  ''  So  in 
R.  V.  marir. 


iSam.  i8.ii.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  223 

And  Saul  cast  the  spear ;  for  he  said,  "  1  will  smite  Da- 
vid even  to  the  wall."  And  David  avoided  out  of  his 
presence  twice.  And  Saul  was  afraid  of  David,  because 
the  Lord  was  with  him,  and  was  departed  from  Saul. 
And  David  '^behaved  himself  wisely  in  all  his  ways;  and 
the  Lord  was  with  him.  And  when  Saul  saw  that  he 
behaved  himself  very  wisely,  he  stood  in  awe  of  him. 
But  all  Israel  and  Judah  loved  David;  for  he  went  out 
and  came  in  before  them. 

And  Saul  said   to   David,  "  Behold,  my  elder  daugh- 
ter Merab,  her  will  I  give  thee  to  wife;   only       David's 
be  thou  valiant  for  me,  and  fight  the  Lord's       marriage, 
battles." 

For  Saul  said,  "  Let  not  mine  hand  be  upon  him,  but 
let  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  be  upon  him." 

And  David  said  unto  Saul,  "  Who  am  I,  and  what  is 
my  father's  family,  that  I  should  be  son-in-law  to  the 
king  ?  " 

But  at  the  time  when  Merab  should  have  been  given 
to  David,  she  was  given  unto  another. 

And  Michal,  Saul's  daughter,  loved  David.  And  they 
told  Saul,  and  the  thing  pleased  him.  And  Saul  said, 
"  I  will  give  him  her,  that  she  may  be  a  snare  to  him,  and 
that  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  may  be  against  him." 
Wherefore  Saul  said  to  David,  "  Thou  shalt  indeed 
be  my  son-in-law."  Now  Saul  thought  to  make  David 
fall  by  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

And  David  arose,  he  and  his  men,  and  slew  of  the 
Philistines  two  hundred  men.  And  Saul  gave  him 
Michal  his  daughter  to  wife,  and  Michal  loved  him. 
And  Saul  saw  and  knew  that  the  LORD  was  with  David  ; 
and  Saul  was  yet  the  more  afraid  of  David,  and  was 
David's  enemy  continually. 

And  Saul  spake  to  Jonathan  his  son,  and  to  all  his 
servants,  that  they  should  slay  David. 

But  Jonathan  delighted  much  in  David.  And  Jona- 
than told  David,  saying,  "  Saul  my  father  seeketh  to 
slay  thee ;  now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  hide  thyself. 
And  I  will  go  and  will  commune  with  my  father  of 
thee,  and  if  I  see  aught,  I  will  tell  thee." 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  0\\  prospered. 


224  The  Shorter  Bible         [i  Sam.  19. 4. 

And  Jonathan  spake  good  of  David  unto  Saul  his 
Jonathanin-  father,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Let  not  the  king 
Davrd.*^^ ^°^  sin  against  his  servant  David;  because  he 
hath  not  sinned  against  thee,  and  because  his 
works  have  been  to  thee-ward  very  good.  For  he  put 
his  life  in  his  hand,  and  smote  the  Philistine,  and  the 
Lord  wrought  a  great  '^  victory  for  all  Israel.  Thou 
sawest  it,  and  didst  rejoice.  Wherefore  then  wilt  thou  sin 
against  ijinocent  bloo'd,  to  slay  David  without  a  cause  ?  " 

And  Saul  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  Jonathan,  and 
sware,  "  He  shall  not  be  put  to  death." 

And  Jonathan  called  David,  and  showed  him  all  those 
things.  And  Jonathan  brought  David  to  Saul,  and  he 
was  in  his  presence,  as  beforetime. 

And  there  was  war  again  ;  and  David  went  out,  and 
fought  with  the  Philistines,  and  slew  them  with  a  great 
slaughter ;  and  they  fled  before  him. 

And  an  evil  spirit  was  upon  Saul,  as  he  sat  in  his 
house  with  his  spear  in  his  hand.  And  Saul  sought  to 
smite  David  even  to  the  wall  with  the  spear;  but  he 
slipped  away  out  of  Saul's  presence,  and  he  smote  the 
spear  into  the  wall.  And  David  fled,  and  escaped  that 
night. 

New  danger        And    Saul    Sent   messengers   unto    David's 
Flight.  house,  to  watch  him,  and   to  slay  him  in  the 

morning;    and    Michal     David's    wife    let    David    down 
through  the  window,  and  he  fled. 

'A  PSALM   OF   DAVH). 
I  waited  patiently  for  the  LoRD  ; 
And  he  inclined  unto  me,  and  heard  my  cry. 
He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  an  horrible  pit,  out  of  the 

miry  clay ; 
And  he  set  my  feet  upon   a   rock,  and    established   my 

goings. 
And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  in  my  mouth,  even  praise 

unto  our  God ; 
Many  shall  see  it,  and  fear, 
And  shall  trust  in  the  LoRD. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  makcth  the  L(~)RD  his  trust. 

'  Psalm  xl.  I       "  K.  V.  niarg.,  Heb.  sahatiou. 


Psaiin  40. 5.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  225 

Many,  O  Lord  my  God,  are  the  wonderful  works  which 
thou  hast  done. 

And  thy  thoughts  which  are  to  usward  ; 

They  caiyiot  be  set  in  order  unto  thee  ; 

If  I  would  declare  and  speak  of  them, 

They  are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 

Sacrifice  and  offering  thou   hast  no  delight  in  ; 

Burnt  offering  and  sin  offering  hast  thou  not  required. 

Then  said  I,  "  Lo,  1  am  come ; 

In  the  roll  of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me: 

I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  O  my  God  ; 

Yea,  thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 

I  have  published  righteousness  in  the  great  congrega- 
tion ; 

Lo,  I  will  not  refrain  my  lips. 

Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender  mercies  from  me,  O 
Lord  ; 

Let  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  continually  pre- 
serve me. 

For  innumerable  evils  have  compassed  me  about. 

Mine  iniquities  have  overtaken  me,  so  that  I  am  not 
able  to  look  up. 

Be  pleased,  O  LORD,  to  deliver  me  ; 

Make  haste  to  help  me,  O  LORD. 

I  am  poor  and  needy ; 
Yet  the  LORD  thinketh  upon  me: 
Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer; 
Make  no  tarrying,  O  my  God. 

'  And  Michal  took  the  teraphim,  and  laid  it  in  the  bed, 
and  put  a  pillow  at  the  head  thereof,  and  covered  it  with 
the  clothes.  And  when  Saul  sent  messengers  to  take 
David,  she  said,  "  He  is  sick." 

And  Saul  sent  the  messengers  to  see  David,  saying, 
"  ^end  him  up  to  me  in  the  bed,  that  I  may  slay  him." 

And  when  the  messengers  came  in,  behold,  the  tera- 
phim was  in  the  bed,  with  the  pillow  at  the  head  thereof. 

And  Saul  said  unto  Michal,  "  Why  hast  thou  deceived 
me  thus,  and  let  mine  enemy  go,  that  he  is  escaped?" 

'  I  Sam.  xix,  13. 


220  The  Shorter  Bh^le         [i  Sam.  19. 17. 

And  Michal  answered  Saul,  "  He  said  unto  me,  '  Let 
me  go.     Why  should  I  kill  thee?'  " 

Now  David  fled,  and  came  to  Samuel  to  Ramah,  and 
told  him  all  that  Saul  had  done.  And  Saul  sent  mes- 
sengers to  take  David.  And  David  fled  from  Ramah, 
David  and  ^'"'^  Came  and  said  before  Jonathan,  "What 
Jonathan.  1^^^^  J  done?  What  is  my  sin  before  thy 
father,  that  he  secketh   my  life?  " 

And  Jonathan  said  unto  him,  "  God  forbid !  Thou 
shalt  not  die.  Behold,  my  father  doeth  nothing  either 
great  or  small  but  he  ''^  discloseth  it  unto  me.  Why 
should  my  father  hide  this  thing  from  me  ?    It  is  not  so." 

And  David  said,  "  Thy  father  knoweth  well  that  I  have 
found  grace  in  thine  eyes;  and  he  saith,  'Let  not  Jon- 
athan know  this,  lest  he  be  grieved.'  But  truly  as  the 
Lord  liveth,  there  is  but  a  step  between  me  and  death." 

Then  said  Jonathan  unto  David,  "  If  I  should  at  all 
know  that  evil  were  determined  by  my  father  to  come 
upon  thee,  then  would  not  I  tell  thee?  Come,  let  us  go 
out  into  the  field." 

And  they  went  out  both  of  them  into  the  fteld.  And 
Jonathan  said  unto  David,  "  The  LORD,  the  God  of 
Israel,  be  witness.  When  I  have  sounded  my  father, 
behold,  if  it  please  my  father  to  do  thee  evil,  shall  I  not 
disclose  it  unto  thee?  The  LORD  do  so  to  Jonathan, 
and  more  also,  if  I  disclose  it  not  unto  thee,  and  send 
thee  away,  that  thou  mayest  go  in  peace." 

So  Jonathan  made  a  covenant  with  David,  for  the  love 
that  he  had  to  him  ;  for  Jonathan  loved  him  as  his  own 
soul. 

Then  Jonathan  said,  "  To-morrow  is  the  new  moon  ; 
and  thou  shalt  be  missed,  because  thy  seat  will  be  empty. 
And  when  thou  hast  stayed  three  days,  thou  shalt  come 
to  the  stone  Ezel.  And  I  will  shoot  three  arrows  on  the 
side  thereof,  as  though  I  shot  at  a  mark.  And,  behold, 
I  will  send  the  lad,  saying,  'Go,  find  the  arrows.'  If  I 
say  unto  the  lad,  '  Behold,  the  arrows  are  on  this  sitle  of 
thee  ; '  there  is  peace  to  thee  and  no  luirt.  But  if  I  say, 
'  Behold,  the  arrows  are  beyond  thee  ; '  go  thy  way  ;  for 
the  Lord  hath  sent  thee  away." 

"  R.  y.  maiir. ,    Hcb.  tiiicovereth  ntine  ear. 


I  Sam. 20.24.J  Chronologically  Arranged.  227 

So  David  hid  himself  in  the  field.  And  when  the  new 
moon  was  come,  the  king  sat  him  down  to  eat  meat. 
But  David's  place  was  empty.  Nevertheless  Saul  spake 
not  anything  that  day;  for  he  thought,  "  Something 
hath  befallen  him."  And  David's  place  was  empty  on 
the  second  day;  and  Saul  said  unto  Jonathan,  "Where- 
fore Cometh  not  the  son  of  Jesse  to  meat,  neither  yes- 
terday nor  to-day?  " 

And  Jonathan  answered  Saul,  "  David  earnestly  asked 
leave  of  me  to  go  a  w  ^  y  ." 

Then  Saul's  anger  was  kindled  against  Jonathan,  and 
he  said  unto  him,  "Thou  son  of  a  perverse  woman,  thou 
hast  chosen  the  son  of  Jesse  to  thine  own  shame.  For 
as  long  as  the  son  of  Jesse  liveth  upon  the  ground,  thou 
shalt  not  be  stablished,  nor  thy  kingdom.  Wherefore 
now  send  and  fetch  him  unto  me,  for  he  shall  surely  die." 

And  Jonathan  answered  Saul  his  father,  and  said  unto 
him,  "Wherefore  should  he  be  put  to  death?  What 
hath  he  done?  " 

And  Saul  cast  his  spear  at  him  to  smite  him.  So 
Jonathan  arose  from  the  table  in  fierce  anger,  and  did 
eat  no  meat ;  for  he  was  grieved  for  David. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning,  that  Jonathan 
went  out  into  the  field  at  the  time  appointed,  and  a  little 
lad  with  him.  And  he  said  unto  his  lad,  "  Run,  find 
now  the  arrows  which  I  shoot."  And  as  the  lad  ran, 
Jonathan  cried  after  the  lad,  and  said,  "Is  not  the  arrow 
beyond  thee  ?  Make  speed,  haste,  stay  not."  And 
Jonathan's  lad  gathered  up  the  arrows, -and  came  to  his 
master.  But  the  lad  knew  not  anything;  only  Jonathan 
and  David  knew  the  matter. 

And  Jonathan  gave  his  weapons  unto  his  lad,  and 
said  unto  him,  "Go,  carry  them  to  the  city."  And  as 
soon  as  the  lad  was  gone,  David  arose  and  fell  on  his 
face  to  the  ground,  and  bowed  himself  three  times ;  and 
they  kissed  one  another,  and  wept  one  with  another. 

And  Jonathan  said  to  David,  "  Go  in  peace,  forasmuch 
as  we  have  sworn  bQ,th  of  us  in  the  name  of  the  LoRD, 
saying,  '  The  LoRD  shall  be  between  me  and  thee,  and 
between  my  seed  and  thy  seed  forever.'  " 

And  he  departed,  and  Jonathan  went  into  the  city. 


228    •  The  Shorter  Bible  [iSam.  21.1. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

DAVID'S  PERSECUTIONS  AND  WANDERINGS:  SLAUGHTER 
OF  THE  PRIESTS  OF  NOB:  COVENANT  WITH  JONA- 
THAN  RENEWED  :    DAVID    SPARES   SAUL'S   LIFE. 

'  Then  came  David  to  Nob  to  Ahimelech  the  priest, 
and  said,  "  Give  me  bread." 

Then  the  priest  said,  "  There  is  no  common  bread, 
David's  ^^'^  there  is  holy  bread."    ^So  the  priest  gave 

wanderings,     him  holy  bread. 

And  David  said,  "  Is  there  not  here  spear  or  sword  ? 
For  I  have  neither  brought  my  sword  nor  my  weapons 
with  me." 

And  the  priest  said,  "The  sword  of  Goliath  the  Phil- 
istine whom  thou  slewest,  behold,  it  is  here  wrapped  in 
a  cloth." 

And  David  said,  "  There  is  none  like  that  ;  give 
it  me." 

Now  a  certain  man  of  the  servants  of  Saul  was  there 
that  day,  and  his  name  was  Doeg. 

And  David  arose,  and  fled  for  fear  of  Saul,  and  went 
to  Achish  the  king  of  Gath. 

And   the   servants  of  Achish   said    unto  him,  "Is  not 
this  David  the  king  of  the  land  ?     Did  they  not  sing  one 
to  another  of  him  in  dances,  saying, 
'  Saul  hath  slain  his  thousands, 
And  David  his  ten  thousands?'" 

And  David  laid  up  these  words  in  his  heart,  and  was 
sore  afraid.  And  he  changed  his  behavior  before  them, 
and  feigned  himself  mad  in  their  hands. 

Then  said  Achish  unto  his  servants,  "  Lo,  ye  see  the 
man  is  mad  ;  wherefore  have  ye  brought  him  to  me  ?  Do 
I  lack  mad  men,  that  ye  iiave  brought  this  fellow  to  play 
the  mad  man  in  my  presence?" 

'  I  Sam.  xxi,  I. 


Psalm  34. 1.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  229 


'a   ^  psalm    of   DAVID  ; 

When  he  ^changed  his  behavior  before  Alniiielech^   who  drove  him  away, 
and  he  departed. 

I  will  bless  the  LORD  at  all  times  ; 
His  praise  shall  continuall)'  be  in  my  mouth. 
My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the  Lord  ; 
The  meek  shall  hear  thereof,  and  be  glad. 

0  magnify  the  LORD  with  me, 
And  let  us  exalt  his  name  together. 

1  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  answered  me, 
And  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 

This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  LORD  heard  him. 

And  saved  him  out  of  all  his  troubles. 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  encampeth  round  about  them  that 

fear  him. 
And  delivereth  them. 
O  taste  and  see  that  the  LORD  is  good ; 
Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

0  fear  the  LORD,  ye  his  saints  ; 

For  there  is  no  want  to  theni  that  fear  him. 
The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer  hunger  ; 
But  they  that  seek  the  LORD  shall  not  want  any  good 
thing. 

Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me  ; 

1  will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 
What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life, 

And  loveth   many  days,  that  he  may  see  good? 

Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil, 

And  thy  lips  from  speaking  guile. 

Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ; 

Seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 

The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  toward  the  righteous, 

And  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  cry. 


'  Psalm  xxxiv. 


"  See  Psalm  Ixi  for  anotlier  psalm 
referring  to  this  episode.  ^  R.  V. 
marg. ,  Or,  feigned  madness. 


230  The  Shorter  Bible         [Psalm  34. 16. 

The  face  of  the  LORD  is  against  .them  that  do  evil, 
To  cut  off  the  remembrance  of  them  from  the  earth. 

The  righteous  cried,  and  the  LORD  heard, 

And  deHvered  them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 

The  Lord    is   nigh    unto    them    that    are   of  a    broken 

heart, 
And  saveth  such  as  be  of  a  contrite  spirit. 
Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  righteous  ; 
But  the  Lord  delivereth  him  out  of  them  all. 

'  David  therefore  departed  thence,  and  escaped  to  the 
cave  of  Adullam ;  and  when  his  bretiiren  and  all  his 
father's  house  heard  it,  they  went  down  thither  to  him. 
And  everyone  that  was  in  distress,  and  discontented, 
gathered  themselves  unto  him  ;  and  he  became  captain 
over  them.  And  there  were  with  him  about  four  hundred 
men. 

""  A  PSALM  OF  DAVH)  ; 

JVIii'ii   he  JJed  froDt    Saul,   in  tlw  cave. 

Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  God,  be  merciful  unto  me  ; 
For  my  soul  taketh  refuge  in  thee ; 
Yea,  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  take  refuge. 
Until  these  calamities  be  overpast. 

^  And  David  went  thence  to  Mizpah  of  Moab.  And 
he  said  unto  the  king  of  Moab,  "Let  my  father  and  niy 
mother,  I  pray  thee,  come  forth,  and  be  with  you,  till  I 
know  what  God  will  do  for  me."  And  he  brought  them 
before  the  king  of  Moab,  and  they  dwelt  with  him  all 
the  while  that  David  was  in  his  hold. 

■"And  three  mighty  men  *  went  down,  and  came  to 
David  in  the  harvest  time,  unto  the  cave  of  Adullam. 
And  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines  was  then  in  Bethle- 
hem. And  David  longed,  and  said,  "  Oh  that  one 
would  give  me  water  to  drink  of  the  well  of  Beth- 
lehem, which  is  by  the  gate  !  " 

'  I  Sam.  xxii,  i.  •' i  Sam.  xxii,  3.  '2  Sam.  xxiii,  13. 

'Psalm  Ivii,  i.  ''2  Sam.  xxiii,  16. 


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And  the  three  mighty  men  brake  through  the  host  of 
the  -Philistines,  and  drew  water  out  of  the  well 
of  Bethlehem,  that  was  by  the  gate,  and  took  th^ee°^ 
it,  and  brought  it  to  David.  But  he  would  "^^^  ymen. 
not  drink  thereof,  but  poured  it  out  unto  the  Lord. 
And  he  said,  "  Be  it  far  from  me,  O  LoRD,  that  I  should 
do  this.  Shall  I  drink  the  blood  of  the  men  that  went 
^  in  jeopardy  of  their  lives?"  Therefore  he  would  not 
drink  of  it. 

'And  the  prophet  Gad  said  unto  David,  "Abide  not 
in  the  hold ;  depart,  and  get  thee  into  the  land  of 
Judah."  Then  David  departed,  and  came  unto  the  for- 
est of  Hereth. 

Now  Saul  was  sitting  in  Gibeah,  under  the  tamarisk 
tree,  with  his  spear  in  his  hand,  and  all  his  servants  were 
standing  about  him.  And  Saul  said  unto  his  servants, 
"Hear  now,  ye  Benjamites;  will  the  son  of  Jesse  give 
every  one  of  you  fields  and  vineyards,  will  he  make  you  all 
captains  of  thousands  and  captains  of  hundreds,  that'all 
of  you  have  conspired  against  me,  and  there  is  none  that 
discloseth  to  me  when  my  son  maketh  a  league  with  the 
son  of  Jesse  ?    Is  there  none  of  you  that  is  sorry  for  me  ?  " 

Then  answered    Doeg  and    said,   "  I  saw  the  son   of 
Jesse  coming    to    Nob    to    Ahimelech,    t  h  e    ^, 
priest.     And  he  gave  him  victuals  and  the    betrayed 
sword  of  Goliath  the  Philistine." 

Then  the  king  sent  to  call  the  priest,  and  all  the 
priests  that  were  in  Nob  ;  and  they  came  all  of  them  to 
the  king. 

And  Saul  said,  "  Hear  now,  why  have  ye  conspired 
against  me,  thou  and  the  son  of  Jesse,  in  that  thou  hast 
given  him  bread,  and  a  sword,  that  he  should  rise 
against  me  as  at  this  day?" 

Then  Ahimelech  answered  the  king,  and  said,  "  And 
who  among  all  thy  servants  is  so  faithful  as  David,  which 
is  the  king's  son-in-law  ?  Let  not  the  king  impute  any- 
thing unto  u  s,  for  thy  servant  knoweth  nothing  of  all 
this,  less  or  more." 

And  the  king  said,  "  Thou  shalt  surely  die,  thou,  and 
all  thy  father's  house." 

'  I  Sam.  xxii,  5.  |  "  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  with  their  lives. 


282  The  Shorter  Bible         [i  Sam. 22. 17. 

And  the  king  said  unto  the  guard  that  stood  about 
him,  "  Turn  and  slay  the  priests  of  the  LORD."  But 
the  servants  of  the  king  would  not  put  forth  their  hand 
to  fall  upon  the  priests  of  the  LORD. 

And  the  king  said  to  Doeg,  "  Turn  thou  and  fall  upon 
the  priests."  And  Doeg  the  Edomite  turned  and  fell 
upon  the  priests,  and  he  slew  on  that  day  fourscore  and 
five  persons.  And  Nob,  the  city  of  the  priests,  smote 
he  with  the  sword,  both  men  and  women,  children  and 
sucklings,  and  oxen  and  asses  and  sheep,  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword. 

And  one  of  the  sons  of  Ahimelech,  named  Abiathar, 
escaped  and  fled  after  David,  and  told  David  that  Saul 
had  slain  the  Lord's  priests. 

And  David  said  unto  Abiathar,  "I  knew  on  that  day, 
when  Doeg  was  there,  that  he  would  surely  tell  Saul.  I 
have  occasioned  the  death  of  all  thy  father's  house. 
Abide  thou  with  me,  fear  not." 

And  they  told  David,  "  Behold,  the  Philistines  are 
fighting  against  Keilah,  and  they  rob  the  threshing 
floors."  Therefore  David  inquired  of  the  LoRD,  saying, 
"  Shall  I  go  and  smite  these  Philistines?  " 

And  the  LORD  said,  "Go,  and  save  Keilah." 

Then  David  and  his  men  went,  and  fought  with  the 
Philistines,  and  slew  them,  and  saved  the  inhabitants  of 
Keilah. 

And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David  was  come  to  Keilah. 
And  Saul  summoned  all  the  people  to  war,  to  go  down 
to  Keilah  to  besiege  David.  Then  David  and  his  men, 
David  pur-  which  were  about  six  hundred,  arose  and  dc- 
sued.  parted,  and  '^  went  whithersoever  they  could 

go.  And  David  abode  in  the  wilderness  in  the  strong- 
holds, and  Saul  souglit  him  every  day.  But  Jonathan 
arose,  and  went  to  David,  into  the  wood,  and  strength- 
ened his  hand  in  God.  And  he  said  unto  him,  "  Fear 
not ;  for  the  hand  of  Saul  my  father  shall  not  find  thee. 
Thou  shalt  be  king  over  Lsrael,  and  I  shall  be  next  unto 
thee ;  and  that  also  Saul  my  father  knoweth."  And 
tliey  two  made  a  covenant  before  the  Lord  ;  and  Da- 
vid abode  in  the  wood,  and  Jonathan  went  to  his  house. 
"See  Psalm  xxxi  for  a  psalm  written  possibly  at  this  time. 


I  Sam.  23- 1 8.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  233 

Then  came  up  the  Ziphites  to  Saul,  saying,  "  Doth 
not  David  hide  himself  with  us  in  the  strongholds 
in  the  wood  ?  Now  therefore,  O  king,  come  down  ; 
and  our  part  shall  be  to  deliver  him  into  the  king's 
hand." 

And  Saul  said,  "  If  he  be  in  the  land,  I  will  search  him 
out  among  all  the  thousands  of  Judah." 

'a  psalm    of   DAVID. 

My  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  ? 
Why  art    thou    so  far  from  helping    me,  and  from  the 
words  of  my  roaring? 

0  my    God,  I  cry   in  the  daytime,  but  thou  answerest 
not ; 

And  in  the  night  season,  ""  and  am  not  silent. 

Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee; 
They  trusted,  and  thou  didst  deliver  them. 
They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were  delivered  ; 
They  trusted  in  thee,  and  were  not  ashamed. 

But  I  am  a  worm,  and  no  man  ; 

A  reproach  of  men,  and  despised  of  the  people. 

All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me  to  scorn  ; 

They  shoot  out  the  lip,  they  shake  the  head,  saying, 

Commit  thyself  unto  the  LORD.     Let  him  deliver  him  ; 

Let  him  deliver  him,  seeing  he  delighteth  in  him. 

For  the  assembly  of  evil  doers  have  inclosed  me  ; 
They  pierced  my  hands  and  my  feet. 

1  may  tell  all  my  bones  ; 
They  look  and  stare  upon  me  ; 
They  part  my  garments  among  them, 
And  upon  my  vesture  do  they  cast  lots. 

But  be  not  thou  far  off,  O  Lord  ; 

O  thou  my  succor,  haste  thee  to  help  me. 

Deliver  my  soul  from  the  sword  ; 

Save  me  from  the  lion's  mouth. 

'  Psalm  xxii.  |    "  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  but  find  no  rest. 

18 


23i  The  vShorter  Bible         [iSam.  23. 24. 

And  the  Ziphites  arose  and  went  before  Saul. 
But  David  and  his  men  were  in  the  wilderness  of  Maon, 
and  Saul  and  his  men  went  to  seek  him.  And  Saul 
went  on  this  side  of  the  mountain,  and  David  and  his 
men  on  that  side.  And  David  made  haste  to  get  away, 
for  Saul  and  his  men  compassed  David  round  about. 
But  there  came  a  messenger  unto  Saul,  saying,  "  Haste 
thee,  and  come  ;  for  the  Philistines  have  made  a  raid 
upon  the  land."  So  Saul  returned  from  pursuing  after 
David,  and  went  against  the  Philistines. 

And  David  went  up  from  thence,  and  dwelt  in  the 
strongholds  of  En-gedi. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Saul  was  returned  from 
following  the  Philistines,  that  it  was  told  him,  saying, 
"Behold,  David  is  in  the  wilderness  of  En-gedi."  Then 
Saul  took  three  thousand  chosen  men  out  of  all  Israel, 
and  went  to  seek  David  and  his  men  upon  the  rocks  of 
the  wild  goats.  And  he  came  where  was  a  cave  ;  and 
Saul  went  in  to  cover  his  feet. 

Now  David  and  his  men  were  abiding  in  the  inner- 
most parts  of  the  cave.  And  the  men  of  David  said 
unto  him,  "  Behold,  the   LORD  will  deliver  thine  enemy 

T^     .,  into  thine  hand."     Then  David  arose,  and  cut 

David  spar-         --     ,         ,  .  r  <-       i  -  i  •    •  i  a       i    • 

ing Saul's        off  the  skirt  01  Sauls  robe  privily.     And  it 

came  to  pass    afterward,  that  David's  heart 

smote  him,  and  he  said,  "  The  LORD  forbid  that  I  should 

put  forth  mine  hand  against  the  LORD'S  anointed."     So 

David  checked  his  men  with   these  words,  and  suffered 

them  not  to  rise  against  Saul. 

And  Saul  rose  up  out  of  the  cave,  and  went  on  his 
way.  David  also  arose  afterward,  and  went  out  of  the 
cave,  and  cried  after  Saul,  saying,  "  My  lord,  the  king ! " 
And  when  Saul  looked  behind  him,  David  bowed  with 
his  face  to  the  earth,  and  did  obeisance. 

And  David  said  to  Saul,  "Wherefore  hearkenest  thou 
to  men's  words,  saying,  '  Behold,  David  seeketh  thy 
hurt  ?  '  Behold,  this  day  the  LORD  hath  delivered  thee 
into  mine  hand  in  the  cave.  And  some  bade  me  kill 
thee;  but  mine  eye  spared  thee;  and  I  said,  I  will  not 
put  forth  mine  hand  against  my  lord  ;  for  he  is  the 
Lord's    anointed.      Moreover,  my  father,  see,  yea,  see 


iSam.  23- II.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  235 

the  skirt  of  thy  robe  in  my  hand  ;  for  in  that  I  cut  off  the 
skirt  of  thy  robe,  and  killed  thee  not,  know  thou  and 
see  that  there  is  neither  evil  nor  transgression  in  mine 
hand,  and  I  have  not  sinned  against  thee,  though  thou 
huntest  after  my  soul  to  take  it.  The  LORD  judge  be- 
tween me  and  thee.  After  whom  is  the  king  of  Israel 
come  out  ?  After  whom  dost  thou  pursue  ?  After  a 
dead  dog,  after  a  flea?  The  LORD  therefore  be  judge, 
and  plead  my  cause,  and  deliver  me  out  of  thine  hand." 

And  Saul  lifted  up  his  voice  and  wept,  and  said,  "  Is 
this  thy  voice,  my  son  David  ?  Thou  art  more  righteous 
than  I.  The  Lord  reward  thee  good  for  that  thou  hast 
done  unto  me  this  day.  And  now,  behold,  I  know  that 
thou  shalt  surely  be  king.  Swear  now  therefore  unto  me 
by  the  LORD,  that  thou  wilt  not  cut  off  my  seed  after 
me,  and  destroy  my  name  out  of  my  father's  house." 

And  David  sware  unto  Saul. 

And  Saul  went  home ;  but  David  and  his  men  gat 
them  up  unto  the  hold. 

'  A   PSALM   OF   DAVID. 
The  Lord  is  my  shepherd,  I  shall  not  want. 
He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures. 
He  leadeth  me  beside  the  ■'  still  waters. 
He  restoreth  my  soul ; 
He   guideth    me   in    the   paths  of  righteousness  for  his 

name's  sake. 
Yea,  though   I  walk  through  the  valley  of  ^  the  shadow 

of  death, 
I  will  fear  no  evil ;  for  thou  art  with  me ; 
Thy  rod  and  thy  staff,  they  comfort  me. 
Thou   preparest   a  table   before   me  in  the  presence  of 

mine  enemies  ; 
Thou  hast  anointed  my  head  with  oil ;  my  cup  runneth 

over. 
Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  the  days 

of  my  life ; 
And  I  will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  '^  forever. 

I       *  R.   V.    marg.,   Heb.  waters  of 
\  x>    ^  •••  rest.     ''  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  deep  dark- 

ness.       ■=  R.    V.    marg.,    Heb.    jor 
I  length  of  days. 


236  The  vShorter  Bible  [iSam.25.  i. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

DEATH  OF  SAMUEL  :  DAVHJ,  AND  NABAL,  AND  ABIGAIL  : 
DAVID  AGAIN  SPARES  SAUL'S  LIFE  ;  BATTLE  WITH 
THE   PHILISTINES:    DEATH    OF   SAUL. 

_j      ,  ^^  '  And  Samuel  died  ;  and  all  Israel  gathered 

Samuel.  themselves  together,  and  lamented  him,  and 

buried  him. 

And  David  arose  and  went  down  to  the  wilderness 
of  Paran. 

And  there  was  a  man  in  Carmel ;  and  the  man  was 
very  great.  He  had  three  thousand  sheep,  and  a  thou- 
sand goats ;  and  he  was  shearing  his  sheep  in  Carmel. 
Now  the  name  of  the  man  was  Nabal ;  and  the  name  of 
his  wife  Abigail.  The  woman  was  of  good  understand- 
ing, and  of  a  beautiful  countenance,  but  the  man  was 
churlish  and  evil  in  his  doings.  And  David  heard  in  the 
wilderness  that  Nabal  did  shear  his  sheep.  And  David 
sent   ten   young    men,   and    said   unto   the  young   men, 

T^     .  ■,      J       "  Get  vou  up  to  Carmel,  and  go  to  Nabal,  and 
David  and  '  .        .^  '  ,  ^,  i     i, 

Nabal.  greet  him  m  my  name  ;  and  thus  shall  ye  say 

to  him,    *  Peace   be  unto  thee   and   thine   house.      Thy 

shepherds   have  now  been  with  us,  and  we  did  them  no 

hurt,  neither  was  there  aught  missing  unto  them,  all  the 

while.     Wherefore  let  the  young  men  find  favor  in  thine 

eyes.     And  now  I  have  heard  that  thou  hast  shearers. 

Give,  I  pray  thee,   whatsoever   cometh   to  thine   hand, 

unto  thy  servants,  and  to  thy  son  David.'  " 

And  when  David's  young  men  came,  they  spake  to 
Nabal  according  to  all  those  words. 

And  Nabal  answered  David's  servants,  and  said,  "  Who 
is  David?  And  who  is  the  son  of  Jesse?  There  be 
many  servants  nowadays  that  break  away  every  man 
from  his  master.     Shall  I  then   take  my  bread,  and  my 

'  I  Sam.  XXV,  i. 


I  Sam.  25- II.  1  Chronologically  Arranged.  237 

water,  and  my  flesh  that  I  have  killed  for  my  shearers, 
and  give  it  unto  men  of  whom  I  know  not  whence  they 
be?" 

So  David's  young  men  turned  on  their  way,  and  went 
back,  and  came  and  told  him  according  to  all  these 
words. 

And  Dav'd  said  unto  his  men,  "  Gird  ye  on  every  man 
his  sword."  And  David  also  girded  on  his  sword.  And 
there  went  up  after  David  about  four  hundred  men  ;  and 
two  hundred  abode  by  the  stuff. 

But  one  of  N  a  b  a  1'  s  young  men  told  Abigail,  Nabal's 
wife,  saying,  "  Behold,  David  sent  messengers  out  of  the 
wilderness  to  '"^salute  our  master;  and  he  '^  flew  upon 
them.  But  the  men  were  very  good  unto  us,  and  we 
were  not  hurt,  neither  missed  we  anything,  as  long  as 
we  were  with  them  in  the  fields.  They  were  a  wall  unto 
us  by  night  and  by  day,  all  the  while  we  were  with  them 
keeping  the  sheep.  Now  therefore  consider  what  thou 
wilt  do  ;  for  evil  is  determined  against  our  master,  and 
against  all  his  house  ;  for  he  is  such  a  '^  son  of  ''  Belial, 
that  one  cannot  speak  to  him." 

Then  Abigail  made  haste,  and  took  two  hundred  loaves, 
and  two  bottles  of  wine,  and  five  sheep  ready  Abigail 

dressed,  and  five  measures  of  parched  corn, 
and   an    hundred   clusters   of  raisins,   and  two   hundred 
cakes  of  figs,  and  laid  them  on  asses.    And  she  said  unto 
her  young   men,    "Go   on    before  me;    behold,   I   come 
after  you."     But  she  told  not  her  husband  Nabal. 

And  as  she  rode  on  her  ass,  and  came  down  the  moun- 
tain, behold,  David  and  his  men  came,  and  she  met  them. 
And  when  Abigail  saw  David,  she  hasted,  and  lighted 
off  her  ass  and  fell  at  his  feet,  and  said,  "  Upon  me,  my 
lord,  upon  me  be  the  iniquity;  let  thine  handmaid,  I 
pray  thee,  speak  in  thine  ears.  Let  not  my  lord  regard 
this  man  ;  but  I  thine  handmaid  saw  not  the  young  men 
whom  thou  didst  send.  Now  therefore,  my  lord,  let  this 
present  which  thy  servant  hath  brought  be  given  unto 
the  young  men.  Forgive,  I  pray  thee,  the  trespass  of 
thine  handmaid  ;  for  the  LORD  will  certainly  make  my 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  d/ess.  ^  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  raikii on.  "=  R.  V.  marg., 
Or,  base  fellow.      ^  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  worthless. 


238  The  Shorter  Bible         [i  Sam.  25.28. 

lord  a  sure  house,  because  thou  fightest  the  battles  of  the 
Lord,  and  evil  shall  not  be  found  in  thee  all  thy  days. 
And  though  man  be  risen  up  to  pursue  thee  and  seek 
thy  soul,  yet  the  soul  of  my  lord  shall  be  bound  in  the 
bundle  of  ^  life  with  the  LORD  thy  God.  And  it  shall 
come  to  pass  when  the  LORD  shall  have  done  all  the 
good  that  he  hath  spoken  concerning  thee,  and  shall 
have  appointed  thee  prince  over  Israel  ;  that  this  shall 
be  no  grief  unto  thee,  that  thou  hast  shed  blood  cause- 
less. And  when  the  LORD  shall  have  dealt  well  with  my 
lord,  then  remember  thine  handmaid." 

And  David  said  to  Abigail,  "  Blessed  be  the  LORD, 
the  God  of  Israel,  which  sent  thee  this  day  to  meet  me. 
Thou  hast  kept  me  from  bloodguiltiness  and  from  aveng- 
ing myself  with  mine  own  hand." 

So  David  received  of  her  hand  that  which  she  had 
brought  liim.  And  he  said  unto  her,  "  Go  up  in  peace 
to  thine  house;  see,  I  have  hearkened  to  thy  voice,  and 
have  accepted  thy  person." 

And   Abigail  came  to   Nabal  ;  and,  behold,  he   held  a 

,.,  ,    ,  feast  in  his  house,  and  he  was  verv  drunken  ; 

Nabal  ,  -  ,  ,  ,  ,  •  i  •         ,   ' 

drunken-        wherelore  she  told  hmi  nothing,  less  or  more, 

until  the  morning  light. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning,  when  the  wine 
was  gone  out  of  Nabal,  that  his  wife  told  him  these 
things,  and  his  heart  died  within  him,  and  he  became  as 
a  stone.  And  about  ten  days  after,  the  LoRD  smote 
Nabal,  that  he  died. 

And  when  David  heard  that  Nabal  was  dead,  he  sent 
and  spake  concerning  Abigail,  to  take  her  to  him  to  wife. 
And  she  arose,  and  bowed  herself  with  her  face  to  the 
David  mar-  earth,  and  rode  upon  an  ass,  with  five  dam- 
ries  Abigail,  ggig  of  hers  that  followed  her;  and  she- went 
after  the  messengers  of  David,  and  became  his  wife. 
Now  Saul  had  given  Michal  his  daughter,  David's  wife, 
to  Palti  the  son  of  Laish. 

'And  the  Ziphites  came  unto  Saul,  saying,"Doth  not  Da- 
vid hide  himself  in  the  hill  which  is  before  the  desert?" 

Then  Saul  arose  and  went  down  to  the  wilderness  of 
Ziph,  having  three  thousand  chosen  men  of  Israel  with 
'  I  Sam.  xxvi,  i.  |       "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  t/te  living. 


I  Sam.  26. 2.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  239 

him  to  seek  David.     And  Saul  pitched  in  the  hill.     But 
David  abode  in  the  wilderness,  and   he  sent      David 
out  spies,  and  understood  that  Saul  was  come      spares 

r       '■      ,     .     ,  Saul's  life. 

01  a  certainty. 

Then  said  David,  "Who  will  go  down  with  me  to  Saul 
to  the  camp  ?  " 

And  Abishai  said,  "  I  will  go. down  with  thee." 

So  David  and  Abishai  came  to  the  people  by  night ; 
and  behold,  Saul  lay  sleeping  within  the  ^  place  of  the 
wagons,  with  his  spear  stuck  in  the  ground  at  his  head  ; 
and  Abner  and  the  people  lay  round  about  him. 

Then  said  Abishai  to  David,  "God  hath  delivered  up 
thine  enemy  into  thine  hand  this  day.  Now  therefore 
let  me  smite  him  to  the  earth  at  one  stroke  ;  I  will  not 
smite  him  the  second  time." 

And  David  said  to  Abishai,  "  Destroy  him  not ;  for 
who  can  put  forth  his  hand  against  the  Lord's  anointed, 
and  be  guiltless?  The  LORD  shall  smite  him,  "^  or  his 
day  shall  come  to  die,  or  he  shall  go  down  into  battle, 
and  perish.  The  Lord  forbid  that  I  should  put  forth 
mine  hand  against  the  Lord's  anointed.  But  now  take, 
I  pray  thee,  the  spear  that  is  at  his  head,  and  the  cruse 
of  water,  and  let  us  go." 

So  they  gat  them  away ;  and  no  man  saw  it,  nor  knew 
it,  for  they  were  all  asleep  ;  a  deep  sleep  from  the  LORD 
was  fallen  upon  them. 

Then  David  went  over  to  the  other  side,  and  stood  on 
the  top  of  the  mountain  afar  off;  a  great  space  being  be- 
tween them.  And  David  cried  to  the  people,  and  to  Abner 
the  son  of  Ner,  saying,  "  Answereth  thou  not,  Abner?  " 

Then  Abner  answered  and  said,  "  Who  art  thou  that 
criest  to  the  king  ?  " 

And  David  said  to  Abner,  "  Art  not  thou  a  valiant 
man?  And  who  is  like  to  thee  in  Israel?  Wherefore 
then  hast  thou  not  kept  watch  over  thy  lord  the  king? 
And  now,  see,  where  the  king's  spear  is,  and  the  cruse  of 
water  that  was  at  his  head." 

And  Saul  knew  David's  voice,  and  said,  "  Is  this  thy 
voice,  my  son  David  ?  " 

And    David   said,  "  It   is   my   voice,  my  lord,  O   king. 

"•  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  barricade.      *"  R.  V.  marg. ,    Or,  either. 


'^■iu  The  Shorter  Bible         [i  Sain.26.  i8. 

Wherefore  doth  my  lord  pursue  after  his  servant  ?  What 
have  I  done,  or  what  is  evil  in  mine  hand?  For  the 
king  of  Israel  is  come  out  to  seek  a  flea,  as  one  doth 
hunt  a  partridge  in  the  mountains. '"^ 

Then  said  Saul,  "  I  have  sinned.  Return  my  son 
David.  I  will  no  more  do  thee  harm,  because  my  life 
was  precious  in  thine  eyes  this  day.  I  have  played  the 
fool,  and  have  erred  exceedingly." 

And  David  answered,  and  said,  "  Behold  the  spear,  O 
king !  Let  one  of  the  young  men  come  over  and  fetch 
it.  And,  behold,  as  thy  life  was  much  set  by  this  day  in 
mine  eyes,  so  let  my  life  be  much  set  by  in  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord,  and  let  him  deliver  me  out  of  all  tribulation." 

Then  Saul  said  to  David,  "  Blessed  be  thou,  my  son 
David;  thou  shalt  do  mightily." 

So  David  went  his  way,  and  Saul  returned  to  his  place. 

'a  psalm   of   DAVID. 

O  Lord,  our  Lord, 

How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth  ! 

Who  hast  set  thy  glory  upon  the  heavens. 

Out  of  the  mouths  of  babes  and  sucklings  hast  thou  es- 
tablished strength. 

Because  of  thine  adversaries. 

That  thou  mightest  still  the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 

When  I  consider  thy  heavens,  the  work  of  thy  fingers, 

The  moon  and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  ordained  ; 

What  is  man,  that  thoa  art  mindful  of  him  ? 

And  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him? 

For  thou  hast  made  him  but  little  lower  than  God, 

And  crownest  him  vv'ith  glory  and  honor. 

Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion  over  the  works  of 
thy  hands ; 

Thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his  feet ;  , 

All  sheep  and  oxen, 

Yea,  and  the  beasts  of  the  field  ; 

The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea, 

Whatsoever  passeth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 

O  Lord,  our  Lord, 

How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth  ! 

'  Psalm  viii. 


iSam.  27.  I.]      ChRONOLOGICALLtY    ARRANGED.  241 

'  And  David  said  in  his  heart,  "  I  shall  now  perish  one 
day  by  the  hand  of  Saul ;  there  is  nothing  better  for  me 
than  that  I  should  escape  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines ; 
and  Saul  shall  despair  of  me,  to  seek  me  any  more  in  all 
the  bcM'ders  of  Israel ;  so  shall  I  escape  out  of  his  hand." 

And  David  arose,  and  passed  over,  he  and  David  in 
the  six  hundred  men  that  were  with  him.  And  Phiiistia. 
it  was  told  Saul  that  David  was  fled.  And  he  sought  no 
more  again  for  him. 

And  David  said  unto  Achish,  "  If  now  I  have  found 
grace  in  thine  eyes,  give  me  one  of  thy  cities  to  dwell 
in."-  And  Achish  gave  him  Ziklag ;  wherefore  Ziklag 
pertaineth  unto  the  kings  of  Judah  unto  this  day. 

^  And  at  one  time,  when  David  and  his  men  were 
away,  the  Amalekites  made  a  raid  upon  Ziklag,  and 
burned  it  with  fire,  and  took  captive  the  women  and  all 
that  were  therein,  both  small  and  great.  They  slew  not 
any,  but  carried  them  off.  And  when  David  and  his 
men  came  to  the  city,  behold,  it  was  burned  with  fire  ; 
and  their  wives  and  their  sons  and  daughters  were  taken 
captive. 

Then  David,  and  the  people  that  were  with  him,  lifted 
up  their  voice  and  wept,  until  they  had  no  more  power 
to  weep,  and  David  was  greatly  distressed.  But  David 
strengthened  himself  in  the  LORD  his  God. 

And  David  inquired  of  the  LORD,  saying,  "  If  I  pursue 
after  this  troop  shall  I  overtake  them  ?  " 

And  he  answered  him,  "  Pursue,  for  thou  shalt  surely 
overtake  them,  and  recover  all." 

So  David  went,  he  and  the  six  hundred  men  that  were 

with  him,  and  came  to  the  brook  Besor,  where      ■□    ,,    „  ^ 
1  11  1   1     1  •      1       1  •    1  r  •  Raids  and 

two  hundred  stayed  behmd  w^hich  were  lamt.      counter- 

•^  ra,icls. 

But  David  pursued,  he  and  four  hundred  men. 
And  behold  t  h  e  ^  troop  were  spread  abroad  over  all  the 
ground,  drinking  and  feasting,  because  of  the  great  spoil 
that  they  had  taken.  And  David  smote  them,  and  re- 
covered all  that  the  Amalekites  had  taken,  and  rescued  his 
two  wives.  There  was  nothing  lacking  to  them,  neither 
small  nor  great,  neither  sons  nor  daughters ;  David 
brought  back  all.     And  David  took  flocks  and  herds. 

'l  Sam.  xxvii,  i.  -i  Sam.  xxx,  i.  ^i  Sam.  xxx,  15. 


242  The  Shorter  Bible        [iSam.  30. 21. 

And  David  came  to  the  two  hundred  men,  which  were 
so  faint  that  they  could  not  follow. 

Then  said  the  wicked  men  that  went  with  David,  "  Be- 
cause they  went  not  with  us,  we  will  not  give  them  aught 
of  the  spoil  ;  save  to  every  man  his  wife  and  children." 

Then  said  David,  "  Ye  shall  not  do  so,  my  brethren, 
with  that  which  the  LORD  hath  given  us,  who  hath  pre- 
served us,  and  delivered  the  troop  that  came  against  us 
into  our  hand.     As  his  share  is  that  goeth  down  to  the 
battle,  so  shall   his  share  be  that  tarrieth  by 

JUS    aw.     ^^^  stuff;  they  shall  share  alike." 

And  from  that  day  forward,  he  made  it  a  statute  and 
an  ordinance  for  Israel. 

And  when  David  came  to  Ziklag,  he  sent  of  the  spoil 
unto  the  elders  of  Judah,  even  to  his  friends,  '  to  all  the 
places  David  and  his  men  were  wont  to  haunt,  '\saying, 
"  Behold  a  present  for  you  of  the  spoil  of  the  enemies 
of  the  Lord." 

^And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days  that  the  Philis- 
War  with  tines  gathered  their  hosts  together  to  fight 
Philistines.  ^^,{^1^  jg,.,^^.i_  ^,^^1  s^^^jI  gathered  all  Israel  to- 
gether, and  they  pitched  in  Gilboa.  And  when  Saul  saw 
the  hosts  of  the  Philistines,  he  was  afraid,  and  his  heart 
trembled  greatly.  And  when  Saul  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  answered  him  not. 

■*  Now  the  Philistines  fought  against  Israel,  and  the 
men  of  Israel  fled  from  before  the  Philistines,  and  fell 
down  '''  slain  in  Mount  Gilboa.  And  the  Philistines  fol- 
lowed hard  upon  Saul  and  his  sons,  and  slew  Jonathan, 
and  the  sons  of  Saul.  And  the  battle  went  sore  against 
Saul;  the  archers  overtook  him,  and  he  was  greatly  dis- 
tressed. 

Then  said  Saul  to  his  armor-bearer,  "  Draw  thy  sword 
and  thrust  me  through  therewith  ;  lest  these  men  come 
and  thrust  me  through,  and  ''abuse  me." 
Suicide  of  ^^^'^  '"''•'^  armor-bearer  would  not,  for  he  was 

Saul.  ^QYQ  afraid.    Therefore  Saul  took  his  sword, 

and  fell  upon  it.     And  when   his  armor-bearer  saw  that 

V.    marg.,    Or,    li'otiiiJeJ. 
marg.,   Or,   make  a   viock 


'  I  San^.  XXX,  31. 

^ 

Sam.  xxxi, 

I. 

"  K. 

■^  I  Sam.  XXX,  26. 

'■  R.  \ 

■^  I  Sam.  xxviii,  i. 

of  me 

I  Sam.  31. 5-]  Chronologically  Arranged.  243 

Saul  was  dead,  he  likewise  fell  upon  his  sword,  and  died 
with  him.  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons,  and  his 
armor-bearer,  and  all  his  men,  that  same  day  together. 

And  when  the  men  of  Israel  that  were  on  the  other 
side  of  the  valley,  and  they  that  were  beyond  Jordan, 
saw  that  Israel  fled,  and  that  Saul  and  his  sons  were 
dead,  they  forsook  the  cities,  and  fled  ;  and  the  Philis- 
tines came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

And  on  the  morrow,  when  the  Philistines  came  to 
strip  the  slain,  they  found  Saul  and  his  three  sons  fallen 
in  Mount  Gilboa.  And  they  cut  off  his  head,  and 
stripped  off  his  armor,  and  sent  into  the  land  of  the 
Philistines  round  about,  to  carry  the  tidings  unto  the 
house  of  their  idols,  and  to  the  people.  And  they  put 
his  armor  in  the  house  of  the  idol,  and  they  fastened 
his  body  to  the  wall  of  Beth-shan. 

And  when  the  inhabitants  of  Jabesh  heard  that  which 
the  Philistines  had  done  to  Saul,  all  the  valiant  men 
arose,  and  went  all  night,  and  took  the  body  of  Saul  and 
the  bodies  of  his  sons  from  the  wall,  and  they  came  to 
Jabesh,  and  burnt  them  there.  And  they  took  their 
bones,  and  buried  them  under  the  tamarisk  tree  in  Ja- 
besh, and  fasted  seven  days. 

So  Saul  died  for  his  trespass  which  he  committed 
against  the  LORD,  because  h  e  obeyed  not  the  voice  of 
the  Lord. 


24-i  The  Shorter  Bible  [2Sam.  i.i. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

DAVID'S  LAMENTATION  OVER  SAUL  AND  JONATHAN  : 
DAVID  MADE  KING  OVER  ALL  ISRAEL  :  REMOVAL  OF 
THE  ARK  TO  JERUSALEM  :  ORGANIZATION  OF  WOR- 
SHIP. 

'  And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of  Saul  that, 
behold,  a  man  came  out  of  the  camp  from  Saul  with 
his  clothes  rent,  and  earth  upon  his  head.  And  when 
he  came  to  David,  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and  did  obei- 
sance. 

And  David  said  unto  him,  "  Whence  comest  thou  ?" 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "  Out  of  the  camp  of  Israel  am 
I  escaped." 

And  David  said  unto  him,  "  How  went  the  matter? 
I  pray  thee  tell  me." 

And    he   answered,    "  The  people  are   fled 

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David-  from  the  battle,  and  mauy  of  the  people  also 

Mourning.       ^^^  f^jj^j^  ^^^^  ^g^^l_    ^,^^1  Saul  and  Jonathan 

his  son  are  dead  also." 

And  David  said,  "  How  knowcst  thou  that  Saul  and 
Jonathan  be  dead?" 

And  the  young  man  said,  "  I  happened  by  chance  upon 
Mount  Gilboa.  And  I  took  the  crown  that  was  upon 
his  head,  and  the  bracelet  that  was  on  his  arm,  and 
have  brought  them  hither  unto  my  lord." 

Then  David  took  hold  on  his  clothes,  and  rent  them  ; 
and  likewise  all  the  men  that  were  with  him.  And  they 
mourned,  and  wept,  and  fasted  until  even  for  Saul,  and 
for  Jonathan  his  son,  and  for  the  people  of  the  Lord, 
and  for  the  house  of  Israel ;  because  they  were  fallen  by 
the  sword. 

And  David  lamented  with  this  lamentation  over  Saul 
and  over  Jonathan  his  son, 

'  2  Sam.  i,  I. 


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"  How  are  the  mighty  fallen  ! 
Saul   and    Jonathan   were  lovely  and   pleasant    in   their 

lives, 
And  in  their  death  they  were  not  divided  ; 
They  were  swifter  than  eagles, 
They  were  stronger  than  lions. 

How  are  the  mighty  fallen  ! 

Jonathan  is  slain  upon  thy  high  places. 
I  am  distressed  for  thee,  my  brother  Jonathan  ; 
Very  pleasant  hast  thou  been  unto  me  ; 
Thy  love  to  me  was  wonderful, 
Passing  the  love  of  women. 

How  are  the  mighty  fallen, 

And  the  weapons  of  war  perished  !  " 

^  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  David  inquired  of 
the  Lord,  saying,  "  Shall  I  go  into  any  of  the  cities  of 
Judah?" 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  "  Go  up  unto  Hebron." 

So  David  went  up  thither,  and  his  two  wives  also. 
And  his  men  that  were  with  him  did  David  bring  up, 
every  man  with  his  household  ;  and  they  dwelt  in  the 
cities  of  Hebron. 

And  the  men  of  Judah  came,  and  there  they  anointeci 
David  king  over  the  house  of  Judah.  ^And  David  king 
unto  David  were  sons  born.  of  Judah. 

^And  they  told  David,  saying,  "The  men  of  Jabesh 
were  they  that  buried  Saul."  And  David  sent  mes- 
sengers and  said  unto  them,  "  Blessed  be  ye  of  the 
Lord,  that  ye  have  showed  this  kindness  unto  your 
Lord,  even  unto  Saul.  And  now  the  Lord  show  kind- 
ness and  truth  unto  you.  I  also  will  requite  you  this 
kindness,  because  ye  have  done  this  tiling." 

Now  Abner,  the  son  of  Ner,  captain  of  Saul's  host, 
had  taken  Lsh-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  and  made  him 
king.      But  the  house  of  Judah  followed  David, 

*  Now  there  was  long  war  between  the  house  of  Saul 
and  the  house  of  David,  and  David  waxed        Factional 
stronger  and  stronger,  but  the  house  of  Saul        '^^^^ 
waxed  weaker. 

'2  Sam.  ii,  i.         '-'2  Sam.  iii,  2.         ^2  Sam.  ii,  4.         ''2  Sam.  iii,  i. 


246  .       The  Shorter  Bible  [2  Sam.  3. 6. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  while  there  was  war,  that  Abner 
made  himself  strong  in  the  house  of  Saul.  And  Ish- 
bosheth   c  h  o  d  e  with  Abner, 

Then  was  Abner  very  wroth,  and  sent  messengers  to 
David,  saying,  "  Make  thy  league  wath  me,  and  behold, 
my  hand  shall  be  with  thee  to  bring  all  Israel  unto  thee." 

And  David  said,  "  Thou  shalt  not  see  my  face  except 
thou  first  bring  Michal,  Saul's  daughter." 

And  David  sent  messengers  to  Saul's  son,  saying, 
"  Deliver  me  my  wife,  Michal." 

And  h  e  sent  and  took  her. 

So  Abner  came  to  David  to  Hebron,  and  twenty  men 
with  him.  And  Abner  said  unto  David,  "  I  will  gather 
all  Israel  unto  my  lord  the  king." 

And  David  sent  Abner  away,  and  he  went  in  peace. 

And  behold,  Joab  came  from  a  foray.  Then  Joab 
said  to  the  king,  "  What  hast  thou  done?  Abner  came 
to  deceive  thee  ;   '  why  hast  thou  sent  him  away  ?  " 

And  Joab  sent  messengers  after  Abner,  and  they 
brought  him  back  from  the  well  of  Sirah.  But  Joab 
knew  it  not.  And  when  Abner  was  returned,  Joab  took 
liim  aside  as  if  to  speak  with  him  quietly,  and  smote 
him  there  that  he  died.  "  So  Joab  and  his  brother  slew 
Abner,  because  he  had  killed  their  brother  in  battle. 

'  And  when  David  heard  it,  he  said,  "  I  and  my  king- 
dom are  guiltless  from  the  blood  of  Abner.  Let  it  fall 
upon  the  head  of  Joab  and  his  house." 
.  And  David  said  to  Joab,  and  to  all  the  people,  "  Rend 
your  clothes,  and  gird  you  with  sackcloth  and  mourn." 
And  king  David  followed  the  bier.  They  buried  Abner 
in  Hebron,  and  the  king  wept  at  the  grave,  and  all  the 
people  wept. 

And  all  the  people  came  to  cause  David  to  eat  bread 
while  it  was  yet  day.  But  David  swarc,  saying,  "  God 
do  so  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  I  taste  bread,  or  aught  else, 
till  the  sun  be  down." 

And  all  the  people  took  notice  of  it,  and  it  pleased 
them  ;  as  whatsoever  the  king  did  pleased  all  the  people. 
So  all  the  peo])le  and  all  Israel  understood  that  day  that 
it  was  not  of  the  king  to  slay  Abner. 

'2  Sam.  iii,  24.  "^  7.  Sam.  iii,  30.  ^2  Sam.  iii,  28. 


2  Sam.  3.  38-]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  247 

And  the  king  said  unto  his  servants,  "  Know  ye  not 
that  there  is  a  prince  and  a  great  man  fallen  this  day  in 
Israel ? 

"And  I  am  this  day  weak,  though  anointed  king. 
These  men  the  sons  of  Zeruiah  be  too  hard  for  me  ;  the 
Lord  shall   reward    the   wicked    doer    according  to  his 

o 

wickedness." 

And  when  Ish-bosheth,  Saul's  son,  heard  that  Abner 
was  dead  in  Hebron,  his  hands  became  feeble,  and  all 
the  Israelites  were  troubled. 

And  Saul's  son  had  two  men  that  were  captains  of 
bands.  And  they  went  to  the  house  of  Ish-bosheth,  as 
he  took  his  rest  at  noon,  and  came  into  the  midst  of  the 
house  and  smote  him  as  he  lay  on  his  bed.  And  they 
brought  the  head  of  Tsh-bosheth  unto  David. 

And  David  said  unto  them,  "When  one  told  me,  say- 
ing, '  Saul  is  dead,'  thinking  to  have  brought  good  tid- 
ings, I  slew  him.  How  much  more  when  wicked  men 
have  slain  a  righteous  person  in  his  own  house  upon 
his  bed,  shall  I  not  now  require  his  blood  at  you-r 
hand  ?  " 

And  David  commanded  his  young  men,  and  they 
slew  them.  But  they  buried  the  head  of  Ish-bosheth  in 
the  grave  of  Abner. 

'  Then  came  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  David  unto 
Hebron,  and  spake,  saying,  "  Behold,  we  are  thy  bone 
and  thy  flesh.  In  times  past,  even  when  Saul  was  king 
over  us,  it  was  thou  that  leddest  out  and  broughtest 
in  Israel ;  and  the  LORD  said  to  thee,  '  Thou  shalt  feed 
my  people  Israel,  and  thou  shalt  be  a  prince  over 
Israel,'  " 

So  king  David  made  a  covenant  with  them  in  Hebron 
before  the  LORD.  And  they  anointed  David  David  king 
king  over  Israel.  'And  they  were  there  with  o^e^  Israel. 
David  three  days,  eating  and  drinking  :  for  their  brethren 
had  made  preparation  for  them.  Moreover  they  that 
were  ntgh  unto  them  brought  bread  on  asses,  and  on 
camels,  on  mules,  and  on  oxen,  victual  of  meal,  cakes  of 
figs,  and  clusters  of  raisins,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  oxen, 
and  sheep  in  abundance :  for  there  was  joy  in  Israel. 
'  2  Sam.  V,  I.  '^  1  Chvon.  xii,  39. 


248  The  Shorter  Bible  [2  Sam.  4.1. 


'  A    PSALM    OF    DAVID. 

Preserve  me,  O  God  :  for  in  thee  do  I  put  my  trust. 

The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  mine  inheritance  and  of  my 
cup  : 

Thou  maintainest  my  lot. 

The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant  places ; 

Yea,  I  have  a  goodly  heritage. 

I  will  bless  the  LORD,  who  hath  given  me  counsel  • 

Yea,  my  reins  instruct  me  in  the  night  seasons. 

I  have  set  tlie  LORD  always  before  me : 

Because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  I  shall  not  be 
moved. 

Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my  glory  rejoiceth  • 

My  flesh  also  shall  dwell  in  safety. 

For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  to  Sheol ; 

Neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  holy  one  to  see  corrup- 
tion. 

Thou  wilt  show  me  the  path  of  life  : 

In  thy  presence  is  fullness  of  joy; 

In  thy  right  hand  there  are  pleasures  for  evermore. 

'"  David  was  thirty  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  forty  years.  In  Hebron  he  reigned  over 
Judah  seven  years  and  six  months:  and  in  Jerusalem 
he  reigned  thirty  and  three  years  over  all  Israel  and 
Judah. 

And  the  king  and  his  men  went  to  Jerusalem.  'The 
Capture  of  Jebusites,  the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  were 
Zion.  there,  and  they  said  to  David,  "Thou  shalt 

not  come  in  hither."  Nevertheless  David  took  the 
stronghold  of  Zion  ;  the  same  is  the  city  of  David. 

And  David  said,  "  Whosoever  smiteth  the  Jebusites 
first  shall  be  chief  and  captain."  And  Joab  went  up  first; 
and  was  made  chief 

And  David  dwelt  in  the  stronghold  ;  therefore  they 
called  it  The  City  of  David.  And  he  built  the  city  round 
about  from  Millo,  and  Joab  repaired  the  rest  of  the 
city. 

'  Psalm  xvi.  -'2  Sam.  v,  4.  "  i  Chron.  xi,  4. 


iChron.  II.9.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  249 

And  David  waxed  greater  and  greater;  for  the  LORD 
of  hosts  was  with  him. 

'And  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  messengers  to  David, 
and  cedar  trees,  and  carpenters,  and  masons  ;  and  they 
built  David  an  house.     And  David  perceived  David's 

that  the  Lord  had  established  him  king  over  house. 

Israel,   and   that   he   had   exalted    his   kingdom    for    his 
people  Israel's  sake. 

And  there  were  sons  and  daughters  born  to  David. 

And  when  the  Philistines  heard  that  they  had  anointed 
David  king  over  Israel,  all  the  Philistines  went  up  to  seek 
David. 

And  David  inquired  of  the  LORD,  saying,  "Shall  I  go 
up  against  the  Philistines?    Wilt  thou  deliver     .,,..  ^ 

1        ^  •  .         ,  1  -s  M  Victory 

them  into  mme  hand.''  over  the 

A11T  •!  T^-i.</^  Phihstmes. 

And  the  LORD  said  unto   David,      Cjo  up  ; 

for  I   will    certainly  deliver  the    Philistines    into    thine 

hand." 

And  David  came  and  smote  them.  And  they  left 
their  images  there,  ''and  David  gave  commandment  and 
they  were  burned  with  fire. 

^  And  the  fame  of  David  went  out  into  all  lands;  the 
Lord  brought  the  fear  of  him  upon  all  nations. 

*  And  David  consulted  with  the  captains  of  thousands 
and  of  hundreds,  even  with  every  leader.  And  David 
said  unto  all  the  assembly  of  Israel,  "  If  it  Removal  of 
seem  good  unto  you,  and  if  it  be  of  the  LORD  tiieark. 
our  God,  let  us  send  abroad  everywhere  unto  our  breth- 
ren in  all  the  land  of  Israel,  and  let  us  bring  again  the 
ark  of  God  to  us;  for  we  sought  not  unto  it  in  the  days 
of  Saul." 

And  the  assembly  said  that  they  would  do  so  ;  for  the 
thing  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  all  the  people. 

'^  And  David  prepared  a  place  for  the  ark  of  God,  and 
pitched  for  it  a  tent.  "And  David  gathered  together  all 
the  chosen  men  of  Israel,  thirty  thousand  ;  and  arose,  and 
went  with  all  the  people  to  bring  up  the  ark  of  God.  And 
they  set  the  ark  upon  a  new  cart,  and  brought  it  out  of 
the  house  of  Abinadab  ;  and   Uzzah  and  Ahio  drave  the 

'  2  Sam.  V,  ir.  ^  i  Chron.  xiv,  17.  =  i  Chron.  xv,  i. 

*I  Chron.   xiv,  12.  ''  i  Chron.  xiii,  i.  ''2  Sam.  vi,  i. 

19 


250 


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[2  Sam.  6.  3._ 


cart,  and  David  and  all  the  house  of  Israel  played  before 
the  Lord  with  all  manner  of  instruments,  and  with  harps, 
and  timbrels,  and  with  cymbals. 

And  Uzzah  put  forth  his  hand  to  the  ark  of  God,  and 
took  hold  of  it,  for  the  oxen  '^stumbled.  And  the  anger 
of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against  Uzzah,  and  God  smote 
him  there  for  his  ^  error,  and  he  died. 

And  David  was  afraid  of  the  LORD  that  day ;  and 
he  said,  "  How  shall  the  ark  of  the  LORD  come  unto 
me?  " 

So  David  would  not  remove  the  ark,  but  carried  it 
aside  into  the  house  of  Obed-edom.  And  the  ark  re- 
mained in  the  house  of  Obed-edom  three  months,  and 
the  Lord  blessed  Obed-edom  and  all  his  house. 

And  it  was  told  king  David,  saying,  "The  LORD  hath 
blessed  the  house  of  Obed-edom  because  of  the  ark." 

'  Then  David  said,  "  None  ought  to  carry  the  ark  of 
God  but  the  Levites ;  for  them  hath  the  LORD  chosen." 
And  David  gathered  together  the  sons  of  Aaron,  and 
the  Levites,  and  said  unto  them,  "  Sanctify  yourselves, 
both  ye  and  your  brethren,  that  ye  may  bring  up 
the  ark.  ^  For.  because  ye  br.re  it  not  at  first,  accord- 
ing to  the  ordinance,  the  LoRD  made  a  breach  upon 
us." 

So  the  priests  and  the  Levites  sanctified  themselves  to 
bring  up  the  ark. 

And  David  spake  to  the  chief  of  the  Levites  to  ap- 
point their  brethren  the  singers,  with  instruments  of  mu- 
sic, harps  and  C)'mbals,  sounding  aloud  and  lifting  up  the 
voice  with  joy.  ^  And  David  was  clothed  with  a  robe 
of  fine  linen,  and  all  the  Levites  and  the  singers  also. 
*  And  the  Levites  bare  the  ark  of  God  upon  their  shoul- 
ders, with  the  staves  thereon,  as  Moses  commanded.  'And 
when  God  helped  the  Levites  that  bare  the  ark,  they 
sacrificed  seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams. 

"So  David  and  all  the  house  of  Israel  brought  up  the 
ark  of  the  LORD  with  joy,  with  shouting,  and  with  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet. 


'  I  Chion.  XV,  2.  ■*  I  Chnjii.  xv,  15. 
'■'  I  Chron.  xv,  13.  •'  i  Chion.  xv,  26. 
•' I  Chron.  xv,  27.    ''2  Sam.  vi.  15. 


"R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  icere  restive. 
R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  ras/incss. 


Psalm  24. 1.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  251 

A   PSALM   OF  DAVID. 
[Su/i^  at  the  bringing  up  of  the  ark  to  Jerusakin.'\ 

Part  I. 

[Sung  as  the  great  procession  walked  through  the  pleasant  country,  leaving 
the  house  of  Obed-edom.] 

First  toiupany  of  singers  : 

'  The  earth  is  the  LORD'S,  and  the  fuHness  thereof; 

Second  company  of  singers  : 

The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

First  company  : 

For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas, 

Second  company  : 

And  established  it  upon  the  floods. 

Part  II. 

[Sung  as  the  procession  swings  into  sight  of  the  glorious  city,  built   on  the 

distant  hills.] 
First  company  : 

Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord? 
And  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place  .-^ 
Second  CO inpany  : 

He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure  heart. 

All  together : 

He  shall  receive  a  blessing  from  the  LoRD, 

And  righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

[.\  long   interlude  of   instrumental  music — the  sound  of  the  cornet  with 
trumpets  and  cymbals  and  psalteries  and  harps.] 

Part  III.  v 

[Sung  as  the  procession  paused  under  the  great  gates  of  the  city] 
Singers  outside  the  gate  : 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ; 

And  be  ye  lift  up,  )'e  everlasting  doors: 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

Singers  inside  the  city  : 

Who  is  the  King  of  glory  ? 

'  PNalni  .\,\iv. 


252  The  Shorter  Bible  [I'saim  24. 9. 

Singers  outside  : 

The  Lord  strong  and  mighty, 

The  Lord  mighty  in  battle. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ; 

Yea,  lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting  doors : 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

Singers  inside  : 

Who  is  this  King  of  glory? 

Singers  outside  : 

The  Lord  of  hosts, 
He  is  the  King  of  glory. 

[The  massive  gates  swing  wide  open,  and  witii  a  great  burst  of  cornet 
and  trumpet  and  cymbal  and  harp  the  ark  is  borne  within.] 

'  And  they  brought  in  the  ark  of  the  LORD,  and  set  it 
in  its  place,  in  the  midst  of  the  tent  that 
brougS,  to  David  had  pitched  for  it ;  and  David  offered 
Zion.  burnt  offerings  and  peace  offerings  before  the 

Lord.  And  when  David  had  made  an  end  of  offering, 
he  blessed  the  people  in  the  name  of  the  LORD.  And 
he  dealt,  both  to  men  and  women,  even  the  whole  mul- 
titude, to  every  one  a  cake  of  bread,  and  a  portion  of 
flesh,  and  a  cake  of  raisins.  So  all  the  people  departed 
every  one  to  his  house.  Then  David  returned  to  bless 
his  household. 

^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  ark  of  the  LORD  came  into 
the  city  of  David,  that  Michal  the  daughter 
^id^^unilh^  of  Saul  lookcd  out  at  the  window,  and  saw 
ment.  king  David   leaping  and   dancing  before  the 

Lord  ;  and  she  despised  him  in  her  heart.  '  And  Michal 
came  out  to  meet  David,  and  said,  "  How  glorious  was 
the  king  of  Israel  to-day,  in  the  eyes  of  his  servants !  " 

And  David  said  unto  Michal,  "  It  was  before  the 
Lord,  which  chose  me  prince  over  the  people  of  the 
Lord.     Therefore  will  I  play  before  the  LokdI" 

And  Michal  the  daughter  of  Saul  had  no  child  until 
the  day  of  her  death. 

'And  David  appointed  certain  Levites  to  minister 
before  the  Lord,  and  celebrate  and  thank  and  pi'aise 
the  Lord:  Asaph  the  chief,  with  psalteries  and  harps 
'  2  Sam.  vi,  17.      -'  I   CJiron.  xv,  29.      ■'  2  Sam.  vi,  20.      ■•  i  Chron.  xvi,  4. 


iChron.i6. 5.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  253 

and   cymbals  sounding   aloud,  and   with  trumpets  con- 
tinually before  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God. 

On  that  day  did  David   first  ordain  to  give 
thanks  unto  the  LORD,  by  the  hand  of  Asaph        mmfSr 
and  his  brethren.  ^°^^^^p- 

'<  a  Q  gi^.g  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name ; 
Make  known  his  doings  among  the  peoples. 
Sing  unto  him,  sing  praises  unto  him ; 
^  Talk  ye  of  all  his  marvelous  works. 

Seek  ye  the  LoRD  and  his  strength; 

Seek  his  face  evermore. 

He  is  the  LORD  our  God  ; 

His  judgments  are  in  all  the  earth, 

"  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth, 

Show  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised  : 

He  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

For  all  the  gods  of  the  peoples  are  ''  idols: 

But  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

Honor  and  majesty  are  before  him  : 

Strength  and  gladness  are  in  his  place. 

Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kindreds  of  the  peoples. 

Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name: 

Bring  an  offering,  and  come  before  him  : 

Worship  the  LORD  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

Tremble  before  him,  all  the  earth  : 

Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the  earth  rejoice. 

Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fullness  thereof; 

Let  the  field  exult,  and  all  that  is  therein  ; 

Then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the  wood  sing  for  jo)'  before 

the  Lord, 
For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth. 

"  O  give  thanks  unto  the  LORD  ;  for  he  is  good  ; 
For  his  mercy  endureth  forever. 

*  Found  also  in  Psalin  cv,  1-7.  '^  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  vieditati'.  "=  Found 
also  in  Psalm  xcvi.  ''  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  things  of  naught.  ''  I'"()und  also 
in  Psalm  cvi,  i  and  48. 


'ii54  The  Shorter  Bible      [i  Chron.  16.36. 

Blessed  be  the  LORU,  the  God  of  Israel, 
From  everlasting  even  to  everlasting." 

And  all  the  people  said,  "  Amen  !  "  and  praised  the 
Lord.  • 

So  David  left  there,  before  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord,  Asaph  and  his  brethren,  to  minister  before 
the  ai'k  continually,  as  every  day's  work  required.  But 
he  left  Zadok  the  priest  and  his  brethren  the  priests 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  LoRD  in  the  high  place  that 
was  at  Gibeon,  to  offer  burnt  offerings  unto  the  Lord 
upon  the  altar  morning  and  evening,  even  according  to 
all  that  is  written  in  the  law  of  the  LORD. 


2Sam.  7. 1.]    Chronologically  Arranged. 


CHAPTER   IX. 

THE    TEMPLE    PLANNED    FOR:     SUCCESSFUL   WARS: 
DAVID'S   SIN  AND    REPENTANCE. 

'And  it  came  to  pass,  when   the    king  dwelt   in  his 
house,  and  the  LORD  had  given  him  rest  from 
all   his  enemies  round  about,  that   the  king   Fo^bulid^h" 
said  unto  Nathan  the  prophet,  "  See  now,  I    t'^^P^®. 
dwell  in  an  house  of  cedar,  but  the  ark  of  God  dvvelleth 
within  curtains." 

And  Nathan  said  to  the  king,  "  Go,  do  all  that  is  in 
thine  heart." 

And  the  same  night  the  word  of  the  LoRD  came  unto 
Nathan,  saying,  "  Go  and  tell  my  servant 
David,  '  Shalt  thou  build  me  an  house  ?  I  have  ?t^|  x^Js-^^" 
not  dwelt  in  an  house  since  the  day  that  I  ^^^®' 
brought  up  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  but  have 
walked  in  a  tent  and  tabernacle.  Spake  I  a  word  with  any 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  saying,  "  Why  have  ye  not  built 
me  an  house  of  cedar?"'  Now  therefore  thus  shalt  thou  say 
unto  my  servant  David,  '  I  took  thee  from  following  the 
sheep,  that  thou  shouldest  be  ^  prince  over  my  people  Is- 
rael ;  and  I  have  been  with  thee  whithersoever  thou 
wentest,  and  have  cut  off  all  thine  enemies  from  before 
thee.  I  will  appoint  a  place  for  my  people,  and  will 
plant  them,  that  they  may  be  moved  no  more  ;  neither 
shall  the  children  of  wickedness  afflict  them  any  more; 
and  I  ''will  cause  thee  to  rest  from  all  thine  enemies. 
Moreover,  the  LORD  will  make  thee  an  house.  When 
thy  days  be  fulfilled,  and  thou  shalt  sleep  with  thy 
fathers,  I  will  set  up  thy  seed  after  thee,  and  I  will  es- 
tablish his  kingdom.     He  shall  build  an  house  for  my 

,      e-  ••  I       *R.  V.  mar?.,  Or,  /eadt'r.      ^R.  Y. 

'  2   Sam.  Vll,   I.  r\       r  J 

marg.,  Or,  Aave  catisici. 


256  The  Shorter  Bible         [2Sam.  7. 12. 

name,  and  I  will  establish  his  throne  forever.  I  will  be 
his  father  and  he  shall  be  my  son.  If  he  commit  in- 
iquity, I  will  chasten  him,  but  my  mercy  shall  not  de- 
part from  him.  And  thine  house  and  thy  kingdom  shall 
be  made  sure  forever.'  " 

According  to  all  these  words,  and  according  to  all  this 
vision,  so  did  Nathan  speak  unto  David. 

Then  David  the  king  went  in,  and  sat  before  the  LORD  ; 
and  he  said,  "  Who  am  I,  O  Lord  God,  and  what  is  my 
house,  that  thou  hast  brought  me  thus  far?  And  thou 
hast  spoken  also  of  thy  servant's  house  for  a  great  while 
to  come.  "Thou  art  great,  O  LORD  God  ;  there  is  none 
like  thee.  And  what  nation  in  the  earth  is  like  thy  peo- 
ple Israel  ?  And  now,  O  Lord  God,  the  word  that  thou 
hast  spoken  concerning  thy  servant,  and  his  house,  con- 
firm thou  it  forever;  and  do  as  thou  hast  spoken.  And 
let  thy  name  be  magnified  forever." 

'  And  after  this  it  came  to  pass  that  David  smote  the 
Victory  in  Philistines,  and  took  Gath  and  her  towns, 
■war.  And  he  smote  Moab  and  the  Syrians.     And 

the  Syrians  became  servants  to  David  and  brought 
presents.  ^  And  David  took  a  thousand  chariots  and 
seven  thousand  horsemen  and  twenty  thousand  footmen  ; 
and  ^shields  of  gold  and  very  much  brass,  wherewith 
Solomon  made  the  brazen  sea  and  the  pillars  ;  and  all 
manner  of  vessels  of  gold  and  silver  and  brass;  these 
did  king  David  dedicate  unto  the  Lord.  And  the 
Lord  *  gave  victory  to  David  whithersoever  he  went. 
And  David  reigned  over  all  Israel,  and  executed  judg- 
ment and  justice  unto  all  his  people.  And  Joab  was 
over  the  ^' host,  and  Jehoshaphat  was  "^  recorder,  and 
Zadok  and  Abimelech  were  priests,  and  Shavsha  was 
''scribe,  and  the  sons  of  David  were  chief  about  the 
king. 

^  And  David  said,  "  Is  there  yet  any  that  is  left  of  the 
house  of  Saul,  that  I  may  show  him  kindness  for  Jona- 
than's sake  ?  " 

'  I  Chron.  xviii,  i.  I       "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  savfii  David. 

'■'  I  Chron.  xviii,  4.  |  ••  Tiiat  is,  the  army.     "^  K.  V.  marg., 
*i  Chron.  xviii,  7.  Or,  chronicler.     "'R.  V.  marg. ,  Or, 

*  2  Sam.  ix,  i.  |  secretary. 


2  Sam.  9-2.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  257 

And  there  was  of  the  house  of  Saul  a  servant  whose 
name   was   Ziba,  and   they   called   him   unto    ^^.  ^ 

.,-,.,  ■'  Kindness  to 

David.  Jonathan's 

And  the  king  said  unto  him,  "  Is  there  not     ^"^^  y- 
yet  any  of  the  house  of  Saul  ?  " 

And  Ziba  said  unto  the  king,  "Jonathan  hath  yet  a 
son,  which  is  lame  on  both  his  feet." 

Then  king  David  sent  and  fetched  him.  And  Mephib- 
osheth,  the  son  of  Jonathan,  the  son  of  Saul,  came  unto 
David,  and  fell  on  his  face  and  did  obeisance,  and  an- 
swered, "  Behold  thy  servant !  " 

And  David  said  unto  him,  "Fear  not;  for  I  will 
surely  show  thee  kindness  for  Jonathan  thy  father's  sake, 
and  will  restore  thee  all  the  land  of  thy  father ;  and 
thou  shalt  eat  bread  at  my  table  continually." 

And  he  did  obeisance,  and  said,  "  What  is  thy  serv- 
ant, that  thou  shouldest  look  upon  such  a  dead  dog  as  I 
am  ?" 

Then  the  king  called  to  Ziba,  Saul's  servant,  and  said 
unto  him,  "All  that  pertained  to  Saul  and  all  his  house 
have  I  given  unto  thy  master's  son.  And  thou  shalt 
till  the  land  for  him,  thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  serv- 
ants ;  but  Mephibosheth,  thy  master's  son,  shall  eat 
bread  alway  at  my  table."  (Now  Ziba  had  fifteen  sons 
and  twenty  servants.) 

Then  said  Ziba  unto  the  king,  "According  to  all 
that  my  lord  the  king  commandeth,  so  shall  thy  servant 
do." 

So  Mephibosheth  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  ;  for  he  did  eat 
continually  at  the  king's  table. 

'And  David  went  and  took  the  bones  of  Saul  and  the 
bones  of  Jonathan  his  son  from  the  men  of  Jabesh- 
gilead,  which  had  stolen  them  from  the  ""  street  of  Beth- 
shan,  where  the  Philistines  had  hanged  them,  in  the  day 
that  the  Philistines  slew  Saul  in  Gilboa.  And  he  brought 
up  and  buried  the  bones  of  Saul  and  Jonathan  in  the 
sepulcher  of  Kish  his  father. 

^And  the  king  of  the  children  of  Ammon  died,  and 
Hanun  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

And  David  said,  "  I  will  show  kindness  unto   Hanun, 

'  2  Sam.  xxi,  12.     -2  Sam.  x,  l.         1       "R.V.  marg.,  Or,  broad  place. 


258  The  Shorter  Bible  [aSam.  io.  2. 

as  his  father  showed  kindness  unto  me."  So  David  sent 
by  the  hand  of  his  servants  to  comfort  him  concerning  his 
father. 

But  the  princes  of  the  children  of  Ammon  said  unto 
Hanun,  "  Thinkest  thou  that  David  doth  honor  thy 
father?  Hath  not  David  sent  his  servants  to  spy  out 
the  city  and  to  overthrow  it  ?  " 

So  Hanun  took  David's  servants,  and  shaved  off  one 
half  their  beards,  and  cut  off  their  garments  in  the  mid- 
dle, and  sent  them  away. 

David  sent  to  meet  them,  for  the  men  were  greatly 
ashamed,  and  said,  "Tarry  at  Jericho  until  your  beards 
be  grown,  and  then  return." 

*  And  at  the  return  of  the  year,  when  kings  go  out  to 
battle,  David  sent  Joab  and  all  Israel ;  and  they  destroyed 
Ammon  and  besieged  Rabbah.  But  David  tarried  at 
Jerusalem. 

And  it  came   to   pass  at   eventide  that    David   arose 

and  walked  upon  the  roof  of  the  king's  house. 
Batn-sneba.      Air  A  r   i 

And    from   the   root   he  saw   a   woman    very 

beautiful  to  look  upon.     And  David   inquired   after  the 

woman  ;  and  one  said,  "  Is  not  this  Bath-sheba,  the  wife 

of  Uriah?" 

And  David  sent  and  took  her;  and  she  came  in  unto 
him. 

Now    Uriah    was    with   Joab. 

^  And  David  wrote  a  letter  to  Joab,  saying,  "  Set  ye 
Uriah  in  the  forefront  of  the  hottest  battle,  and  retire 
from  him,  that  he  may  be  smitten,  and  die." 

And  Joab  assigned  Uriah  unto  the  place  where  he 
Murder  of  knew  that  valiant  men  were.  And  the  men 
Uriah.  Qf  ^Yiq  (-[^y  went  out,  and  fought  with  Joab; 

and  there  fell  some  of  the  servants  of  David  ;  and  Uriah 
the  Hittite  died  also. 

Then  Joab  sent  and  told  David  all  the  things  con- 
cerning the  war.  And  he  charged  the  messenger,  say- 
ing, "  If  the  king's  wrath  arise,  and  he  say,  '  Wherefore 
went  ye  so  nigh  unto  the  city  to  fight  ?  '  thou  shalt  say, 
'  Uriah  is  dead  also.'" 

So  the  messenger  came  and  showed  Da\icl  all. 

'  2  Sam.  xi,  I.  *  2  Sam.  xi,   14. 


2  Sam.  11.26.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  259 

And  when  the  wife  of  Uriah  heard  that  he^  husband 
was  dead,  she  made  lamentation  for  her  husband.  And 
when  the  mourning  was  past,  David  sent  and  took  her 
home  to  his  house,  and  she  became  his  wife,  and  bare 
him  a  son. 

But  the  thing  that  David  had  done  displeased  the 
Lord. 

And  the  LORD  sent  Nathan  unto  David.  And  he 
came  unto  him,  and  said  unto  him, 

"  There  were  two  men  in  one  city ;  the  one  rich,  and 
the  other  poor.  The  rich  man  had  exceeding  jj^^i^an's 
many  flocks  and  herds  ;  but  the  poor  man  parable  and 
had  nothing,  save  one  little  lamb,  which  he 
had  bought  and  nourished  up.  And  it  grew  up  with 
him  and  his  children  ;  it  did  eat  of  his  own  morsel,  and 
drank  of  his  own  cup.  And  there  came  a  traveler  unto 
the  rich  man,  and  he  spared  to  take  of  his  own  flock  to 
dress  for  the  man  that  was  come  unto  him,  but  took  the 
poor  man's  lamb,  and  dressed  it  for  the  man  that  was 
come  unto  him." 

And  David's  anger  was  greatly  kindled  against  the 
man  ;  and  he  said  to  Nathan,  "As  the  LORD  liveth,  the 
man  that  hath  done  this  is  worthy  to  die ;  and  he  shall 
restore  the  lamb  fourfold,  because  he  did  this  thing,  and 
because  he  had  no  pity." 

And  Nathan  said  to  David,  "  Thou  art  the  man  !  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  '  I  anointed  thee  king 
over  Israel,  and  I  delivered  thee  out  of  the  hand  of  Saul ; 
and  I  gave  thee  thy  master's  house,  and  the  house  of 
Israel  and  of  Judah.  And  if  that  had  been  too  little,  I 
would  have  added  unto  thee  such  and  such  things. 
Wherefore  hast  thou  despised  the  word  of  the  LORD,  to 
do  that  which  is  evil  in  his  sight?  Thou  hast  smitten 
Uriah  the  Hittite  with  the  sword,  and  hast  taken  his  wife 
to  be  thy  wife.  Now  therefore,  the  sword  shall  never 
depart  from  thine  house.'  " 

And    David   said    unto   Nathan,    "  I   have    David's  re- 
sinned against  the  LORD."  SlathoTtke 

And  Nathan  said  unto  David,  "  The  LORD    child, 
also  hath  put  away  thy  sin  ;    thou  shalt   not  die.     How- 
beit,  because  by  this  deed  thou  hast  given  great  occa- 


260  The  Shorter  Bible       [2  Sam.  12.  14. 

sion  to  i\}^  enemies  of  the  Lord  to  blaspheme,  the  child 
also  that  is  born  unto  thee  shall  surely  die." 
And  Nathan  departed  unto  his  house. 

I.    '  A   PSALM   OF   DAVID, 
IV hen  N'athan  tJie  prophet  came  unto  him. 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  according  to  thy  loving- 
kindness  : 

According  to  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies  blot 
out  my  transgressions. 

Wash  me  throughly  from  mine  iniquity, 

And  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions  : 

And  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 

Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sinned. 

And  done  that  which  is  evil  in  thy  sight : 

That  thou  mayest  be  justified  when  thou  speakest, 

And  be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 

Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  iniquity; 
And  in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 
Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  inward  parts  : 
And  in  the  hidden  part   thou  shalt  make  me  to  know 
wisdom. 

Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be  clean  : 

Wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 

Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness; 

That  the  bones  which  thou  hast  broken  may  rejoice. 

Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins. 

And  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 

Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God  ; 
And  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 
Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence ; 
And  take  not  thy  holy  spirit  from  me. 
Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  salvation: 
And  uphold  me  with  a  free  spirit. 
Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  th\-  wa)'s  ; 
And  sinners  shall  be  converted  unto  thee, 

'  I'salin  li. 


Psalm  51.  I4-]  Chronologically  Arranged.  261 

Deliver. me  from  bloodguiltiness,  O  God,  thou   God  of 

my  salvation ; 
And  my  tongue  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 
O  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips; 
And  my  mouth  shall  show  forth  thy  praise. 

For  thou  delightest  not  in  sacrifice  ;  else  would  I  give  it: 
Thou  hast  no  pleasure  in  burnt  offering. 
The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit : 
A  broken  and  a   contrite   heart,  O  God,  thou  wilt  not 
despise. 

IL    'A    PSALM    OF   DAVID. 

Blessed  is    he  whose    transgression    is    forgiven,    whose 

sin  is  covered. 
Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the  Lord  imputeth  not 

iniquity, 
And  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no  guile. 

When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones  waxed  old 
Through  my  roaring  all  the  day  long. 
For  day  and  night  thy  hand  was  heavy  upon  me  : 
My    moisture   was   changed    ''  as   with    the    drought   of 
summer. 

I   acknowledged    my  sin  unto   thee,   and    mine   iniquity 

have  I  not  hid  : 
I  said,  I  will  confess  my  transgressions  unto  the  LORD  ; 
And  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of  my  sin. 
Thou  art  my  hiding  place  ;  thou  wilt  preserve  me  from 

trouble  ; 
Thou  wilt  compass  me  about  with  songs  of  deliverance. 

Many  sorrows  shall  be  to  the  wicked, 
But  he  that  trusteth  in  the  LoRD,  mercy  shall  compass 
him  about. 

'  And  the  LORD  struck  the  child  that  Uriah's  wife  bare 
unto  David,  and  it  was  very  sick.  David  therefore  be- 
sought God  for  the  child,  and  fasted,  and  lay  all  night 
upon  the  earth.      And   the   elders   of  his   house    arose, 

•  Psalm  xxxii,     '^  2  Sam.  xii,  15.  |  "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  into. 


262  The  Shorter  Bible         [2  Sam.  12. 17. 

and   stood   beside  him,  to  raise  him  up  from  the  earth; 
but  he  would  not,  neither  did  he  eat  bread  with  them. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  the  child 
died.  And  the  servants  of  David  feared  to  tell  him,  for 
they  said,  "  Behold,  while  the  child  was  yet  alive,  we 
spake  unto  him,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto  our  voice. 
How  will  he  then  vex  himself,  if  we  tell  him  that  the 
child  is  dead  ?  " 

But  when  David  saw  that  his  servants  whispered  to- 
gether, David  said,  "  Is  the  child  dead  ?" 

And  they  said,  "  He  is  dead." 

Then  David  arose  from  the  earth,  and  washed,  and 
changed  his  apparel.  And  he  came  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  worshiped  ;  then  he  came  to  his  own 
house;   and  they  set  bread  before  him,  and  he  did  eat. 

Then  said  his  servants  unto  him,  "  What  is  this  that 
thou  hast  done?  Thou  didst  fast  and  weep  for  the  child, 
while  it  was  alive  ;  but  when  the  child  was  dead,  thou 
didst  rise  and  eat  bread  !  " 

And  he  said,  "  While  the  child  was  yet  alive,  I  fasted 
andwept  ;  for  I  said,  '  Who  knoweth  whether  the  Lord 
will  not  be  gracious  to  me,  that  the  child  may  live?' 
But  now  he  is  dead,  wherefore  should  I  fast  ?  Can  I 
bring  him  back  again  ?  I  shall  go  to  him,  but  he  shall 
not  return  to  me." 

Birth  of  And  David  comforted  Bath-sheba  his  wife, 

Solomon.         j^^^^  ^j^^  j^^,.^,  ^  ^^^^^  ^,^j  a  j^^  Called  his  name 

Solomon.     And  the  Lord  loved  him. 

"  R.  V.  maig. ,  Another  reading  is,  s/ie  called. 


2  Sam.  12. 26.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  263 


CHAPTER  X. 

SUCCESSFUL   WARS:    REBELLION   OF   ABSALOM. 

Now  Joab  fought  against  Rabbah.     And  Joab  sent  to 
David,  and  said,  "  Gather  the  rest  of  the  peo-    victoryover 
pie  together  and  encamp  against  the  city,  and    ^^^^^'^• 
taive  it,  lest  I  take  the  city  and  it  be  called  after  my  name." 

And  David  went  to  Rabbah  and  fought  against  it,  and 
took  it.  And  he  took  the  crown  of  their  king  from  off 
his  head  ;  the  weight  thereof  was  a  talent  of  gold,  and 
in  it  were  precious  stones ;  and  it  was  set  on  David's 
head.  And  he  brought  forth  the  spoil  of  the  city,  ex- 
ceeding much.  And  David  and  all  the  people  returned 
unto  Jerusalem. 

'  Now  in  all  Israel  there  was  none  so  much  praised  as 
Absalom  for  his  beauty ;  from  the  sole  of  his 
foot  even  to  the  crown  of  his  head  there  was  his^rebei- 
no  blemish  in  him.  And  when  he  polled  his  ^^°^' 
head,  at  every  year's  end,  (because  the  hair  was  heavy 
on  him,  therefore  he  polled  it,)  he  weighed  the  hair  at 
two  hundred  shekels. 

And  Absalom  prepared  him  a  chariot  and  horses,  and 
fifty  men  to  run  before  him.  And  Absalom  rose  up 
early,  and  stood  beside  the  gate.  And  when  any  man 
had  a  suit  which  would  come  to  the  king  for  judgment, 
Absalom  called  unto  him,  and  said,  "  See  thy  matters  are 
good  and  right  ;  but  there  is  no  man  to  hear  thee.  Oh 
that  I  were  made  judge  in  the  land,  that  every  man  which 
hath  any  suit  or  cause  might  come  unto  me,  and  I  would 
do  him  justice  !  " 

And  when  any  man  came  nigh  to  do  him  obeisance,  he 
put  forth  his  hand,  and  took  hold  of  him,  and  kissed 
him.     So  Absalom  stole  the  hearts  of  the  men  of  Israel. 

And  at  the  end  of  years  Absalom  said  unto  the  kin.g, 

'  2  Sam.  xiv,  25. 


264  The  Shorter  Bible  [2  Sam.  15.  ;• 

"  I  pray  thee,  let  me  go  and  pay  my  vow,  which  I  have 
vowed  unto  the  LORD,  in  Hebron." 

And  the  king  said  unto  him,  "  Go  in  peace." 

So  he  arose,  and  went  to  Hebron.  But  Absalom  sent 
spies  throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  saying,  "  As  soon 
as  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  then  ye  shall  say, 
'  Absalom  is  king  in  Hebron.'  "  And  with  Absalom  went 
two  hundred  men  out  of  Jerusalem.  And  Absalom  sent 
for  Ahithophcl,  David's  counselor.  And  the  conspiracy 
was  strong  ;  for  the  people  increased  continually  with 
Absalom. 

And  there  came  a  messenger  to  David,  saying,  "  The 
hearts  of  the  men  of  Israel  are  after  Absalom." 

And  David  said  unto  all  his  servants  that  were  with 
him  at  Jerusalem,  "Arise,  and  let  us  flee  from  Absalom. 
Flight  of  Make  speed  to  depart,  lest  he  overtake  us 
David.  quickly,  and  smite  the  city  with  the  edge  of 

the  sword." 

And  the  king  went  forth,  and  the  people  and  his  serv- 
ants, over  the  brook  Kidron  toward  the  wilderness.  And 
all  the  country  wept  with  a  loud  voice.  And,  lo,  Zadok 
also  came,  and  all  the  Levites  with  him,  bearing  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  God. 

And  the  king  said  unto  Zadok,  '"  Carry  back  the  ark 
into  the  city.  If  I  shall  find  favor  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord,  he  will  bring  me  again.  Return  into  the  city  in 
peace,  and  your  two  sons  with  you.  See,  I  will  tarry  at  the 
fords  of  the  wilderness,  until  there  come  word  from  you." 

Zadok  therefore  carried  the  ark  of  God  again  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  abode  there. 

And  David  went  up  by  the  Mount  of  Olives,  and  wept 
as  he  went  up;  and  he  had  his  head  covered,  and  went 
barefoot.  And  all  the  people  that  were  with  him  covered 
every  man  his  head,  weeping  as  they  went  up. 

And  one  told  David,  saying,  "Ahithophcl  isamongthe 
conspirators  with  Absalom/' 

And  David  said,  "  O  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  turn  the 
counsel  of  Ahithophcl  into  foolishness." 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  David  was  come  to 
the  top  of  the  ascent,  behold,  Hushai,  '  David's  friend, 
'  2  Sam.  XV,  37. 


2Sam.  1 5- 32. J  Chronologically  Arranged.  265 

'  came  to  meet   him  with  his  coat  rent,  and  earth  upon 
his  head.     And    David  said   unto    him,   "  If 
thou  passest  on  with  me,  then  thou  shalt  be  Hushai. 

a  burden  unto  me  ;  but  if  thou  return  to  the  city,  hast 
thou  not  there  the  priests  ?  Therefore  what  thing  soever 
thou  shalt  hear  out  of  the  king's  house,  thou  shalt  tell  to 
their  two  sons,  and  by  them  ye  shall  send  me  everything 
ye  shall  hear." 

So  Hushai  r  e  t  u  r  n  e  d  . 

And  when  David  was  a  little  past  the  top  of  the  ascent, 

behold,  Ziba  the  servant  of  Mephibosheth  met        „  ,  ^, 
'  i  Ziba  s 

him,  with  a  couple  of  asses  saddled,  and  upon  kindness. 
them  two  hundred  loaves  of  bread,  and  a  hundred  clus- 
ters of  raisins,  and  summer  fruits. 

And  the  king  said  unto  Ziba,  "  What  meanest  thou  by 
these?  " 

And  Ziba  said  "  The  asses  be  for  the  king's  household 
to  ride  on;  and  the  bread  and  fruit  to  eat." 

And  the  king  said,  "And  where  is  thy  master's  son  ?  " 

And  Ziba  said  unto  the  king,  "  Behold,  he  abideth  at 
Jerusalem  ;  for  he  said,  '  To-day  shall  the  house  of  Israel 
restore  me  the  kingdom  of  my  father.'  " 

Then  said  the  king  to  Ziba,  "  Behold,  thine  is  all  that 
pertaineth  unto  Mephibosheth." 

And  behold,  there  came  out  a  man  of  the  house  of 
Saul,  whose  name  was  Shimei.  He  came  out,  and  cursed 
as  he  came.  And  he  cast  stones  at  David,  shimei's 
and  at  all  the  servants.  And  thus  said  Shimei,  cursmg. 
"  Begone,  begone,  thou  man  of  blood,  and  man  of 
Belial  I  The  Lord  hath  delivered  the  kingdom  into  the 
hand  of  Absalom  !  Behold,  thou  art  taken  in  thine  own 
mischief,  thou  man  of  blood  !  " 

Then  said  Abishai  unto  the  king,  "  Why  should  this 
dog  curse  my  lord  the  king?  Let  me  go  over  and  take 
off  his  head  !  " 

And  the  king  said,  "  Behold,  my  son  seeketh  my  life  ; 
how  much  more  may  this  Benjamite  now  do  it? 
Let  him  alone,  let  him  curse.  It  may  be  that  the 
Lord  will  look  on  tlie  "•wrong  done  unto  me,  and    that 

i„  c  ^„  I       "  R.  V.  marg.,  Some  ancient  versions 

'  2  Sam.  XV,  32.  J       ^-  ^-    * 

I  read,  ajffitction^ 

20 


266  The  Shorter  Bible        [2  Sam.  16. 12. 

the  Lord  will  requite  mc  good  for  his  cursing  this 
day." 

So  David  and  his  men  went  by  the  way,  and  Shimei 
went  along  on  the  hillside  over  against  him,  and  cursed 
and  threw  stones  at  him,  and  cast  dust. 

And  Absalom,  and  all  the  men  of  Israel,  came  to  Je- 
rusalem, and  Ahithophel  with  him. 

And  when  Hushai,  David's  friend,  was  come  unto 
Absalom,  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom,  "God  save  the 
king  !     God  save  the  king  !  " 

Then  said  Absalom  to  Ahithophel,  "  Give  your  coun- 
Differing         sel  what  we  shall  do." 

counsels.  And  Ahithophel  said  unto  Absalom,  "  Let 

me  now  choose  out  twelve  thousand  men,  and  I  will 
arise  and  pursue  after  David  this  night ;  and  I  will  come 
upon  him  while  he  is  weary  and  will  make  him  afraid  ; 
and  all  the  people  that  are  with  him  shall  flee.  And  I 
will  smite  the  king  only,  and  I  will  bring  back  all  the 
people  unto  thee." 

And  the  saying  pleased  Absalom  well. 

Then  said  Absalom,  "  Call  now  Hushai  also,  and  let 
us  hear  likewise  what  he  saith." 

And  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom,  "  The  counsel  that 
Ahithophel  hath  given  this  time  is  not  good.  Thou 
knowest  thy  father  and  his  men,  that  they  be  mighty 
men,  and  they  be  ^chafed  in  their  minds,  as  a  bear 
robbed  of  her  whelps  in  the  field.  Thy  father  is  a  man 
of  war,  and  will  not  lodge  with  the  people.  Behold,  he 
is  hid  now  in  some  pit,  or  other  place.  I  counsel  that 
all  Israel  be  gathered  together  as  the  sand  that  is  by  the 
sea  for  multitude;  and  that  thou  go  to  battle  in  thine 
own  person,  and  of  him  and  all  the  men  that  are  with 
him  we  will  not  leave  so  much  as  one.  Moreover,  if  he 
^'  be  gotten  into  a  city,  then  shall  all  Israel  bring  ropes 
to  that  city,  and  we  will  draw  it  into  the  river,  until  there 
be  not  one  small  stone  found  there." 

And  Absalom  and  all  the  men  of  Israel  said.  "  The 
counsel  of  Hushai  is  better  than  the  counsel  t)f  Ahitho- 
phel." 

"  R.  V.  niarg.,  Hch.  />^//tV  o/  m>hI.  '' I\.  \'.  iiiarg..  Or,  ii<ithdraw 
hiinsilj . 


2Sam.  17.23.J  Chronologically  x\rranged.  267 

'  And  when  Ahithophel  saw  that  his  counsel  was  not 
followed,  he  saddled  his  ass,  and  arose  and    suicide  of 
gat  him  home,  and  set  his  house   in  order,    Ahithophel. 
and  hanged  himself;  and  he  died,  and  was  buried. 

*Then  Hushai  told  everything  secretly  to 
the  priests,  and  they  sent  and  told  king  David.  Then 
David  arose,  and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him,  and 
by  the  morning  light  there  lacked  not  one  of  them  that 
was  not  gone  over  Jordan.  And  the  peopleof  the 
land  brought  beds  and  basins  and  much  food  for  David 
and  the  people,  for  they  said,  "  The  people  is  hungry, 
and  weary,  and  thirsty,  in  the  wilderness." 

'a    psalm    of   DAVID, 
IV hill  lie  Jled  from  Absalom  his  son. 

Lord,  how  are  mine  adversaries  increased! 
Many  are  they  that  rise  up  against  me. 
Many  there  be  which  say  ''  of  my  soul, 
There  is  no  ^'  help  for  him  in  God. 

But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  shield  about  me; 
My  glory,  and  the  lifter  up  of  mine  head. 
I  cry  unto  the  LoRD  with  my  voice, 
And  he  answereth  me  out  of  his  holy  hill. 
I  laid  me  down  and  slept  ; 
I  awaked  ;  for  the  LORD  sustaineth  me. 

I  will  not  be  afraid  of  ten  thousands  of  the  people, 
That  have  set  themselves  against  me  round  about. 
Arise,  O  Lord  ; 
Save  me,  O  my  God. 

Salvation  belongeth  unto  the  LORD ; 
Thy  blessing  be  upon  thy  people. 

'And  Absalom  passed  over  Jordan,  he  and  the  men  of 
Israel  with  him,  and  pitched  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

'And  David  numbered  the  people  that  were  with  him, 
and  set  captains  of  thousands  and  captains  of  hundreds 

•  2  Sam.  xvii,  23.     ^2  Sam.  xvii,   24.  ,  j.    y_  ^^  q^.    ^,,        b  r.  V. 

■-•2  Sam.  xvii,  15.      ^2  Sam.  xviu,  i.       ^^  q^.   ,„i.^,^,tion. 

■•  Psalm  ill. 


268  The  Shorter  Bible  L2Sam.  i8.  i. 

over  them.    And  the  king  said  unto  the  people,  "  I  will 
surely  go  forth  with  you  myself  also." 

But  the  people  said,  "  Thou  shalt  not  go  forth  ;  for  if 
we  flee  away,  they  will  not  care  for  us;  neither  if  half 
of  us  die,  will  they  care.  But  thou  art  worth  ten  thou- 
sand of  us.  Therefore  it  is  better  that  thou  be  ready  to 
succor  us  out  of  the  city." 

And  the  king  said  unto  them,  "  What  seemeth  you 
best  I  will  do." 

And  the  king  stood  by  the  gate  side,  and  all  the  peo- 
ple went  out  by  hundreds  and  by  thousands.  And  the 
king  commanded  the  captains  saying,  "  Deal 
gently  for  my  sake  with  Absalom."  And  all  the  peo- 
ple heard. 

So  the  people  went  out,  and  the  battle  was 
in  the  forest  of  Ephraim.  And  the  people  of 
Israel  were  smitten  before  the  servants  of  David,  and 
there  was  a  great  slaughter.  For  the  battle  was  spread 
over  the  face  of  all  the  country  ;  and  the  forest  devoured 
more  people  than  the  sword. 

And  Absalom  rode  upon  his  muk,  and  the  mule  went 
under  the  thick  boughs  of  a  great  oak,  and  his  head 
caught  hold  of  the  oak,  and  he  \\a.s  taken  up  between 
the  heaven  and  the  earth ;  and  the  mule  that  was 
under  him  went  on.  And  a  certain  man  saw  it,  and  told 
Joab,  and  said,  "  B.chold,  I  saw  Absalom  hanging  in  an 
oak." 

And  Joab  said,  "Why  didst  thou  not  smite  him 
thereto  the  ground?  And  I  would  have  given  thee  ten 
pieces  of  silver,  and  a  girdle." 

And  the  man  said  unto  Joab,  "  Though  I  should  re- 
ceive a  thousand  pieces  of  silver,  )'et  would  I  not  put 
forth  mine  hand  against  the  king's  son  ;  for  in  our  hear- 
ing the  king  charged  thee,  saying,  '  Beware  that  none 
touch  the  young  man.'  " 

Then  said  Joab,  "  I  may  not  tarry  thus  with  thee." 
And  he  took  three  darts  in  his  hand,  and  thrust  them 
Death  of  through  the  heart  of  Absalom.  And  ten 
Absalom.  young  men  that  bare  Joab's  armcjr  compassed 
about  and  smote  Absalom,  and  slew  him. 

And  Joab  blew  the  trumpet,  and  the  people  returned 


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from  pursuing  after  Israel.  And  they  took  Absalom, 
and  cast  him  into  the  great  pit  in  the  forest,  and  raised 
over  him  a  very  great  heap  of  stones. 

And  all  Israel  fled  every  one  to  his  tent. 

Now  Absalom  in  his  lifetime  had  taken  and  reared  up 
for  himself  a  pillar,  for  he  said,  "  I  have  no  son  to  keep 
my  name  in  remembrance."  And  he  called  the  pillar 
after  his  own  name;  and  it  is  called  Absalom's  monu- 
ment, unto  this  day. 

Then  said  Ahimaaz,  the  son  of  Zadok,  "  Let  me  now 
run  and  bear  the  king  tidings,  how  the  LoRD  hath 
avenged  him  of  his  enemies." 

And  Joab  said  unto  him,  "  Thou  shalt  not  be  the 
bearer  of  tidings  this  day,  because  the  king's  son  is  dead." 

Then  said  Joab  to  the  Cushite,  "  Go  tell  the  king  what 
thou  hast  seen." 

And  the  Cushite  bowed  himself  unto  Joab,  and  ran. 

Then  said  Ahimaaz  yet  again  to  Joab,  "Come  what 
may,  let  me  also,  I  pray  thee,  run  after  the  Cushite." 

And  Joab  said,  "  Wherefore  wilt  thou  run,  my  son  ? 
Thou  wilt  have  no  reward  for  the  tidings."  _,.,. 

"  But   come  what   may,"   said   he,  "  I  will 
run."     Then   Ahimaaz  ran  by  the  way  of  the  plain,  and 
overran  the  Cushite. 

Now  David  sat  between  the  two  gates.  And  the 
watchman  went  up  to  the  roof  of  the  gate  unto  the  wall, 
and  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  looked,  and,  behold,  a  man 
running  alone.  And  the  watchman  cried,  and  told  the 
king.  And  the  watchman  saw  another  man  running  ; 
and  the  watchman  called  unto  the  porter,  and  said, 
"  Behold,  another  man  running  alone." 

And  the  king  said,  "  He  also  bringeth  tidings." 

And  the  watchman  said,  "  The  running  of  the  fore- 
most is  like  the  running  of  Ahimaaz,  the  son  of  Za- 
dok." 

And  the  king  said,  "  He  is  a  good  man,  and  cometli 
with  good  tidings." 

And  Ahimaaz  called,  and  said  unto  the  king,  "  ^All  is 
well."     And  he  bowed  himself  before  the  king  with  his 
face  to  the  earth,  and  said,  "  Blessed  be  the   LORD  thy 
"R.  V.  marw     Heb.  Peace. 


270  The  Shorter  Bible         f2Sam.  18.22. 

God,  which  hath  deUvered  up  the  men  that  hfted  up 
their  hand  against  the  king." 

And  the  king  said,  "  Is  it  well  with  Absalom  ?" 

And  the  young  man  answered,  "When  Joab  sent  thy 
servant  I  saw  a  great  tumult,  but  I  knew  not  what 
it  was.". 

And  the  king  said,   "  Turn  aside  and  stand  here." 

And  behold,  the  Cushite  came  ;  and  the  Cushite  said. 
"  Tidings  for  my  lord  the  king.  The  LORD  hath  avenged 
thee  this  day  of  all  them  that  rose  up  against  thee." 

And  the  king  .said  unto  the  Cushite,  "  Is  it  well  with 
Absalom?" 

And  the  Cushite  answered,  "  The  enemies  of  my  lord 
the  king,  and  all  that  rise  up  against  thee,  be  as  that 
young  man  is  !  " 

And  the  king  was  much  moved,  and  went  up  to  the 
chamber  over  the  gate,  and  wept.  And  as  he  went,  thus 
he  said,  "  O  my  son,  Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  Absalom  ! 
Would  God  I  had  died  for  thee,  O  Absalom,  my  son. 
my  son  !  " 

And  the  victory  that  day  was  turned  into  mourning 
unto  all  the  people  ;  for  the  people  heard  say 
mourning  that  day,  "  The  king  grieveth  for  his  son." 
-Jotb'f  ^""^  And  the  people  gat  them  by  stealth  into  the 
reproof.  city,  as  people  that  are  ashamed  steal  away 

when  they  flee  in  battle.  And  the  king  covered  his  face 
and  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  *' O  my  son  Absalom,  O 
Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  !  " 

And  Joab  came  into  the  house  to  the  king,  and  said, 
"  Thou  hast  shamed  this  day  the  faces  of  all  thy  servants, 
which  have  saved  thy  life,  and  the  lives  of  thy  sons  and 
daughters,  and  the  lives  of  thy  wives.  For  I  perceive 
that,  if  Absalom  had  lived,  and  all  we  had  died  this  day, 
then  it  had  pleased  thee  well.  Now  therefore,  arise,  go 
forth,  and  speak  comfortably  unto  thy  servants,  or  there 
will  not  tarry  a  man  with  thee  this  night." 

Then  the  king  arose,  and  sat  in  the  gate.  And  all  the 
people  came  before  the  king. 

Now  Israel  had  fled  every  man  to  his  tent.  And  all 
the  people  were  at  strife  throughout  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel,    saying,  "The  king  delivered  us  out  of  the  hand 


:?Sam.  19- 9vl      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  271 

of  our  enemies,  and  saved  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines;  and  now  he  is  fled  out  of  the  land  from 
Absalom.  And  Absalom,  whom  we  anointed  over  us,  is 
dead  in  battle.  Now  therefore  why  speak  ye  not  a  word 
of  bringing  the  king  back  ?  " 

And  David  sent  to  Zadok  and  Abiathar,  the  priests, 
saying,  "  Speak  unto  the  elders  of  Judah,  saying,  'Ye  are 
the  king's  brethren,  his  bone  and  flesh;  wherefore 
then  are  ye  the  last  to  bring  back  the  king?  '  And  say 
ye  to  Amasa,  *  Thou  shalt  be  captain  of  the  David  at- 
host  in  the  room  of  Joab.'  "  supl'i^sljde 

And  the  men  of  Judah  sent  unto  the  king,      Joab. 
saying,  "  Return  thou,  and  all  thy  servants."     And  Judah 
came  to  Gilgal,  to  go  to  meet  the  king,  to  bring  the  king 
over  Jordan. 

So  the  king  returned,  and  came  to  Jordan. 

And  Shimci  the  Benjamite  hasted  and  came  down 
with  the  men  of  Judah  to  meet  king  David.    ^     ., 

All  1  1  r"  11       •         ■        David    rem- 

And  there  were  a  thousand  men  oi  Benjamin  stated  on 
with  him.  And  Shimci  fell  down  before  the 
king,  and  said,  "  Let  not  my  lord  remember  that  which 
thy  servant  did  the  day  that  the  king  went  out  of  Jeru- 
salem. I  have  sinned  ;  therefore,  behold,  I  am  come 
this  day  the  first  of  all  the  house  of  Joseph  to  meet  my 
lord  the  king." 

And  the  king  said  unto  Shimei,  "  Thou  shalt  not  die." 

And  Mephibosheth  the  son  of  Saul  came  down  to 
meet  the  king  ;  and  he  had  neither  dressed  his  feet,  nor 
trimmed  his  beard,  nor  washed  his  clothes,  from  the  day 
the  king  departed  until  the  day  he  came  home  in  peace. 

And  the  king  said  unto  him,  "  Wherefore  wentest  thou 
not  with  me,  Mephibosheth?" 

And  he  answered,  "  My  lord,  O  king,  thy  servant  said, 
'  I  will  saddle  me  an  ass,  that  I  may  ride  thereon,  and  go 
with  the  king  ; '  because  thy  servant  is  lame.  But  my 
servant  deceived  me.  And  he  hath  slandered  thy  serv- 
ant urtto  my  lord  the  king  ;  but  do  what  is  good  in  thine 
eyes." 

And  the  king  said  unto  him,  "  Thou  and  Ziba  divide 
the  land." 

And  Mephibosheth  said  unto  the  king,  "  Yea,  let  him 


272  The  Shorter  Bn3LE        [2Sam.  19. 30. 

take  all,  forasmuch  as  my  lord  the  king  is  come  in  peace 
unto  his  own  house." 

And  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  came  down  to  conduct 
the  king  over  Jordan.  Barzillai  was  a  very  aged  man, 
^      .„  .  even  fourscore  years  old.      He  had  provided 

Barzillai.  ...  .   ,       -^  ,        ,  ^ 

the  king  with  sustenance,  tor  he  was  a  very 
great  man. 

And  the  king  said  to  Barzillai,  "  Come  thou  over  with 
me,  and  I  will  sustain  thee  w^ith  me  in  Jerusalem." 

And  Barzillai  said,  "  How  many  are  the  days  of  the 
years  of  my  life,  that  I  should  go  up  with  the  king  to 
Jerusalem  ?  Can  thy  servant  taste  what  I  eat  or  drink  ? 
Wherefore  then  should  thy  servant  be  a  burden,  unto  the 
king?  Thy  servant  would  but  just  go  over  Jordan  with 
the  king,  and  why  should  the  king  recompense  it  me 
with  such  a  reward  ?  Let  thy  servant,  I  pray  thee,  turn 
back  again,  that  I  may  die  in  mine  own  city,  by  the 
grave  of  my  father  and  of  my  mother.  But  behold,  thy 
servant  Chimham  ;  let  him  go  over  with  my  lord  the 
king;  and  do  to  him  what  shall  seem  good  unto  thee." 

And  the  king  answered,  "  Chimham  shall  go  over  with 
me,  and  I  will  do  to  him  that  which  shall  seem  good 
unto  thee." 

And  all  the  people  went  over  Jordan.  And  the  king 
kissed  Barzillai,  and  blessed  him  ;  and  he  returned  unto 
his  own  place. 

And  there  happened  to  be  there  a  man  of  ^  Belial, 
whose  name  was  Shcba,  a  Benjamite.  And  he  blew  a 
trumpet,  and  said,  "  We  have  no  portion  in  David,  neither 
have  we  inheritance  in  the  son  of  Jesse  ;  every  man  to 
his  tents,  O  Israel." 

So  all  the  men  of  Israel  went  up  from  following  Da- 
vid, and  followed  Sheba  ;  but  the  men  of  Judah  clave 
unto  their  king,  from  Jordan  even  to  Jerusalem. 

Then  said  the  king  to  Amasa,  "  Call  me  the  men  of 
Judah  together  within  three  days,  and  be  thou  here 
present." 

So  Amasa  went  to  assemble  the  men  of  Judah  ;  but  lie 
tarried  long. 

And    David    said    to  Abishai,  brother  o  f  J  o  a  b  . 

"  R.  \.  inaiii.,  'rii.nt  is,  'u<orl/iless>iess. 


2Sam.20.6.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  273 

"  Now  shall  Sheba  do  us  more  harm  than  did  Absalom. 
Pursue  thou  after  him." 

And  there  went  out  after  him  Joab's  men,  and  all  the 
mighty  men.  When  they  were  at  the  great  stone  which 
is  in  Gibeon,  Amasa  came  to  meet  them. 

And  Joab  said   to  Amasa,  "  Is  it  well  with  thee,  my 
brother?"     And   Joab  took   Amasa  by  the      sheba's 
beard  to  kiss  him.     But  Amasa  took  no  heed      rebeiiion- 

,  ,      ,  •       T       1  >      1  1  1  Amasa's 

to  the  sword  that  was  ni  Joabs  hand,  so  he      slowness 

,  .  ,  .   ,  -' ,  1      1  •  and  death, 

smote   huTi   therewith,    and    struck    him   not 

again  ;  and  he  died. 

And  Joab  and  Abishai  pursued  after  Sheba.  And 
they  besieged  him  in  Abel. 

Then  cried  a  wise  woman  unto  Joab,  "  Hear,  hear! 
Art  thou  Joab?  " 

And  he  answered,  "  I  am." 

Then  she  said  unto  him,  "  Thou  seekest  to  destroy  a 
city.  Why  wilt  thou  swallow  up  the  inheritance  of  the 
Lord?" 

And  Joab  answered,  "  Far  be  it,  far  be  it  from  me  that 
I  should  swallow  up  or  destroy?     But  Sheba  sheba's 

hath  lifted    up    his    hand    against    the   king,  death. 

even  against  David.      Deliver  him   only,  and   I  will  de- 
part." 

Then  the  people  cut  off  the  head  of  Sheba,  and 
threw  it  out  to  Joab.  And  he  blew  the  trumpet,  and 
they  were  dispersed  from  the  city. 

And  Joab  returned  to  Jerusalem.  Joab  was  over  the 
host. 


274  The  Shorter  Bible        [2  Sam.  21.15. 


CHAPTER   XI. 

events  of  the  last  years  of  David's  reign. 

'And  the  Philistines  had  war  again  with  Israel;  and 
David  went  down,  and  his  servants  with  him,  and  fought 
Incidents  of  against  the  Philistines.  And  David  waxed 
battle.  faint,  and  the  son  of  a  giant,  the  weight  of 

whose  spear  was  three  hundred  shekels  of  brass,  thought 
to  have  slain  David  with  a  new  sword.  But  Abishai 
succored  him,  and  smote  the  Philistine,  and  killed 
him. 

Then  the  men  of  David  said  unto  him,  "Thou 
shalt  go  no  more  out  with  us  to  battle,  that  thou  quench 
not  the  lamp  of  Israel." 

And  after  this  there  was  again  war  with  the  Philis- 
tines, and  Elhanan  the  Bethlehcmite  slew  "^  the  brother 
of  ^  Goliath  the  Gittite,  the  staff  of  whose  spear  was  like 
a  weaver's  beam. 

And  there  was  again  war  at  Gath,  where  was  a  man 
of  great  stature,  that  had  on  every  hand  six  fingers,  and 
on  every  foot  six  toes,  four  and  twenty  in  number.  And 
when  he  "defied  Israel,  Jonathan  the  son  of  David's 
brother  slew  him.  These  fell  by  the  hand  of  David, 
and  by  the  hand  of  his  servants. 

And  David  spake  unto  the  Lord  the  words  of  this 
song  in  the  day  that  the  LoRD  delivered  him  out  of  the 
hand  of  all  his  enemies  : 

'"'  The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my  deliv- 

David's  erer ; 

song.  -j-j^g  Qq(^|  of  my  rock,  in  him  will  I  trust; 

I  will  call  upon  the  Lord,  who  is  worthy  to  be  praised  ; 

So  shall  I  be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 

'  2  Sam.  xxi,  15.       ■'2  Sam.  xxi,  19.  I       »  R.  V.    marg.,   Or,    reproached. 
'•'  I  Chron.  XX,  5.  |  ''Found  also  in  I'salni  xviii. 


2  Sam.  22.  5.]    ChRONOLOCJICALLV    ARRANGED.  275 

For  the  waves  of  death  compassed  me, 

The  floods  of  ungodliness  made  me  afraid. 

In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  LORD, 

And  my  cry  came  into  his  ears. 

Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled, 

The  foundations  of  heaven  moved. 

He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came  down  ; 

And  thick  darkness  was  under  his  feet. 

And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub,  and  did  fly  ; 

Yea,  he  was  seen  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind. 

'  He  made  darkness  his  pavilion  round  about  him, 

Darkness  of  waters,  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 

*At  the  brightness  before  him, 

Coals  of  fire  were  kindled. 

The  Lord  thundered  from  heaven, 

And  the  Most  High  uttered  his  voice. 

He  sent  out  arrows,  and  scattered  them ; 

Lightning,  and  discomfited  them. 

He  sent  from  on  high,  he  took  me; 

He  drew  me  out  of  '•'  many  waters  ; 

He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy. 

From  them  that  hated  me. 

They  came  upon  me  in  the  day  of  my  calamity; 

But  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  large  place  ; 

He  delivered  me,  because  he  delighted  in  me. 

For  thou  art  my  lamp,  O  LORD ; 

And  the  Lord  will  lighten  my  darkness. 

As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect ; 

The  word  of  the  LORD  is  tried. 

Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of  thy  salvation  ; 

And  thy  gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 

Thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength  unto  the  battle  ; 

Thou  deliverest  me  from  the  violent  man. 

Therefore  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O  Lord, 

And  will  sing  praises  unto  thy  name." 

'  And    ''  Satan    stood    up    against   Israel,   and    moved 

'Psalm  xviii,  11.       "i  Chron.  xxi,  i.  I       »  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  great.      ''Or, 
'•'2  Sam.  xxii,  13.  |  an  adversary. 


276  The  Shorter  Bible        [i  chron.21.  i. 

David  to  number  Israel.  And  David  said  to  Joab,  and 
Numbering  ^^  ^^^^  princcs  of  the  people,  "  Go,  number 
Israel.  Israel  from  Beer-sheba  even  to  Dan  ;  and  bring 

me  word,  that  I  may  know  the  sum  of  them," 

And  Joab  said,  "The  LORD  make  his  people  an  hun- 
dred times  so  many  more  as  they  be,  and  may  the  eyes 
of  my  king  see  it.  But,  my  lord,  are  they  not  all  my 
lord's  servants?  Why  will  he  be  a  cause  of  guilt  unto 
Israel?  " 

Nevertheless  the  king's  word  prevailed  against  Joab. 
'And  Joab  and  the  captains  uf  the  host  went  out  from 
the  presence  of  the  king  to  number  the  people  of  Israel. 

So  when  they  had  gone  to  and  fro  through  all  the 
land,  they  came  to  Jerusalem  at  the  end  of  nine  months 
and  twenty  days.  And  Joab  gave  the  sum  of  the  num- 
bering of  the  people  unto  the  king ;  and  there  were  in 
Israel  eight  hundred  thousand  valiant  men  that  drew 
the  sword  ;  and  the  men  of  Judah  were  five  hundred 
thousand  men. 

And  David's  heart  smote  him  after  that  he  had  num- 
bered the  people.  And  David  said  unto  the  LoRD,  "  I 
have  sinned  greatly  in  that  I  have  done.  But  now,  O 
Lord,  put  away,  I  beseech  thee,  the  iniquity  of  thy  serv- 
ant ;  for  I  have  done  very  foolishly." 

And  when  David  rose  up  in  the  morning,  the  word  of 
the  Lo]<i)  came  unto  the  prophet  Gad,  David's  seer,  say- 
ing, "  Thus  saith  the  LORD,  '  I  ^  offer  thee  three  things; 
choose  ye  one  of  them,  that  I  may  do  it  unto  thee. 
Shall  seven  years  of  famine  come  unto  thee  in  thy  land  ? 
Or  wilt  thou  flee  three  months  before  thy  foes,  while 
„  .      they  pursue   thee?     Or  shall   there   be  three 

Gad-The  days  pcstilcnce  in  thy  land,  the  angel  ot  the 
pestilence.      j  ,),,-j)  ^lestroying  throughout  all  the  coasts  of 

Israel ? '  " 

And  David  said  unto  Gad,  "I  am  in  a  great  strait; 
let  me  now  fall  into  the  hand  of  the  LoRD;  for  very 
**  great  are  his  mercies;  and  let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand 
of  man." 

So    the    Lord    sent   a  pcstilcnce    upon    Israel.     And 

'  2  Sam.  xxiv,  4.  I     "  K.  V.  iiiaig..  Or,  /nr  tipou.     '•  R.  V. 

'^  I  Chroii.  xxi,  12.  |  luaii,'.,  Or,  many. 


lChron.2i.  14.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  277 

there  fell  of  Israel  seventy  thousand  men.  And  God 
sent  an  angel  unto  Jerusalem  to  destroy  it ;  and  as  he 
was  about  to  destroy,  the  LORD  beheld,  and  he  repented 
him  of  the  evil,  and  said  to  the  destroying  angel,  "  It  is 
enough  ;  now  stay  thine  hand." 

And  the  angel  of  the  LORD  stood  by  the  threshing 
floor  of  Oman.  '  Now  Oman  was  threshing  wheat.  And 
Oman  turned  and  saw  the  angel  ;  and  his  four  sons  that 
were  with  him  hid  themselves. 

^  And  David  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  stand  between  earth  and  the  heaven,  having 
a  drawn  sword  in  his  hand  stretched  out  over  Jerusalem. 
Then  David  and  the  elders,  clothed  in  sackcloth,  fell 
upon  their  faces.  And  David  said  unto  God,  "  Is  it  not 
I  that  commanded  the  people  to  be  numbered?  Even 
I  it  is  that  have  sinned  and  done  very  wickedly;  but 
these  sheep,  what  have  they  done?  Let  thine  hand,  I 
pray  thee,  O  LORD,  be  against  me,  and  against  my 
father's  house  ;  but  not  against  thy  people." 

Then  the  angel  of  the  LORD   commanded  that  David 
should  go   up  and  rear  an  altar  unto  the  LOKD  in    the 
threshing  floor  of   Oman.      And    as    David    Theaitaron 
came  to  Oman,  Oman  went  out  of  the  thresh-    ^"e^hfng 
ing  floor,  and  bowed  himself  to  David  with  his   floor- 
face  to  the  ground. 

Then  David  said  to  Oman,  "  Give  me  the  place  of 
this  threshing  floor,  that  I  may  build  thereon  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord.  For  the  full  price  shalt  thou  give  it 
me:  that  the  plague  may  be  stayed  from  the  people." 

And  Oman  said  unto  David,  "Take  it.  Lo,  I  give 
thee  the  oxen  for  burnt  offcrinecs,  and  the  threshing  in- 
struments  for  wood,  and  the  wheat  for  the  meal  offering; 
I  give  it  all." 

And  king  David  said  to  Oman,  "  Nay,  but  I  will  verily 
buy  it  for  the  full  price  ;  I  will  not  take  that  which  is 
thine  for  the  LORD,  nor  offer  '  unto  the  LORD  burnt 
offerings  which  cost  me  nothing." 

■•  So  David  gave  to  Oman  for  the  place  six  hundred 
shekels  of  gold  by  weight.  And  David  built  there  an 
altar  unto  the  LORD,  and  offered  offerings,  and  called 
'  I  Chron.  xxi,  20.     ^  i  Chron.  xxi,  i6.    ^  2  Sam.  xxiv,  24.   "•  i  Chron.  xxi,  25. 


278  The  Shorter  Bible      [i  chron.21.26. 

upon  the  Lord  ;  and  he  answered  him  from  heaven  by 
fire  upon  the  altar. 

And  the  LoRD  commanded  the  angel ;  and  he  put  up 
his  sword  again  into  the  sheath  thereof. 

For  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  which  Moses  made  in 
the  wilderness,  and  the  altar  of  burnt  offering,  were  at 
that  time  in  the  high  place  at  Gibeon.  But  David  could 
not  go  before  it  to  inquire  of  God,  for  he  was  afraid  be- 
cause of  the  sword  of  the  angel  of  the  LoRD.  Then 
David  said,  "  This  is  the  house  of  the  LORD  God,  and 
this  is  the  altar  of  burnt  offerins  for  Israel." 


lChron.22.3.]  CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  279 


CHAPTER  XII. 

PREPARATION  FOR  THE  TEMPLE  :    ORGANIZATION  OF  THE 
LEVITES. 

'And  David  prepared  *  to  build  the  house  of  God. 

^And  David  said,  "Solomon  my  son  is  young  and 
tender,  and  the  house  that  is  to  be  builded  for  the  LORD 
must  be  exceeding  magnifical,  of  fame  and  of  glory 
throughout  all  countries.  I  will  therefore  make  prepara- 
tion for  it." 

*  And   David   set   masons  to   hew  wrought  stones  to 
build  the  house  of  God.    And  David  prepared   David's 
iron  in  abundance  for  the  nails  and  couplings  ;   ^oTg^for 
and   brass   without    weight,    and   cedar  trees    ^^^  temple, 
without  number.     For  the   Zidonians  and  they  of  Tyre 
brought  cedar  trees  in  abundance  to  David. 

Then  he  called  for  Solomon  his  son,  and  charged  him 
to  build  an  house  for  the  LORD,  the  God  of  Israel. 
David  said  to  Solomon,  "  It  was  in  mine  heart  to  build 
an  house  unto  the  Lord  my  God.  But  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  me,  saying,  '  Thou  hast  shed 
blood  abundantly,  and  hast  made  great  wars;  charge  to 
thou  shalt  not  build  an  house  unto  my  name. 
Behold,  a  son  shall  be  born  to  thee,  who  shall  be  a  man 
of  rest ;  his  name  shall  be  '^  Solomon,  and  I  will  give 
peace  and  quietness  unto  Israel  in  his  days.  He  shall 
build  an  house  for  my  name  ;  and  I  will  establish  the 
throne  of  his  kingdom  over  Israel  forever.'  Now,  my 
son,  build  the  house  of  the  Lord,  as  he  hath  spoken. 
Only  the  Lord  give  thee  understanding,  so  thou  mayest 
keep  the  law  of  the  LORD  thy  God  ;  then  shalt  thou 
prosper.  Be  strong  and  of  good  courage ;  fear  not, 
neither  be  dismayed.     Now,  behold,  in  my  ''  affliction  I 

'  I  Chron.  xxii,  3.     '  i  Chron.  xxii,  5.  I      "■  R.  V.  marg..  That  is,  Peaceful. 
*  I  Chron.  xxii,  2.     ■*  l  Chron.  xxii,  2.  |  ^  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  loio  estate. 


280  The  Shorter  Bhjlk        [i  Chron.22. 14. 

have  prepared  for  the  house  gold  and  silver  and  brass 
and  iron  in  abundance  ;  timber  also  and  stone  have  I 
prepared,  and  thou  mayest  add  thereto.  Moreover  there 
are  workmen  with  thee  in  abundance,  hewers  and  workers 
of  stone  and  timber,  and  'every  willing  man  that  hath 
skill  for  any  manner  of  service.  And  the  captains  and 
all  the  people  will  be  wholly  at  thy  commandment." 

"And  David  assembled  unto  Jerusalem  all  the  princes 
of  Israel,  and  the  captains  and  rulers,  with  the  officers, 
and  mighty  men. 

Then   David  the  king  stood  up  and  said, 

"  Hear  me,  my  brethren,  and  my  people.  The  Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel,  chose  me  out  of  all  the  house  of  my 
father  to  be  king  over  Israel ;  and  of  all  my  sons,  (for 
the  Lord  hath  given  me  many  sons,)  he  hath  chosen 
Chareeto  Solomon  to  sit  upon  the  throne.  And  he 
all  Israel.  said  unto  me,  'Solomon  shall  build  my  house, 
for  I  have  chosen  him.  And  I  will  establish  his  kingdom 
forever,  if  he  be  constant  to  do  my  commandments.'  Now 
therefore,  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  the  congregation  of 
the  Lord,  and  in  the  audience  of  our  God,  observe  and 
seek  out  all  the  commandments  of  the  LoRD  your  God  ; 
that  ye  may  possess  this  good  land,  and  leave  it  for  an 
inheritance  to  your  children  after  you  forever. 

**  And  thou,  Solomon  my  son,  know  thou  the  God  of  thy 
father,  and  serve  him  with  a  perfect  heart  and  with  a 
willing  mind ;  for  the  Lord  searcheth  all  hearts,  and 
understandeth  all  thoughts.  If  thou  seek  him,  he  will 
be  found  of  thee;  but  if  thou  forsake  him,  he  will  cast 
thee  off  forever." 

Then  David  gave  to  Solomon  his  son  the  pattern  of 
the  porch  of  the  temple,  and  of  the  houses  and  treasuries 
thereof,  and  of  the  place  of  the  mercy  seat,  and  for  all 
the  vessels  of  silver  and  gold. 

•'  And  David  the  king  said  unto  all  the  congregation, 
^_    .  "  The  work  is  great ;   for  the  palace  is  not  for 

Offerings:  ,  /-  ,         t  /-      i         -nt  t    i 

the  king's,  man,  but  for  the  Lord  God.  Mow  1  have 
thlp^'eo-^'  prepared  with  all  my  might  for  the  house  of 
pies'.  ^^y  God,  gold  and  silver  and  brass,  iron  and 

wood,    precious    stones,    and   marble    in    abundance, 
'i  Chron.  xxviii,  21.     '^  I  Chron.  xxviii,  I.     •' i  Chron.  xxix,  i. 


I  Chron.  29- 3]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  281 

Moreover  also,  because  I  have  set  my  affection  to 
the  house  of  my  God,  seeing  that  I  have  a  treasure  of 
mine  own  of  gold  and  silver,  I  give  it  unto  the  house  of 
my  God,  over  and  above  all  that  I  have  prepared.  Who 
then  offereth  willingly  this  day  unto  the  LORD  ?  " 

Then  the  princes,  and  captains,  with  the  rulers,  offered 
willingly  ;  they  gave  gold  and  silver  and  brass  and  iron. 
And  they  with  whom  precious  stones  were  found  gave 
them. 

Then  the  people  rejoiced,  for  that  they  offered  willingly  ; 
because  with  a  perfect  heart  they  offered  willingly  to  the 
Lord  ;  and  David  the  king  also  rejoiced  with  great  joy. 
Wherefore  David  blessed  the  LORD  before  all  the  con- 
gregation.    And   David  said, 

"Blessed  be  thou,  O  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  our  father, 
forever  and  ever.  Thine,  O  Lord,  is  the  great-      T,^.„,,,4„n- 

11  111  11'  ■'^^J  oicing. 

ness,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  and  the  vic- 
tory, and  the  majesty  ;  for  all  that  is  in  the  heaven  and  in 
the  earth  is  thine.  Both  riches  and  honor  come  of  thee,  and 
thou  rulest  over  all ;  and  in  thine  hand  is  power  and  might ; 
and  in  thine  hand  it  is  to  make  great,  and  to  give  strength 
unto  all.  Now  therefore,  our  God,  we  thank  thee,  and 
praise  thy  glorious  name.  But  who  am  I,  and  what  is  my 
people,  that  we  should  be  able  to  offer  so  willingly  ?  For 
all  things  come  of  thee,  and  of  thine  own  have  we  given 
thee.  '  All  this  store  that  we  have  prepared  cometh  of 
thine  hand,  and  is  all  thine  own.  'For  we  are  strangers 
before  thee,  and  sojourners,  as  all  our  fathers  were.  Our 
days  on  the  earth  are  as  a  shadow,  and  there  is  no  abiding. 
O  Lord,  the  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Israel,  prepare 
the  heart  of  thy  people  unto  thee,  and  give  Solomon  my 
sen  a  perfect  heart,  to  keep  thy  commandments,  and  to 
build  the  palace." 

And  David  said  to  all  the  congregation,  "  Now  bless 
the  Lord  your  God." 

And  all  the  congregation  blessed  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  their  fathers,  and  bowed  down  their  heads  and  wor- 
shiped. And  they  offered  burnt  offerings  unto  the  LORD, 
and  did  eat  and  drink  before  the  LORD  on  that  day  with 
great  gladness. 

'  I  Chron.  xxix,   i6.  '^  i  Chron.  xxix,   15. 

21 


282  The  Shorter  Bible       [i  chron.  23.  i. 

'  Now  David  gathered  together  all  the  princes  of  Is- 

^  rael,  with  the  priests  and   Levites.     And  the 

Organiza-        _        '.  i  i         i  •  i         •    i 

tionofthe      Levites    were    numbered,     thirty    and     eight 

thousand  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward. 

Of  these,  twenty  and  four  thousand  were  to  oversee  the 

work  of  the  house  of  the  LORD,  and  six  thousand  were 

officers  and  judges,  and  four  thousand  were  doorkeepers, 

and  four  thousand  praised  the  LORD   with  instruments 

and* to  stand   every   morning  to  thank  and  praise  the 

Lord,  and  likewise  at  even. 

'  And  David  divided  them  into  courses. 

^  Moreover  David  separated  for  service  certain  of  the 
sons  of  Asaph  and  Heman  and  Jeduthun,  who  should 
prophesy  with  harps,  and  psalteries,  and  cymbals. 

And  God  gave  to  Heman  fourteen  sons  and  three 
daughters.  All  these  were  under  the  hands  of  their  father 
for  song  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  with  cymbals,  psal- 
teries, and  harps. 

'  I  Chron.  xxiii,  i.  'i  Chron.  xxiii,  6. 

*  I  Chron.  xxiii,  30.  •*  i  Chron.  xxv,  i. 


I  Kings  I.  I.J  Chronologically  Arranged.  283 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

LAST  DAYS  OF  DAVID  :  EARLY  YEARS  OF  SOLOMON  : 
PROVERBS. 

'  Now  king  David  was  old  and  stricken  in  years. 

Then  Adonijah  the  son  of  David  exalted  himself, 
saying,  "  I  will  be  king."  And  he  prepared  him  chariots 
and  horsemen,  and  fifty  men  to  run  before  Adonijah's 
him.  He  was  a  very  goodly  man  ;  he  was  rebellion. 
born  after  Solomon.  And  he  conferred  with  J  cab,  and 
with  Abiathar  the  priest,  and  they  helped  him. 

And  Bath-sheba,  "  the  mother  of  Solomon,  ^  went  in 
unto  the  king  into  the  chamber;  and  the  king  was  very 
old.  And  Bath-sheba  bowed,  and  said  urlto  him,  "  My 
lord,  thou  swarest  unto  thine  handmaid,  'Assuredly 
Solomon  thy  son  shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit 
upon  my  throne.'  And  now,  behold,  Adonijah  reigneth  ; 
and  thou,  my  lord  the  king,  knovvest  it  not." 

And  lo,  while  she  yet  talked  with  the  king,  Nathan  the 
prophet  came  in.  And  he  bowed  himself  before  the 
king  with  his  face  to  the  ground,  and  said,  "  My  lord,  O 
king,  hast  thou  said,  'Adonijah  shall  sit  upon  my  throne  ?  ' 
For  he  is  gone  down  this  day,  and  hath  called  the  king's 
sons,  and  the  captains  of  the  hosts  ;  and,  behold,  they 
eat  and  drink  before  him,  and  say,  '  God  save  king  Ado- 
nijah ! '  But  me,  and  Zadok  the  priest,  and  thy  serv- 
ant Solomon,  hath  he  not  called.  Is  this  thing  done  by 
my  lord  the  king?  " 

Then  king  David  said,  "  Call  me  Zadok  the  priest, 
and  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  captain." 

And  the  king  said   unto  them,  "  Take  with  you  the 
servants  of  your  lord,  and  cause  Solomon  my     Solomon's 
son   to   ride  upon   mine  own  mule ;  and   let     coronation. 
Zadok  the  priest  and  Nathan  the  prophet  anoint  him 

'l  Kings i,  I.         *l  Kings  i,  II.         ^jj^j^ggj   ig_ 


284  The  Shorter  Bible         [i  Kings  1.34. 

king  over  Israel  ;  and  blow  ye  with  the  trumpet,  and 
say,  'God  save  king  Solomon.'  Then  he  shall  come 
and  sit  upon  my  throne ;  for  he  shall  be  king  in  my 
stead." 

So  Zadok  and  Nathan  and  Benaiah  went  down  and 
caused  Solomon  to  ride  on  king  David's  mule.  And 
Zadok  the  priest  took  the  horn  of  oil  out  of  the  tent, 
and  anointed  Solomon.  And  they  blew  the  trumpet, 
and  all  the  people  said,  "  God  save  king  Solomon  !  " 
And  all  the  people  came  up  after  him,  and  rejoiced 
with  great  joy,  so  that  the  earth  rent  with  the  sound  of 
them. 

And  Adonijah  and  all  the  guests  that  were  with  him 
heard  it  as  they  had  made  an  end  of  eating,  and 
said,  "  Wherefore  is  this  noise  of  the  city  being  in  an 
uproar?" 

While  he  yet  spake,  behold,  one  came  and  said, 
"  Verily,  our  lord  king  David  hath  made  Solomon 
king !  " 

And  all  the  guests  of  Adonijah  were  afraid,  and 
rose  up,  and  went  every  man  his  way.  And  Adoni- 
jah feared  because  of  Solomon.  And  it  was  told  Sol- 
omon. 

And  Solomon  said,  "  If  he  shall  show  himself  a 
worthy  man,  there  shall  not  be  an  hair  of  him  fall  to 
the  earth:  but  if  wickedness  be  found  in  him,  he  shall 
die." 

And  he  came  and  did  obeisance  to  king  Solomon  ; 
and  Solomon  said  unto  him,  "  Go  to  thine  house." 

Now  the  days  of  David  drew  nigh  that  he  should  die. 
David's  '  ^^^^  time  that  he  reigned  over  Israel  was 

death.  forty    ycars ;    seven     years     reigned    he    in 

Hebron,  and  thirty  and  three  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
he  died  in  a  good  old  age,  full  of  days,  riches,  and  honor, 
and  was  buried  in  the  city  of  David.  And  Solomon  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

^  Now  king  Solomon  loved  the  daughter  of 
te/of^^^  "  Pharaoh.  'And  Solomon  made  affinity  with 
Pharaoh.  pharaoh,  king  of  Egypt,  and  took  Pharaoh's 
daughter  to  wife. 

'  I  Clivon.  xxix,  27.       '-'  I  Kings  xi,  i.       ^  i  Kings  iii,  I. 


s.of  Songs  2.8.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  285 

FROM   THE   ^SONG   OF   SONGS,   WHICH   IS   SOLOMON'S. 

The    beloved    lady     says:  , 

'  The  voice  of  my  beloved  !  behold,  he  cometh, 
Leaping  upon  the  mountains,  skipping  upon  the  hills. 
My  beloved  is  like  a  ^  roe  or  a  young  hart: 
Behold,  he  standeth  behind  our  wall, 
He  showeth  himself  through  the  lattice. 

The     lo  V  e  }■  's     serenade  : 

My  beloved  spake,  and  said  unto  me, 

"  Rise  up,  my  love,  my  fair  one,  and  come  away. 

For,  lo,  the  winter  is  past. 

The  rain  is  over  and  gone ; 

The  flowers  appear  on  the  earth ; 

The  time  of  the  singing  of  birds  is  come, 

And  the  voice  of  the  turtle  is  heard  in  our  land  ; 

The  fig  tree  ripeneth  her  green  figs. 

And  the  vines  are  in  blossom. 

They  give  forth  their  fragrance. 

Arise,  my  love,  my  fair  one,  and  come  away. 

O  my  dove,   that  art  in  the  clefts  of  the  rock,  in  the 

covert  of  the  steep  place. 
Let  me  see  thy  countenance,  let  me  hear  thy  voice  ; 
For  sweet  is  thy  voice,  and  thy  countenance  is  comely." 

Beloved     lady.' 

^  I  *=  was  asleep,  but  my  heart  waked. 

It  is  the  voice  of  my  beloved  that  knocketh,  saying, 

"  Open  to  me,  my  sister,  my  love,  my  dove,  my  ''  undefiled : 

For  my  head  is  filled  with  dew, 

My  locks  with  the  drops  of  the  night." 

Cone  In  si  on — the     divine     natii?-e    of    love. 

"Many  waters  cannot  quench  love. 
Neither  can  the  floods  drown  it  ; 


'  Song  of  Songs  ii,  8. 

"^  Song  of  Songs  v,  2. 

*  ^  Song  of  Songs  viii,  7. 


^  This  book  is  an  elaborate  drama. 
See  any  recent  commentary.  ''  R.V. 
marg.,  Or,  gazelle.  <=  R.  V.  marg., 
Or,  /  sleep,  but  my  heart  waketli. 
''  R.   V.  marg.,  Ileb.  perfect. 


286  The  Shorter  Bible      [S.  of  Songs  8. 6. 

*  For  love  is  strong  as  death  ; 
A  very  flame  of '■the  Lord. 

"And  Solomon  brought  Pharaoh's  daughter  into  the 
city  of  David,  until  he  had  made  an  end  of  building  his 
own  house,  and  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  wall  of 
Jerusalem  round  about.  Only  the  people  sacrificed  in 
the  high  places,  because  there  was  no  house  built  for 
the  name  of  the  LORD  until  those  days.  And  Solomon 
loved  the  LORD,  walking  in  the  statutes  of  David  his 
father;  only  he  sacrificed  and  burnt  incense  in  the  high 
places. 

^And  Solomon  the  son  of  David  was  strengthened  in 
Worship  at  his  kingdom,  and  the  Lord  his  God  was 
Solomon's  with  him,  and  magnified  him  exceedingly, 
vision.  And  Solomon,  and  all  the  congregation  with 

him,  went  to  the  high  place  that  was  at  Gibeon  ;  for 
there  was  the  tent  of  meeting  of  God,  which  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  LORD  had  made  in  the  wilderness.  (But 
the  ark  of  God  had  David  brought  up  to  Jerusalem.) 
Moreover  the  brazen  altar,  that  Bezalel  had  made,  was 
there  before  the  tabernacle  of  the  LORD.  And  Solomon 
went  up  thither  and  offered  a  thousand  burnt  offerings. 

In  that  night  did  God  appear  unto  Solomon,  and  said 
unto  him,  "  Ask  what  I  shall  give  thee." 

And  Solomon  said,  "  Thou  hast  showed  great  kind- 
ness unto  David  my  father,  and  hast  made  me  king  in 
his  stead.  And  now,  O  LoRD  my  God,  '  I  am  but  a  little 
child ;  I  know  not  how  to  go  out  or  come  in.  And  thy 
servant  is  in  the  midst  of  thy  people,  a  great  people, 
that  cannot  be  numbered  for  multitude.  Give  thy  serv- 
ant therefore  an  ''understanding  heart  to  judge  thy  peo- 
ple, that  I  may  discern  between  good  and  evil;  for  who 
is  able  to  judge  this  thy  "^^ great  people?" 

And  the  speech  pleased  the  LORD,  that  Solomon  had 
asked  this  thincf.     And  God  said   unto   him,  "  Because 


'  Song  of  Songs  viii,  6. 
"  I  Kings  iii,  i. 
'  2  Chron.  i,  i. 
■*  I  Kings  iii,  7. 


"  See  Psalm  xlv.  Belonging  to  Solo- 
mon's time,  anQ  perhaps  referring 
to  bis  marriage  with  Pharaoh's 
daughter,  though  strongly  typical. 
''  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  hearing.  •  '  R. 
V.  marg.,  Heb.  luai'y. 


I  Kings  3.  II.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  287 

thou  hast  asked  this  thing,  and  not  long  Hfe,  neither 
riches,  behold,  I  have  done  according  to  thy  word.  I 
have  given  thee  a  wise  and  an  ""  understanding  heart ; 
so  that  there  hath  been  none  before  thee,  neither  after 
thee  shall  any  arise,  like  unto  thee.  And  I  have  also 
given  thee  that  which  thou  hast  not  asked,  both  riches 
and  honor,  so  that  there  ^  shall  not  be  any  among  the 
kings  like  unto  thee,  all  thy  days.  And  if  thou  wilt 
walk  in  my  ways,  to  keep  my  statutes  and  my  com- 
mandments, as  thy  father  David  did  walk,  then  I  will 
lengthen  thy  days." 

And  Solomon  awoke,  and,  behold,  it  was  a  dream. 
And  he  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  stood  before  the  ark  of 
the  Lord,  and  offered  up  offerings,  and  made  a  feast  to 
all  his  servants. 

Then  came  there  two  women  unto  the  king,  and 
stood  before  him. 

And  the  one  woman  said,  "  Oh  my  lord,  I  and  this 
woman  dwell  in  one  house.     We  were  together ;  there 
was  no  stranger  with  us  In  the  house.     And    goioi^o^  ^s 
this  woman's  child  died  in  the  night ;  and  she  judge-De- 
arose  at  midnight,  and  took  my  son  from  be-    whosl 
•    side  me,  while  thine  handmaid  slept,  and  laid 

it  in  her  bosom,  and  laid  her  dead  child  in  my  bosom. 
And  when  I  rose  in  the  morning,  behold,  it  was  dead. 
But  it  was  not  my  son." 

And  the  other  woman  said,  "  Nay,  but  the  living  is  my 
son,  and  the  dead  is  thy  son." 

And  this  said,  "  No  ;  but  the  dead  is  thy  son,  and  the 
living  is  my  son."     Thus  they  spake  before  the  king. 

Then  said  the  king,  "  Fetch  me  a  sword."  And  they 
brought  a  sword  before  the  king. 

And  the  king  said,  "  Divide  the  living  child  in  two, 
and  give  half  to  the  one  and  half  to  the  other." 

Then  spake  the  woman  whose  the  living  child  was 
unto  the  king,  for  her  heart  yearned  upon  her  son,  and 
she  said,  "  Oh  my  lord,  give  her  the  living  child,  and  in 
no  wise  slay  it." 

But  the  other  said,  "  It  shall  be  neither  mine  nor 
thine;  divide  it." 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Heb.  /tearing.     ^  R.  V.  marg. ,    Or,  AatA  not  been. 


288  The  Shorter  Bible        [i  Kings  3. 27. 

Then  the  king  answered  and  said,  "  Give  her  the  hving 
child,  and  in  no  wise  slay  it.     She  is  the  mother  thereof." 

And  all  Israel  heard  of  the  judgment  which  the  king 
had  judged  ;  and   they  feared    the  king  ;    for   they  saw 
that  the  wisdom  of  God  was  in  him, 
Peace-Wis-        '  And    Solomon    was   king  over  all  Israel, 
^°^-  ^  and  he  had  peace  on  all  sides  round  about 

him.  And  Judah  and  Israel  dwelt  safely,  every  man 
under  his  vine  and  fig  tree,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba, 
all  the  days  of  Solomon. 

And  God  gave  Solomon  wisdom  and  understanding 
exceeding  much,  and  largeness  of  heart,  even  as  the  sand 
Literary  on  the  seashore.  And  Solomon's  wisdom 
work.  excelled  the  wisdom  of  all  the  children  of  the 

east,  and  all  the  wisdom  of  Egypt.  He  was  wiser  than 
all  men  ;  and  his  fame  was  in  all  the  nations  round 
about.  And  he  spake  three  thousand  proverbs;  and  his 
songs  were  a  thousand  and  five.  He  spake  of  trees,  of 
beasts,  and  of  fowl,  of  creeping  things,  and  of  fishes. 
And  there  came  of  all  peoples  from  all  the  kings  of  the 
earth  to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon. 

PROVERBS   OF   SOLOMON,    KING  OF  ISRAEL. 

^  The  fear  of  the  LORD  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom  : 
And  the  knowledge  of  the  Holy  One  is  understanding. 

*  My  son,  if  sinners  entice  thee, 
Consent  thou  not. 

'  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  as  darkness : 

They  know  not  at  what  they  stumble. 

"  But  the  path  of  the  righteous  is  as  ''  the  shining  light, 

That  shineth  more  and  more  unto  the  perfect  day. 

'  Doth  not  wisdom  cry. 

And  understanding  put  forth  her  voice? 

"  I  love  them  that  love  me; 

And  those  that  seek  me  '' diligently  shall  find  me. 

'  I  Kings  iv,  l.  ^  Piov.  iv,  19.  I 

-I  Kings  iv,  24.  •'■  Trov.  iv,  18.  \       "  R.  V.   maig.,  Or,  //le  lig/it   of 

M'rov.  ix,  10.  ■"  I'rov.  viii.i.  1  da-am.       '  R.  V.  niarg.,  Or,  ccirly. 
"  I'rov..  i,  10,      '              • 


Prov.  8.  i8.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  289 

Riches  and  honor  are  with  me  ; 

Yea,  durable  riches  and  righteousness. 

My  fruit  is  better  than  gold,  yea,  than  fine  gold  ; 

And  my  ^revenue  than  choice  silver." 

'  A  wise  son  maketh  a  glad  father : 

But  a  foolish  son  is  the  heaviness  of  his  mother. 

Treasures  of  wickedness  profit  nothing  : 
But  righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 

He  becometh  poor  that  dealeth  with  a  slack  hand  : 
But  the  hand  of  the  diligent  maketh  rich. 

Hatred  stirreth  up  strifes  : 

But  love  covereth  all  transgressions. 

In    the   multitude    of  words   there  wanteth    not    trans- 
gression : 
But  he  that  refraineth  his  lips  doeth  wisely. 

The  blessing  of  the  Lord,  it  maketh  rich, 
And  ^  he  addeth  no  sorrow  therewith. 

A  false  balance  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 
But  a  just  weight  is  his  delight. 

When  pride  cometh,  then  cometh  shame : 
But  with  the  lowly  is  wisdom. 

He  that  is  surety  for  a  stranger  '^  shall  smart  for  it : 
But  he  that  hateth  suretyship  is  sure. 

^  A  righteous  man  regardeth  the  life  of  his  beast  ■. 
But  the  tender  mercies  of  the  wicked  are  cruel. 

Lying  lips  are  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 
But  they  that  deal  truly  are  his  delight. 

^  Wealth  gotten  ''  by  vanity  shall  be  diminished  : 
But  he  that  gathereth  *"  by  labor  shall  have  increase. 

Walk  with  wise  men,  and  thou  shalt  be  wise : 
But  the  companion  of  fools  shall  '"  smart  for  it. 

°-  R.     V.     maig.,     Or,     increase. 

^R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  ioi/.  « R.  V. 
'  Pi-ov.  X,  I.  marg.,   Heb.  s/ia/l  be   sore   broken. 

**  Prov.  xii,  lo.  "^  R.  V.  marg.,  The  Sept.  and  Vul. 

^  Pi'ov.  xiii,  II.  have,  in  haste.    *  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb. 

7vith  the  hand.      *  R.  V.  marg.,  Or, 

be  broken.  -  ■ 


290  The  Shorter  Bible  [Prov.  14. 10. 

'  The  heart  knoweth  its  own  bitterness ; 

And  a  stranger  doth  not  intermeddle  with  its  joy. 

He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  reproacheth  his  Maker : 
But  he  that  hath  mercy  on  the  needy  honoreth  him. 

*  A  soft  answer  turneth  away  wrath  : 
But  a  grievous  word  stirreth  up  anger,  ^ 

Better  is  Httle  with  the  fear  of  the  LORD, 
Than  great  treasure  and  trouble  therewith. 

Better  is  a  dinner  of  herbs  where  love  is, 
Than  a  stalled  ox  and  hatred  therewith. 

^  A  merry  heart  is  a  good  medicine  : 
But  a  broken  spirit  drieth  up  the  bones. 

'Whoso  findeth  a  wife  findeth  a  good  thing, 
And  obtaineth  favor  of  the  Lord. 

^A  false  witness  shall  not  be  unpunished; 
And  he  that  uttereth  lies  shall  not  escape. 

He  that  hath  pity  upon  the  poor  lendeth  unto  the  Lord, 
And  his  good  deed  will  he  pay  him  again. 

"  A  good  name  is  rather  to  be  chosen  than  great  riches, 
And  loving  favor  rather  than  silver  and  gold. 

'  Weary  not  thyself  to  be  rich  ; 

Cease  from  thine  own  wisdom. 

^  Wilt  thou  set  thine  eyes  upon  that  which  is  not? 

For  riches  certainly  make  themselves  wings, 

Like  an  eagle  that  flieth  toward  heaven. 

"Who  hath  ^woe?  who  hath '^  sorrow  ?  who  hath  con- 
tentions? 

Who  hath  complaining?  who  hath  wounds  without 
cause  ? 

Who  hath  redness  of  eyes  ? 

They  that  tarry  long  at  the  wine ; 

'  Prov.  xiv,  10.  '  I'lov.  xix,  5.       I       "  R.  V.   marg. ,    Or,  ]l'ill  thou  set 

^  Prov.  XV,   I.  ''Prov.  xxii,   i.        Ihitif   evfs    upon    it?      It   is    gone. 

^  Prov.  xvii,  22.  ''Prov.  xxiii,  4.     M*  R.  V.  marg.,    Heb.  0)i  !      '^^  R.  V. 

■•Prov.  xviii,  22.  ^  Prov.  xxiii,  29.  |  marg.,   Heb.  Alas! 


Prov.  23.  30.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  291 

They  that  go  to  *seek  out  mixed  wine. 
Look  not  thou  upon  the  wine  when  it  is  red, 
When  it  giveth  its  color  in  the  cup, 
When  it  ^  goeth  down  smoothly; 
At  the  last  it  biteth  like  a  serpent, 
And  stingeth  like  an  adder. 

'  A  word  fitly  spoken 

Is  like  apples  of  gold  in  baskets  of  silver. 

Let  thy  foot  be  seldom  in  thy  neighbor's  house ; 
Lest  he  be  weary  of  thee,  and  hate  thee. 

If  thine  enemy  be  hungry,  give  him  bread  to  eat ; 
And  if  he  be  thirsty,  give  him  water  to  drink : 
For  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  upon  his  head. 
And  the  Lord  shall  reward  thee. 

As  cold  water  is  to  a  thirsty  soul. 
So  is  good  news  from  a  far  country. 

^  He  that  covereth  his  transgressions  shall  not  prosper ; 
But  whoso  confesseth  and  forsaketh  them  shall  obtain 
mercy. 

^  "  Dark  Sayings  "  or  Riddles. 

I. 

^  There  be  six  things  which  the  Lord  hateth  ; 

Yea,  seven  which  are  an  abomination  unto  him. 

What   are   they? 

Haughty  eyes,  a  lying  tongue. 

And  hands  that  shed  innocent  blood; 

An  heart  that  deviseth  wicked  imaginations, 

Feet  that  be  swift  in  running  to  mischief; 

A  false  witness  that  uttereth  lies, 

And  he  that  soweth  discord  among  brethren. 

II. 
'There  be  four  things  which  are  little  upon  the  earth, 
But  they  are  exceeding  wise. 
What   are   they? 
The  ants  are  a  people  not  strong. 
Yet  they  provide  their  meat  in  the  summer; 

'Prov.  XXV,  II.         3p,.yy   vi^  i5         I       a  R.  V.  marg.,   Or,  try.      '' R.  V. 
^  Prov.  xxviii,  13.     •*  Prov.  xxx,  24.      |  marg.  .Or,  moveth  itself  arigJit. 


292  The  Shorter  Bible  [Prov.  30. 26. 

The  '^  conies  are  but  a  feeble  folk, 

Yet  make  they  their  houses  in  the  rocks ; 

The  locusts  have  no  king, 

Yet  go  they  forth  all  of  them  by  bands ; 

The  lizard  ^  taketh  hold  with  her  hands, 

Yet  is  she  in  king's  palaces. '^ 

*  R.  V.   marg. ,  rock-badger.     *"  R.  V.  marg. ,   Or,   thou  canst  seize  with 
thy  hands.     '^  For  beautiful  picture  of  the  virtuous  woman,  see  Prov.  xxxi. 


2Chron.  2.  I.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  293 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

THE  TEMPLE   BUILT   AND   DEDICATED. 

'  Now  Solomon  purposed  to  build  an  house  for  the 
name  of  the  LORD.  And  Solomon  sent  to  ^  Hiram  ^the 
king  of  Tyre,  saying,  "As  thou  didst  deal  with  David 
my  father,  and  didst  send  him  cedars  to  build  him  an 
house  to  dwell  in,  even  so  deal  with  me.  Behold,  I  build 
an  house  for  the  Lord  my  God,  to  dedicate  it  to  him,  and 
to  burn  incense  before  him,  and  for  the  offerings.  And 
the  house  which  I  am  about  to  build  is  great  ;  for  great 
is  our  God  above  all  gods.  Who  is  able  to  build  him  an 
house,  seeing  the  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain  him  ? 
Who  am  I  then,  that  I  should  build  him  an  house  save 
only  to  burn  incense  before  him  ?  Now  there- 
fore send  me  a  man  cunning  to  work  in  gold,  tion^^fm-'the 
and  silver,  and  brass,  and  all  manner  of  grav-  *®"^Pi®- 
ings,  to  be  with  the  cunning  men  that  are  with  me  in 
Jerusalem,  whom  David  my  father  did  provide.  Send 
me  also  trees  out  of  Lebanon  ;  timber  in  abundance. 
And,  behold,  I  will  give  thee  hire  for  thy  servants  accord- 
ing to  all  that  thou  shalt  say." 

'And  it  came  to  pass  when  Hiram  heard  the  words  of 
Solomon,  that  he  rejoiced  greatly,  and  said,  "  Blessed  be 
the  Lord  this  day,  which  hath  given  unto  David  a  wise 
son  over  this  great  people."  ^  For  Hiram  was  ever  a 
lover  of  David. 

*  And  Hiram  sent  to  Solomon,  saying,  "  I  will  do  all 
thy  desire  concerning  timber  of  cedar  and  fir.  My  serv- 
ants shall  bring  them  down  from  Lebanon  unto  the  sea; 
and  I  will  make  them  into  rafts  to  go  by  sea  unto  the 
place  that  thou  shalt  appoint  me." 

So  Hiram  gave  Solomon  timber  of  cedar  and  timber 

'  2  Chron.  ii,  i.  ^2  Chron.  ii,  3.  ^  i  Kings  v,  i. 

^  I  Kings  V,  I.  ■*  I  Kings  v,  7.  •*  i  Kings  v,  8. 


294 


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[i  Kings  5.  10. 


of  fir  according  to  all  his  desire.  And  Solomon  gave 
Hiram  twenty  thousand  measures  of  wheat  for  food  for 
his  household,  and  twenty  thousand  measures  of  pure 
oil.     And  they  two  made  a  league  together. 

And  Solomon  raised  a  levy  out  of  all  Israel,  thirty 
thousand  men.  And  he  sent  them  to  Lebanon,  ten 
thousand  a  month  by  courses;  a  month  they  were  in 
Lebanon,  and  two  months  at  home.  '  And  Solomon 
numbered  all  the  strangers  that  were  in  the  land,  and  he 
set  threescore  and  ten  thousand  of  them  to  bear  bur- 
dens, and  fourscore  thousand  were  hewers  in  the  moun- 
tains;  and  three  thousand  six  hundred  overseers  to  set 
the  people  a  work. 

*  Then  Solomon  began  to  build  the  house  of  the  Lord 
The  temple  ^^  Jerusalem  in  Mount  Moriah,  where  the 
built.  Lord  appeared  unto  David  his  father,  in  the 

threshing  floor  of  Oman  the  Jebusite, '  in  the  fourth  year 
of  Solomon's  reign,  in  the  four  hundred  and  eightieth 
year  after  the  children  of  Israel  were  come  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt.  "And  the  king  commanded,  and  they 
hewed  out  great  stones,  costly  stones,  to  lay  the  founda- 
tion of  the  house.  And  Solomon's  builders  and  Hi- 
ram's builders  did  fashion  them,  and  prepared  the  timber 
and  the  stones  to  build  the  house. 

'And  the  house,  when  it  was  in  building,  was  built  of 
stone  made  ready  at  the  quarry :  there  was  neither 
hammer  nor  ax  nor  any  tool  of  iron  heard  in  the  house, 
while  it  was  in  building. 

So  he  built  the  house  and  finished  it  ;  and  he  covered 
the  house  with  beams  and  planks  of  cedar.  And  he 
prepared  an  ^^  oracle  in  the  midst  of  the  house,  to  set 
there  the  ark  of  the  LoRD,  and  he  drew  chains  of  gold 
across  before  the  oracle,  and  overlaid  it  with  gold.  And 
in  the  oracle  he  made  two  cherubim  of  olive  wood,  and 
the  wings  of  the  cherubim  were  stretched  forth,  their 
wings  touched  one  another.  And  he  overlaid  the  cheru- 
bim with  gold.  And  he  carved  all  the  walls  with  carved 
figures  of  cherubim   and    palm    trees   and   open    flowers 


'  2  Chron.  ii,  17.  •*  i  Kings  v,  17. 
'•'2  Chron.  iii,  i.  *i  Kings  vi,  7. 
2  I  Kings  vi,  i. 


That  is,  the  most  holy  place. 


I  Kings  6. 29-]  Chronologically  Arranged.  295 

within  and  without.  And  the  whole  house,  '  the  beams, 
the  thresholds,  the  walls,  the  doors,  ^  the  floor,  he  over- 
laid with  gold,  '  and  graved  cherubim  on  the  walls. 

*  And  he  garnished  the  house  with  precious  stones  for 
beauty.     ^  He  was  seven  years  in  building  it. 

*  Also  he  made  before  the  house  two  high  pillars 
'  of  brass  ;  and  he  set  the  pillars  at  the  porch  of  the  tem- 
ple. Upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  was  lily  work.  And 
he  made  the  molten  sea  ®  for  the  priests  to  wash  in. 
'The  brim  thereof  was  wrought  like  the  brim  of  a  cup, 
like  the  flower  of  a  lily.  "  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen, 
"  cast  when  it  was  cast.  '^  Moreover,  he  made  an  altar 
of  brass,  "  and  pots  and  shovels  and  basins  of  burnished 
brass,  exceeding  many.  "  And  he  made  ten  candlesticks 
of  gold,  and  ten  tables,  and  placed  them  in  the  temple ; 
the  golden  altar  also,  and  the  lamps  and  tongs  of  perfect 
gold,  the  basins  and  spoons  and  firepans  of  pure  gold. 
Thus  all  the  work  that  king  Solomon  wrought  in  the 
house  of  the  LORD  was  finished. 

And  Solomon  brought  in  the  things  which  David  his 
father  had  dedicated,  even  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and 
the  vessels,  and  put  them  in  the  treasuries  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

Then  Solomon  assembled  the  elders  of  Israel,  and  all 
the  princes  unto  Jerusalem.  And  the  Levites  Thetempie 
brought  up  the  ark  of  the  LORD  ''  out  of  the  dedicated, 
city  of  David,  and  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  all  the  holy 
vessels  that  were  in  the  tent.  And  king  Solomon  and 
all  the  congregation  of  Israel  were  before  the  ark,  sacri- 
ficing sheep  and  oxen,  that  could  not  be  told  nor  num- 
bered for  multitude.  And  the  priests  brought  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  unto  the  most  holy  place,  '^  the  oracle  of 
the  house,  "even  under  the  wings  of  the  cherubim. 
'*  There  was  nothing  in  the  ark  save  the  two  tables  of 
stone  which  Moses  put  there  at  Horeb,  when  the  Lord 
made  a  covenant  with  the  children  of  Israel,  when  they 
came  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

'  I  Chvon.  iii,  7.  *2  Chron.  iii,  15.  "  2  Chron.  iv,  3.     "=  i  Kings  viii,  6. 

^  I  Kings  vi,  30.  '  l  Kings  vii,  15.  ''^2  Chron.  iv,  i.     "2  Chron.  v,  7. 

^2  Chron.  iii,  7.  *  2  Chron.  iv,  6.  '^  i  Kings  vii,  45.   '^  i  Kings  viii,  9. 

^2  Chron.  iii,  6.  ^i  Kings  vii,  26.  '^2  Chron.  iv,  7. 

^  I  Kings  vi,  38.  ^'^  I  Kings  vii,  25.  '^  i  Kings  viii,  i. 


296  The  vShorter  Bible        [i  Kings  8.  lo. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  priests  were  come  out 
of  the  holy  place,  ('  for  all  the  priests  had  sanctified  them- 
selves, also  the  singers,  arrayed  in  fine  linen,  stood,  and 
with  them  an  hundred  and  twenty  priests  sounding  with 
trumpets:)  it  came  even  to  pass,  when  the  trumpet- 
ers and  singers  were  as  one,  praising  and  thanking  the 
Lord,  saying, 

"  For  he  is  good  ; 

For  his  mercy  endureth  forever:  " 
that  then  the   Glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  house  of 
„,    „,  God,  so  that  the   priests  could  not  stand  to 

The  Glory.  .     .'  i 

mmister. 

^  Then  spake  Solomon,  *'  The  LORD  hath  said  that  he 
would  dwell  in  the  thick  darkness,  but  I  have  surely 
built  thee  an  house,  a  place  for  thee  to  dwell  in  forever." 

And  Solomon  stood  before  the  altar  of  the  LORD  in 
the  presence  of  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  and  spread 
forth  his  hands  toward  heaven,  ^  and  kneeled  down  upon 
Solomon's  ^is  knees.  '  And  he  said,  "  O  LORD,  the  God 
prayer.  q(  Israel,  there  is  no  God  like  thee,  in  heaven 

above,  or  on  the  earth  beneath  ;  who  keepest  covenant 
and  mercy  with  thy  servants,  that  walk  before  thee  with 
all  their  heart.  But  will  God  in  very  deed  dwell  in  the 
earth?  Behold,  the  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain 
thee,  how  much  less  this  house  that  I  have  buildcd ! 
Yet  have  thou  respect  unto  the  prayer  of  thy  servant, 
that  mine  eyes  may  be  open  toward  this  house  night  and 
day,  and  hearken  thou  to  the  prayer  of  thy  servant, 
and  of  thy  people  Israel,  when  they  shall  pray  toward 
this  place.  Yea,  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling  place  ; 
and  when  thou  hearcst,  forgive.  When  thy  people  have 
sinned  against  thee,  if  they  turn  again  to  thee,  and  pray 
unto  thee  in  this  house  :  then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and 
forgive.  When  thy  people  be  smitten  before  the  enemy, 
when  heaven  is  shut  up,  and  there  is  no  rain,  because 
they  have  sinned  against  thee  ;  if  there  be  famine,  if  there 
be  pestilence,  whatsoever  plague  or  sickness  there  be, 
what  prayer  soever  be  made  by  any  man,  or  by  thy  peo- 
ple ''  which  shall  know  every  man  his  own  sorrow,  and 

'2  Chron.  v,  ii.  -'2  C'liron.  vi,  13.         '■'2  Cliron.  vi,  29. 

''  I  Kint^s  viii,  12.         '  i  Kiiii;s  viii,  23. 


2Chron.6.29.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY   ARRANGED.  297 

spread  forth  his  hands  toward  this  place,  then  hear  thou 
from  heaven  thy  dwelhng  place,  and  forgive.  For  thou, 
thou  only,  knowest  the  hearts  of  men.  Moreover  con- 
cerning the  stranger,  when  he  shall  come  from  a  far 
country  for  thy  great  name's  sake,  and  pray  toward  this 
house,  then  hear  thou  from  heaven  thy  dwelling  place, 
that  all  the  peoples  of  the  earth  may  know  thy  name 
and  fear  thee.  Now  therefore  arise,  O  LORD  God,  into 
thy  resting  place,  thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy  strength." 

Now  when  Solomon  made  an  end  of  praying,  the  fire 
came  down  from  heaven   and  consumed  the 
sacrifices ;  and  the   Glory  of  the  LORD  filled 
the  house.     And  the  children  of  Israel  looked  on,  and 
they  bowed   themselves  with  their  faces  to  the  ground, 
and  worshiped  the  LORD,  saying, 
"  For  he  is  good  ; 
For  his  mercy  endureth  forever." 

And  the  priests  stood  according  to  their  offices,  the 
Levites  also  with  instruments  ^  of  music  which  David 
the  king  had  made,  to  give  thanks  unto  the  LORD,  and 
the  priests  sounded  trumpets. 

'  Solomon  held  the  feast  at  that  time,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  a  great  congregation,  seven  days  a  great 

and  seven  days,  even  fourteen  days.  -And  feast. 

he  sent  the  people  away,  and  they  blessed  the  king  and 
went,  joyful  and  glad  of  heart,  for  the  goodness  the 
Lord  had  shown.  ^  So  the  king  and  all  the  children  of 
Israel  dedicated  the  house  of  the  LORD. 

'  I  Kings  viii,  65.  I       "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  for  the  song  of 

^  I  Kings  viii,  63.  j  i/ie  Lord. 

23 


298  The  Shorter  Bible*        [i  Kings  9. 2. 


CHAPTER  XV. 

SOLOMON'S   PROSPERITY  :   THE  QUEEN  OF  SHEBA. 

And  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solomon  the  second  time, 
and  said  unto  him,  "I  have  heard  thy  prayer;  I  have 
hallowed  this  house,  and  mine  eyes  shall  be  there  per- 
A  gracious  petually.  And  as  for  thee,  if  thou  wilt  do  all 
promise.  ^j^^^  j  have  Commanded  thee,  then  I  will  es- 
tablish thy  throne  forever.  But  if  ye  shall  turn  away 
from  following  me,  and  keep  not  my  commandments, 
then  will  I  cut  off  Israel  out  of  the  land  which  I  have 
given  them  ;  and  this  house  will  I  cast  out  of  my  sight." 

'  And  Solomon  was  building  his  own  house  thirteen 
years,  and  he  finished  all  his  house.  He  made  also  an 
Various  housc  for  Pharaoli's  daughter,  whom  h  e  had 

enterprises,  taken  to  wife.  ^  And  Solomon  brought  up 
the  daughter  of  Pharaoh  out  of  the  city  of  David  unto 
the  house  that  he  had  built  for  her. 

'And  king  Solomon  made  a  navy  of  ships  on  the 
shore  of  the  Red  Sea.  And  Hiram  sent  him  servants 
that  had  knowledge  of  the  sea.  And  they  came  to 
Ophir,  and  fetched  thence  gold  to  king  Solomon. 

And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  heard  of  the  fame  of 
Solomon  concerning  the  name  of  the  LORD,  she  came  to 
Jerusalem  to  prove  him  with  hard  questions.  She  came 
The  queen  with  a  very  great  train,  with  camels  that  bare 
of  Sheba.  spiccs,  and  very  much  gold,  and  precious 
stones.  And  when  she  was  come  to  Solomon,  she  com- 
muned with  him  of  all  that  was  in  her  heart.  And 
Solomon  told  her  all  her  questions ;  there  was  not  any- 
thing hid  from  the  king.  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba 
had  seen  all  the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  and  the  house  that 
he  had  built,  and  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the  servants 
and  ministers,  and  their  apparel,  there  was  no  more  spirit 

'  I  Kings  vii,  i.  '^2  Ciiron.  viii,  ii.  ^i  Kings  ix,  26. 


I  Kings  lo.  5.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  299 

in  her.  And  she  said  to  the  king,  "  It  was  a  true  report 
that  I  heard  in  mine  own  land,  and,  behold,  the  half  was 
not  told  me.  Happy  are  thy  men,  happy  are  these  thy 
servants,  which  stand  continually  before  thee,  and  hear 
thy  wisdom.  Blessed  be  the  LORD  thy  God,  which  de- 
lighted in  thee,  to  set  thee  on  the  throne  of  Israel ;  be- 
cause the  Lord  loved  Israel  forever,  therefore  made  he 
thee  king,  to  do  judgment  and  justice." 

And  she  gave  the  king  an  hundred  and  twenty  talents 
of  gold,  and  of  spices  very  great  store,  and  precious 
stones.  There  came  no  more  such  abundance  of  spices 
as  those  which  the  queen  of  Sheba  gave  to  king  Solo- 
mon. And  king  Solomon  gave  the  queen  of  Sheba 
whatsoever  she  asked,  beside  that  which  Solomon  gave 
her  of  his  royal  bounty.  So  she  turned  and  went  to  her 
own  land,  she  and  her  servants. 

Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came  to  Solomon  in  one 
-year  was  six  hundred  threescore  and  six  tal-      Solomon's 
ents,  beside  that  which  the  traffic  of  the  mer-      riches, 
chants  and  the  kings  and  the  governors  brought. 

Moreover  the  king  made  a  great  throne  of  ivory,  and 
overlaid  it  with  the  finest  gold.  There  were  ''arms  on 
either  side,  and  two  lions  standing  beside.  There  were 
six  steps  to  the  throne,  '  with  a  footstool  of  gold.  ''And 
twelve  lions  stood  there,  on  the  one  side  and  on  the 
other,  upon  the  six  steps.  There  was  not  the  like  made 
in  any  kingdom.  And  all  king  Solomon's  drinking  ves- 
sels were  of  gold,  none  were  of  silver  ;  it  was  nothing  ac- 
counted of  in  the  days  of  Solomon.  For  the  king  had 
at  sea  a  navy  that  went  to  Tarshish  with  the  navy  of 
Hiram  ;  once  every  three  years  came  the  navy,  bringing 
gold,  and  silver,  ivory,  and  apes,  and  peacocks.  So  king 
Solomon  exceeded  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  in  riches  and 
in  wisdom. 

And  all  the  earth  sought  the  presence  of  Solomon,  to 
hear  his  wisdom,  which  God  had  put  in  his  heart.  And 
they  brought  every  man  his  present,  vessels  of  silver 
and  vessels  of  gold,  and  raiment  and  armor  and  spices, 
horses   and   mules.     And    Solomon   ''  gathered   together 

,     „,  .        o      'i     1^-  „     I     "  So  in    R.   V.   marg.         ''Deut. 

'  2  Chron.  ix,  i8.     '  i  Kings  x,  20.         ••      ^  ^^ 

^  XVll,    ID. 


300  The  Shorter  Bible      U  Kings  io.  26. 

chariots  and  horsemen.  '  Solomon  had  four  thousand 
stalls  for  horses  and  chariots,  and  twelve  thousand  horse- 
men ;  *  he  had  a  thousand  and  four  hundred  chariots. 
'  The  horses  which  Solomon  had  were  brought  out  of 
Egypt ;  the  king's  merchants  received  them  in  droves. 
■"And  the  king  made  silver  to  be  in  Jerusalem  as  stones, 
and  cedars  made  he  to  be  as  the  sycamore  trees  that  are 
in  the  lowland  for  abundance.  ^  He  ruled  over  all  the 
kings  from  the  river  even  to  the  border  of  Egypt. 

'2  Clnon.  ix,  25.  ^2  Chron.  i,  16.  ^2Chron.  ix,  26. 

'i  Kings  X,  26.  ^2  Chron.  ix,  27. 


Prov.  I.  I]       Chronologically  Arranged. 


301 


THE  PROVERBS. 


CHAPTER  I. 


PROVERBS  :    OTHER  WRITINGS  :    THE  VIRTUOUS  WOMAN. 


Miscellaneous  Proverbs. 


'  The  proverbs  of  Solomon  the  son   of  David,  king  of 

Israel ; 
To  know  wisdom  and  instruction  ; 
To  discern  the  words  of  understanding ; 
To  receive  instruction  in  wise  dealing, 
In  righteousness  and  judgment  and  equity  ; 
To  give  ^  subtilty  to  the  simple. 
To  the  young  man  knowledge  and  discretion  : 
That  the  wise  man  may  hear,  and  increase  in  learning ; 
And   that  the  man    of  understanding  may  attain    unto 

sound  counsels  : 
To  understand  a  proverb,  and  a  figure  ; 
The  words  of  the  wise,  and  their  ^  dark  sayings. 

"^  The  fear  of  the  LORD  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom  : 
And  the  knowledge  of  the  Holy  One  is  understanding. 

^  My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of  thy  father, 

And  forsake  not  the  ''  law  of  thy  mother  ; 

For  they  shall  be  a  chaplet  of  grace  unto  thy  head. 

And  chains  about  thy  neck. 

*  My  son,  forget  not  my  law ; 

But  let  thine  heart  keep  my  commandments  ; 

For  length  of  days,  and  years  of  life. 

And  peace,  shall  they  add  to  thee. 


'  Prov.  i,  I. 
^  Prov.  ix,  lo. 


■•  Prov.  iii,  i. 
"  Prov.  i,  8. 


"R.V.  marg. ,  Ox, prudence.  '' R.V. 
marg. ,  Or,  riddles.  '' R.  V.  marg., 
Or,  teachim;. 


302  The  vShorter  Bible  [P'ov.  3.  3. 

Let  not  mercy  and  truth  forsake  thee ; 

Bind  them  about  thy  neck; 

Write  them  upon  the  table  of  thine  heart ; 

So  shalt  thou  find  favor  and  good  understanding 

In  the  sight  of  God  and  man. 

Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all  thine  heart, 

And  lean  not  upon  thine  own  understanding: 

In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge  him, 

And  he  shall  ^  direct  thy  paths. 

Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes ; 

Fear  the  Lord,  and  depart  from  evil. 

Honor  the  Lord  with  thy  substance, 
And  with  the  first  fruits  of  all  thine  increase; 
So  shall  thy  barns  be  filled  with  plenty, 
And  thy  ^  fats  shall  overflow  with  new  wine. 

My  son,  despise  not  the  '^  chastening  of  the  Lord  ; 
Neither  be  weary  of  his  reproof: 
For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  reproveth  ; 
Even  as  a  father  the  son  in  whom  he  delighteth. 

Happy  is  the  man  that  findeth  wisdom, 

And  the  man  that  getteth  understanding. 

For  the  merchandise  of  it  is  better  than  the  merchandise 
of  silver, 

And  the  gain  thereof  than  fine  gold. 

She  is  more  precious  than  rubies ; 

And  none  of  the  things  thou  canst  desire  are  to  be  com- 
pared unto  her. 

Length  of  days  is  in  her  right  hand  ; 

In  her  left  hand  arc  riches  and  honor. 

Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness. 

And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

'  Withhold  not  good  from  them  to  whom  it  is  due, 
When  it  is  in  the  power  of  thine  hand  to  do  it. 

Say  not  unto  thy  neighbor,  "  Go,  and  come  again. 
And  to-morrow  I  will  give;  " 
When  thou  hast  it  by  thee. 

"  R.  V.  maig. ,    Or,  »iaie  slraigfit  or 
'  Pruv.  iii,  27.  phiiii.     ^  Or,  vats.     "^^  R.  V.  marg.,  Or, 

instritction. 


Prov.  4.  14.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  303 

'  Enter  not  into  the  path  of  the  wicked, 
And  walk  not  in  the  way  of  evil  men. 

^  Go  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard  ; 
Consider  her  ways,  and  be  wise  : 
Which  having  no  chief, 
Overseer,  or  ruler, 
Provideth  her  meat  in  the  summer. 
And  gathereth  her  food  in  the  harvest. 
How  long  wilt  thou  ^  sleep,  O  sluggard  ? 
When  wilt  thou  arise  out  of  thy  sleep  ? 
"Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slumber, 
A  little  folding  of  the  hands  to  ^  sleep." 
So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  a  robber. 
And  thy  want  as  an  armed  man. 

'There  is  that  scattereth,  and  increaseth  yet  more; 
And  there  is  that  withholdeth  "^more  than  is  meet,  but 

it  tendeth  only  to  want. 
The  liberal  soul  shall  be  made  fat  ; 
And  he  that  watereth  shall  be  watered  also  himself. 

Whoso  loveth  ^  correction  loveth  knowledge  : 
But  he  that  hateth  reproof  is  brutish. 

The  lip  of  truth  shall  be  established  forever : 
But  a  lying  tongue  is  but  for  a  moment. 

Heaviness  in  the  heart  of  a  man  maketh  it  stoop ; 
But  a  good  word  maketh  it  glad. 

*  When  a  man's  ways  please  the  LORD, 

He  maketh  even  his  enemies  to  be  at  peace  with  him. 

Better  is  a  little  with  righteousness 
Than  great  revenues  with  injustice. 

Pride  goeth  before  destruction. 
And  an  haughty  spirit  before  a  fall. 

The  hoary  head  is  a  crown  of ''  glory, 

•^  It  shall  be  found  in  the  way  of  righteousness. 

'  Prov.  iv,  14.  "■  R.V.  marg.,Heb.  lie  down.   ^  R.V. 

'•*  Prov.  vi,  6.  niarg.,  Or,  ivhat  is  justly  due.    '^  R.V. 

^  Prov.  xi,  24.  marg.  ,Or,  instruction.    ''R.V.  niarg., 

'•Prov.  xvi,  7.  0\\  beanty.  ''RY .  \r\arg.,  If  it  i'l' /cinid. 


304  The  Shorter  Bible  [Piov.  i6.  32. 

He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  better  than  the  mighty  ; 
And  he  that  ruleth  his  spirit  than  he  that  taketh  a  city. 

Better  is  a  dry  morsel  and  quietness  therewith, 
Than  an  house  full  of  feasting  with  strife. 

He  that  covereth  a  transgression  seeketh  love: 

But  he  that  harpeth  on  a  matter  separateth  chief  friends. 

'  He  that  maketh  many  friends  doeth  it  to  his  own  de- 
struction : 

But  there  is  a  '•'  friend  that  sticketh  closer  than  a 
brother. 

^  House  and  riches  are  an  inheritance  from  fathers : 
But  a  prudent  wife  is  from  the  Lord. 

Slothfulness  casteth  into  a  deep  sleep  ; 
And  the  idle  soul  shall  suffer  hunger. 

He  that  keepeth  the  commandment  keepeth  his  soul: 
But  he  that  ''  is  careless  of  his  ways  shall  die. 

He  that  hath  pity  upon  the  poorlendeth  unto  the  LORD, 
And  his  good  deed  will  he  pay  him  again. 

Chasten  thy  son,  seeing  there  is  hope; 
And  set  not  thy  heart  on  '^  his  destruction. 

^  Wine  is  a  mocker,  strong  drink  a  brawler; 
And  whosoever  erreth  thereby  is  not  wise. 

Even  a  child  maketh  himself  known  by  his  doings, 
Whether  his  work  be  pure,  and  whether  it  be  right. 

The  hearing  car,  and  the  seeing  eye. 
The  Lord  hath  made  even  both  of  them. 

Love  not  sleep,  lest  thou  come  to  poverty ; 

Open  thine  eyes,  and  thou  shalt  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

"  It  is  naught,  it  is  naught,"  saith  the  buyer: 
But  when  he  is  gone  his  way,  then  he  boasteth. 

There  is  gold,  and  abundance  of  rubies  : 

But  the  lips  of  knowledge  are  a  precious  jewel. 


I'lov.  xviii,  24. 
Prov.  xix,  14. 
'  Prov.  XX,  I. 


"  R.  V.  maig.,  Heb.  /ovi-y.  ''  R.  V. 
marg.,  Heh.  despiscth.  '■  R.  V.  niarg., 
Hcl).  caushii^  him  to  die. 


Prov.  20.  i;.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  305 

Bread  of  falsehood  is  sweet  to  a  man  ; 

But  afterward  his  mouth  shall  be  filled  with  gravel. 

Say  not  thou,  "  I  will  recompense  evil ;  " 
Wait  on  the  LORD,  and  he  shall  save  thee. 

'  The  rich  and  the  poor  meet  together : 
The  Lord  is  the  maker  of  them  all. 

A  prudent  man  seeth  the  evil,  and  hideth  himself: 
But  the  simple  pass  on,  and  suffer  for  it. 

The  reward  of  humility  and  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
Is  riches,  and  honor,  and  life. 

Thorns  and  snares  are  in  the  way  of  the  froward  : 
He  that  keepeth  his  soul  shall  be  far  from  them. 

Train  up  a  child  in  the  way  he  should  go, 

And  even  when  he  is  old  he  will  not  depart  from  it. 

He  that  soweth  iniquity  shall  reap  calamity: 
And  the  rod  of  his  wrath  shall  fail. 

Foolishness  is  bound  up  in  the  heart  of  a  child  ; 
But  the  rod  of  correction  shall  drive  it  far  from  him. 

Rob  not  the  poor,  ^  because  he  is  poor. 
Neither  ^  oppress  the  afflicted  in  the  gate  : 
For  the  Lord  will  plead  their  cause. 
And  despoil  of  life  those  that  despoil  them. 

Make  no  friendship  with  a  man  that  is  given  to  anger; 
And  with  a  wrathful  man  thou  shalt  not  go : 
Lest  thou  learn  his  ways. 
And  get  a  snare  to  thy  soul. 

^  Seest  thou  a  man  wise  in  his  own  conceit  ? 
There  is  more  hope  of  a  fool  than  of  him. 

The  sluggard  saith,  "  There  is  a  lion  in  the  way ; 
A  lion  is  in  the  streets." 

For  lack  of  wood  the  fire  goeth  out : 

And  where  there  is  no  whisperer,  contention  ceaseth. 

As  coals  are  to  hot  embers,  and  wood  to  fire; 

So  is  a  contentious  man  to  inflame  strife. 

'  Prov.  xxii,  2.  I       "  R.  V.   marg.,   Or,  /or.      ^  K.  V. 

■•^  Prov.  xxvi,  12.  I  marg.,  Oi\  criish. 


306  The  vShorter  Bible  [Prov.  26. 27. 

Whoso  diggeth  a  pit  shall  fall  therein  : 

And  he  that  roUeth  a  stone,  it  shall  return  upon  him. 

A  lying  tongue  hateth  those  whom  it  hath  *  wounded  ; 
And  a  flattering  mouth  worketh  ruin. 

Boast  not  thyself  of  to-morrow  ; 

For  thou  knowest  not  what  a  day  may  bring  forth. 

Let  another  man  praise  thee,  and  not  thine  own  mouth  ; 
A  stranger,  and  not  thine  own  lips. 

Better  is  open  rebuke 
Than  love  that  is  hidden. 

Ointment  and  perfume  rejoice  the  heart: 
So  doth  the  sweetness  of  a  man's  friend  that  cometh  of 
hearty  counsel. 

'  A  fool  uttereth  all  his  ^  anger  : 

But  a  wise  man  keepeth  it  back  and  stilleth  it. 

Tke  IVise  Man's  Rrqiirst. 

^  Two  things  have  I  asked  of  thee  ; 

Deny  me  them  not  before  I  die : 

Remove  far  from  me  vanity  and  lies: 

Give  me  neither  poverty  nor  riches ; 

Feed  me  with  the  food  that  is  needful  for  me: 

Lest  I  be  full,  and  deny  thee,  and  say,   "  Who  is  the 

Lord  ? " 
Or  lest  I  be  poor,  and  steal, 
And  use  profanely  the  name  of  my  God. 

A  ''Dark  Saying,"  or  Riddlf. 

'  There  are  three  things  that  are  never  satisfied. 
Yea,  four  that  say  not,  "  Enough  :" 

What    are    they? 
The  grave ;  and  the  barren  woman; 
The  earth  that  is  not  satisfied  with  water; 
And  the  fire. 

'Prov.  xxix,  II.      -'I'lov.  XXX,  15.    I       "  k.\'.  mars;.,  Ileb.  f;//J-//c</.     '' R.V. 
2  I'lov.  XXX,  7.  I  iiiarg.,   Ileb.  spirit. 


Prov.3i.io.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  307 

The  Virtuous  Woman. 

'  A  virtuous  woman  who  can  find? 

For  her  price  is  far  above  rubies. 

The  heart  of  her  husband  trusteth  in  her, 

And  he  shall  have  no  lack  of  gain. 

She  doeth  him  good  and  not  evil 

AH  the  days  of  her  life. 

She  seeketh  wool  and  flax, 

And  worketh  willingly  with  her  hands. 

She  is  like  the  merchant  ships ; 

She  bringeth  her  food  from  afar. 

She  riseth  also  while  it  is  yet  night, 

And  giveth  meat  to  her  household, 

And  their  *  task  to  her  maidens. 

She  considereth  a  field,  and  buyeth  it ; 

With  the  fruit  of  her  hands  she  planteth  a  vineyard. 

She  girdeth  her  loins  with  strength, 

And  maketh  strong  her  arms. 

She  perceiveth  that  her  merchandise  is  profitable : 

Her  lamp  goeth  not  out  by  night. 

She  layeth  her  hands  to  the  distaff, 

And  her  hands  hold  the  spindle. 

She  spreadeth  out  her  hand  to  the  poor; 

Yea,  she  reacheth  forth  her  hands  to  the  needy. 

She  is  not  afraid  of  the  snow  for  her  household  ; 

For  all  her  household  are  clothed  with  scarlet. 

She  maketh  for  herself ''  carpets  of  tapestry  ; 

Her  clothing  is  fine  linen  and  purple. 

Her  husband  is  known  in  the  gates, 

When  he  sitteth  among  the  elders  of  the  land. 

She  maketh  linen  garments  and  selleth  them  ; 

And  delivereth  girdles  unto  the  merchant. 

Strength  and  dignity  are  her  clothing; 

And  she  laugheth  at  the  time  to  come. 

She  openeth  her  mouth  with  wisdom  ; 

And  the  °law  of  kindness  is  on  her  tongue. 

She  looketh  well  to  the  ways  of  her  household. 

And  eateth  not  the  bread  of  idleness. 

"R.  V.  marg.,  0\\ portion.    ''R.  V. 
'  Prov.  xxxi,  lO.  niarg.,  Or,  ciisliions.     '  R.  V.  marg., 

Or,  teaching. 


308  The  Shorter  Bible  [Prov.  31. 28. 

Her  children  rise  up,  and  call  her  blessed; 

Her  husband  also,  and  he  praiseth  her,  saying : 

"  Many  daughters  have  done  virtuously, 

But  thou  excellest  them  all." 

Favor  is  deceitful,  and  beauty  is  vain  : 

But  a  woman  that   feareth   the    Lord,    she    shall    be 

praised. 
Give  her  of  the  fruit  of  her  hands  ; 
And  let  her  works  praise  her  in  the  gates. 


I  Kings  II.  I.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  309 


THE    BOOKS   OF 

SAMUEL,  KINGS,  AND  CHRONICLES, 

WITH    SELECTIONS    FROM    THE    PROPHETICAL   AND 
POETICAL   BOOKS— Continued. 


CHAPTER   XVI. 

SOLOMON'S   DEFECTION  AND   DEATH;  REHOBOAM:    THE 
KINGDOM  DIVIDED. 

But'  king  Solomon  loved  many  strange  women  of  the 
nations  concerning  which  the  LORD  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  "  Ye  shall  not  go  among  them,  neither  shall 
they  come  among  you  :  for  surely  they  will  turn  away 
your  heart  after  their  gods."  And  he  had  Solomon's 
seven  hundred  wives,  princesses,  and  three  sin-God's 
hundred  concubines.  His  wives  turned  away  ^®p^°°  • 
his  heart  after  other  gods  when  Solomon  was  old  ;  and 
his  heart  was  not  perfect  with  the  LORD  his  God,  as 
was  the  heart  of  David  his  father.  Then  did  Solomon 
build  an  high  place  for  Molech,  the  abomination  of  the 
children  of  Ammon.     So  did  he  for  all  his  strange  wives. 

And  the  Lord  was  angry  with  Solomon,  because  his 
heart  was  turned  away  from  the  LORD,  which  had  ap- 
peared unto  him  twice,  and  had  commanded  him  that  he 
should  not  go  after  other  gods.  Wherefore  the  LORD  said 
unto  Solomon,  "  Forasmuch  as  thou  has  not  kept  my  cov- 
enant, I  will  surely  rend  the  kingdom  from  thee,  and  will 
give  it  to  thy  servant.  Notwithstanding  in  thy  days  I 
will  not  do  it,  for  David  thy  father's  sake  ;  but  I  will 
rend  it  out  of  the  hand  of  thy  son.  Howbeit  I  will  not 
rend  away  all  the  kingdom  ;  but  I  will  give  one  tribe 
to  thy  son,  for  David  my  servant's  sake." 

'  I  Kings  xi,  I. 


310  The  Shorter  Bible         [i  Kings  11.26. 

And  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  a  servant  of  Solo- 
mon, lifted  up  his  hand  against  the  king.  Jeroboam  was 
a  mighty  man  of  valor,  and  industrious,  and  Solomon 
gave  him  charge  over  the  labor.  And  the  prophet  Ahi- 
jah  found  him  in  the  way.  Now  Ahijah  had  clad  him- 
self with  a  new  garment  ;  and  they  two  were  alone  in 
the  field.  And  Ahijah  laid  hold  of  the  new 
Jeroboam.  garment  that  was  on  him,  and  rent  it  in 
twelve  pieces.  And  he  said  to  Jeroboam,  "  Take  ten 
pieces;  for  thus  saith  the  LORD,  the  God  of  Israel,  '  Be- 
hold, I  will  rend  the  kingdom  out  of  the  hand  of 
Solomon,  and  will  give  ten  tribes  to  thee  ;  because  they 
have  forsaken  me,  and  have  worshiped  idols,  and  have 
not  walked  in  my  ways.  Howbeit  I  will  not  take  the 
whole  kingdom  out  of  his  hand,  for  David  my  servant's 
sake,  ^because  he  l^ept  my  commandments.  And  I  will 
take  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  king  over  Israel.  And  if 
thou  wilt  hearken  unto  all  that  I  command  thee,  and 
wilt  do  that  which  is  right,  as  David  did,  I  will  be  with 
thee,  and  will  give  Israel  unto  thee.'  " 

Solomon  sought  therefore  to  kill  Jeroboam  ;  but  Jero- 
boam arose,  and  fled  into  Egypt,  and  was  in  Egypt  until 
the  death  of  Solomon. 

Now  the  time  that  Solomon  reigned  in  Jerusalem  over 
Solomon  ^^^  Israel  was  forty  years.  And  Solomon 
dies-Reho-  glept  with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried  in  the 
reigns.  city  of  David  his  father  :  and  ^  Rchoboam  his 

son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

Some  words  of  the  'Preacher,  son  of  David,  king  in  Jerusalem. 

'  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the  Preacher  ;  all  is  vanity. 

(And  further,  because  the  Preacher  was  wise,  he  still 
taught  the  people  knowledge ;  yea,  he  pondered  and 
sought  out,  and  set  in  order  many  proverbs.  The 
Preacher  sought  to  find  out  acceptable  words,  and 
that  which  was  written  uprightl}'.) 

'  Whatsoever  thy  hand  findcth  to  do,  do  it  with  ihy 


'  Eccles.  xii,  8. 
'  Eccles.  ix,  10. 


»  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  who  kept. 
•'B.C.  975.  "^  "  The  Preacher  "  may 
have  been  Solomon  iu  his  old  age. 


Eccles.  9. 10.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  311 

might ;  for  there  is  no  work,  nor  device,  nor  knowledge, 
nor  wisdom,  in  the  grave  whither  thou  goest. 

Rejoice,  O  young  man,  in  thy  youth  ;  and  let  thy  heart 
cheer  thee  in  the  days  of  thy  youth,  and  walk  in  the 
ways  of  thine  heart,  and  in  the  sight  of  thine  eyes  ;  but 
know  thou,  that  for  all  these  things  God  will  bring  thee 
into  judgment. 

'  Remember  also  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy  youth, 
or  ever  the  evil  days  come,  and  the  years  draw  nigh, 
when  thou  shalt  say,  "  I  have  no  pleasure  in  them  ;  "  or 
ever  the  sun,  and  the  light,  and  the  moon,  and  the  stars,  be 
darkened,  and  the  clouds  return  after  the  rain  ;  in  the 
day  when  the  keepers  of  the  house  shall  tremble,  and  the 
strong  men  shall  bow  themselves,  and  the  grinders  cease 
because  they  are  few,  and  those  that  look  out  of  the 
windows  be  darkened,  and  the  doors  shall  be  shut  in  the 
street ;  when  the  sound  of  the  grinding  is  low,  and  one 
shall  rise  up  at  the  voice  of  a  bird,  and  all  the  daughters 
of  music  shall  be  brought  low ;  yea,  they  shall  be  afraid 
of  that  which  is  high,  and  terrors  shall  be  in  the  way ; 
and  the  almond  tree  shall  blossom,  and  the  grasshopper 
shall  be  a  burden,  and  ^  the  caperberry  shall  fail;  be- 
cause man  goeth  to  his  long  home,  and  the  mourners  go 
about  the  streets;  or  ever  the  silver  cord  be  '^loosed,  or 
the  golden  bowl  be  broken,  or  the  pitcher  be  broken  at 
the  fountain,  or  the  wheel  broken  at  the  cistern  ;  and  the 
dust  return  to  the  earth  as  it  was,  and  the  spirit  return 
unto  God  who  gave  it. 

"•^This  is  the  end  of  the  matter;  all  hath  been  heard; 
fear  God,  and  keep  his  commandments  ;  for  this  is  the 
whole  duty  of  man.  For  God  shall  bring  every  work 
into  judgment,  '^  with  every  hidden  thing,  whether  it  be 
good  or  whether  it  be  evil. 

A  protest  And  Rehoboam  went  to  Shechem  ;  for  all 
unheeded.  Israel  were  come  to  Shechem  to  make  him 
king.     And  they  spake  unto  Rehoboam,  saying,  "Thy 

a  R.  V.  maig.,  Or,  desire.     ^  R.  V. 
\ -c     ■,  ■■  razxg-.,Ov,  snapped  asunder.      "^R.V. 

'  Lccles.    xn,    I.  r>.  t    'C  ;  ji  / 

2  p.     ,  '     ji  marg. ,   Or,   Let  ns  near  the  conclii- 

'  sion  of  the  whole  matter.     ^  R.  V. 

marg.,  Or,  concerning. 


312  The  Shorter  Bible  [i  Kings  12.4. 

father  made  our  yoke  grievous,  now  therefore  make 
thou  the  grievous  service  of  thy  father,  and  his  heavy 
yoke  which  he  put  upon  us,  lighter,  and  we  will  serve 
thee." 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Depart  for  three  days,  then 
come  again  to  me." 

And  king  Rehoboam*  took  counsel  with  the  old  men, 
that  had  stood  before  Solomon  while  he  yet  lived,  and 
they  spake  unto  him,  saying,  "If  thou  wilt  speak  good 
words  to  this  people  this  day,  then  they  will  be  thy  serv- 
ants forever,"  But  the  young  men  that  were  grown  up 
with  him  spake  unto  him,  saying,  "  Thus  shalt  thou  say 
unto  this  people,  '  My  little  finger  is  thicker  than  my 
father's  loins.  My  father  did  lade  you  with  a  heavy  yoke, 
I  will  add  to  your  yoke.  My  father  chastised  you  with 
whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you  with  scorpions.'  " 

So  Jeroboam  and  all  the  people  came  to  Rehoboam 
the  third  day,  as  the  king  bade.  ('  For  they  had  called 
Jeroboam  from  Egypt.)  ^  And  the  king  answered  the 
people  roughly,  saying,  "  My  father  made  your  yoke 
heavy,  but  I  will  add  to  your  yoke ;  my  father  chas- 
tised you  with  whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you  with 
scorpions." 

And  when  all  Israel  saw  that  the  king  hearkened  not 

unto  them,  the  people  answered  the  king,  say- 

Rebeiiion.       j^^^^  a  ^j^^^  portion  have  we  in  David?     To 

your  tents,  O  Israel !  Now  see  to  thine  own  house, 
David." 

So  Israel  departed  unto  their  tents. 

Then  king  Rehoboam  sent  Adoram  who  was  over  the 
levy;  and  all  Israel  stoned  him  with  stones,  that  he  died. 
And  king  Rehoboam  made  speed  to  get  him  up  to  his 
chariot  to  Jerusalem. 

And  when  all  Israel  heard  that  Jeroboam  was  returned, 
they  sent  and  called  him  and  made  him  king.  '  So  Israel 
rebelled  against  the  house  of  David.  There  was  none 
that  followed  the  house  of  David  but  the  house  of 
=*  Judah. 

And   when    Rehoboam    was    come   to   Jerusalem,   he 

'  I  Kings  xii,  2.  ■■^  I  Kings  xii,  19.  I  ,  j^^^^^-  ..  ume  Benjamin  "  also. 
*  I  Kings  xu,  13.  I 


I  Kings  12. 21.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  313 

assembled  all  the  warriors  of  Judah  and  Benjamin  to  fight 
against  the  house  of  Israel,  to  bring  the  kingdom  again 
to  him. 

But  the  word  of  God  came  unto  Shemaiah  the  man 
of   God,    saying,     "  Speak    unto    Rehoboam        ^^^  ^^^_ 
king  of  Judah,  saying,  '  Thus  saith  the  LORD,        bidden. 
"  Ye  shall  not  go  up  nor  fight  against  your  brethren  the 
children  of  Israel :  return  every  man  to  his  house." 

So  they  hearkened  unto  the  word  of  the   LORD,  and 
returned. 
23 


314 


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[2  Chron.  It.  5. 
[i  Kings  12.  25. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 


THE  REIGN  OF  REHOBOAM: 
EGYPTIAN  INVASION: 
REIGN  OF  ABIJAH:  WAR 
WITH  ISRAEL. 

History  of  Judah. 

'  ""  And  Rehoboam  dwelt 
in  Jerusalem.  And  Judah 
and  Benjamin  belonged  to 
him.  And  the  priests  and 
the  Levites  that  were  in  all 
Israel  left  their  suburbs  and 
Worshipers  their  possession, 
fo^it^°"^  ^^"^^  came  to  Ju- 
judah.  dah  and  Jerusa- 

lem :  for  Jeroboam  and  his 
sons  cast  them  off,  that 
they  should  not  execute 
the  priest's  office.  And 
after  them  such  as  set  their 
hearts  to  seek  the  Lord, 
out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Is- 
rael, came  to  Jerusalem  to 
sacrifice  unto  the  LORD, 
the  God  of  their  fathers. 
So  they  strengthened  the 
kingdom  of  Judah,  and 
made  Rehoboam  the  son 
of  Solomon  strong. 

^And  itcame  to  pass  when 

'2Chroii.xi,  5.     '^  2  Chron.  xii,   i. 


B.  C.  975. 


THE  REIGN  OF  JEROBOAM  : 
NATIONAL  IDOLATRY: 
MESSAGES  FROM  THE 
LORD. 

History  of  Israel. 

'Then  =*  Jeroboam  built 
Shechem  in  the  hill  country 
of  Ephraim.anddweltthere- 
in.  And  he  said  in  his  heart, 
"  Now  if  this  people  go  up 
to  offer  sacrifices  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  at  Jeru- 
salem, then  shall  the  heart 
of  this  people  turn  again 
unto  Rehoboam,  and  they 
shall     kill      me,      Jeroboam's 

and    'the  king-    golden 

,  1      11  °       calves. 

domshallreturn 
to  the  house  of  David." 
Whereupon  the  king  made 
two  calves  of  gold,  and  he 
said,  "''It  is  too  much  for 
you  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem  ; 
behold  thy  gods,  O  Israel, 
which  brought  thee  up  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt." 

And  he  set  the  one  in 
Beth-el  and  the  other  in 
Dan. 

'  I  Kings  xii,  25.    ^  i  Kings  xii,  26. 


»  Reign  liegan  B.C.  975-  ••  R-  V. 
marg.,  Or,  Ve  have  gone  up  long 
enough. 


2  Chron.  12.  i.] 
I  Kings  12.  30.] 


Chronologically  Arranged. 


315 


the  kingdom  of  Rehoboam 

was  established, 
Idolatry-  1         1 

and       he      was 

strong,  that  he  forsook  the 
law  of  the  Lord,  and  all 
Israel  with  him.  'They  also 
built  them  high  places,  and 
•'■  pillars,  on  every  high  hill 
and  under  every  green  tree. 
They  did  according  to  the 
abomination  of  the  nations 
which  the  Lord  dravc  out 
before  Israel.  ^  And  ^'  Shi- 
shak  king  of  Egypt  came 
up  against  Jerusalem,  be- 
cause they  had  trespassed 
against  the  Lord,  with 
twelve  hundred  chariots, 
and  threescore  thousand 
horsemen,  and  people 
T  f      without      num- 

Invasion  of 

Shishak  ber.       And    he 

took  the  fenced  cities  which 
pertained  to  Judah,  and 
came  to  Jerusalem. 

Now  a  prophet  came  to 
Rehoboam,  and  the  princes 
of  Judah,  that  weregathered 
together  to  Jerusalem  be- 
cause of  Shishak,  and  said 
unto  them,  "Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  '  Ye  have  forsaken 
me, therefore  have  I  left  you 
in  the  hand  of  Shishak.'  " 

Then  the  princes  of  Israel 
and  the  king  humbled 
themselves;  and  they  said, 
"The  Lord  is  righteous." 

'  I  Kings  xiv,  23.    ^  2  Chron.  xii,  2. 

'^  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  obelisks. 
b  B.  C.  970. 


And  this  thing  became  a 
sin :  for  the  people  went 
to  worship  before  them. 
And  he  made  priests  from 
among  all  the  people  which 
were  not  of  the  sons  of 
Levi. 

And  Jeroboam  ordained 
a  feast  in  the  eighth  month, 
like  the  feast  that  is  in  Ju- 
dah, and  *  went  up  unto  the 
altar  which  he  had  made 
in  Beth-el,  'sacrificing  un- 
to the  calves  that  he  had 
made. 

"  And,  behold,  there  came 
a  man  of  God  out  of  Judah 
unto  Beth-el;  and  Jeroboam 
was  standing  by  the  altar 
to  burn  incense.  And  the 
man  of  God  cried  against 
the  altar,  and  said,  "  O  al- 
tar, altar,  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  '  Behold,  ^'  a  child 
shall     be    born     .  ,    ^, 

A  prophet's 
unto  the    house     message. 

of      David,       Josiah       by 

name ;      and     upon     thee 

shall      he       sacrifice       the 

priests    that    burn    incense 

upon      thee,     and       men's 

bones  shall  they  burn  upon 

thee.'  " 

And  he  gave  a  sign  the 

same  day,  saying,  "This  is 

the   sign  which   the  LORD 

hath  spoken:  'Behold,  the 

altar  shall  be  rent,  and  the 

'  I  Kings  xii,  32.    ^  i  Kings  xiii,  I. 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  offered  upon. 
^  2  Kings  xxiii,   15-20. 


316 


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[2  Chron.  12.  7. 
[i    Kings    13.  3. 


And  when    the  LORD  saw 

National  that  they  hum- 
repentance,  bled  themselves, 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came, 
saying,  "  They  have  hum- 
bled themselves  ;  I  will  not 
destroy  them.  Neverthe- 
less they  shall  be  servants, 
that  they  may  know  my 
serviceand  tlie  service  of  the 
kingdom  of  the  countries." 
So  Shishak  king  of  Egypt 
came  up  against  Jerusalem, 
and  took  away  the  treasures 
of  the  house  of  the  LORD 
and  of  the  king's  house. 


ashes  that  are  upon  it  shall 
be  poured  out.'  " 

And  when  the  king  heard 
the  saying  of  the  man  of 
God,  h  c  put  forth  his  hand 
front  the  altar,  saying,  "Lay 
hold  on  him ! "  And  his 
hand,  which  he  put  forth 
against  him,  dried  up,  so 
that  he  could  not  draw  it 
back.  The  altar  also  was 
rent,  and  the  ashes  poured 
out  from  the  altar,  ac- 
cording to  the  sign  which 
the  man  of  God  had 
given. 

And  the  king  answered 
and  said  unto  the 
man  of  God,  "  In- 
treat  now  the  favor 
of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  pray  for 
nie,  that  my  hand 
may  be  restored." 

And  the  man  of 
God  intreated  the 
Lord,  and  the  king's 
hand  was  restored 
him  again,  and  be- 
came as  it  was  be- 
fore. 

And  the  king  said 
unto  the  man  of 
God,  "  Come  home 
with  me,  and  re- 
fresh thyself,  and  I 
will  give  thee  a  re- 
ward." 

And  the  man  of 
God  said  unto  the 
king,    "  If   thou   wilt 


I  Kings  13.8.]  CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  317 

give  me  half  thine  house,  I  will  not  go  in  with  thee, 
neither  will  I  eat  bread  nor  drink  water  in  this  place ; 
for  it  was  charged  me  by  the  LORD,  '  Thou  shalt  eat  no 
bread,  nor  drink  water,  neither  return  by  the  way  that 
thou  earnest.'  " 

Now  there  dwelt  an  old  prophet  in  Beth-el ;  and  one 
of  his  sons  came  and  told  him  what  the  man  of  God 
had  done  that  day  in  Beth-el.  And  their  father  said 
unto  them,  "  What  way  went  he  ?     Saddle  me  the  ass." 

So  they  saddled  him  the  ass;  and  he  went  after 
the  man  of  God,  and  found  him  sitting  under  an  oak. 
Then  he  said  unto  him,  "  Come  home  with  me,  and  eat 
bread." 

And  he  said,  "  I  may  not  return  with  thee.  Neither 
will  I  eat  bread  nor  drink  water  with  thee  ;  for  it  was 
said  to  me  by  the  word  of  the  LORD,  '  Thou  shalt  eat  no 
bread  nor  drink  water  there,  nor  turn  again  to  go  by  the 
way  that  thou  camest.'  " 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "  I  am  also  a  prophet  as  thou 
art ;  and  an  angel  spake  unto  me  by  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  saying,  '  Bring  him  back  with  thee  into  thine 
house,  that  he  may  eat  bread  and  drink  water.'  "  But 
he  lied  unto  him. 

So  he  went  back  with  him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
they  sat  at  the  table,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  d  i  d 
come  unto  the  prophet  that  brought  him  back  ;  and  he 
cried  unto  the  man  of  God  that  came  from  Judah,  say- 
ing, "  Thus  saith  the  LORD,  '  Forasmuch  as         t^-    v, 

11  1  1-      ,       I-  1  Disobe- 

thou  hast    been    disobedient    unto    the  com-         dience- 

1  r      1         T  1  11  Death, 

mandment  oi   the   LORD,    but    camest   back, 

and  hast  eaten  bread  and  drunk  water,  thou  shalt  not 
come  unto  the  sepulcher  of  thy  fathers.'  " 

And  he  saddled  the  ass  for  the  prophet  whom  he  had 
brought  back.  And  when  he  was  gone,  a  lion  met  him 
by  the  way,  and  slew  him.  And  his  body  was  cast  in 
the  way,  and  the  ass  stood  by  it ;  the  lion  also  stood 
by  it.  And,  behold,  men  passed  by  and  saw,  and  they 
came  and  told  it  in  the  city.  And  when  the  prophet 
that  brought  him  back  from  the  way  heard  thereof,  he 
went  and  found  the  body  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass 
and   the  hon  standing  by.     The  lion   had   not  eaten   i  t 


318 


The  Shorter  Bible        [i  Kings  13. 28. 


nor  torn  the  ass.     And  the 
God,  and  came  to  the  city 

History  of  Judah — Continued. 

'  King  Relioboam  was 
forty  and  one  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  seventeen 
years  in  Jerusalem.  And  he 
did  not  set  his  heart  to  seek 
the  Lord.  And  there  were 
Wars  with  ^^'ai's  between 
Israel.  Rehoboam  and 

Jeroboam  continually. 

And  Rehoboam  slept 
DeathofRe-  with  his  fathers, 
hotaoam-        ^,^j  ^^,^3  buried 

Abijah.  ill    the    city    of 

David.      And    Abijah    his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

"  In  the  eighteenth  year 
of  king  Jeroboam  began 
^Abijah  to  reign  over  Judah. 
And  there  was  war  between 
Abijah  and  Jeroboam.  Abi- 
jah joined  battle  with  four 
hundred  thousand  chosen 
men,  and  Jeroboam  set  the 
battle  in  array  against  him 
Battle  with  ^vith  eight  hun- 
Israei.  drcd     thousand 

chosen  men,  mighty  men  of 
valor. 

And  Abijah  stood  upon 
a  mount,  and  said,  "Hear, 
me,  O  Jeroboam  and  Israel! 
Ought  ye  not  to  know  that 
the  Lord  gave  the  kingdom 

'  2  Chron.  xii,  13.  ^  2  Chron.  xiii,  i. 
^"BrC.'gs?. 


prophet  took  up  the  man  of 
to  mourn,  and  to  bury  him. 
And  he  laid  h  i  m  in  his 
own  grave ;  and  they 
mourned  over  him,  saying, 
"  Alas,  my  brother  !  " 

And  he  spake  to  his  sons, 
saying,  "  When  I  am  dead, 
bury  me  in  the  sepulcher 
wherein  the  man  of  God  is 
buried  ;  lay  my  bones  be- 
side his  bones.  For  the 
saying  which  he  cried  by 
the  word  of  the  LORD 
against  the  altar  in  Beth-el 
shall  surely  come  to  pass." 

After  this  Jeroboam  re- 
turned not  from  his  evil 
way. 

'At  that  time  the  son  of 
Jeroboam  fell  sick.  And 
Jeroboam  said  to  his  wife, 
"  Arise,  I  pray  Jeroboam's 
thee,  and  dis-  ^°^- 
guise  thyself,  that  thou  be 
not  known,  and  get  thee  to 
Shiloh.  Behold,  Ahijah  the 
prophet,  which  spake  con- 
cerning me  that  I  should  be 
king  over  this  people  is 
there.  And  take  with  thee 
ten  loaves, and  cracknels,  antl 
a  •'  cruse  of  honey,  and  go  to 
him  ;  he  shall  tell  thee  what 
shall  become  of  the  child." 

And  Jeroboam's  wife 
arose,  and  went  to  Shiloh, 
and  came  to  the  house  of 
Ahijah. 

'  I  Kings  xiv,  i. 

"U.  V.  marg.,  Or,  bottle. 


2  Chron.  13.  5.] 
I  Kings  14.  4.] 


Chronologically  Arranged. 


319 


to  David  forever  ?  And 
now  think  ye  to  withstand 
the  kingdom  of  the  LORD  ? 
Have  ye  not  driven  out 
the  priests  of  the  LORD? 
But  as  for  us,  the  Lord  is 
our  God.  There  are  with 
you  the  golden  calves  which 
Jeroboam  made  for  gods; 
and  with  us,  behold,  God  at 
our  head.  O,  children  of 
Israel,  fight  ye  not  against 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  your 
fathers,  for  ye  shall  not 
prosper." 

But  Jeroboam  caused  an 
ambushment  to  come  be- 
hind them,  and,  behold,  the 
battle  was  before  and  be- 
hind. And  they  cried  unto 
the  Lord,  and  the  priests 
sounded  with  trumpets. 
Then  the  men  of  Judah 
gave  a  shout,  and  as  they 
shouted  God  smote  Jero- 
boam and  all  Israel  before 
Abijah  and  Judah,  and  they 
fled.  Thus  the  children  of 
Israel  were  brought  under 
at  that  time,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  prevailed, 
because  they  relied  upon 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  their 
fathers.  Neither  did  Jero- 
boam recover  strength  again 
in  the  days  of  Abijah. 

'Abijah  reigned  three 
years  in  Jerusalem.  His 
heart  was  not  perfect  with 
the  Lord  ;  he  walked  in  all 


Now  Ahijah  could  not 
see  ;  for  his  eyes  were  set 
by  reason  of  his  age.  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  Ahi- 
jah, "  Behold,  the  wife  of 
Jeroboam  cometh  to  in- 
quire of  thee-  concerning 
her  son  ;  for  he  is  sick. 
When  she  cometh  in,  she 
shall  feign  herself  to  be 
another  woman.  Thus  and 
thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
her." 

And  when  Ahijah  heard 
the  sound  of  her  feet,  as 
she  came  in  at  the  door,  he 
said,  "  Come  in,  thou  wife 
of  Jeroboam,  Avhy  feignest 
thou  thyself  to  be  another? 
I  am  sent  to  thee  with 
heavy  tidings.  Go,  tell 
Jeroboam,  'Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
"I  exalted  thee  from  among 
the  people,  and  made  thee 
prince  over  my  people  Is- 
rael, and  rent  the  kingdom 
away  from  the  house  of 
David,  and  gave  it  thee ; 
and  yet  thou  has  not  kept 
my  commandments,  but 
hast  done  evil  above  all 
that  were  before  thee,  and 
hast  gone  and  made  thee 
other  gods,  to  provoke  me 
to  anger;  therefore,  behold, 
I  will  bring  evil  upon,  and 
utterly  sweep  away,  the 
house  of  Jeroboam.  Arise 
thou  therefore,  get  thee  to 


'  I  Kings  XV,  I. 


320  The  Shorter  Bible  f'Ki'T.'^-^' 

[i  Kings  14.  12. 

the  sins  of  his  father.  Never-  thine  house;  and  when  thy 
theless  for  David's  sake  did  feet  enter  into  the  city,  the 
the  Lord  give  him  a  lamp  child  shall  die.  And  all  Is- 
in  Jerusalem  to  set  up  his  rael  shall  mourn  for  him, 
son  after  him.  and  bury  him." 

And  Abijahslept  with  his  And  Jeroboam's  wife 
fathers;  and  they  buried  arose  and  departed;  and 
him  in  the  city  of  David;  as  she  came  to  the  thresh- 
and  Asa  his  son  reigned  in  old  of  the  house  the  child 
his  stead.  died.    And  all  Israel  buried 

him,  and  mourned  for  him  ; 

according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  the  hand  of  Ahijah  the 
prophet. 

Death  of  'And    the    days    which    Jeroboam    reigned 

King^Na^"  were  two  and  twenty  years;  and  he  slept 
'iab.  with  his  fathers,  and  ^  Nadab  his  son  reigned 

in  his  stead. 

•  I  Kings  xiv,  20.  |  *  B.  C.  954. 


iKinls/s^tl     Chronologically  Arranged. 


321 


CHAPTER   XVIII. 


REIGN  OF  ASA;  HIS  DIS- 
EASE AND  DEATH  :  JE- 
HOSHAPHAT: 


REIGN  OF  NADAB  :  OF  BAA- 
SHA :  OF  ELAH  :  CIVIL 
WAR:    REIGN   OF   OMRI. 


History  of  Judah — Continued.  History  of  Israel — Continued. 

'  In  the  twentieth  year  of  '  Nadab  began  to  reign 

Jeroboam    king    of    Israel  over    Israel   in    the   second 

began  ^  Asa  to  reign   over  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah, 

King  Asa        Judah.       Forty  and  he  reigned  two  years 


and  one  years 
reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 
Asa  did  that  which  was  right 
in  the  eyes  of  the  LORD,  as 
did  David  his  father.  He 
put  away  out  of  the  land  all 
the  idols  that  his  father  had 
made,  and  also  removed  his 
mother  from  being  ^  queen, 
because  she  had  made  an 
abominable  image.  Asa  cut 
down  her  image  and  burnt 
it  at  the  brook  Kidron.  The 
heart  of  Asa  was  perfect 
with  the  Lord  all  his  days. 

*And   he    built    fenced   cities   in   Judah,  and  had  an 
army  o  f  mighty  men  of  valor. 

And  there  came   out   against  them  Zerah,  the   Ethi- 
opian, with  an  army  of  a  thousand  thousand.    ^^^^   Ethio- 
Then  Asa  went  out  to  meet  him,  and  they   plans. 
set  the  battle  in  array. 

And  Asa  cried  unto   the   Lord   his   God,    and   said, 


He  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  walked  in  the  way  of 
his  father,  and  in  his  sin, 
wherewith  he  made  Israel 
to  sin.  And  Baasha,  of  the 
house  of  Issachar,  conspir- 
ed against  him,    -p,    ,,    ^^ 

^  '     Death  of  Na- 

and  smote  him.    dab-King 

T-,  .       ,        1   .     ,     Baasha. 

Evenmthethird 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah 
did  '^  Baasha  slay  him,  and 
reisrned  in  his  stead. 


'  I  Kings  XV,  g.     -  2  Chron.  xiv,  6. 


"B.   C.  955.      ^R.  V.   marg.,  Or, 
queen  tn other. 


'  I  Kings  XV,  25. 


"B.  C.  953. 


322  The  Shorter  Bible       [2Chron.  14.  n. 

"  Lord,  there  is  none  beside  thee  to  help.  Help  us, 
Prayer-  O    LoRD    our    God ;    for   we    rely  on    thee, 

Victory.  and  in  thy  name  are   we  come  against  this 

multitude." 

So  the  Lord  smote  the  Ethiopians  before  Asa,  and 
they  fled.  And  the  people  pursued  them,  and  there  fell 
so  many  that  they  could  not  recover  themselves  ;  they 
were  ^destroyed  before  the  LORD.  And  Asa  carried 
away  very  much  booty. 

And  the  spirit  of  God  came  upon  Azariah  the  p  r  o  p  h  - 
Agracious  ^^'  ^"*^  ^^^  went  out  to  meet  Asa,  and  said 
prophecy.  unto  him,  "  Hear  ye  me,  Asa,  and  all  Judah 
and  Benjamin.  The  Lord  is  with  you,  while  ye  be  with 
him.  If  ye  seek  him  he  will  be  found  of.  you  ;  but  if  ye 
forsake  him,  he  will  forsake  you.  Be  ye  strong.  Let  not 
your  hands  be  slack,  for  your  work  shall  be  rewarded." 

And  when  Asa  heard  these  words,  he  took  courage, 
and  put  away  the  abominations  out  of  all  the  land  of 
Asa's  good  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  out  of  the  cities 
works.  which  he  had   taken.     And   he  renewed  the 

altar  of  the  Lord.  And  he  gathered  all  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  and  them  that  sojourned  with  them ;  for  they 
fell  to  him  out  of  Israel  in  abundance,  when  they  saw 
that  the  Lord  was  with  him.  And  they  sacrificed  unto 
the  Lord  of  the  spoil  they  had  brought,  and  entered 
into  the  covenant  to  seek  the  Lord  with  all  their  heart. 
And  they  sware  unto  the  Lord  with  a  loud  voice  and 
with  shoutings,  and  trumpets,  and  cornets,  and  all  Judah 
rejoiced. 

'  A   PSALM    OF  ASAPH. 

God  even  God,  the  Lord,  hath  spoken, 

And  called  the  earth  from  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  the 

going  down  thereof. 
Out  of  Zion,  tlie  perfection  of  beauty, 
God  hath  shined  forth. 
Our  God  shall  come,  and  shall  not  keep  silence. 

Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  speak ; 

0  Israel,  and  I  will  testify  unto  thee: 

1  am  God,  even  thy  God. 

'  Psalm  1.  I  »  R.  V.  martj.,  Heb.  broken. 


Psalm  50. 9.]   Chronologically  Arranged. 


323 


I  will  take  no  bullock  out  of  thy  house, 

Nor  he  goats  out  of  thy  folds. 

For  every  beast  of  the  forest  is  mine, 

And  the  cattle  upon  a  thousand  hills. 

I  know  all  the  fowls  of  the  mountains  : 

And  the  wild  beasts  of  the  field  are  mine. 

If  I  were  hungry,  I  would  not  tell  thee : 

For  the  world  is  mine,  and  the  fullness  thereof. 

Will  I  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls, 

Or  drink  the  blood  of  goats? 

Offer  unto  God  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  ; 
And  pay  thy  vows  unto  the  Most  High : 
And  call  upon  me  in  the  day  of  trouble ; 
I  will  deliver  thee,  and  thou  shalt  glorify  me. 


And  Asa  brought  into  the 
and  gold  and  vessels.  '  And 
round  about. 

But  in  the  six  and  thir- 
tieth year  of  the  king- 
dom, Asa  being  king, 
Baasha  king  of  Israel  went 
up  against  Judah,  and  built 
Ramah,  that  he  might  not 
suffer  any  to  go  out  or  come 
in  to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

Then  Asa  brought  silver 
and  gold  out  of  the  treas- 
ures of  the  house  of  the 
Alliance  LORD,  and  sent 

with  Syria,  ^o  Ben-hadad 
king  of  Syria,  at  Damascus, 
saying, 

"  *  There  is  a  league  be- 
tween me  and  thee.  Be- 
hold, I  have  sent  thee  silver 
and  gold !  Go,  break  thy 
league  with  Baasha  king  of 

'  2  Chron.  xv,  15. 


house  of  the  LORD  silver 
the  Lord  gave  them  rest 


History  of  Israel— Continued. 

'  And  as  soon  as  Baasha 
was  king  he  smote  all  the 
house  of  Jeroboam  ;  he  left 
not  any  that 
breathed,  ac- 
cording to  the 
saying  of  the  LORD,  for  the 
sins  of  Jeroboam  ;  because 
he  provoked  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel,  to  anger. 
And  there  was  war  between 
Asa  and  Baasha  king  of 
Israel  all  their  days. 

And  Baasha  did  that 
which  was  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  LpRD,  and  walked 
in    the    way  of  Jeroboam, 


House  of 
Jeroboam 
slain. 


R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  Let  there  be. 


'  I  Kings  XV,  29. 


324 


The  Shorter  Bible 


L2  Chron.  16.  3. 
[i  Kings  15.  34. 


Israel,  that  he  may  depart 
from  me." 

And  Ben-hadad  hearken- 
ed unto  king  Asa,  and  sent 
his  armies  against  the  cities 
of  Israel.  And  when  Baa- 
sha  heard  thereof  he  left  off 
building  Ramah,  and  let  his 
work  cease. 

'  Then  king  Asa  made  a 
proclamation  unto  all  Ju- 
dah,none  was  exempt ;  ''and 
they  carried  away  the  stones 
of  Ramah,  and  the  timber 
thereof,  wherewith  Baasha 
had  builded,  and  built 
therewith Gebaand  Mizpah. 

And  at  that  time  Hanani 
the  seer  came  to  Asa  king 
Theproph-  of  Judah,  and 
et's  rebuke,  gaid  unto  him, 
"  Were  not  the  Ethiopians 
and  the  Lubim  a  huge  host, 
with  chariots  and  horsemen 
exceeding  many  ?  Yet,  be- 
cause thou  didst  rely  on  the 
Lord,  he  delivered  them 
into  thine  hand.  For  the 
eyes  of  the  LORD  run  to 
and  fro  throughout  the 
whole  earth,  to  show  him- 
self strong  in  behalf  of  them 
whose  heart  is  perfect 
toward  him.  ^Because  thou 
hast  relied  on  the  king  of 
Syria,  and  not  on  the  Lord, 
herein  thou  hast  done  fool- 
ishly. From  henceforth 
thou  shalt  have  wars." 

'  Kings  XV,  22.      -'2  Chron.  xvi,  7.  I 
"^  2  Chron.  xvi,  6.  | 


and   in   his  sin   wherewith 
he  made  Israel  to  sin. 

And  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  against  Baasha, 
saying,  "  Forasmuch  as  I 
exalted  thee  out  of  the  dust, 
and  made  thee  prince  over 
my  people  Israel ;  and  thou 
hast  walked  in  the  way  of 
Jeroboam,  and  hast  made 
my  people  to  sin,  behold,  I 
will  utterly  sweep  away  thy 
house." 

And    Baasha   slept  with 
his  fathers,  and        Death  of 
was  buried,  and        Baasha. 
''  Elah    his   son   reigned   in 
his  stead. 

In  the  twenty  and  sixth 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah 
began  Elah  to  ^lah- 
reign  over  Is-  Drunken, 
rael,  and  he  byZimn. 
reigned  two  years. 

Now  Elah  was  in  Tir- 
zah,  drinking  himself  drunk. 
And  his  servant  Zimri,  cap- 
tain of  half  his  chariots, 
conspired  against  him,  and 
went  in  and  smote  him, 
and  killed  him, and  ''reigned 
in  his  stead.  And  as  soon 
as  he  sat  on  his  throne,  he 
smote  all  the  house  of 
Baasha  ;  he  left  him  not  a 
single  man  child,  neither 
kinsfolks  nor  friends.  Thus 
did  Zimri  destroy  all  the 
house  of  liaasha,  according 

"  B.  C.  930.    ''  R.  C.  929. 


2  Chron.  t6.  io.] 
I  Kings  i6.  12.] 


Chronologically  Arranged. 


325 


Then  Asa  was  wroth,  and 
,     ,     .  put   the  seer  in 

Asa's  sm.  ^,  .         , 

theprisonhouse; 

for  he  was  in  a  rage  with 
him.  And  Asa  oppressed 
some  of  the  people  the  same 
time. 

And  in  the  thirty  and 
ninth  year  of  his  reign  Asa 
Disease  and  ^as  diseased  in 
death.  his     feet.      His 

disease  was  exceeding  great, 
yet  he  sought  not  to  the 
LORD,but  tothephysicians. 
And  Asa  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  died  in  the 
one  and  fortieth  year  of 
his  reign.  And  they  buried 
him  in  his  own  sepulchers, 
which  he  had  hewn  out  for 
himself  in  the  city  of  David, 
and  laid  him  in  the  bed 
which  was  filled  with  sweet 
odors  and  divers  kinds  of 
spices  prepared  by  the 
apothecaries'  art.  And  they 
made  a  very  great  burning 
for  him.  And  "'  Jehosha- 
phat  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

And  the  LoRD  was  with 

Jehoshaphat,    because     he 

walked  in  the  ways  of  his 

T  r.    1-    father       David, 

KingJehosn-  ,  , 

aphat-His  and  sought  not 
prosperity.  ,  •    i       i 

unto  idols; 
but  sought  the  God  of  his 
father,   and   walked   in  his 

"B.  C.  914. 


to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
for  all  the  sins  of  Baasha 
and  of  Elah  his  son.  And 
Zimri  did  reign  in  Tirzah 
seven  days. 

But  when  the  people 
that  were  encamped  heard 
say,  "  Zimri  hath  smitten 
the  king,"  they  made 
Omri,  captain  of    ^     ... 

,        ^      .  .  Omri  king— 

the      host,     kmg      Zimri's 
,      '    ,      .^      death. 

over  Israel  m 
the  camp.  And  Omri  went 
up  and  besieged  Tirzah. 
And  the  city  was  taken ; 
and  Zimri  went  into  the 
castle  of  the  king's  house, 
and  burnt  the  king's  house 
over  him  with  fire,  and 
died. 

^  Then  were  the  people 
divided,  half  followed  Tibni 
to  make  him 
king,  and  half 
followed  Omri.  But  Omri 
prevailed.  So  Tibni  died 
and  ^  Omri  reigned. 

Omri  reigned  °  twelve 
years.  He  bought  the  hill 
of  Shemer  for  two  talents 
of  silver,  and  built  a  city 
on  the  hill,  and  Samaria  the 
called  the  name  capital. 
Samaria,  after  Shemer,  the 
owner  of  the  hill. 

And  Omri  did  that  which 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  above  all   that  were 

"  During  a  civil  war  lasting  six  years. 
*•  B.  C.  925.  '^^  Including  the  six  years 
he  was  fighting  for  the  crown. 


Civil  -war. 


326 


The  Shorter  Bible 


[2  Chron.  17.  4. 
[i  Kings  16,  25. 


commandments.  There- 
fore the  Lord  stablished 
the  kingdom  in  his  hand, 
and  he  had  riches  and  hon- 
or in  abundance.  Also  in 
the  third  year  of  his  reign 
he  sent  his  princes,  and  with 
them  the  Levites  and 
priests ;  and  having  the 
book  of  the  law  of  the 
Lord  with  them,  they  went 
about  throughout  all  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  taught 
the  people. 

And  the  fear  of  the  LORD 
fell  upon  all  the  kingdoms 
round  about  Judah,  so  that 
they  made  no  war  against 
Jehoshaphat.  And  Jehosh- 
aphat  waxed  great  exceed- 
ingly; and  he  built  in  Judah 
castles  and  cities  of  store. 
And  he  had  many  works  in 
the  cities  of  Judah;  and 
men  of  war,  mighty  men  of 
valor  in  Jerusalem. 


before  him.  Omri  slept 
with  his  fathers;  and  '' Ahab 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

And  in  the  thirty  and 
eighth  year  of  Asa  king  of 
Judah  began  Ahab  to  reign 
over  Israel,  and  Ahab-Jeze- 
reigned  in  Sa-  ^®^- 
maria  twenty  and  two  years. 
And  Ahab  did  that  which 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  above  all  that  were 
before  him.  He  took  to 
wife  Jezebel  the  daughter 
of  the  king  of  the  Zido- 
nians,  and  went  and  served 
Baal,  and  worshiped  him. 
And  he  built  the  house  of 
Baal  in  Samaria,  and  reared 
up  an  altar  for  Baal,  and  did 
more  to  provoke  the  Lord 
to  anger  than  all  the  kings 
of  Israel  that  were  before 
him. 

In  his  days  did  Hiel  the 
Beth-elite  build  Jericho ; 
^  he     laid     the    foundation 


thereof  with  the  loss  of  his 
firstborn,  and  set  up  the  gates  thereof  with  the  loss  of 
his  youngest  son  ;  according  to  the  word  of  the  LORD, 
which  he  spake  by  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 
''13.  C.  918.  bjosh.  vi,  26. 


1  1  .ags  17. 1.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  327 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

ELIJAH  ;    HIS   LIFE   AND    MINISTRY    IN   ISRAEL  :     ELISHA 

ANOINTED. 

Ministry  of  Elisha. 

And  Elijah  the  Tishbite  said  unto   Ahab,  "  As   the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  liveth,  before  whom     Elijah  be- 
I  stand,  there  shall  not  be  dew  nor  rain  these     foreAhab- 

,  ,,  Drought. 

years,  but  according  to  my  word. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Elijah,  saying, 
**  Get  thee  hence,  and  turn  thee  eastward,  and  hide  thy- 
self by  the  brook  Cherith,  that  is  before  Jordan.  And 
thou  shalt  drink  of  the  brook  ;  and  I  have  Elijah  fed 
commanded  the  ravens  to  feed  thee  there."  by  ravens. 

So  he  went  and  dwelt  by  the  brook,  and  the  ravens 
brought  him  bread  and  flesh  in  the  morning,  and  bread 
and  flesh  in  the  evening;  and  he  drank  of  the  brook. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  a  while,  that  the  brook  dried 
up,  because  there  was  no  rain  in  the  land.  And  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came  unto  him,  saying,  "  Arise,  get  thee  to 
Zarephath,  which  belongeth  to  Zidon,  and  dwell  there. 
Behold,  I  have  commanded  a  widow  woman  there  to 
sustain  thee." 

So  he  arose  and  went  to  Zarephath.  And  when  he 
came  to  the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  a  widow  was  there 
gathering  sticks ;  and  he  called  to  her,  and  said,  "  Fetch 
me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little  water,  that  I  may  drink." 

And  as  she  was  going  to  fetch  it,  he  called  to  her,  and 
said,  "  Bring  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  morsel  of  bread  in  thine 
hand." 

And  she  said,  "  I  have  not  a  cake,  only  a  handful  of 
meal  in  the  barrel,  and  a  little  oil  in  the  cruse :  and, 
behold,  I  am  gathering  sticks,  that  I  may  go  in  and  dress 
it  for  me  and  my  son,  that  we  may  eat  it,  and  die." 

And  Elijah  said  unto  her,  "  Fear  not.     Go  and  do  as 


828  The  Shorter  Bible        [i  Kings  17.  13. 

thou  hast  said,  but  make  me  thereof  a  httle  cake  first, 
and  bring  it  forth  unto  me,  and  afterward  make  for  thee 
and  for  thy  son.  For  thus  saith  the  LORD,  the  God  of 
The  un-  Israel,  '  The  barrel  of  meal  shall  not  waste, 

bS-ref^  neither  shall  the  cruse  of  oil  fail,  until  the  day 

that  the  LORD  sendeth  rain  upon  the  earth.'  " 
And  she  went  and  did  according  to  the  saying  of  Elijah. 
And  she,  and  he,  and  her  house,  did  eat  many  days.  The 
barrel  of  meal  wasted  not,  neither  did  the  cruse  of  oil 
fail,  according  to  the  word  of  the  LORD. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  the  son  of 
the  woman,  the  mistress  of  the  house,  fell  sick  ;  and  his 
sickness  was  so  sore,  that  there  was  no  breath  left  in  him. 

And  Elijah  said  unto  her,  "  Give  me  thy  son."    And 

he  took  him  out  of  her  bosom,  and  carried  him  up  into 

the  chamber,  where  he  abode,  and  laid  him  upon  his  own 

bed.      And  he   stretched    himself  upon   the 

The  • 

widow's          child  three  times,  and  cried  unto  the  LORD, 

^°"'  and  said,  "  O  LORD,  my  God,  I  pray  thee,  let 

this  child's  soul  come  into  him  again."     And  the  LORD 

hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  Elijah  ;   and  the  soul  of  the 

child  came  into  him  again,  and  he  revived.     And   Elijah 

took  the  child,  and  brought  him  down,  and    delivered 

him  unto  his  mother.     And  Elijah  said,  "  See,  thy  son 

liveth." 

And  the  woman  said  to  Elijah,  "  Now  I  know  that 
thou  art  a  man  of  God,  and  that  the  word  of  the  LORD 
in  thy  mouth  is  truth." 

And  it  came  to  pass  that  the  word  of  the  LoRD  came 
Promise  of  ^^  Elijah  in  the  third  year,  saying,  "  Go,  show 
ram.  thyself  to  Ahab  ;  and  I  will  send  rain   upon 

the  earth." 

And  the  famine  was  sore  in  Samaria.  And  Ahab 
called  Obadiah,  which  was  over  the  household.  (Now 
(3badiah  feared  the  LORD  greatly;  for  when  Jezebel  cut 
off  the  prophets  of  the  LORD,  Obadiah  took  an  hundred, 
and  hid  them  by  fifty  in  a  cave,  and  fed  them.)  And 
Ahab  said  unto  Obadiah,  "  Go  through  the  land,  unto  all 
the  fountains  of  water,  and  unto  all  the  brooks:  perad- 
venturc  wc  may  find  grass  and  save  the  horses  and  mules 
alive,  that  we  lose  not  all  the  beasts." 


lKingsi8.6.]   CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  329 

So  they  divided  the  land  between  them.     Ahab  went 
one  way  and  Obadiah  another.     And  as  Oba-      Elijah  and 
diah  was  in  the  way,  behold,  Elijah  met  him.      Obadiah. 
And  he  knew  him,  and  fell  on  his  face,  and  said,  "  Is  it 
thou,  my  lord  Elijah  ?  " 

And  he  answered  him,  "  It  is  I.  Go  tell  thy  lord,  '  Be- 
hold, Elijah  is  here.'  " 

And  he  said,  "Wherein  have  I  sinned,  that  thou 
wouldest  deliver  thy  servant  into  the  hand  of  Ahab  to 
slay  me?  There  is  no  nation  or  kingdom,  whither  my 
lord  hath  not  sent  to  seek  thee.  And  now  thou  sayest, 
'  Go  tell  thy  lord,  "  Behold,  Elijah  is  here." '  B  u  t  as  soon 
as  I  am  gone,  the  spirit  of  the  LORD  shall  carry  thee 
whither  I  know  not  ;  and  when  Ahab  cannot  find  thee, 
he  shall  slay  me.  I  thy  servant  fear  the  LORD  from  my 
youth." 

And  Elijah  said,  "  As  the  LORD  of  hosts  liveth,  be- 
fore whom  I  stand,  I  will  surely  show  myself  unto  him 
to-day." 

So  Obadiah  went  and  told  Ahab,  and  Ahab  went  to 
meet  Elijah.  And  when  Ahab  saw  Elijah,  Ahab  said 
unto  him,  "  Is  it  thou,  thou  troubler  of  Israel?" 

And  he  answered,  "  I  have  not  troubled  Israel ;  but 
thou,  and  thy  father's  house,  in  that  ye  have  forsaken 
the  commandments  of  the  LORD,  and  fol-  Elijah  be- 
lowed  the  Baalim.  Now  therefore  send,  and  foreAhab. 
gather  to  me  all  Israel  unto  Mount  Carmel,  and  the 
prophets  of  Baal  four  hundred  and  fifty,  and  the  proph- 
ets of  the  idols  four  hundred,  which  eat  at  Jezebel's 
table." 

So  Ahab  sent  and  gathered  the  prophets  together  unto 
Mount  Carmel. 

And  Elijah  came  near  unto  all  the  people,  and  said, 
"How  long  halt  ye  between  two  opinions?  If  the 
Lord  be  God,  follow  him  ;  but  if  Baal,  then  follow  him." 

And  the  people  answered  him  not  a  word. 

Then  said  Elijah  unto  the  people,  "  I,  even  I  only,  am 
left  a  prophet  of  the  LORD  ;  but  Baal's  prophets  are 
four  hundred  and  fifty  men.  Let  them  therefore  give 
us  two  bullocks;  and  let  them  choose  one  bullock  for 
themselves,  and  cut  it  in  pieces,  and  lay  it  on  the  wood, 
24 


330  The  Shorter  Bible         [i  Kings  18.23. 

and  put  no  fire  under ;  and  I  will  dress  the  other  bul- 
lock, and  lay  it  on  the  wood,  and  put  no  fire  under. 
And  call  ye  on  the  name  of  your  god,  and  I  will  call  on 
the  name  of  the  LORD ;  and  the  God  that  answereth  by 
fire,  let  him  be  God." 

And  all  the  people  answered  and  said,  "  It  is  well 
spoken." 

And  Elijah  said  unto  the  prophets  of  Baal,  "Choose 
you  one  bullock  for  yourselves,  and  dress  it  first ;  for  ye 
are  many  ;  and  call  on  the  name  of  your  god,  but  put  no 
fire  under." 

And  they  took  the  bullock  which  was  given  them,  and 
The  great  they  dressed  it,  and  called  on  the  name  of 
test.  Baal  from  morning  even   until  noon,  saying, 

"O  Baal,  hear  us!"  But  there  was  no  voice,  nor  any 
that  answered.  And  they  leaped  about  the  altar  which 
was  made. 

And  at  noon  Elijah  mocked  them,  and  said,  "  Cry 
aloud;  for  he  is  a  god.  Either  he  is  musing,  or  he  is 
gone  aside,  or  he  is  in  a  journey,  or  peradventure  he 
sleepeth,  and  must  be  awaked." 

And  they  cried  aloud,  and  cut  themselves  after  their 
manner  with  knives  and  lances,  till  the  blood  gushed  out 
upon  them,  until  the  time  of  the  evening  oblation. 

But  there  was  neither  voice,  nor  any  to  answer,  nor  any 
that  regarded. 

And  Elijah  said  unto  all  the  people,  "  Come  near." 

And  all  the  people  came  near  unto  him. 

And  Elijah  took  twelve  stones,  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  the  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  and  with  the 
stones  he  built  an  altar  in  the  name  of  the  LORD.  And 
he  made  a  trench  about  the  altar,  as  great  as  would  con- 
tain two  measures  of  seed.  And  he  put  the  wood  in 
order,  and  cut  the  bullock  in  pieces,  and  laid  it  on  the 
wood.  And  he  said,  "  Fill  four  barrels  with  water,  and 
pour  it  on  the  burnt  offering,  and  on  the  wood."  And 
he  said,  "  Do  it  the  second  time."  And  they  did  it  the 
second  time.  And  he  said,  "Do  it  the  third  time." 
And  they  did  it  the  third  time.  And  the  water  ran 
round  about  the  altar ;  and  he  filled  the  trench  also  with 
water. 


I  Kings  18.36.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  331 

And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  of  the  offering  of  the 
evening  oblation,  that  Elijah  came  near,  and  said,  "O 
Lord,  the  God  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac,  and  of  Israel,  let 
it  be  known  this  day  that  thou  art  God  in  Israel,  and 
that  I  am  thy  servant,  and  that  I  have  done  all  these 
things  at  thy  word.  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  that  this  people 
may  know  that  thou,  LORD,  art  God." 

Then   the   fire   of  the   Lord   fell,  and  consumed   the 
burnt  offering,  and  the  wood,  and  the  stones, 
and   the  dust,  and   licked   up  the  water  that        heaven- 
was  in  the  trench.     And  when  all  the  people        prophets 
saw    it,    they    fell    on    their    faces   and   said,        ^^^^^' 
"  The  Lord  he  is  God  !     The  Lord  he  is  God  !  " 

And  Elijah  said  unto  them,  "  Take  the  prophets  of 
Baal;  let  not  one  of  them  escape." 

And  they  took  them  ;  and  Elijah  brought  them  down 
to  the  brook  Kishon,  and  slew  them  there. 

And  Elisha  said  unto  Ahab,  "  Get  thee  up,  eat  and 
drink  ;  for  there  is  the  sound  of  abundance  of  rain." 

So  Ahab  went  up  to  eat  and  to  drink. 

And   Elijah  went  up  to  the  top  of  Carmel ;     prayingfor 
and  he  bowed  himself  down  upon  the  earth,     ^^^"• 
and  put  his  face  between  his  knees. 

And  he  said  to  his  servant,  "  Go  up  now  and  look 
toward  the  sea." 

And  he  went  up,  and  looked,  and  said,  "  There  is 
nothing." 

And  he  said,  "  Go  again  seven  times." 

And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh  time,  that  the 
servant  said,  "  Behold,  there  ariseth  a  cloud  out  of 
the  sea,  as  small  as  a  man's  hand." 

And  Elijah  said,  "  Go,  say  unto  Ahab,  '  Make  ready 
thy  chariot,  and  get  thee  down,  that  the  rain  stop  thee 
not.'  " 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  a  little  while,  that  the  heaven 
grew  black  with  clouds  and  wind,  and  there  was  a  great 
rain.     And  Ahab  rode,  and  went  to  Jezreel.  Rain. 

And  the  hand  of  the   LoRD  was  on  Elijah ; 
and  he  girded  up  his  loins,  and  ran  before  Ahab  to  the 
entrance  of  Jezreel. 

And  Ahab  told  Jezebel  all  that  Elijah  had  done,  and 


332  The  Shorter  Bible        [i  Kings  19.  i. 

withal  how  he  had  slain  all  her  prophets  with  the 
sword. 

Then  Jezebel  sent  a  messenger  unto  Elijah,  saying, 
"  So  let  the  gods  do  to  me  and  more  also,  if  I  make  not 
thy  life  as  the  life  of  one  of  them  by  to-morrow  about 
this  time." 

And   Elijah  arose  and    went   for  his  life,  and  came 

to  Beer-shqba,  which   belongeth   to  Judah,  and   left   his 

servant  there.     But  he  himself  went  a  day's  journey  into 

the  wilderness,  and  came  and  sat  down  under  a  juniper 

^,..  ,  ^  tree.     And  he  requested   for  himself  that  he 

Elijah  nee-  ....  i        ■  t     ,,  t  .    •  ^  /-% 

ingfrom  misrht  die;  and  said,    '  It  is  enough  ;    now,  (J 

Jezebel.  t  ^    i  it    " 

Lord,  take  away  my  lite. 

And  he  lay  down  and  slept  under  a  juniper  tree  ;  and, 
behold,  an  angel  touched  him,  and  said,  "Arise  and 
eat." 

And  he  looked,  and,  behold,  there  was  at  his  head  a 
cake  baken  on  the  coals,  and  a  cruse  of  water.  And  he 
did  eat  and  drink,  and  laid  him  down  again. 

And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  again  the  second 
time,  and  touched  him,  and  said,  "  Arise  and  eat,  because 
the  journey  is  too  great  for  thee." 

And  he  arose,  and  did  eat  and  drink,  and  went  in  the 
strength  of  that  meat  forty  days  and  forty  nights  unto 
Horeb  the  mount  of  God.  And  he  came  unto  a  cave 
and  lodged  there. 

And,  behold,  the  word  of  the  LORD  came  to  him,  and 
said,  "  Go  forth,  and  stand  upon  the  mount." 

And,  behold,  the  Lord  passed  by,  and  a  great  and 
strong  wind  rent  the  mountains,  and  brake  in  pieces  the 
rocks,  but  the  Lord  was  not  in  the  wind.  And  after  the 
wind  an  earthquake,  but  the  LORD  was  not  in  the  earth- 
quake. And  after  the  earthquake  a  fire,  but  the  LoRD 
The  still  was  not  in  the  fire.  And  after  the  fire  ■'  a  still 
small  voice.      ^^^^^^   ^^j^^^      ;^,.,^j    ^^,1^^.,.,    pijj.j]^    j^^^rd  it,  he 

wrapped  his  face  in  his  mantle,  and  went  out,  and  stood 
in  the  entering  in  of  the  cave. 

And,  behold,  there  came  a  voice  unto  him,  and  said, 
"  What  doest  thou  here,  Elijah  ?  " 

And  he  said,  "  I  have  been  very  jealous  for  the  LORD, 
"  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  a  sound  of  gentle  stillness. 


I  Kings  19. 14.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  333 

the  God  of  hosts ;  for  the  children  of  Israel  have  for- 
saken thy  covenant,  thrown  down  thine  altars,  and  slain 
thy  prophets  with  the  sword  ;  and  I,  even  I  only,  am 
left ;  and  they  seek  my  life,  to  take  it  away." 

And  the  LORD  said  unto  him,  "  Go,  return  :  and  when 
thou  comest,  thou  shalt  anoint  Hazael  king  over  Syria ; 
and  Jehu  shalt  thou  anoint  to  be  king  over  Israel ;  and 
Elisha  shalt  thou  anoint  to  be  prophet  in  thy  room." 

So    he    departed    thence   and   found    Elisha   plowing, 
with  twelve  yoke  of  oxen  before  him,  and  he  with  the 
twelfth ;  and    Elijah  passed   over  unto    him,        EUsha 
and  cast  his  mantle  upon  him.  anointed. 

And  he  left  the  oxen,  and  ran  after  Elijah,  and  said, 
"  Let  me,  I  pray  thee,  kiss  my  father  and  my  mother, 
and  then  I  will  follow  thee." 

And  he  returned,  and  took  the  yoke  of  oxen,  and  slew 
them,  and  boiled  their  flesh  with  the  instruments  of  the 
oxen,  and  gave  unto  the  people,  and  they  did  eat.  Then 
he  arose,  and  went  after  Elijah,  and  ministered  unto  him. 


334  The  Shorter  Bible        [i  Kings  20.  j. 


CHAPTER   XX. 

WAR   WITH   SYRIA:    NABOTH'S   VINEYARD. 

History  of  Israel — Continued. 

And   Ben-hadad   the    king  of  Syria  gathered    all  his 

host  together.      There   were   thirty  and   two  kings  with 

him,  and  horses  and  chariots.     He  went  up  and  besieged 

Samaria,  and  fought  against  it.    And  he  sent  messengers 

to  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  into  the  city,  and  said  unto  him, 

.         "  Thus    saith    Ben-hadad,     '  Thy  silver   and 

besiege  thy   gold   is  mine ;    thy   wives  also   and   thv 

Samaria.  ,  ■:,  ,='  ,  <...  .        ,,,  ' 

children,  even  the  goodhest,  are  mine. 

And  the  king  of  Isrqel  answered  and  said,  "  It  is  ac- 
cording to  thy  saying,  my  lord,  O  king.  I  am  thine  and 
all  that  I  have." 

And  the  messengers  came  again  and  said,  "  Thus 
speaketh  Ben-hadad,  saying,  '  I  sent  indeed  unto  thee, 
saying,  "  Thou  shalt  deliver  me  thy  silver,  and  thy  gold, 
and  thy  wives,  and  thy  children."  But  I  will  send  my 
servants  unto  thee  to-morrow  about  this  time,  and  they 
shall  search  thine  house,  and  the  houses  of  thy  servants  ; 
whatsoever  is  pleasant  in  thine  eyes,  they  shall  put  it 
in  their  hand,  and  take  it  away.'  " 

Then  the  king  of  Israel  called  all  the  elders  of  the 
land,  and  said,  "  Sec  how  this  man  secketh  mischief!" 

And  all  the  elders  and  all  the  people  said  unto  him, 
"  Hearken  thou  not,  neither  consent." 

Wherefore  he  said  unto  the  messengers  of  Ben-hadad, 
"Tell  the  king,  this  thing  I  may  not  do." 

And  the  messengers  departed. 

And  Ben-hadad  sent  unto  him,  and  said,  "  The  gods 
do  so  unto  me,  and  more  also,  if  the  dust  of  Samaria 
shall  suffice  for  handfuls  for  all  the  people  that  follow 
me." 

And  the  king  of  Israel  answered  and  said,  "  Tell  him, 


I  Kings  20.  II.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  335 

'  Let  not  him  that  girdeth  on  his  armor  boast  himself  as 
he  that  putteth  it  off.' " 

And  Ben-hadad  was  drinking,  he  and  the  kings,  in  the 
paviHons. 

And,  behold,  a  prophet  came  near  unto  Agracious 
Ahab  king  of  Israel,  and  said,  "  Thus  saith  the  prophecy. 
Lord,  '  Hast  thou  seen  all  this  great  multitude?  Behold, 
I  will  deliver  it  into  thine  hand  this  day  ;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  LORD.'  " 

Then  Ahab  mustered  the  young  men,  and  after  them 
all  the  children  of  Lsrael,  seven  thousand.  And  they 
went  out  at  noon.  But  Ben-hadad  was  drink-  a  drunken 
ing  himself  drunk  in  the  pavilions,  he  and  the  ^^^s- 
thirty  and  two  kings  that  helped  him.  And  the  young 
men  went  out  first. 

And  they  told  Ben-hadad,  saying,  "  There  are  men 
come  out  from  Samaria." 

And  he  said,  "  Whether  they  be  come  out  for  peace 
or  for  war,  take  them  alive." 

But  the  young  men    slew    every  one  his  man ;  and 
the  Syrians  fled,  and  Israel  pursued.     And     Israel's  vic- 
Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria  escaped  on  an     tories. 
horse.     And   the  king  of  Israel   smote  the  horses   and 
chariots,  and  slew  the  Syrians  with  a  great  slaughter. 

And  the  prophet  came  near  to  the  king  of  Israel,  and 
said  unto  him,  "  Go,  strengthen  thyself;  for  at  the  return 
of  the  year  the  king  of  Syria  will  come  up  against  thee 
again." 

And  the  servants  of  the  king  of  Syria  said  unto  him, 
"  Their  god  is  a  god  of  the  hills  ;  therefore  they  were 
stronger  than  we.  But  let  us  fight  against  them  in  the 
plain,  and  surely  we  shall  be  stronger  than  they.  Do  this 
thing;  take  the  kings  away,  and  put  captains  in  their 
room.  And  number  thee  an  army,  like  the  army  that 
thou  hast  lost,  horse  for  horse,  and  chariot  for  chariot. 
And  we  will  fight  against  them  in  the  plain,  and  surely 
we  shall  be  stronger  than  they."     And  he  did  so. 

And  at  the  return  of  the  year  Ben-hadad  mustered 
the  Syrians,  and  went  up  to  fight  against  Israel.  And 
the  children  of  Israel  encamped  before  them  like  two 
little  flocks  of  kids;  but  the  Syrians  filled  the  country. 


336  The  Shorter  Bible      [i  Kings  20.  28. 

And  a  man  of  God  came  near  and  spake  unto  the 
king  of  Israel,  and  said,  "  Thus  saith  the  LORD,  '  Be- 
cause the  Syrians  have  said,  "The  Lord  is  a  god  of  the 
hills,  but  not  a  god  of  the  valleys  ;"  therefore  will  I  deliver 
all  this  great  multitude  into  thine  hand.  And  ye  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  LORD.'  " 

And  they  encamped  one  over  against  the  other  seven 
days.  And  in  the  seventh  day  the  battle  was  joined  ; 
and  the  children  of  Israel  slew  of  the  Syrians  an  hundred 
thousand  footmen  in  one  day.  But  the  rest  fled.  And 
Ben-hadad  fled,  and  came  into  the  city,  into  an  inner 
chamber. 

And  his  servants  girded  sackcloth  on  their  loins,  and 
put  ropes  on  their  heads,  and  came  to  the  king  of  Israel, 
and  said,  "  Thy  servant  Ben-hadad  saith,  '  I  pray  thee, 
let  me  live  !  '  " 

Ahab's  And  Ahab  said,  "Is  he  yet  alive?     He  is 

weakness.       jy^y  brother.     Go  ye,  bring  him." 

Then  Ben-hadad  came  forth  to  him  ;  and  he  caused 
him  to  come  up  into  the  chariot. 

And  Ben-hadad  said  unto  him,  "The  cities  which  my 
father  took  from  thy  father  I  will  restore." 

So  Ahab  made  a  covenant  with  him,  and  let  him  go. 

And  a  certain  man  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets  dis- 
guised himself  with  his  headband  over  his  eyes.  And 
as  the  king  passed  by,  he  cried  unto  the  king,  and  said, 
"  Thy  servant  went  out  into  the  midst  of  the  battle  ;  and, 
behold,  a  man  turned  aside,  and  brought  a  man  unto  me, 
and  said,  '  Keep  this  man  ;  if  by  any  means  he  be  missing, 
then  shall  thy  life  be  for  his  life,  or  else  thou  shalt  pay 
a  talent  of  silver.'-  And  as  thy  servant  was  busy  here 
and  there,  he  was  gone." 

And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  him,  "Thyself  hast 
decided  thy  judgment." 

And  he  hasted,  and  took  the  headband  away  from  his 
eyes  ;  and  the  king  of  Israel  discerned  that  he  was  of  the 
Ahab  re-  prophets.  And  he  said.  "  Thus  saith  the 
})uked.  Lord,  '  Because  thou  hast  let  go  out  of  thy 

hand  the  man  whom  1  had  devoted  to  destruction, 
therefore  th)-  life  shall  go  for  his  life,  and  thy  people 
for  his  people."  " 


I  Kings  20. 43-]  Chronologically  Arranged.  337 

And  the  king  of  Israel  came  to  Samaria,  and  went  to 
his  house  heavy  and  displeased. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things,  that  Naboth 
had  a  vineyard,  hard  by  the  palace  of  Ahab.  Naboth's 
And  Ahab  spake  unto  Naboth,  saying,  "  Give  vineyard. 
me  thy  vineyard,  that  I  may  have  it  for  a  garden  of 
herbs,  because  it  is  near  unto  my  house.  And  I  will 
give  thee  a  better  vineyard  ;  or,  if  it  seem  good  to  thee, 
I  will  give  thee  the  worth  of  it  in  money." 

And  Naboth  said  to  Ahab,  "  The  LORD  forbid  that 
I  should  give  the  inheritance  of  my  fathers  unto 
thee." 

And  Ahab  came  into  his  house  heavy  and  displeased, 
and  laid  down  upon  his  bed,  and  turned  away  his  face, 
and  would  eat  no  bread. 

But  Jezebel  his  wife  came  and  said  unto  him,  "  Why  is 
thy  spirit  so  sad,  that  thou  eatest  no  bread?" 

And  he  said  unto  her,  "  Because  I  said  unto  Naboth 
the  Jezreelite,  '  Give  me  thy  vineyard,'  and  he  answered, 
'  I  will  not  give  thee  my  vineyard.'  " 

And  Jezebel  said  unto  him,  "  Dost  thou  now  gov- 
ern the  kingdom  of  Israel?  Arise  and  eat,  and  let  thine 
heart  be  merry.     I  will  give  thee  the  vineyard." 

So  she  wrote  letters  in  Ahab's  name,  and  sealed 
them  with  his  seal.  And  she  wrote  in  the  letters, 
"  Proclaim  a  fast,  and  set  Naboth  on  high  among  the 
people.  And  set  two  men  before  him,  and  let  them 
bear  witness  against  him,  saying,  '  Thou  didst  curse 
God  and  the  king.'  And  then  carry  him  out,  and  stone 
him,  that  he  die." 

And  the  men  of  his  city,  even  the  elders  and  the 
nobles,  did  as  Jezebel  had  written.  Then  they  sent 
to  Jezebel,  saying,  "  Naboth  is  stoned,  and  is  dead." 

And  Jezebel  said  to  Ahab,  "  Arise,  take  possession 
of  the  vineyard  of  Naboth  which  he  refused  to  give  thee, 
for  Naboth  is  not  alive,  but  dead." 

And  when  Ahab  heard  that  Naboth  was  dead,  h  e 
rose  up  to  go  down  to  the  vineyard. 

And  the  word  of  the  LORD  came  to  Elijah,  saying, 
"  Arise,  go  down  to  meet  Ahab  king  of  Israel.  Behold, 
he  is  in  the  vineyard  of  Naboth." 


338  The  Shorter  Bible      [i  Kings  21. 20. 

And  Ahab  said  to  Elijah,  "  Hast  thou  found  me, 
O  mine  enemy?  " 

And  he  answered,  "  I  have  found  thee.  Because 
Terrible  thou   hast   sold  thyself  to  do  that  which   is 

prophecies,  gvil  in  the  sight  of  the  LORD,  'Behold,' 
saith  the  LORD,  'I  will  bring  evil  upon  thee,  and 
will  utterly  sweep  thee  away,  and  I  will  make  thine 
house  like  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  because  thou 
hast  provoked  me  to  anger,  and  hast  made  Israel  to 
sin.' "  (But  there  was  none  like  unto  Ahab  which  did 
sell  himself  to  do  that  which  was  evil,  whom  Jezebel, 
his  wife,  stirred  up.  He  did  very  abominably  in  follow- 
ing idols.) 

And  it  came  to  pass  when  Ahab  heard  those  words. 
Repentance  ^^'^^^  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  put  sackcloth 
an5respite.  ypon  his  flesh,  and  fasted.  And  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came  to  Elijah,  saying,  "  Seest  thou  how 
Ahab  humbleth  himself  before  me?  Because  he  hum- 
bleth  himself,  I  will  not  bring  the  evil  in  his  days:  but 
in  his  son's  days  will  I  bring  the  evil  upon  his  house." 


I  Kings 22. 1.]  Chronologically   Arranged.  339 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

ALLIANCE  BETWEEN  JUDAH  AND  ISRAEL  AGAINST  SYRIA. 

JEHOSHAPHAT   REPROVED ;  DEATH    OF    AHAB :     REIGN 

HIS      SHIPS      WRECKED:  OF       AHAZIAH  :       JORAM 

JUDGES  APPOINTED  :  EN-  KING  :    TRANSLATION  OF 

EMIES  REPELLED.  ELIJAH  :    ELISHA. 

History  of  Judah  and  IsraeL 

And  they  continued  three  years  without  war  be- 
tween Syria  and  Israel.  But  ^  in  the  third  year,  Je- 
hoshaphat  king  of  Judah  came  down  to  the  king  of 
Israel.  '  And  Ahab  killed  sheep  and  oxen  for  him, 
and  the  people  that  were  with  him.  ^  And  he  said 
to  Jehoshaphat,  "  Wilt  thou  go  with  me  to  battle  to 
Ramoth  ?  " 

And  Jehoshaphat  said,  "  I  am  as  thou  art,  my  people 
as  thy  people,  my  horses  as  thy  horses.  But  inquire,  I 
pray  thee,  at  the  word  of  the  Lord  to-day." 

Then  the  king  of  Israel  gathered  the  prophets  to- 
gether, about  four  hundred  men,  and  said  unto  them, 
"  Shall  I  go  against  Ramoth  to  battle,  or  shall  I  for- 
bear?" 

And  they  said,  "  Go  up ;  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver 
it  into  the  hand  of  the  king." 

But  Jehoshaphat  said,  "Is  there  not  here,  besides, 
a  prophet  of  the  Lord,  that  we  might  inquire  of 
him?  " 

And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  "  There 
is  yet  one  man,  Micaiah,  but  I  hate  him,  for  he  doth 
not  prophesy  good  concerning  me,  but  evil." 

And  Jehoshaphat  said,  "  Let  not  the  king  say  so." 

Then  the  king  of  Israel  called  Micaiah.     Now  Ahab 

'  2  Chron.  xviii,  2.    '■'  i  Kings  xxii,  4.  |  »B.  C.  897. 


340  The  Shorter  Bible        [i  Kings22.  io. 

the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah 
The  false  sat  each  on  his  throne,  arrayed  in  their  robes, 
prophets.  [^  ^n  Open  place  at  the  entrance  of  the  gate 
of  Samaria;  and  all  the  prophets  prophesied  before  them. 
And  Zedekiah  made  him  horns  of  iron,  and  said,  "Thus 
saith  the  LORD,  '  With  these  shalt  thou  push  the  Syrians, 
until  they  be  consumed.'  "  And  all  the  prophets  proph- 
esied so,  saying,  "Go  up  to  Ramoth,  and  prosper:  for 
the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  king." 

And  the  messenger  that  went  to  call  Micaiah  spake 
unto  him,  saying,  "  Behold  now,  the  prophets  declare 
The  true  good  unto  the  king  with  one  mouth;  let 
prophet.  thy  word  be  like  the  word  of  one  of  them, 
and  speak  thou  good." 

And  Micaiah  said,  "  As  the  LORD  liveth,  what  the 
Lord  saith  unto  me,  that  will  I  speak." 

And  the  king  said  unto  him,  "  Micaiah,  shall  we  go  to 
Ramoth  to  battle,  or  shall  we  forbear?" 

And  he  answered,  "  I  saw  all  Israel  scattered  upon  the 
mountains,  as  sheep  that  have  no  shepherd." 

And  the  king  of  Israel  said  to  Jehoshaphat,  "  Did  I 
not  tell  thee  that  he  would  not  prophesy  good  concern- 
ing me,  but  evil  ?  " 

Then  Zedekiah  came  near,  and  smote  Micaiah  on  the 
cheek,  and  said,  "  Which  way  went  the  spirit  of  the  LORD 
from  me  to  speak  unto  thee  ?  " 

And  Micaiah  said,  "  Behold  thou  shalt  see  on  that  day, 
when  thou  shalt  go  into  an  inner  chamber  to  hide  thyself." 

And  the  king  of  Israel  said,  "  Take  Micaiah,  and 
carry  him  back  unto  the  governor  of  the  city,  and  say, 
'Thus  saith  the  king;  put  this  fellow  in  the  prison,  and 
feed  him  with  bread  of  affliction  and  with  water  of 
affliction,  until  I  come  in  peace.'  " 

And  Micaiah  said,  "  If  thou  return  at  all  in  peace,  the 
Lord  hath  not  spoken  by  me.  Hear,  ye  peoples,all  of  you." 

So   Ahab    the   king   of  Israel   and   Jehoshaphat   the 

king  of  Judah  went  up  to  Ramoth.    And  the 

The  battle.      ^-^^  ^^  ^^^^^^  ^,^-^^  ^^^^^^  Jehoshaphat,  "  I  will 

disguise  myself,  and  go  into  the  battle  ;  but  put  thou  on 
thy  robes." 

Now  the  king  of  Syria  had  commanded  the  captains 


I  Kings  22. 31.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  341 

of  his  chariots,  saying,  "  Fight  neither  with  small  nor 
great,  save  only  with  the  king  of  Israel."  And  when  the 
captains  saw  Jehoshaphat,  they  said,  "  Surely  it  is  the  king 
of  Israel,"  and  they  turned  aside  to  fight  against  him. 
And  Jehoshaphat  cried  out,  '  and  the  Lord  helped  him, 
and  moved  them  to  depart  from  him.  And  when  the 
captains  saw  that  it  was  not  the  king  of  Israel,  they 
turned  back  from  pursuing  him. 

And  a  certain  man  drew  his  bow  at  a  venture  and 
smote   Ahab    the    king    of    Israel   between  _  ^ 

the  joints  of  the  armor;    wherefore  he  said 
unto   the  driver  of  his  chariot,  "  Turn   thine  hand  and 
carry  me  out  of  the  host ;  for  I  am  sore  wounded." 

And  the  battle  increased  that  day.  And  about  the 
time  of  the  going  down  of  the  sun  the  king  died.  ''  And 
there  went  a  cry  throughout  the  host,  saying,  "  Every 
man  to  his  city,  and  every  man  to  his  country." 

So  the  king  died,  and  was  brought  to  Samaria,  and 
buried  in  Samaria. 

And   Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah  re-  death, 

turned  to  his  house  in  peace  to  Jerusalem. 

And    Jehu    the    seer   went    out    to    meet    him,    and 

^aid,  "  Shouldest  thou  help  the  wicked,  and 

love    them    that  hate  the   LORD  ?     For  this        phat  re-" 

thing  wrath   is   upon  thee   from    the    LORD.        provea. 

Nevertheless   there   are   good    things   found   in   thee,  in 

that   thou   hast  put  away  the    idols    out  of  the   land, 

and  hast  set  thine  heart  to  seek  God." 

So  Ahab  slept   with  his 

...  ,  rTJur-i.-       J       fathers ;  and  ^  Ahaziah  his 

History  of  Judah — Continued.  .  '        ,  .     ,  .       ^       , 

son  reigned  m  his  stead. 

'And   Jehoshaphat  king  ^Ahaziah  began  to  reign 

of    Judah      did  over   Israel    in   Samaria   in 

phat 's  ships   joinhimselfwith  the    seventeenth     year    of 

es  roye  .      Aliaziah  king  of  Jehoshaphat    king    of    Ju- 

Israel ;   the  same  did  very  dah,   and   he    reigned    two 

wickedly.     He  joined  him-  years  in    Samaria  over   Is- 


'  2  Chron.  xx,  35. 


'  2  Chron.  xviii,  31. 
'^  I  Kings  xxii,  36. 
*  I  Kings  xxii,  51. 

*B.  C.  897. 


342 


The  Shorter  Bible 


[2  Chron.  20.  36. 
[i  Kings  22.  51. 


self  with  him  to  make  ships 
to  go  to  Tarshish. 

Then  EHezer  prophesied 
against  Jehoshaphat,  say- 
ing, "  Because  thou  hast 
joined  thyself  with  Aha- 
ziah,  the  LORD  hath  de- 
stroyed thy  works." 

And  the  ships  were  bro- 
ken, that  they  were  not  able 
to  go  to  Tarshish. 

'  And  Jehoshaphat  dwelt 
at  Jerusalem.  And  he  went 
out  again  among  the  peo- 
ple, and  brought  them  back 
unto  the  LORD,  the  God  of 
their  fathers.  And  he  set 
Judges  ap-  judges  in  the 
pointed.         land  throughout 

all  the  fenced  cities,  and 
said  to  the  judges,"  Consider 
what  ye  do;  for  ye  judge  not 
for  man,  but  for  the  Lord. 
Let  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
be  upon  you.  There  is  no 
iniquity  with  the  LORD  our 
God,  nor  respect  of  persons, 
nor  taking  of  gifts." 

And  it  came  to  pass  after 
this  that  the  children  of 
Moab,  and  the  children  of 
Ammon,  a  'great  multi- 
tude, ■'  came  against  Jc- 
jndahin-  hoshaphat  to 
vaded.  battle.    And  Je- 

hoshaphat feared,  and  set 
himself  to  seek  the  Lord  ; 
Fasting  and  and  he  pro- 
prayer.  claimed    a    fast 

throughout  all  Judah. 

'  2  Chron.  xix,  4.         '2  Cliion 


rael.  He  did  that  which 
was  evil  in  the  Ahaziah 

sight      of     the  ^"^e- 

Lord,  and  walked  in  the 
way  of  his  father,  and  in 
the  way  of  his  mother,  and 
in  the  way  of  Jeroboam, 
wherein  he  made  Lsrael  to 
sin. 

And  Ahaziah  fell  down 
through  the  lattice  in  his 
upper  chamber  that  was  in 
Samaria,  and  was  sick.  And 
he  sent  messengers, and  said 
unto  them,  "  Go,  inquire  of 
the  god  of  Ekron  whether 
I  shall  recover  of  this  sick- 
ness." 

But  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  to  Elijah,  "  Arise,  go 
up  to  meet  the  messengers 
of  the  king  of  Samaria,  and 
say  unto  them,'  Is  it  because 
there  is  no  God  in  Israel, 
that  ye  go  to  inquire  of  the 
god  of  Ekron  ?  Now  there- 
fore, thus  saith  the  Lord, 
"Thou  shalt  not  come  down 
from  the  bed  whither  thou 
art  gone  up,  but  shalt  surely 
die." 

And  the  messengers  re- 
turned and  said  unto  him, 
"There  came  up  a  man  to 
meet  us,  and  said  unto  us, 
'  Go,  turn  again  unto  the 
king  that  sent  you.  Thus 
saith  the  LoRD,  "  Is  it  be- 
cause there  is  no  God  in 
Israel,  that  thou  scndcst  to 

.  XX,  2.  •'2  Chron.  xx,  I. 


8  Chron.  20.  4.] 
2  Kings  I.  6.] 


Chronologically  Arranged. 


343 


And  Judah  gathered  to- 
gether, out  of  all  the  cit- 
ies, to  seek  help  of  the 
Lord.  And  Jehoshaphat 
stood  in  the  congregation 
of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
said, 

"  O  Lord,  the  God  of  our 
fathers,  art  not  thou  God 
in  heaven  ?  And  art  not 
thou  ruler  over  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  nations?  And 
in  thine  hand  is  power  and 
might,  so  that  none  is  able 
to  withstand  thee.  Didst 
not  thou,  O  our  God,  drive 
out  the  inhabitants  of  this 
land  before  thy  people  Is- 
rael, and  gavest  it  to  the 
seed  of  Abraham  thy  friend 
forever?  And  they  dwelt 
therein,  and  have  built  thee 
a  sanctuary  therein  for  thy 
name,  saying,  '  If  evil  come 
upon  us,  the  sword,  judg- 
ment, or  pestilence,  or  fam- 
ine, we  will  stand  before 
this  house,  and  before  thee, 
(for  thy  name  is  in  this 
house,)  and  cry  unto  thee 
in  our  affliction,  and  thou 
wilt  hear  and  save.'  And 
now,  behold,  the  children 
of  Ammon  and  Moab  come 
to  cast  us  out  of  thy  pos- 
session, which  thou  hast 
given  us.  O  our  God,  wilt 
thou  not  judge  them  ?    For 


inquire  of  the  god  of  Ek- 
ron  ?  Therefore  thou  shalt 
not  come  down  from  the 
bed  whither  thou  art  gone 
up,  but  shalt  surely  die."  '  " 

And  he  said  unto  them, 
"  What  manner  of  man  was 
he  which  came  up  to  meet 
you,  and  told  you  these 
words  ?  " 

And  they  answered  him, 
"  He  was  ^  an  hairy  man, 
and  girt  with  a  girdle  of 
leather  about  his  loins." 

And  he  said,  "  It  is  Eli- 
jah." 

So  he  died  according  to 
the  word  of  the    ^^    ^,    ^ 

_  I  •    1    T- 1  •      Death  of 

Lord  which  Eh-    Ahazlah- 
•    1     ,       ,  ,  King  Joram. 

jah  had  spoken. 

And  ^  Joram  his    broth- 

e  r  began    to    reign    in   his 

stead,  because   he   had   no 

son. 

And  it  came  to  pass 
'^  when  the  Lord  would 
take  up  Elijah  by  a  whirl- 
wind into  heaven,  that  Eli- 
jah went  with  Elisha. 

And  Elijah  said  unto 
Elisha,  "  Tarry  here,  I  pray 
thee ;  for  the  LoRD  hath 
sent  me  as  far  as  Beth-el." 

And  Elisha  said,  "  As  the 
Lord  livetli,  and  as  thy 
soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave 
thee."  So  they  went  down 
to  Beth-el. 

And    the     sons     of    the 


"  R.  v.  marg.,  Or,  a  man  with  a  garment  of  hair. 
B.  C.  896. 


B.  C. 


About 


344 


The  vShorter  Btbt,e 


[2  Chron.2o.  12. 

I2    Kings   2.    3. 


we  have  no  might  against 
this  great  company  that 
Cometh  against  us  ;  neither 
know  we  what  to  do,  but 
our  eyes  are  upon  thee." 

And  all  Judah  stood  be- 
fore the  Lord,  with  their 
Httle  ones,  their  wives,  and 
their  children. 

Then  upon  Jahaziel  the 
A  gracious      Levite         came 

prophecy.         ^]^^  ^pi^jt  of  the 

Lord  in  the  midst  of  the 
congregation.  And  he  said, 
"  Hearken  ye,  all  Judah, 
and  ye  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem, and  thou  king  Jc- 
hoshaphat.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  unto  you, '  Fear  not, 
neither  be  dismayed  by 
reason  of  this  great  multi- 
tude ;  for  the  battle  is  not 
yours,  but  God's.  Ye  shall 
not  need  to  fight  in  this 
battle;  stand  ye  still,  and 
see  the  salvation  of  the 
Lord.  Fear  not,  nor  be 
dismayed.  To-morrow  go 
out  against  them  ;  for  the 
Lord  is  with  you.'  " 

And  Jehoshaphat  bowed 
his  head  with  his  face  to 
the  ground,  and  all  Judah 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem fell  down 
worshiping  be- 
fore the  Lord.  And  the 
Levites  stood  up  to  praise 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, with  an  exceeding 
loud  voice. 


Praise. 


prophets  that  were  at  Beth- 
el came  forth  to  Elisha,  and 
said  unto  him,  "  Knowest 
thou  that  the  LoRD  will 
take  away  thy  master  from 
thy  head  to-day  ?  " 

And  he  said,  "Yea,  I 
know  it ;  hold  ye  your 
peace." 

And  Elijah  said  unto 
him,  "  Elisha,  tarry  here,  I 
pray  thee ;  for  the  LoRD 
hath  sent  me  to  Jericho." 

And  he  said,  "  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy 
soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave 
thee."  So  tliey  came  to 
Jericho. 

And  the  sons  of  the 
prophets  that  were  at  Jeri- 
cho came  near  to  Elisha, 
and  said  unto  him,  "  Know- 
est thou  that  the  Lord 
will  take  away  thy  master 
from  thy  head  to-day?  " 

And  lie  answered,  "  Yea, 
I  know  it ;  hold  ye  your 
peace." 

And  Elijah  said  unto 
him,  "Tarry  here,  I  pray 
thee ;  for  the  LoRD  hath 
sent  me  to  Jordan." 

And    he    said,    "  As    the 

.  Lord   liveth,   and    as    thy 

soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave 

thee."    And  they  two  went 

on. 

And  fifty  men  of  the  sons 
of  the  prdphets  went,  and 
stood  over  against  them 
afar  off;  and  they  two  stood 


2Chron.2o.2o.] 
2  Kings  2.  7.] 


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345 


And  they  rose  early  in 
the  morning,  and  went 
forth,  and  as  they  went, 
Jehoshaphat  stood  and 
said,  "  Hear  me,  O  Judah, 
Exhorta-  ^nd  yc  inhabit- 
tion.  ants  of  Jerusa- 

lem ;  believe  in  the  LORD 
your  God,  so  shall  ye  be 
established  ;  believe  his 
prophets,  so  shall  ye  pros- 
per." 

And  when  he  had  taken 
counsel  with  the  people,  he 
appointed  them  that  they 
should  sing  unto  the  LORD, 
as  they  went  out  before 
the  army,  and  say, 

"  Give  thanks  unto  the 
Lord  ; 

For  his  mercy  endureth 
forever." 

And  when  they  began  to 
sing  andto  praise  the  LoRD, 
he  set  their  enemies 
Great  vie-  each  against 
^°^y-  the       other, 

every  one  helped  to  de- 
stroy another.  And  when 
Jehoshaphat  and  his  people 
came  to  take  the  spoil,  they 
found  among  them  in 
abundance  riches  and  pre- 
cious jewels,  more  than 
they  could  carry  away ; 
they  were  three  days  tak- 
ing the  spoil,  it  was  so 
much.  And  on  the  fourth 
day  they  assembled  them- 
selves in  the  valley  of  Bera- 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  the  portion 
25 


by  Jordan.  And  Elijah 
took  his  mantle,  and 
wrapped  it  together,  and 
smote  the  waters.  And 
they  were  divided  hither 
and  thither,  so  that  they 
two  went  over  on  dry 
ground. 

And  when  they  were 
gone  over,  Elijah  said  unto 
Elisha,  "  Ask  what  I  shall 
do  for  thee,  before  I  be 
taken  from  thee." 

And  Elisha  said,  "  I  pray 
thee,  let  ^  a  double  portion 
of  thy  spirit  be  upon  me." 

And  he  saicl,  "  Thou 
hast  asked  a  hard  thing : 
nevertheless,  if  thou  see 
me  when  I  am  taken  from 
thee,  it  shall  be  so  unto 
thee." 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
they  still  went  on,  and 
talked,  that,  behold,  there 
appeared  a  chariot  of  fire, 
and  horses  of  fire,  which 
parted  them  both  asunder; 
and  Elijah  went  up  by  a 
whirlwind  into  heaven. 
And  Elisha  saw  it,  and  he 
cried,  "  My  father,  my  fa- 
ther !  The  chariots  of  Is- 
rael and  the  horsemen 
thereof!"  And  he  saw 
him  no  more. 

And  he  took  hold  of  his 
own  clothes,  and  rent  them 
in  two  pieces.  He  took  up 
also  the  mantle  of  Elijah 
of  the  firstborn.     See  Deut,  xxi,  17. 


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[2  Chron.  20.  26. 
[2  Kings  2.  13. 


call ;  there  they  blessed  the 
Lord  ;  therefore  the  name 

The  valley       of      that      place 

of  blessing.  ^^,^3  called  The 
Valley  of  ^  Beracah,  unto 
this  day.  Then  they  re- 
turned, Jehoshaphat  in  the 
forefront  of  them,  to  go 
again  to  Jerusalem  with 
joy;  for  the  LORD  had 
made  them  to  rejoice  over 
their  enemies.  And  they 
came  to  Jerusalem  with 
harps  and  trumpets  unto 
the  house  of  the  LORD. 
And  the  fear  of  God  was  on 
all  the  countries,  when  they 
heard  that  the  LORD  fought 
against  the  enemies  of  Is- 
rael. So  the  realm  of  Je- 
hoshaphat was  quiet ;  for 
his  God  gave  him  rest 
round  about. 


that  fell  from  him,  and  went 
back,    and    stood    by    the 

bank  of  Jordan.     The  mantle 

And  he  took  of  Elijah, 
the  mantle,  and  smote  the 
waters,  and  said,  "  Where 
is  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Elijah  ?  "  And  when  he 
also  had  smitten  the  wa- 
ters, they  were  divided 
hither  and  thither,  and 
Elisha  went  over. 

And  when  the  sons  of 
the  prophets  which  were  at 
Jericho  over  against  him 
saw  him,  they  said,  "  The 
spirit  of  Elijah  doth  rest  on 
Elisha."  And  they  came 
to  meet  him,  and  bowed 
themselves  to  the  ground 
before  him. 

And  the  men  of  Jericho 

said  unto  Elisha,  "  Behold, 

we  pray  thee,  the  situation 

of  this  city  is  pleasant,  as 

my  lord  seeth  ;  but  the  water  is  naught." 

And  he  said,  "  Bring  me  a  new  cruse,  and  put  salt 
Waters        therein." 
healed.  j\^^(^  they  brought  it  to  him. 

And  he  went  forth  unto  the  spring  of  the  waters, 
and  cast  salt  therein,  and  said,  "  Thus  saith  the  LORD, 
'  I  have  healed  these  waters.'  "  So  the  waters  were  healed 
unto  this  day. 

And  he  went  up  from  thence  unto  Beth-el.  And  as 
ho  was  going  up  by  the  way,  there  came  forth  '  little 
children  out  of  the  city,  and  mocked  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  "  Go  up,  thou  bald  head  ;  go  up,  thou  bald  head." 
And  there  came  forth  two  she-bears  out  of  the  wood, 
and  tare  forty  and  two  children  of  them. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Tliat  is,  Blessing.       \      "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  young  lads. 


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CHAPTER    XXII. 

ALLIANCE     BETWEEN      JUDAH     AND     ISRAEL      AGAINST 

MOAB:   A   GREAT   VICTORY. 
DEATH    OF  JEHOSHAPHAT  :  MINISTRY  OF  ELISHA  : 

REIGN  OF  JEFIORAM.  GEHAZI    PUNISHED. 

History  of  Judah  and  Israel — Continued. 

Now  Mesha  king  of  Moab  was  a  sheepmaster ;  and  he 
rendered    unto  the  king    of  Israel   the   wool         Moab's 
of  an  hundred  thousand  lambs,  and  an  hun-        rebellion. 
dred  thousand  rams.     But  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab 
was  dead,  that  the  king  of  Moab  rebelled. 

And  king  Joram  mustered  all  Israel;  and  he  sent  to 
Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah,  saying,  "The  AiUanceof 
king  of  Moab  hath  rebelled  against  me.  Wilt  S^  ^""^ 
thou  go  with  me  against  Moab  to  battle?"  Ifolbf 

And  he  said,  "  I  will." 

So  they  went  seven  days'  journey.  And  there  was 
no  water  for  the  host,  nor  for  the  beasts  that  followed 
them.  And  the  king  of  Israel  said,  "  Alas  !  "  But  Jehosha- 
phat said,  "  Is  there  not  here  a  prophet  of  the  LORD  ?  " 

And  one  of  the  servants  answered,  "  Elisha  is  here." 
So  they  went  down  to  him. 

And  Elisha  said  to  the  king  of  Israel,  "  What  have  I 
to  do  with  thee  ?  Get  thee  to  the  prophets  of  thy 
father  and  mother.  Were  it  not  that  I  regard  the  pres- 
ence of  Jehoshaphat,  I  would  not  look  toward  thee. 
But  make  this  valley  full  of  trenches.  For  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  '  Ye  shall  not  see  rain,  yet  the  valley  shall  be 
filled  with  water:  and  ye  shall  drink,  both  ye  and  your 
cattle.  'And  this  is  but  a  light  thing  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  ;  he  will  also  deliver  the  Moabites  into  your  hand.'  " 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning,  that,  behold,  there 
came  water  by  the  way  of  Edom,  and  the  country  was 
filled  with  water. 


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Now  when  the  Moabites  heard  that  the  kings  were 
come  up  to  fight  against  them,  they  gathered  themselves 
together.  And  in  the  morning  the  sun  shone  upon  the 
water,  and  the  Moabites  saw  the  water  red  as  blood. 
And  they  said,  "  This  is  blood.  They  have  smitten  each 
man  his  fellow.     Now  therefore  to  the  spoil!  " 

And  when  they  came  to  the  camp,  the  Israelites  rose 
A  great  ^-'P  '^"*^  smote  the  Moabites,  so  that  they  fled 

victory.  before  them.     And  they  went  forward,  smit- 

ing the  Moabites.  And  they  beat  down  the  cities,  and 
stopped  the  fountains,  and  felled  all  the  good  trees. 

And  when  the  king  of  Moab  saw  that  the  battle  was 
too  sore  for  him,  he  took  seven  hundred  men  to  break 
through,  but  they  could  not.  Then  he  took  his  oldest 
son  and  offered  him  on  the  wall. 

And  Israel  departed  from  him,  and  returned  to  their 
own  land. 


History  of  Judah — Continued.       Ministry  of  Elisha — Continued. 


*  Jehoshaphat  was  thirty 
and  five  years  when  he  be- 
gan to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
twenty  and  five  years  in 
Jerusalem.  And  he  walked 
in  the  way  of  Asa  his  father, 
and  turned  not  aside  from 
it,  doing  that  which  was 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord.  Howbeit,  the  high 
places  were  not  taken  away, 
neither  had  the  people  set 
their  hearts  unto  the  God 
of  their  fathers. 

And    Jehoshaphat    slept 

Death  of  Je-  ^^''t'^  his  fathers, 
hoshaphat.  ^nd  was  buried 
with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David  ;  and  ^Joram  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

'  2  Chion.  XX,  31. 


Now    there   cried   a  cer- 
tain   woman    of  .         ,    ., 
.    ,        A  prophet's 

the  wives  01  the  widow 
prophets  unto  relieved. 
Elisha,  saying,  "Thy  serv- 
ant my  husband  is  dead  ; 
and  thou  knowest  that  thy 
servant  did  fear  the  LORD. 
And  the  creditor  is  come  to 
take  unto  him  my  two 
children  to  be  bondmen." 

And  Elisha  said  unto 
her,  "  What  shall  I  do  for 
thee?  What  hast  thou  in 
the  house?  " 

And  she  said,  "  Thine 
handmaid  hath  not  any- 
thing in  the  house  save  a 
pot  of  oil." 

Then  he  said,  "  Go,  bor- 

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row  vessels  abroad  of  all  thy  neighbors ;  even  empty 
vessels  ;  borrow  not  a  few.  And  go  in,  and  shut  the 
door  upon  thee  and  thy  sons,  and  pour  out  into  all  those 
vessels." 

So  she  went  from  him,  and  shut  the  door  upon  her 
and  upon  her  sons ;  they  brought  the  vessels  to  her,  and 
she  poured  out.  And  when  the  vessels  were  full,  she 
said  unto  her  son,  "  Bring  me  yet  a  vessel." 

And  he  said  unto  her,  "  There  is  not  a  vessel  more." 
And  the  oil  stayed. 

Then  she  came  and  told  the  man  of  God.  And  he 
said,  "  Go,  sell  the  oil,  and  pay  thy  debt,  and  live  thou 
and  thy  sons  of  the  rest." 

And  it   fell    on  a  day  that  Elisha  passed  to  Shunem, 
where    was    a    great    woman ;    and   she    con-    Loving 
strained  him  to  eat  bread.     And  so  it  was,    hospitality, 
that  as  oft  as  he  passed  by,  he  turned  in  thither  to  eat 
bread. 

And  she  said  unto  her  husband,  "  Behold  now,  I  per- 
ceive that  this  is  an  holy  man  of  God,  which  passeth  by 
us  continually.  Let  us  make  a  little  chamber,  and  let 
us  set  for  him  there  a  bed,  and  a  table,  and  a  stool, 
and  a  candlestick,  and  when  he  cometh  to  us,  he  shall 
turn  in  thither." 

And  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  he  came  thither,  and  turned 
into  the  chamber  and  lay  there.  And  he  said  to  Gehazi 
his  servant,  "Call  this  Shunammite." 

And  she  stood  before  him. 

And  he  said,  "  Behold,  thou  hast  been  careful  for  us 
with  all  this  care  ;  what  is  to  be  done  for  thee  ?  Would- 
est  thou  be  spoken  for  to  the  king  ?  " 

And  she  answered,  "  I  dwell  among  mine  own  people." 

And  Gehazi  answered,  "Verily  she  hath  no  son." 

And  she  stood  in  the  door,  and  he  said,  "At  this 
season,  when  a  year  cometh  around,  thou  shalt  embrace 
a  son." 

And  she  said,  "  Nay,  my  lord,  thou  man  of  God,  do 
not  lie  unto  thine  handmaid." 

And  the  woman  bare  a  son  at  that  season,  Thetwice- 
as  Elisha  had  said  unto  her.  given  son. 

And  when  the  child  was  grown,  it  fell  on  a  day,  that 


350  The  Shorter  Bible         [2  Kings  4.18. 

he  went  out  to  his  father  to  the  reapers.  And  he  said 
unto  his  father,  "  My  head  !  my  head  !  "  And  h  i  s 
father  said  to  his  servant,  "  Carry  him  to  his  mother." 

And  when  he  had  brought  him  to  his  mother,  he  sat 
on  her  knees  till  noon,  and  then  died.  And  she  went 
up,  and  laid  him  on  the  bed  of  the  man  of  God,  and  shut 
the  door  upon  him,  and  went  out. 

And  she  called  unto  her  husband,  and  said,  "  Send  me, 
I  pray  thee,  one  of  the  servants,  and  one  of  the  asses, 
that  I  may  run  to  the  man  of  God,  and  come  again." 

And  he  said,  "  Wherefore  wilt  thou  go  to  him  to-day?" 

And  she  said,  ^"  It  shall  be  well." 

Then  she  said  to  her  servant,  "  Drive,  and  go  forward  ; 
slacken  not  the  riding  except  I  bid  thee."  So  she  came 
unto  the  man  of  God  to  Mount  Carmel. 

And  when  E  1  i  s  h  a  saw  her  afar  off,  he  said  to  Gehazi 
his  servant,  "  Behold,  yonder  is  the  Shunammite  !  Run 
now  to  meet  her,  and  say  unto  her,  *  Is  it  well  with  thee? 
Is  it  well  with  thy  husband  ?    Is  it  well  with  the  child  ?  ' " 

And  she  answered,  "  It  is  well." 

And  when  she  came  to  the  man  of  God  to  the  hill,  she 
caught  hold  of  his  feet.  And  Gehazi  came  near  to  thrust 
her  away;  but  the  man  of  God  said,  "Let  her  alone: 
for  her  soul  is  ^' vexed  within  her;  and  the  Lord  hath 
hid  it  from  me," 

Then  she  said,  "  Did  I  desire  a  son  of  my  lord  ?  Did 
I  not  say,  *  Do  not  deceive  me  ?  '  " 

Then  he  said  to  Gehazi,  "  Gird  up  thy  loins,  and  take 
my  staff,  and  go,  and  lay  my  staff  upon  the  face  of  the 
child." 

And  the  mother  of  the  child  said,  "As  the  Lord  liveth, 
and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave  thee." 

And  he  arose,  and  followed  her.  And  Gehazi  passed 
on  before  them,  and  laid  the  staff  upon  the  face  of  the 
child  ;  but  there  was  neither  voice,  nor  hearing.  Where- 
fore he  returned  to  meet  him,  and  told  him,  saying, 
"  The  child  is  not  awaked." 

And  when  Elisha  was  come  into  the  house,  behold, 
the  child  was  dead,  and  laid  upon  his  bed.  He  went  in 
therefore,  and  shut  the  door,  and  prayed  unto  the  LoRD. 
"  R.  V.  marg.,  llth.  Peace.  ^  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  l>ii/er. 


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And  he  went  up,  and  lay  upon  the  child,  and  put  his 
mouth  upon  his  mouth,  and  his  eyes  upon  his  eyes,  and 
his  hands  upon  his  hands,  and  stretched  himself  upon 
him  ;  and  the  flesh  of  the  child  waxed  warm.  Then  he 
returned,  and  walked  in  the  house  once  to  and  fro ; 
and  went  up,  and  *  stretched  himself  upon  him. 

And  the  child  sneezed  seven  times,  and  the  child 
opened  his  eyes. 

And  he  called  Gehazi,  and  said,  "  Call  this  Shunam- 
mite."     So  he  called  her. 

And  when  she  was  come  in  unto  him,  he  said,  "Take 
up  thy  son." 

Then  she  went  in,  and  fell  at  his  feet,  and  bowed  herself 
to  the  ground.     And  she  took  up  her  son,  and  went  out. 

And  Elisha  came  to  Gilgal,  and  the  sons  of  the  proph- 
ets were  sitting  before  him. 

And  he  said  unto  his  servants,  "  Set  on  the  great  pot 
and  seethe  pottage  for  the  sons  of  the  prophets." 

And  one  went  out  into  the  field  to  gather  herbs,  and 
found  a  wild  vine,  and  gathered  thereof  wild      ^  . 

11-1  r    11  1  11         1   ii  Poisonous 

gourds  his  lap  luU,  and  came  and  shred  tnem  pottage 
into  the  pot  of  pottage :  for  they  knew  them  Sealed, 
not.     So  they  poured  out  for  the  men  to  eat. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were  eating  of  the  pot- 
tage, that  they  cried  out,  and  said,  "  O  man  of  God, 
there  is  death  in  the  pot  ! "  And  they  could  not  eat 
thereof. 

But  he  said,  "Then  bring  meal."  And  he  cast  it  into 
the  pot ;  and  he  said,  "  Pour  out  for  the  people,  that 
they  may  eat."     And  there  was  no  harm  in  the  pot. 

Now  Naaman,  captain  of  the  host  of  the  king  of  Syria, 
was  a  great  man  with  his  master,  and  honorable,  because 
by  him  the  LORD  had  given  victory  unto  Syria.  He  was 
also  a  mighty  man  of  valor,  but  he  was  a  leper. 

And  the  Syrians  had  brought  away  captive  out  of  the 
land  of  Israel  a  little  maid ;  and  she  waited 
on  Naaman's  wife.     And  she  said  unto  her   tifeTttfe^'"'^ 
mistress,   "  Would  God  my  lord  were   with    "^^*^- 
the  prophet  that  is  in  Samaria !     Then  would  he  recover 
him  of  his  leprosy." 

^  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  and  embraced  the  child. 


352  The  Shorter  Bible  [2  Kings  5.  5. 

And  the  king  of  Syria  said,  "  Go  to,  go,  and  I  will  send 
a  letter  unto  the  king  of  Israel." 

And  N  a  a  m  a  n  departed,  and  took  with  him  ten  talents 
of  silver,  and  six  thousand  pieces  of  gold,  and  ten  changes 
of  raiment.  And  he  brought  the  letter  to  the  king  of 
Israel,  saying,  "  And  now  when  this  letter  is  come  unto 
thee,  behold,  I  have  sent  Naaman  my  servant  to  thee, 
that  thou  mayest  recover  him  of  his  leprosy." 

And  when  the  king  of  Israel  had  read  the  letter,  he 
rent  his  clothes,  and  said,  "  Am  I  God,  to  kill  and  to 
make  alive,  that  this  man  doth  send  unto  me  to  recover 
a  man  of  his  leprosy?  See  how  he  seeketh  a  quarrel 
against  me." 

And  when  Elisha  the  man  of  God  heard  that  the  king 
Naaman  and  ^^  Israel  had  rent  his  clothes,  he  sent  to  the 
Elisha.  king,  saying,  "  Wherefore  hast  thou  rent  thy 

clothes?  Let  him  come  now  to  me,  and  he  shall  know 
that  there  is  a  prophet  in  Israel." 

So  Naaman  came  with  his  horses  and  with  his  chariots, 
and  stood  at  the  door  of  the  house  of  Elisha.  And 
Elisha  sent  a  messenger  unto  him,  saying,  "  Go  and  wash 
in  Jordan  seven  times,  and  thy  flesh  shall  come  again  to 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  clean," 

But  Naaman  was  wroth,  and  went  away,  and  said, 
"  Behold,  I  thought,  '  He  will  surely  come  out  to  me,  and 
stand,  and  call  on  the  name  of  the  LORD  his  God,  and 
wave  his  hand  over  the  place,  and  recover  the  leper.' 
Are  not  the  rivers  of  Damascus  better  than  all  the 
waters  of  Israel  ?  May  I  not  wash  in  them  and  be  clean  ?  " 
So  he  turned  and  went  away  in  a  rage. 

And  his  servants  came  near,  and  spake  unto  him,  and 
said,  "  My  father,  if  the  prophet  had  bid  thee  do  some 
great  thing,  wouldest  thou  not  have  done  it  ?  How  much 
rather  then,  when  he  saith  to  thee.  '  Wash,  and  be 
clean  ? '  " 

Then  went  Naaman  down  and  dipped  himself  seven 
times  in  Jordan,  according  to  the  saying  of  the  man 
T-T  of  God.       And    his    flesh    came    again    like 

Naaman  r,      ,         r-         i-      i         i  -i  i  11 

healed.  unto  the  flesh   of  a  little  child,  and  lie  was 

clean.  And  he  returned  unto  the  man  of  God,  he  and 
all  his  company,  and  stood  before  him,  and  said,  "  Be- 


2  Kings  5- 1 5-]  Chronologically  Arranged.  353 

hold  now,  I  know  that  there  is  no  God  in  all  the  earth, 
but  in  Israel.  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  take  a  pres- 
ent of  thy  servant." 

But  Elisha  said,  "  I  will  receive  none." 

And  he  urged  him  to  take  it ;  but  he  refused. 

And  Naaman  said,  "  Let  there  be  given  to  thy  servant 
two  mules'  burden  of  earth.  For  thy  servant  will  hence- 
forth offer  neither  burnt  offerings  nor  sacrifice  unto  other 
gods,  but  unto  the  LORD." 

And  Elisha  said  unto  him,  "  Go  in  peace," 

But  Gehazi,the  servant  of  Elisha,said,  "Behold,  my  mas- 
ter hath  spared  this  Syrian,  in  not  receiving  at  his  hands 
that  which  he  brought.  I  will  run  after  him,  and  take 
somewhat  of  him."     So  Gehazi  followed  after  Naaman. 

And  when  Naaman  saw  one  running  after  him,  he 
lighted  down  from  the  chariot  to  meet  him,  and  said, 
"Is  all  well.?" 

And  he  said,  "All  is  well.     My  master  hath  sent  me, 
saying,  '  Behold,  even  now  there  be  come  to        Gehazi's 
me    from    the  hill   country  of   Ephraim    two       lying, 
young  men  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets.     Give  them,  I 
pray  thee,  a  talent  of  silver,  and  two  changes  of  raiment.'  " 

And  Naaman  said,  "  Be  content.  Take  two  talents." 
And  he  urged  him,  and  bound  two  talents  of  silver  in 
two  bags,  with  two  changes  of  raiment,  and  laid  them 
upon  two  of  his  servants*.  And  when  Gehazi  came  to 
the  hill  he  took  them  from  their  hand,  and  bestowed 
them  in  the  house.  And  he  let  the  men  go,  and  they 
departed,  but  he  went  in  and  stood  before  his  master. 

And  Elisha  said,  "Whence  comest  thou,  Gehazi?" 

And  he  said,  "  Thy  serv- 
ant went  no  whither." 
History  of  Judah— Continued.         And  Elisha  said  unto  him, 

"  Went  not  mine  heart  with 

'  In  the  fifth  year  of  Jo-  thee  when  the  man  turned 
ram  king  of  Israel,  Je-  again  from  his  chariot  to 
hoshaphat  being  then  king  meet  thee  ?  Is  it  a  time  to 
of  Judah,  Jehoram  began  receive  money  Gehazi 
to  ^  reign.  He  was  thirty  and  garments  ?  punished, 
and  two  years  old  when  he  The  le[)rosy  therefore  of 
'  2  Kings  viii,  i6.  |       "  With  his  father,  Jehoshaphat. 


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[2  Kings  8.  17. 
[2  Kings  5.  27. 


began  to  reign,  and  he 
Kingjeho-  reigned  eight 
wi'^ke^-^  y^''^^^  "^  Jerusa- 
ness.  Icin.      '  He  had 

s  i  X  brethren, the  sons  of  Je- 
hoshaphat.  And  theirfather 
gave  them  great  gifts,  of 
silver  and  gold  and  precious 
things,  with  fenced  cities  in 
Judah ;  but  the  kingdom 
gave  he  to  Jehoram, because 
he  was  the  firstborn. 

Now  when  Jehoram  was 
risen  up  over  the  kingdom 
of  his  father,  and  had 
strengthened  himself,  he 
slew  all  his  brethren  with 
the  sword,  and  divers  also 
of  the  princesof  Israel.  And 
he  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  as  did  the 
house  of  Ahab  ;  for  he  had 
the  daughter  of  Ahab  to 
wife.  He  did  that  which 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  led  Judah 
astray. 

^  In  his  days  Edom  re- 
Revoit  of      volted  from    un- 

Judah,  and  made  a  king 
over  themselves,  because 
he  had  forsaken  the  LORD, 
the  God  of  his  fathers. 
'  Howbeit  the  Lord  would 
not  destroy  the  house  of 
David,  because  of  the  cove- 
nant that  he  had  made. 


Naaman  shall  cleave  unto 
thee,  and  unto  thy  seed 
forever  !  "  And  Gehazi 
went  out  from  his  presence 
a  leper  as  white  as  snow. 

And  the  sons  of  the 
prophets  said  unto  Elisha, 
"  Behold  now,  the  place 
where  we  dwell  is  too  strait 
for  us.  Let  us  go,  we  pray 
thee,  unto  Jordan,  and  take 
thence  every  man  a  beam, 
and  let  us  make  a  place 
where  we  may  dwell." 

And  he  answered,  "  Go 
ye." 

And  one  said,  "  I  pray 
thee,  go  with  thy  servants." 

And  he  answered,  "  I 
will  go." 

And  when  they  came  to 
Jordan  they  cut  iron  swim- 
down  wood.  But  ^^"^s- 
as  one  was  felling  a  beam, 
the  ax-head  fell  into  the 
water.  And  he  cried,  and 
said,  "  Alas,  my  master ! 
for  it  was  borrowed." 

And  the  man  of  God 
said,  "  Where  fell  it  ?  " 

And  he  showed  him  the 
place. 

And  he  cut  down  a  stick, 
and  cast  it  in  thither,  and 
made  the  iron  to  swim. 
And  he  said,  "  Take  it  up  to 
thee."  So  he  put  out  his 
hand  and  took  it. 


'  2  Chron.  xxi,  2. 


■■'  2  Chron.  xxi,  S. 


2  Clnon.  xxi,  7. 


2  Kings  6.  8.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY   ARRANGED.  355 


CHAPTER  XXIIL 

ELISHA  AND  THE  SYRIANS:  SAMARIA  BESIEGED  :  FLIGHT 
OF  THE  SYRIANS:  ELISHA  AND  THE  RULERS  OF  SYRIA. 

History  of  Israel — Continued. 

Now  the  king  of  Syria  warred  against  Israel ;  and  he 
took  counsel  with  his  servants,  saying,  "  In  such  and  such 
a  place  shall  be  my  camp."  And  the  man  of  God  sent 
unto  the  king  of  Israel,  saying,  "  Beware  that  thou  pass 
not  such  a  place;  for  thither  the  Syrians  are  coming 
down." 

And  the  king  of  Israel  saved  himself  there,  not  once 
nor  twice. 

And  the  heart  of  the  king  of  Syria  was  sore  troubled 
for  this  thing,  and  he  called  his  servants,  and  said  unto 
them,  "  Will  ye  not  show  me  which  of  us  is  for  the  king 
of  Israel?  "  And  one  of  his  servants  said,  "  Nay,  my 
lord,  O  king.  But  Elisha,  the  prophet  that  is  in  Israel, 
telleth  the  king  of  Israel  the  words  that  thou  speakest  in 
thy  bedchamber." 

And  he  said,  "  Go,  and  see  where  he  is,  that  I  may 
send  and  fetch  him." 

And  it  was  told  him,  saying,  "  Behold,  he  is  in  Dothan." 
Therefore  sent  he  thither  horses,  and  chariots,  and  a  great 
host ;  and  they  came  by  night,  and  compassed  the  city 
about. 

And  when  the  servant  of  the  man  of  God  was  risen 
early,  and  gone  forth,  behold,  an  host  with  horses  and 
chariots  was  round  about  the  city.  And  his  servant  said 
unto  him,   "Alas,  my  master!  how   shall  we       Eiisha  in 

do  ?  "  danger. 

And  he  answered,  "  Fear  not !  For  they  that  be  with 
us  are  more  than  they  that  be  with  them." 

And  Elisha  prayed,  and  said,  "  LORD,  I  pray  thee, 
open  his  eyes,  that  he  may  see." 


35(3  The  Shorter  Bible         [2Kings6. 17. 

And  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes  of  the  young  man  ; 
and  he  saw  :  and,  behold,  the  mountain  was  full  of  horses 
and  chariots  of  fire  round  about  Elisha. 

And  when  they  came  down  to  him,  Elisha  prayed  unto 

the   Lord,   and   said,  "  Smite  this  people,  I 

defenses.        pray  thee,  with  blindness."     And  he  smote 

them  with    blindness   according  to  the  word   of  Elisha. 

And  Elisha  led  them  to  Samaria. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were  come  into  Sa- 
maria, that  Elisha  said,  "  Lord,  open  the  eyes  of  these 
men,  that  they  may  see." 

And  the  Lord  opened  their  eyes  and  they  saw  ;  and, 
behold,  they  were  in  the  midst  of  Samaria. 

And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Elisha,  when  he  saw 
them,  "My  father,  shall  I  smite  them?  Shall  I  smite 
them  ?  " 

And  he  answered,  "  Thou  shalt  not  smite  them.  Set 
bread  and  water  before  them,  that  they  may  eat  and 
drink,  and  go  to  their  master." 

And  he  prepared  great  provision  for  theni.  And.  when 
they  had  eaten  and  drunk,  he  sent  them  away,  and  they 
went  to  their  master.  And  the  bands  of  Syria  came  no 
more  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Bcn-hadad  king  of 

.  Syria  gathered  all  his  host,  and  went  up,  and 

sieged-  besieged  Samaria.      And  there  was   a  great 

"^"^  ■  famine    in    Samaria;    they  besieged   it,    until 

an  ass's  head  was  sold  for  fourscore  pieces  of  silver. 

And  as  J  o  r  a  m  the  king  of  Israel  was  passing  by  upon 
the  wall,  there  cried  a  woman  unto  him,  saying,  "  Help, 
my  lord,  O  king." 

And  the  king  said,  "  What  aileth  thee  ?  " 

And  she  answered,  "  This  woman  said  unto  me,  '  Give 
thy  son  that  we  ma)'  eat  him  to-day,  and  we  will  eat  my 
son  to-morrow.'  So  we  boiled  my  son,  and  did  eat  him. 
And  I  said  unto  her  on  the  next  day,  'Give  thy  son,  that 
we  may  eat  him,'  and  she  hath  hid  her  son  ! " 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  heard  the  words 
of  the  woman,  that  he  rent  his  clothes ;  then  he  said, 
"  God  do  so  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  the  head  of  Elisha 
shall  stand  on  him  this  day." 


2Kings6. 33.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  357 

But  Elisha  sat  in  his  house,  and  the  elders  witli  him. 
And  the  king  sent  a  man  from  before  him.  But  ere  the 
messenger  came  to  him,  he  said  to  the  elders,  "See  ye 
how  this  son  of  a  murderer  hath  sent  to  take  away  mine 
head?  Look!  When  the  messenger  cometh,  hold  the 
door  fast  against  him.  Is  not  the  sound  of  his  master's 
feet  behind  him  ?  " 

And  while  he  yet  talked  with  them,  behold,  the  mes- 
senger came,  and   the  king  behind. 

And  the  king  said,  "  Why  should  I  wait  for  the 
Lord  any  longer  ?  '  " 

And  Elisha  said,  "  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the   Prophecy  of 
Lord.     Thus  saith  the  Lord,  '  To-morrow   plenty, 
about  this  time  shall  a  measure  of  fine  flour  be  sold  for 
a  shekel,  and  two  measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  in  the 
gate  of  Samaria.'  " 

Then  the  captain  on  whose  hand  the  king  leaned  an- 
swered the  man  of  God,  and  said,  "  Behold,  if  the  LORD 
should  make  windows  in  heaven,  nn'ght  this  thing  be." 

And  Elisha  said,  "  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  it  w^ith  thine 
eyes,  but  shalt  not  eat  thereof." 

Now  there  were  four  leprous  men  at  the  entering  in  of 
the  gate ;  and  they  said  one  to  another,  rj<-^Q  f^^j, 
"  Why  sit  we  here  until  we  die  ?  If  we  enter  lepers. 
into  the  city,  then  the  famine  is  in  the  city,  and  we 
shall  die  there,  and  if  we  sit  still  here,  we  die  also.  Now 
therefore  come,  and  let  us  fall  unto  the  host  of  the  Syr- 
ians. If  they  save  us  alive,  we  shall  live ;  and  if  they 
kill  us,  we  shall  but  die." 

And  they  rose  up  in  the  twilight,  to  go  unto  the  camp 
of  the  Syrians. 

And  when  they  were  come  to  the  outermost  part  of 
the  camp,  behold,  there  was  no  man  there.  For  the 
Lord  had  made  the  host  of  the  Syrians  to  hear  a  noise 
of  chariots  and  horses,  even  the  noise  of  a  great  host ; 
and  they  said  one  to  another,  "  Lo,  the  king  of  Israel 
hath  hired  against  us  the  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and  the 
kings  of  the  Egyptians,  to  come  upon  us."  Wherefore 
they  arose  ad  fled  in  the  twilight,  and  left  their  tents, 
and  their  horses,  and  their  asses,  even  the  camp  as  it  was, 
and  fled  for  their  life.     And  when  these  lepers  came  to 


358  The  vShorter  Bible  [2  Kings  7. 8. 

the  camp,  they  went  into  one  tent,  and  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  carried  thence  silver,  and  gold,  and  raiment, 
and  hid  it  ;  and  they  came  back,  and  entered  into 
another  tent,  and  carried  thence  also,  and  hid  it. 

Then  they  said    one  to  another,   "  We  do  nat  well. 

This  day  is  a  day  of  good   tidings,  and  we 

00   news.    j-jqJ^j  q^j.  peace.     If  we  tarry  till  the  morning 

light,  punishment  will  overtake  us  ;  now  therefore  come, 

let  us  go  and  tell  the  king's  household." 

So  they  came  and  called  unto  the  porter  of  the  city  ; 
and  they  told  it  to  the  king's  household  within. 

And  Joram  the  king  arose  in  the  night,  and  said  unto 
his  servants,  "  I  will  now  show  you  what  the  Syrians 
have  done.  They  know  that  we  be  hungry ;  therefore 
are  they  gone  out  of  the  camp  to  hide  themselves  in  the 
field,  saying,  '  When  they  come  out  of  the  city,  we  shall 
take  them  alive,  and  get  into  the  city.'" 

And  one  of  his  servants  answered  and  said,  "  Let  us 
send  and  see." 

They  took  therefore  two  chariots  with  horses,  and  went 
after  them  unto  Jordan ;  and,  lo,  all  the  way  was  full  of 
garments  and  vessels,  which  the  Syrians  had  cast  away 
in  their  haste.  And  the  messengers  returned  and  told 
the  king. 

And  the  people  went  out,  and  spoiled  the  camp  of  the 
Syrians.  So  a  measure  of  fine  flour  was  sold  for  a  shekel, 
and  two  measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  LoRD. 

And  the  king  appointed  the  captain  on  whose  hand  he 
leaned  to  have  the  charge  of  the  gate  ;  and  the  people 
trode  upon  him  in  the  gate,  and  he  died  as  the  man  of 
God  had  said. 

And  Elisha  came  to  Damascus.  And  Ben-hadad  the 
king  of  Syria  was  sick;  and  it  was  told  him,  saying. 
"  The  man  of  God  is  come  hither."  And  the  king  said 
unto  Hazael,  "Take  a  present  in  thine  hand, 
fhi^'mieAfof  and  go  meet  the  man  of  God,  and  inquire  of 
Syria.  |-|,^  LoRi)  by  him,  if  I  shall  recover  of  this 

sickness  ?  "  So  Hazael  took  a  present  of  every  good  thing 
of  Damascus,  forty  camels'  burden,  and  came  and  stood 
before    him    and    said,    "  Thy   son    Ben-hadad    king   of 


Kings  8.  9.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED. 


359 


Syria  hath  sent  me  to  thee,  saying,  '  Shall  I  recover  of 
this  sickness.'  " 

And     Elisha    said    unto 


History  of  Judah — Continued. 

'  And  the  LORD  stirred  up 
against  Jehoram  the  Philis- 
Judahin-  tines  and  Ara- 
vaded.  bians,  and  they 

came  up  against  Judah,  and 
brake  into  it,  and  carried 
away  all  the  substance  that 
was  found  in  the  king's 
house,  and  his  sons  also,  and 
his  wives ;  so  that  there 
was  never  a  son  left  him, 
save  the  youngest. 

And  after  all  this  the 
Lord  smote  him  with  an 
Death  of  incurable  dis- 
Klng'iha-  ease,  and  at  the 
=2iah.  end  of  two  years 

he  died  of  sore  diseases. 
And  his  people  made  no 
burning  for  him,  like  the 
burning  of  his  fathers.  He 
departed  without  being  de- 
sired ;  and  they  buried  him 
in  the  city  of  David,  but 
not  in  the  sepulchers  of  the 
kings. 

And  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem  made  *  Ahaziah 
his  youngest  son  king  in 
his  stead  ;  for  the  Arabians 
had  slain'all  the  eldest.  So 
Ahaziah  the  son  of  Jeho- 
ram king  of  Judah  reigned. 
'  2  Chron.  xxi,  i6.  I 


him,  "  Go,  say  unto  him, 
*  Thou  shalt  surely  recover.' 
Howbeit  the  Lord  hath 
showed  me  that  he  shall 
surely  die." 

And  the  man  of  God 
wept. 

And  Hazael  said,  "  Why 
weepeth  my  lord  ?  " 

And  he  answered,  "  Be- 
cause I  know  the  evil  that 
thou  wilt  do  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel.  Theirstrong- 
holds  wilt  thou  set  on  fire, 
and  their  young  men  wilt 
thou  slay  with  the  sword, 
and  wilt  dash  in  pieces  their 
little  ones." 

And  Hazael  said,  "  But 
what  is  thy  servant,  which 
is  but  a  dog,  that  he  should 
do  this  great  thing?" 

And  Elisha  answered, 
"  The  Lord  hath  showed 
me  that  thou  shalt  be  king 
over  Syria?  " 

Then  he  departed  from 
Elisha  and  came  to  his 
master,  who  said  to  him, 
"  What  said  Elisha  to 
thee?" 

And  he  answered,  "  He 
told  me  that  thou  shouldest 
surely  recover." 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow  that  he    a  murder  in 
took  a  coverlet,    Syria, 
and    dipped     it     in    water, 
«B.  C.  88";. 


360  The  Shorter  Bhjle  f' S.J'iT.' f •.=' 

L2   Mnj;s  8.  15. 

Forty    and    two    years  old      and  spread   it   on   his  face, 
was  h  e  when  he  began  to     so  that  he  died.     And  Ha- 
reign  ;  and  he  reigned  one     zael  reigned  in  his  stead, 
year     in    Jerusalem.       His 
mother's   name  was  Atha- 

liah  the  gran  d -daughter  of  Omri.  He  also  walked 
in  the  ways  of  the  house  of  Ahab  ;  for  his  mother  was 
his  counselor  to  do  wickedly.  He  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  LORD,  as  did  the  house  of  Ahab  ; 
for  they  were  his  counselors  to  his  destruction. 


2Kings8.29.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  361 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 

JEHU    ANOINTED    KING;    DESTROYS   ALL   THE   HOUSE  OF 
AHAB,    WITH   AHAZIAH,  KING   OF   JUDAH. 

History  of  Judah  and  Israel — Continued. 

'  And  Ahaziah   king  of  Judah  went  down       Ahaziah's 
to   see  *Joram   the  son   of  Ahab  in  Jezreel,       jjfram? 
because  he  was  sick. 

And  EHsha  the  prophet  called  one  of  the  sons  of  the 
prophets,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Gird  up  thy  loins,  and  take 
this  vial  of  oil  in  thine  hand,  and  go  to  Ramoth,  And 
when  thou  comest  thither,  look  out  Jehu  the  son  of 
Nimshi,  and  go  in,  and  make  him  arise  up  from  among 
his  brethren,  and  carry  him  to  an  inner  chamber.  Then 
take  the  vial  of  oil,  and  pour  it  on  his  head,  jehu 
and  say,  '  Thus  saith  the  LORD,  "  I  have  anointed, 
anointed  thee  king  over  Israel."  '  Then  open  the  door, 
and  flee,  and  tarry  not." 

So  the  young  prophet  went  to  Ramoth.  And  when 
he  came,  behold,  the  captains  of  the  host  were  sitting. 
And  he  said,  "  I  have  an  errand  to  thee,  O  captain." 

And  Jehu  arose  and  went  into  the  house.  And  he 
poured  the  oil  on  his  head,  and  said  unto  him,  "Thus 
saith  the  LORD,  the  God  of  Israel,  '  I  have  anointed  thee 
king  over  the  people  of  the  Lord,  even  over  Israel. 
And  thou  shalt  smite  the  house  of  Ahab  thy  master,  that 
I  may  avenge  the  blood  of  my  servants  the  prophets,  and 
the  blood  of  all  the  servants  of  the  LORD,  at  the  hand 
of  Jezebel.'  " 

And  he  opened  the  door  and  fled. 

Then  Jehu  came  forth.  And  one  said  unto  him,  "  Is 
all  well?     Wherefore  came  this  mad  fellow  to  thee?  " 

And    he   said  unto  them,  "He   spake   to  me,  saying, 

'  2  Kings  viii,  29.  |  *  His  mother's  brother. 

26 


362  The  Sh()RTp:r  Bible         [2  Kings  9. 12. 

'  Thus  saith  the  LORD,  "  I  have  anointed  thee  king  over 
Israel." 

Then  they  hasted  and  blew  the  trumpet,  saying,  "-'Jehu 
is  king." 

So  Jehu  conspired  against  Joram. 

Jehu  rode  in  a  chariot  and  went  to  Jezreel ;  for  Joram 
lay  there  sick.  And  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah  was  come 
down  to  see  Joram. 

Now  the  watchman  stood  on  the  tower  in  Jezreel,  and 
he  spied  the  company  of  Jehu  as  he  came,  and  said,  "  I 
see  a  company." 

And  Joram  said,  "Take  a  horseman  and  send  to  meet 
them,  and  let  him  say,  '  Is  it  peace  ? '  " 

So  there  went  one  on  horseback  to  meet  him,  and  said, 
"  Thus  saith  the  king,  '  Is  it  peace  ?  '  " 

And  Jehu  said,  "  What  hast  thou  to  do  with  peace? 
Turn  thee  behind  me." 

And  the  watchman  told,  saying,  "  The  messenger 
came  to  them,  but  he  cometh  not  again." 

Then  he  sent  out  a  second  on  horseback. 

And  the  watchman  told,  saying,  "  He  came  even  unto 
Jehu'sfuri-  them,  and  cometh  not  again.  And  the  driv- 
ous driving.     j,^g  j^   jjj^^   ^j^^  driving  of  Jehu   the  son  of 

Nimshi  ;   for  he  driveth  furiously." 

And  Joram  said,  "  Make  ready  my  chariot." 

And  Joram  king  of  Israel  and  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah, 

each  in  his  chariot,  went   out  to  meet  Jehu,  and    found 

him  in  the  field  Naboth. 

And   when   Joram    saw   Jehu    he   said,  "  Is  it  peace, 

Jehu?" 

And  he  answered,  "  What  peace  so  long  as  the  sins 

of  thy  mother  Jezebel  are  so  many  ?  " 

And   Joram    turned   his  hands,  and   fled,  and  said    to 

Ahaziah,  "  There  is  treachery,  O  Ahaziah." 

And    Tehu   drew    his   bow    with     his    full 
Joram  slam.       ,  , ,  ,  ,       ,  ,      . 

strength,    and    smote  Joram,   and   the   arrow 

went  out  at  his  heart,  and  he  sunk  down  in  his  chariot. 

Then   said   Jehu  to  his  captain,  "  Take  up,  and  cast 

him  in  the  field  of  Naboth.      For  remerriber  how,  when  I 

an5  thou  rode  together  after  Ahab  his  father,  the  LoRD 

"  Reign  began  B.  C.  884. 


2  Kings  9. 25.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  363 

'"^  laid  this  burden  upon  him,  'Surely  I  have  seen 
the  blood  of  Naboth,  and  I  will  requite  thee  in  this 
plat.'" 

But  the  king  of  Judah  fled  by  the  way  of  the  garden 
house.     And  Jehu  followed  after,  and  smote  Ahaziah 

him  and  he   died.     And  his  servants  carried  slain, 

him,  in  a  chariot  to  Jerusalem,  and  buried  him  in  his 
sepulcher  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David.  *  For  they 
said,  "  He  is  the  son  of  Jchoshaphat,  who  sought  the 
Lord  with  all  his  heart." 

And  the  house  of  Ahaziah  had  no  power  to  hold  the 
kingdom. 

^  And  when  Jehu  was  come  to  Jezreel,  Jezebel  heard 
of    it ;     she    was    t  h  e    w  i  f  e    o  f  A  h  a  b  jezebei 

andthemotherofking  Jo  ram.     And  ^^^^^• 

she  painted  her  eyes,  and  tired  her  head,  and  looked  out 
at  the  window.  And  as  Jehu  entered  in  at  the  gate,  she 
said,  "  Is  it  peace,  thou  Zimri,  thy  master's  murderer?" 

And  he  lifted  up  his  face  to  the  window  and  said, 
"  Who  is  on  my  side  ?     Who  ?  " 

And  there  looked  out  to  him  two  or  three. 

And  he  said,  "  Throw  her  down." 

So  they  threw  her  down,  and  she  died,  as  the  LORD 
spake  by  his  servant  Elijah. 

Now  Ahab   had  seventy  sons  in  Samaria,  and  Jehu 
wrote  letters  unto  the  rulers,  saying,  "  If  ye  be  Ahab's  sons 
on  my  side  take  the  heads  of  your  master's  ^^^^"• 
sons." 

And  they  took  the  king's  sons  and  slew  them. 

So  Jehu  smote  all  the  house  of  Ahab.  ^And  he  said 
to  all  the  people,  "  Know  now  that  there  shall  fall  unto 
the  earth  nothing  of  the  word  of  the  LORD,  which  h  e 
spake  concerning  the  house  of  Ahab.  The  LORD  hath 
done  that  which  he  spake  by  his  servant  Elijah." 

And  he  arose  and  went  to  Samaria,  and  smote  all 
that  remained  unto  Ahab  in  Samaria,  and  all  the  proph- 
ets of  Baal,  all  his  worshipers,  and  all  his  priests. 

And  they  brought  forth  the  pillars  that  were  in  the 
house   of  Baal,  and  burned  them,  and  brake  down  the 

'  2  Chron.  xxii,  9.     ^2  Kings  x,  9.  I       "  R.  V.  marg.,    Or,    uttered  this 
^2  Kings  ix,  30.  |  oracle  against  him. 


364  The  Shorter  Bible       [i  Kings  lo.  27. 

house  of  Baal.  Thus  Jehu  destroyed  Baal  out  of  Israel. 
Howbeit  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam,  Jehu  departed  not, 
to  wit,  ^  the  golden  calves  in  Beth-el  and  Dan. 

And  the  Lord  said  to  Jehu,  "  Thy  sons  to  the  fourth 
generation  shall  sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel," 

*  I  Kings  xii,  26-28. 


2  Chron.  22.  10 
2  Kings  10.  36. 


1    Chronologically  Arranged. 


365 


CHAPTER  XXV. 


ATHALIAH    THE   USURPER  :      JEHU  S      REIGN  ;       DEATH 


JOASH  SAVED  ;  MADE 
KING:  THE  TEMPLE  RE- 
PAIRED :  JOASH'S  DE- 
FECTION, DISTRESSES, 
DEATH. 


REIGN      OF      JEHOAHAZ: 
KING  JEHOASH. 


History  of  Judah — Continued.         History  of  Israel— Continued. 


'  And  the  time  that  Jehu 
reigned  over  Is-  j^^,^  ^^  .^.^ 
rael  in  Samaria  throne, 
was  twenty  and  eight  years, 
*  But  Jehu  took  no  heed  to 
walk  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
with  all  his  heart ;  he  de- 
parted not  from  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam,  wherewith  he 
made  Israel  to  sin. 


'  Now  when  Athaliah  the 
Athaiiah        mother  of  Aha- 

usurping  .    ,  .1^1 

the  throne,    ziah  saw  that  her 

son  was  dead,  she  arose  and 

destroyed  all  the  seed  royal 

of    the     house    of    Judah. 

But    Jehosheba,  ^  daughter 

of  king   Joram,   and   sister 

of  Ahaziah,  ^  wife  also  of 

Jehoiada   the    priest,    took 

Joash  the  son  of  Ahaziah, 

and    stole    him   away  from 

among  the  king's  sons  that 

were  slain,  and  put  him  and  his  nurse  in  the  bedchamber. 

So  Jehosheba  hid  him  from  Athaliah  that  she 

slew  him  not.     And  he  was  with  them  hid  in 

the  house  of  God  six  years.     And  Athaliah  reigned  over 

the  land. 

And  in  the  seventh  year  Jehoiada  strengthened  himself, 
and  took  the  captains  into  covenant  with  him,  and  "  took 
an  oath  of  them  in  the  house  of  the  LORD,  and  showed 
them  the  king's  son.  ""And  they  went  about  in  Judah, 
and  gathered  the  Levites,  and  the  heads  of  houses,  and 


Joash  hid. 


'  2 Chron.  xxii,io.     ^2  Kings  xi,  4. 
"^2  Kings  xi,  2.  '•'2  Chron.  xxiii,  2. 

^  2  Cliron.  xxii,  II. 


'  2  Kings  X,  36. 
'  2  Kings  X,  31. 


366  The  Shorter  Bh^le        [2  chron.  23. 2. 

they  came  to  Jerusalem.  And  all  the  congregation 
made  a  covenant  in  the  house  of  God. 

And  J  e  h  o  i  a  d  a  said  unto  them,  "  Behold,  J  o  a  s  h  , 
the  king's  son,  shall  reign,  as  the  LORD  hath 
setsjoashon  spoken  concerning  the  sons  of  David.  This 
is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do :  a  third  part 
of  you  shall  be  a  t  the  doors,  and  a  third  part  at  the 
king's  house,  and  a  third  part  at  the  gate  ;  and  all  the 
people  shall  be  in  the  courts  of  the  house  of  the  LoRU. 
And  the  Levites  shall  compass  the  king  round  about, 
every  man  with  his  weapons  in  his  hand." 

So  the  Levites  and  all  Judah  did  according  to  all  that 
Jehoiadathe  priest  commanded.  And  Jehoiada  delivered 
to  the  captains  the  spears,  and  bucklers,  and  shields,  that 
had  been  king  David's,  which  were  in  the  house  of  God. 
And  he  set  all  the  people  by  the  king  round  about,  every 
man  with  his  weapon  in  his  hand.  Then  they  brought 
out  the  king's  son  and  put  the  crown  upon  him,  and 
gave  him  the  testimony,  and  made  him  king.  And 
Jehoiada  and  his  sons  anointed  him.  And  they  clapped 
their  hands  and  said,  "  God  save  the  king." 

And  when  Athaliah  heard  the  noise  of  the  people  run- 
ning and  praising  the  king,  she  came  to  the  people  into  the 
house  of  the  LoRl).  And  she  looked,  and,  behold,  the  king 
stood  by  his  pillar  at  the  entrance,  and  the  captains  and  the 
trumpets  by  the  king;  and  all  the  people  of  the  land  re- 
joiced, and  blew  with  trumpets;  the  singers  also  played 
on  instruments  of  music,  and  led  the  singing  of  praise. 

Then  Athaliah  rent  her  clothes,  and  said,  "Treason! 
treason  !  " 

And  Jehoiada  tlie  priest  brought  out  the  captains  and 
said  to  them,  "  Slay  her  not  in  the  house  of  the  LoRD." 
Athaliah  And  she  went  to  the  gate,  and  they  slew  her 
slain.  there. 

'  And  Jehoiada  made  a  covenant  between  the  LORD 
and  the  king  and  the  people,  that  they  should  be  the 
A  solemn  Lord's  people.  And  all  the  people  went  to 
covenant.  the  liouse  of  l^aal,  and  brake  it  down,  his  al- 
tars and  his  images  brake  they  in  pieces  thoroughly. 

'■'And  Jehoiada  appointed   the  offices  of  the  house  of 

'  2  Kings  xi,  17.  '•'2  Chroii.  xxiii,  18. 


2Chron.23.  i8.]  CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  367 

the  Lord,  under  the  hand  of  the  priests  the  Levites, 
whom  David  had  distributed  in  the  house  of  the  LORD, 
to  offer  the  burnt  offerings  of  the  LORD,  as  it  is  written 
in  the  law  of  Moses,  with  rejoicing  and  with  singing. 
And  he  set  the  porters  at  the  gates  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord.  And  he  took  the  captains  and  nobles  and  govern- 
ors, and  all  the  people,  and  brought  down  the  king  from 
the  house  of  the  LoRD  unto  the  king's  house,  and  set 
the  king  upon  the  throne.  So  all  the  people  of  the  land 
rejoiced,  and  the  city  was  quiet. 

^  Joash  was  seven  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign. 
'  In  the  seventh  year  of  Jehu  began  Joash  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  forty  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  Joash  did 
that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  all  the 
days  wherein  Jehoiada  the  priest  instructed  him.  "And 
Jehoiada  took  for  him  two  wives  ;  and  he  begat  sons  and 
daughters. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Joash  was  minded 
to  restore  the  house  of  the  Lord.  For  the  sons  of 
Athaliah,  that  wicked  woman,  had  broken  up  the  house 
of  God;  and  also  all  the  dedicated  things  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  did  they  bestow  upon  idols. 

^  And  he  gathered  together  the  priests  and  the  Levites, 
and  said  to  them,   "  Go  out  unto  the  cities  of     The  temple 
Judah,  and  gather  of  all   Lsrael  money  to  re-     repaired. 
pair  the  house  of  your  God  from   year  to  year,  and  see 
that  ye  hasten  the  matter." 

And  "Jehoiada    took  a 
chest  and  bored  a  hole  in  the       History  of  Israel— Continued, 
lid  of  it,  and  set  it  beside 

the  altar  on  the  right  hand,         *  And    Jehu    slept    with 
as    one    cometh    into    the     his  fathers ;  and 
house  of  the  Lord.     'And     they  buried  him      jehu-King 
they  made  a  proclamation     in  Samaria.  And 
through  Judah  and  Jerusa-     ^Jehoahaz  his  son  reigned 
lem,    to    bring   in    for   the     in  his  stead. 

'2  Kings  xii,  i. 

*  2  Cliron.  xxiv,  3. 

'2  Chion.  xxiv,  5.  '  2  Kings  x,  35. 

*2  Kings  xii,  9.  Tb.  C.  856. 

=  2  Chron.  xxiv,  9. 

"  B.  C.~878. 


368 


The  Shorter  Bible 


[2  Chron.  24.  g. 
[2  Kings  13.   I. 


Lord  the  tax  that  Moses 
laid  upon  Israel  in  the 
wilderness.  And  all  the 
princes  and  people  re- 
joiced and  brought  in,  and 
cast  into  the  chest.  And 
the  chest  was  brought  un- 
to the  king's  office,  and 
when  they  saw  that  there 
was  much  money,  the 
king's  ^  scribe  and  the 
priest's  officer  came  and 
emptied  the  chest,  and  took 
it,  and  carried  it  to  its  place 
again.  Thus  they  did  day 
by  day,  and  gathered 
money  in  abundance.  And 
the  king  and  Jehoiada  gave 
it  to  such  as  did  the  work, 
and  they  hired  masons  and 
carpenters.  So  the  work- 
men wrought  and  the  work 
was  perfected  ;  and  they 
set  up  the  house  of  God  in 
its  state,  and  strengthened 
it.  And  when  they  had 
made  an  end,  they  brought 
the  rest  of  the  money  a  n  d 
made  vessels  for  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  spoons,  and 
vessels  of  gold,  and  silver. 
And  they  offered  burnt  of- 
ferings in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  all  the  days  of  Je- 
hoiada. 

But  Jehoiada  waxed  old 

Death  of  ''"■'^J  full  of  days, 
Jehoiada.        ^^,-,j  j^^.  died;  an 

hundred  and  thirty  years 
old  was   he  when    he  died. 

■'  1\.  \'.  niciifj..  Or,  srcirldiv. 


'  In  the  three  and  twenti- 
eth year  of  Joash  king  of 
Judah,  Jehoajiaz,  the  son 
of  Jehu,  began  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and 
reigned  seventeen  years. 
He  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  LORD, 
and  followed  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
wherewith  he  made  Israel 
to  sin  ;  he  departed  not 
therefrom.  And  the  anger 
of  the  Lord  was  kindled 
against  Israel,  and  he  de- 
livered them  into  the  hand 
of  Hazael  king  of  Syria, 
and  into  the  hand  of  Ben- 
hadad,  his  son,  continually. 
He  left  not  to  Jehoahaz  of 
the  people  save  fifty  horse- 
men, and  ten  chariots,  and 

ten       thousand        Distressed 
footmen  ;       for       -Delivered, 
the  king  of  Syria  destroyed 
them,  and  made  them  like 
the  dust  in  threshing. 

And  Jehoahaz  besought 
the  Lord,  and  the  LORD 
hearkened  unto  him,  for  he 
saw  how  the  king  of  Syria 
oppressed  Israel.  And  the 
Lord  gave  Israel  a  sav- 
iour, so  that  they  went 
out  from  under  the  hand 
of  the  Syrians,  and  dwelt 
as  bcforetime.  Neverthe- 
less they  departed  not  from 
the  sins  of  the  house  of 
Jeroboam. 

'  2  Kiiiqs  xiii,  I. 


2Chron.  24.  i6.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED, 


3G9 


And   they  buried   him   in   the  city  of  David   among  the 
kings,  because  he  had  done  good  in  Israel. 

Now  after  the  death  of  Jehoiada  came  the  princes  of 
Judah  and  made  obeisance  to  the  king.     Then  the  king 
hearkened  unto  them,  and  they  forsook  the   joash  serves 
Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers,  and  served    ^^^o^s- 
idols.  And  wrath  came  upon  Judah  and  Jerusalem  forthis. 

And  the  spirit  of  God  '■•  came  upon  Zechariah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada  the  priest ;  he  stood  above  the  people,  and  said 
unto  them,  "  Thus  saith  God,  '  Why  transgress  ye  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord,  that  ye  cannot  prosper?  Be- 
cause ye  have  forsaken  the  LORD,  he  hath  forsaken  you.'  " 

And  they  conspired  against  him,  and  stoned  him  with 
stones  at  the  commandment  of  the  king  in  the  court  of 
the  house  of  the  LORD.  Thus  Joash  the  king  remem- 
bered not  the  kindness  which  Jehoiada  his  father  had 
done  to  him,  but  slew  his  son.  And  when  he  died,  he 
said,  "The  LORD  look  upon  it,  and  require  it." 

And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  the  year,  that  the 
Syrians  came  with  a  small  company  of  men,  and  de- 
stroyed the  princes;  the  LORD  delivered  a  very  great  host 
into  their  hand,  because  they  had  forsaken  the  Lord 
the  God  of  their  fathers. 


So   they   executed  judg- 
ment  upon  Jo- 

Joash's   dis-  ,         a       i       i 

tress  and        ash.    And  when 

death.  ^j^^y    ^^,.g      ^^_ 

parted  from  him,  (for  they 
left  him  in  great  diseases,) 
his  own  servants  conspired 
against  him  for  the  blood 
of  Z  e  c  h  a  r  i  a  h  the  priest, 
and  slew  him  on  his  bed, 
and  he  died.  And  they 
buried  him  in  the  city  of 
David,  but  they  buried  him 
not  in  the  sepulchers  of  the 
kings.  And  ^Amaziah  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  clothed  itself 
with.     ^  B.  C.  830. 


History  of  Israel — Continued. 

And  Jehoahaz  slept  with 
his  fathers  ;  and    Death  of  Je- 
they  buried  him    ^°i^^%o- 
in  Samaria.  And    ^^'^• 
^  Jehoash  his    son    reigned 
in  his  stead. 

In  the  thirty  and  seventh 
)'ear  of  Joash  king  of  Ju- 
dah began  Jehoash  to 
reign  over  Israel  in  Sama- 
ria, and  he  reigned  sixteen 
years.  He  did  that  which 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord. 

''B.  C.  841. 


370 


The  Shorter  Bible 


[2  Chron.  25.  I. 
[2  Kings  13.  14. 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 


REIGN    OF    AMAZIAH:     UZ-      ELISHAS  DEATH:  JEHOASH 
ZIAH  ON   THE   THRONE.  VICTORIOUS  OVER  SYRIA 

AND  JUDAH :  DEATH  OF 
JEHOASH  :  JEROBOAM  II  : 
HOSEA   PROPHESIES. 

History  of  Judah — Continued.         History  of  Israel— Continued. 


King  Ama- 
ziah. 


Amaziah  was  twenty 
and  five  years 
old  when  he  be- 
gan to  reign ;  and  he 
reigned  twenty  and  nine 
years  in  Jerusalem.  He 
did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  eyes  of  the  LORD,  but 
not  with  a  perfect  heart. 

Now  when  the  kingdom 
was  established  unto  him, 
he  slew  his  servants  which 
had  killed  the  king  his 
father.  But  he  put  not 
their  children  to  death,  but 
did  according  to  the  law  of 
Moses,  saying,  "  The  fa- 
thers shall  not  die  for  the 
children,  neither  shall  the 
children  die  for  the  fa- 
thers." 

Moreover  Amaziah  gath- 

„  cred    Judah   to- 

Prepara-  ^ ,      ■' 

tionsfor  getlier,     to     go 

"war.  r     i-1        i- 

forth     to     war. 

He  hired  also  an  hundred 

'  2  Chron.  xxv,  i. 


Now  Elisha  was  fallen 
sick  of  his  sickness  whereof 
he  died ;  and   Jehoash  the 

king     of     Israel    jehoashand 

came  down  unto  Ehsha. 
him,  and  wept  over  him, 
and  said,  "  ■'  My  father ! 
My  father !  The  chariots 
of  Israel  and  the  horsemen 
thereof! " 

And  Elisha  said  unto 
him,  '•  Take  bow  and  ar- 
rows. Open  the  window 
eastward,  and  shoot." 

And  Elisha  laid  his 
hands  upon  the  king's 
hands,  and  he  shot. 

And  E  1  ish  a  said,  "The 
Lord's  arrow  of  victory, 
even  the  arrow  of  victory 
over  Syria !  For  thou 
shalt  smite  the  Syrians  till 
thou  have  consumed  them." 

And  Elisha  said,  "  Take 
the  arrows,  and  smite  upon 
the  ground." 

"  2  Kings  ii,  12 


2  Chron.  25.  6.] 
2  Kings  13.  18.] 


Chronologically  Arranged. 


371 


thousand  mighty  men  of 
valor  out  of  Israel  for  an 
hundred  talents  of  silver. 

But  there  came  a  man  of 
God  to  him,  saying,  "Oking, 
let  not  the  army  of  Israel 
go  with  thee,  for  the  LORD 
is  not  with  Israel.  For 
God  hath  power  to  help." 

And  Amaziah  said  to  the 
man  of  God,  "  But  what 
shall  we  do  for  the  hundred 
talents  which  I  have  given 
to  the  army  of  Israel?" 

And  the  man  of  God  an- 
swered, "  The  Lord  is 
able  to  give  thee  much 
more  than  this." 

Then  Amaziah  separated 
the  army  that  was  come  to 
him,  to  go  home  again. 
And   Amaziah    took    cour- 

Seir  smitten  age,  and  led 
-Idolatry.  foj-th  his  peo- 
ple, and  went  to  the  Val- 
ley of  Salt,  and  smote  the 
children  of  Seir. 

Now  Amaziah  brought 
the  gods  of  the  children  of 
Seir,  and  set  them  up  to 
be  his  gods,  and  bowed 
down  himself  before  them, 
and  burned  incense  unto 
them.  Wherefore  the  an- 
ger of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  Amaziah,  and 
he  sent  unto  him  a  proph- 
et, which    said    unto    him, 

"Why  hast  thou  sought  the  gods  of  the  people,  which 
have  not  delivered  their  own  people  out  of  thine  hand  ?  " 

'  2  Kings  xiii,  23. 


And  the  king  smote 
thrice,  and  stayed. 

And  the  man  of  God 
was  wroth  with  him  and 
said,  "  Thou  shouldest  have 
smitten  five  or  six  times. 
Then  hadst  thou  smitten 
Syria  till  thou  hadst  con- 
sumed it.  Now  thou  shalt 
smite  Syria  but  thrice." 

Elisha  died,  and  Death  of 
they  buried  him.       Eiisha. 

Now  bands  of  Moabites 
invaded  the  land  at  the 
coming  in  of  the  year.  And 
as  they  were  burying  a  man 
they  spied  a  band.  And 
they  cast  the  man  into  the 
sepulcher  of  Elisha ;  and 
as  soon  as  the  man  touched 
the  bones  of  Elisha,  he  re- 
vived, and  stood  on  his  feet. 

And  Jehoash  took  again 
out  of  the  hand  of  Ben- 
hadad  the  cities  which  he 
had  taken  out  the  hand  of 
his  father  by  war.  The  Syrians 
Three  times  did  smitten. 
Jehoash  smite  him.  '  The 
Lord  was  gracious  unto  I  s- 
rael  and  had  compassion, 
becauseof  his  covenant  with 
Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
and  would  not  destroy 
them,  neither  cast  them 
from  his  presence  as  yet. 


372  The  Shorter  Bible       [2Chton.25.  i6. 

And  the  king  said,  "  Have  we  made  thee  of  the  king's 
A  prophet  Counsel?  Forbear;  why  shouldest  thou  be 
rejected.         smitten  ?  " 

Then  the  prophet  forbare,  and  said,  "  I  know  that  God 
hath  determined  to  destroy  thee,  because  thou  hast  done 
this,  and  hast  not  hearkened  to  my  counsel." 

'  But  the  men  of  the  army  which  Amaziah  sent  back 
''returned  home  in  fierce  anger,  and  fell  upon  the  cities 
of  Judah,  and  took  much  spoil. 

Then  Amaziah  king  of  Judah  took  advice,  and  sent 
to  Jehoash  king  of  Israel,  saying,  "  Come  let  us  look  one 
„r     V,  another  in  the  face." 

tween Israel        And  Tehoasli   sent   to   the  king   of  Judah, 
and  Judah.  .         •'  „  ry-i  i  •     i  ,  •        t     i 

saymg,  "Ihe  thistle  that  was  in  Leba- 
non sent  to  the  cedar  that  was  in  Lebanon,  saying, 
*  Give  thy  daughter  to  my  son  to  wife.  And  there 
passed  by  a  wild  beast  that  was  in  Lebanon,  and  trode 
down  the  thistle.  Thine  heart  hath  lifted  thee  up. 
Abide  at  home.  Why  shouldest  thou  meddle  to 
thy  hurt,  that  thou  shouldest  fall,  thou  and  Judah  with 
thee  ? '  " 

But  Amaziah  would  not  hear.  For  it  was  of  God, 
that  he  might  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  their  ene- 
mies, because  they  had  sought  after  the  gods  of  Edom. 
So  Jehoash  king  of  Israel  went  up  ;  and  he  and  Ama- 
ziah king  of  Judah  looked  one  another  in  the  face.  And 
Judah  was  put  to  the  worse  before  Israel ;  and  they  fled 
every  man  to  his  tent. 

And  Jehoash  took  Amaziah  and  came  to  Jerusalem, 
and  brake  dowai  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  from  the  gate  of 
Ephraim  unto  the  corner  gate.  And  he  took  all  the 
gold  and  silver,  and  all  the  vessels  that  were  found  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  king's  house,  and  re- 
turned to  Samaria. 

Now  from  the  time  that       ...  ,         ,,       ,    --.     ^-      j 
«  .    ,        1-1^  History  of  Israel— Continued. 

Amaziah     did     turn    away 

from  following  the   Lord,  And  Jehoash  slept  with 

they     made    a     conspiracy  his  fathers,  and  was  buried 

against   him    in  Jerusalem,  in  Samaria  with   the  kings 

And   he    fled    to    Lachish  ;  of    Israel;     and    •' Jerobo- 

'  2  Chion.  XXV,  13.    -  2  Cliron.  xxv,  10.  |  "  B.  C.  S25. 


2  Chron.  25.  27.] 
2  Kings  14.  16.] 


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but  they  sent  after  him  to 

Lachish,     and     slew     him 

there.     And  they  brought 

him  upon  horses, and  buried 

him  with  his  fathers. 

Amaziah  And    all    the 

slam— King  ,         r  t      1    1 

Uzziah.  people  01  J  udah 

took  ^  Uzziah,  who  was  six- 
teen years  old,  and  made 
him  king  in  the  room  of 
his  father  Amaziah, '  in  the 
twenty  and  seventh  year  of 
Jeroboam  king  of  Israel. 
He  reigned  two  and  fifty 
years  in  Jerusalem,  ^  and  he 
did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  eyes  of  the  LORD. 


am  his  son   reigned  in   his 

stead. 

'  In  the  fifteenth  year  of 

Amaziah  king  of  _,    ,,    ^  , 
T      ,    ,    T         1  Death  of  Je- 

J  udah  Jeroboam  hoash-King 
began    to    reign  Jeroboam  II. 

in  Samaria,  and  reigned 
forty  and  one  years.  He  did 
that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  LORD. 

^The  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  unto  Hosea,  in  the  days 
of  Jeroboam  king  of  Israel. 


" '  When  Israel  was  a 
child,  then  I  loved  him, 
and  called  my  son  out  of 
Egypt.  I  taught  Ephraim 
to  go.  I  took  him  on  my 
arms.     I  drew  him  with  bands  of  love. 

"■•My  people  are  bent  to  backsliding  from  me.  ^The 
Assyrian  shall  be  his  king,  the  sword  shall  consume. 

"  How  shall  I  give  thee  up,  Ephraim  ?  How  shall  I  de- 
liver thee,  Israel  ?  Mine  heart  is  turned  within  me,  my 
compassions  are  kindled  together.  I  will  not  execute 
the  fierceness  of  mine  anger,  I  will  not  return  to  destroy 
Ephraim  ;  for  I  am  God,  and  not  man  ;  the  Holy  One  in 
the  midst  of  thee. 

"  They  shall  come  trembling  as  a  bird  out  of  Egypt,  and 
as  a  dove  out  of  the  land  of  Assyria,  and  I  shall  make 
them  to  dwell  in  their  houses,"  saith  the  LORD. 


Relief  for 
Israel. 


"  But  the  Lord  saw  the  affliction  of  Israel,  that  it  was 
very  bitter,  for  there  was  no  helper  for  Israel. 
And  the  Lord  would  blot  out  the  name  of 
Israel  from  under  heaven ;  but  he  saved  them  by  the 
hand  of  Jeroboam.  He  warred  and  recovered  Damascus 
and  Hamath  for  Israel. 


'  2  Kings  XV,  I .    ^2  Chron.  xxvi.  4. 


»B.  C.  810. 


'  2  Kings  V,  14,  23.    ■*  Hosea  xi,  7. 
^  Hosea  i,  I.  *  Hosea  xi,  5. 

^  Hosea  xi,  i.  ^2  Kings  xiv,  26. 


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[Joel     I.    6. 
Qonah  1.  I. 


CHAPTER  XXVII. 


A  PROPHECY  OF  JOEL:  A 
PROPHECY  OF  HOSEA  : 
REIGN  OF  UZZIAH  :  JO- 
THAM. 


JONAH  :  PROPHECY  OF 
AMOS:  DEATH  OF  JERO- 
BOAM :  REIGN  OF  ZACH- 
ARIAH:  OF  SHALLUM:  OF 
MINAHEM:  HOSEA  PROPH- 
ESIES :  REIGN  OF  PEKAH- 
lAH. 


History  of  Judah — Continued.         History  of  Israel— Continued. 


'The  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  to  Joel  the  son  of  Pe- 
thuel. 

"A   nation    is  come    up 

An  army  of     "pO"      my     land, 

locusts.  strong,  and  with- 
out number  ;  his  teeth  are 
the  teeth  of  a  lion,  and 
he  hath  the  j"aw  teeth  of 
a  great  lion.  He  hath 
laid  my  vine  waste,  and 
*  barked  my  fig  tree ;  he 
hath  made  it  clean  bare, 
and  cast  it  away ;  the 
branches  thereof  are  made 
white.  They  run  like 
mighty  men;  they  climb 
the  wall  like  men  of  war ; 
and  they  march  every  one 
on  his  ways,  and  they 
break  not  their  r.mks.  '  The 
land  before  them  is  as 
the  garden  of  Eden,  and 
behind    them     a     desolate 

'  Joel  i,  I.        "Joel  ii,  3. 

*R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  broken. 


'  Now  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Jonah, 
saying,  "  Arise,  go  to  Nine- 
veh,   that    great    city,   and 

cry  against   it ; 

c        .  1     •  -I  Jonah, the 

tor    their    wick-       disobedient 

edness  is  come     P^op^^*- 
up  before  me." 

But  Jonah  rose  up  and 
went  down  to  Joppa,  and 
found  a  ship  going  to  Tar- 
shish.  So  he  paid  the  fare 
thereof,  and  went  down 
into  it,  to  go  with  them 
unto  Tarshish  from  the 
presence  of  the  LoRD. 

But  the  Lord  •''  sent  out 
a  great  wind,  and  there  was 
a  mighty  tempest  in  the 
sea,  so  that  the  ship  was 
like  to  be  broken.  Then 
the  mariners  were  afraid, 
and  cried  every  man  unto 
'  Jouah  i,  I. 
"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  hurled. 


Joel    2.    3.] 
Jonah  I.  5.] 


Chronologically  Arranged. 


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wilderness.  They  burst 
through  the  weapons,  and 
■'■break  not  off  their  course. 
They  leap  upon  the  city ; 
they  run  upon  the  wall  ; 
they  climb  up  into  the 
houses;  they  enter  in  at 
the  windows  like  a  thief. 
The  Lord  uttereth  his 
voice  before  his  army  ;  for 
•  his  camp  is  very  great  ;  for 
he  is  strong  that  executeth 
his  word  ;  for  the  day  of 
the  Lord  is  great  and  very 
terrible ;  and  who  can 
abide  it? 

"  Yet  even  now,"  saith 
the  Lord,  "  turn  ye  unto 
me  with  all  your  heart, 
and  with  fasting,  and  with 
weeping,  and  with  mourn- 
ing :  and  rend  your  heart, 
and  not  your  garments, 
and  turn  unto  the  LORD 
your  God ;  for  he  is  gra- 
cious and  full  of  compas- 
sion, slow  to  anger,  and 
plenteous  in  mercy,  and  re- 
penteth  him  of  the  evil." 

^'  Blow  the  trumpet  in 
Fasting  and    Ziou,  sauctify  a 

prayer.  f^^^.^    ^,^11    ^   Sq1_ 

cmn  assembly;  gather  the 
people,  sanctify  the  con- 
gregation, assemble  the  old 
men,  gather  the  children. 
Let  the  priests,  the  minis- 
ters of  the  Lord,  weep  be- 
tween the  porch  and  the 
altar,  and  let  them  say, 
"  R.  V.  niarg.,Or,  are  not  wounded. 


his  god;  and  they  cast  forth 
the  wares  that  were  in  the 
ship  into  the  sea,  to  lighten 
it  unto  them.  But  Jonah 
was  gone  down  into  the  in- 
nermost parts  of  the  ship  ; 
and  he  was  fast  asleep.  So 
the  shipmaster  came  to 
him,  and  said  unto  him, 

"  What  meanest  thou,  O 
sleeper?  Arise,  call  upon 
thy  God,  if  so  be  that  God 
will  think  upon  us,  that  we 
perish  not." 

And  they  said  every  one 
to  his  fellow,  "  Come,  and 
let  us  cast  lots,  that  we  may 
know  for  whose  cause  this 
evil  is  upon  us."  So  they 
cast  lots,  and  the  lot  fell 
upon  Jonah. 

Then  said  they  unto  him, 
"  Tell  us,  we  pray  thee, 
what  is  thine  occupation  ? 
Of  what  people  art  thou?" 

And  he  said  unto  them, 
"  I  am  an  Hebrew.  I  fear 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  heav- 
en, which  hath  made  the 
sea  and  the  dry  land." 
Then  were  the  men  exceed- 
ingly afraid,  and  said  unto 
him,  "  What  is  this  that 
thou  hast  done?"  For  the 
men  knew  that  he  fled  from 
the  presence  of  the  LORD, 
because  he  had  told  them. 

Then  said  they  unto  him, 
"  What  shall  we  do  unto 
thee,  that  the  sea  may  be 
''  Num.  X,  1-3. 


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[Joel    2.    17. 
[Jonah  I.  12. 


Relief. 


"Spare  thy  people, OLORD, 
and  give  not  thine  heritage 
to  reproach." 

Then  was  the  Lord  jeal- 
ous for  his  land,  and  had 
pity  on  his  people.  And 
the  Lord  answered  and 
said  unto  his  people,  "  Be- 
hold, I  will  send  you  corn, 
and  wine,  and  oil,  and  ye 
shall  be  satisfied  therewith  ; 
and  I  will  no  more  make 
you  a  reproach  among  the 
nations ;  but  I  \vill  remove 
far  off  from  you  the  north- 
ern army,  and  will  drive 
him  into  a  land  barren  and 
desolate.  And  I 
will  restore  to 
you  the  years  that  the  lo- 
custhatheaten,  the  ^canker- 
worm,  and  the  caterpillar, 
and  the  palmerworm,  my 
great  army  which  I  sent 
among  you.  And  ye  shall 
eat  in  plenty  and  be  satis- 
fied. 

"And  it  shall  come  to  pass 
^afterward,  that  I  will  pour 
out  my  spirit  upon  all  flesh; 
and  your  sons  and  your 
Gracious         daughters   shall 

promises.  p.-ophcS)',     your 

old  men  shalldreain  dreams, 
your  young  men  shall  see 
visions  ;  and  also  upon  the 
servants  and  upon  the  hand- 
maids in  those  days  will  I 
pour  out  my  spirit.      And 


calm  unto  us?"  For  the  sea 
grew  more  and  more  tern, 
pestuous.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  "  Take  me  up, 
and  cast  me  forth  into  the 
sea,  so  shall  the  sea  be 
calm  unto  you  ;  for  I  know 
that  for  my  sake  this  great 
tempest  is  upon  you." 

Nevertheless  the  men 
rowed  hard  to  get  them 
back  to  the  land  ;  but  they 
could  not.  Wherefore  they 
cried  unto  the  Lord,  and 
said,  "  We  beseech  thee, 
O  Lord,  we  beseech  thee- 
let  us  not  perish  for  this 
man's  life,  and  lay  not  upon 
us  innocent  blood."  So 
they  took  up  Jonah,  and 
cast  him  forth  into  the  sea  ; 
and  the  sea  ceased  from 
her  raging.  Then  the  men 
feared  the  LORD  exceed- 
ingly ;  and  they  offered  a 
sacrifice  unto  the  LORD, 
and  made  vows. 

And  the  Lord  prepared 
a  great   fish   to       The  obe- 

SWallovV    up    Jo-         dientfish. 

nah ;  and  Jonah  was  in  the 
belly  of  the  fish  three  days 
and  three  nights.  Then 
Jonah  prayed  unto  the 
Lord,  and  the  Lord 
spake  unto  the  fish,  and  it 
vomited  out  Jonah  upon 
the  dry  land. 

And    the    word    of    the 


»  R.  V.  marg.,  Probably  different  kinds  of  locusts,  or  locusts  in  difil'crent 
stages  of  growth.     ''Acts  ii,  16. 


Joel  2.  32.] 
Jonah  3.  1.] 


Chronologically  Arranged. 


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whosoever  shall  call  on  the 
name  of  the  LORD  shall  be 
delivered. 

"  '  And  it  shall  come  to 
pass  in  that  day,  that  the 
mountains  shall  drop  down 
sweet  wine,  and  the  hills 
shall  flow  with  milk,  and  all 
the  brooks  of  Judah  shall 
flow  with  waters;  and  a 
fountain  shall  come  forth 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  shall  water  the  valley 
of  Shittim.  Egypt  shall  be 
a  desolation,  and  Edom 
shall  be  a  desolate  wilder- 
ness, for  the  violence  done 
to  the  children  of  Judah, 
because  they  have  shed  in- 
nocent blood  in  their  land. 
But  Judah  shall  abide  for- 
ever, and  Jerusalem  from 
generation  to  generation." 

'The   word    of   the    Lord   that 
came  unto  Hosea. 

"'Behold,  I  will  allure 
m  i  n  e  o  w  n  nation,  and 
bring  her  into  the  wilder- 
ness, and  speak  "•  comfort- 
ably unto  her.  And  I  will 
give  her  her  vineyards  from 
thence,  and  the  valley  of 
^  Achor  for  a  door  of  hope  ; 
and  she  shall  '^  make  answer 
there,  as    in    the    days  of 

'  Joeliii.iS.  *Hoseai,i.  ^Hosea  ii,i4. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  to  her  heart. 
''  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  Troubling. 
See  Josh,  vii,  26.  "■  R.  V.  Marg.,  Or, 
sing. 

27 


Lord  came  unto  Jonah  the 
second  time,  saying,  ''Arise, 
go  unto  Nineveh,  that  great 
city,  and  preach  unto  it  the 
preaching  that  I  bid  thee." 

So  Jonah  arose,  and  went 
unto  Nineveh,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  LORD. 
Now  Nineveh  was  an  ex- 
ceeding great  city,  and  Jo- 
nah began  to  Jonah  at 
enter  into  the  Nineveh, 
city,  and  he  cried  and  said, 
"  Yet  forty  days,  and  Nine- 
veh shall  be  overthrown." 

And  the  people  of  Nine- 
veh believed  God  ;  and 
they  proclaimed  a  fast,  and 
put  on  sackcloth,  from  the 
greatest  even  to  the  least. 
^  And  the  tidings  reached 
the  king  of  Nineveh,  and 
he  arose  from  his  throne, 
and  laid  his  robe  from  him, 
and  covered  him  with  sack- 
cloth, and  sat  in  ashes. 
And  he  made  decree,  say- 
ing, "  Let  neither  man  nor 
beast,  herd  nor  flock,  taste 
anything;  let  them  not 
feed,  nor  drink  water  ;  but 
let  them  be  covered  with 
sackcloth,  both  man  and 
beast,  and  let  them  cry 
mightily  unto  God.  Yea, 
let    them    turn    every    one 


■^  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  For  word  came 
unto  the  king,  etc. 


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[Hosea  2.  15. 

[Jonah   3.  8. 


her  youth,  and  as    in   the 

The  love  of  ^'^y  ^^en  she 
God.  came  up  out  of 

the  land  of  Egypt. 

"  And  in  that  day  will  I 
make  a  covenant  for  them 
with  the  beasts  of  the  field, 
and  with  the  fowls  of  heav- 
en, and  with  the  creeping 
things  of  the  ground  ;  and 
I  will  break  the  bow  and 
the  sword  and  the  battle 
out  of  the  land,  and  will 
make  them  to  lie  down 
safely.  And  I  will  betroth 
thee  unto  me  forever ;  yea, 
I  will  betroth  thee  unto  me 
in  righteousness,  and  in 
judgment,  and  in  loving 
kindness,  and  in  mercies.  I 
will  even  betroth  thee  unto 
me  in  faithfuhiess  ;  and 
thou  shalt  know  the  LORD. 

"  The  children  of  Israel 
shall  abide  many  days  with- 
out king  and  without  sacri- 
fice; afterward  in  the  hitter 
days,  shall  they  return 
and  seek  the  Lord,  and 
shall  come  with  fear  unto 
his  goodness. 

"'  O  Ephraim,  what  shall 
I  do  unto  thee?  O  Judah, 
what  shall  I  do  unto  thee  ? 
For  your  goodness  is  as  a 
morning  cloud,  and  as  the 
dew  that  goeth  early  away. 
Therefore  have  I  hewed 
them  by  the  prophets ;  I 
have    slain     them     by    the 

'  Hosca  vi,  4. 


from  his  evil  way.  Who 
knoweth  whether  God  will 
not  turn  away  from  his 
fierce  anger,  that  we  perish 
not?" 

And  God  saw  their  works, 
that  they  turned  from  their 
evil  way;  and  God  repented 
of  the  evil  which  he  said 
he  would  do  unto  them  ; 
and  he  did  it  not. 

But  it  displeased  Jonah 
exceedingly,  and  he  was 
angry.  And  he  prayed  un- 
to the  Lord,  and  said,  "  O 
Lord,  take,  I  beseech  thee, 
my  life  from  me  ;  for  it  is 
better  for  me  to  die  than  to 
live." 

And  the  Lord  said, 
"  Doest  thou  well  to  be  an- 
gry?" 

Then  Jonah  went  out  of 
the  city,  and  sat  on  the  east 
side  of  the  city,  and  there 
made  him  a  booth,  and  sat 
under  it  in  the  shadow,  till 
he  might  see  what  would 
become  of  the  city.  And 
the  Lord  God  prepared  a 
"  gourd,  and  made  it  to 
come  up  over  Jonah,  that 
it  might  be  a  shadow  over 
his  head.  So  Jonah  was 
exceeding  glad  because  of 
the  gourd.  But  God  pre- 
pared a  worm  when  the 
morning  rose  the  next  day, 
and  it  smote  the  gourd,  that 
it  withered.     And  it  came 

"  1\.  V.  mar^. ,  Or,  Pcrhna  Christi. 


"on'ahti]        Chronologically  Arranged.  379 

words  of  my  mouth.  For  to  pass,  when  the  sun  arose, 
I  desire  mercy,  and  not  that  God  prepared  a  sultry 
sacrifice;  and  the  knovvl-  east  wind;  and  the  sun  beat 
edge  of  God  more  than  upon  the  head  of  Jonah, 
burnt  offerings."  that    he     fainted,    and    re- 

quested for  himself  that  he 
might  die,  and  said,  "It  is 
better  for  me  to  die  than  to  live." 

And  God  said  to  Jonah,  "  Doest  thou  well  to  be  angry 
for  the  gourd  ?  " 

And  he  said,  "  I  do  well  to  be  angry  even     The  lesson 
unto  death."  ofthegourd. 

And  the  Lord  said,  "  Thou  hast  had  pity  on  the  gourd, 
for  the  which  thou  hast  not  labored,  neither  madest  it 
grow  ;  which  came  up  in  a  night,  and  perished  in  a  night ; 
and  should  not  I  have  pity  on  Nineveh,  that  great  city  ; 
wherein  are  more  than  sixscore  thousand  persons  that 
cannot  discern  between  their  right  hand  and  their  left 
hand  ;  and  also  much  cattle?  " 

'The  words  of  Amos,  who  was  among  the  herdmen  of  Tekoa,  which 
he  saw  concerning  Israel  two  years  before  the  earthquake. 

^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  :  "  For  three  transgressions  of 
Israel,  yea,  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away  the  punishment 
thereof;  because  they  have  sold  the  righteous  for  silver, 
and  the  needy  for  a  ptiir  of  shoes. 

"'Shall  the  trumpet  be  blown  in  a  city,  and  the  peo- 
ple not  be  afraid  ?  Shall  evil  befall  a  city,  and  solemn 
the  Lord  hath  not  done  it?  'O  Israel,  warnings. 
prepare  to  meet  thy  God  ;  he  that  formeth  the  moun- 
tains, and  createth  the  wind,  and  declareth  unto  man 
what  is  his  thought,  that  maketh  the  morning  darkness, 
and  treadeth  upon  the  high  places  of  the  earth  ;  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  is  his  name. 

"  ^  I  hate,  I  despise  your  feasts,  and  I  will  take  no 
delight  in  your  solemn  assemblies.  Yea,  though  ye 
offer  me  your  burnt  offerings  and  meal  offerings,  I  will 
not  accept  them  ;  neither  will  I  regard  the  peace  offer- 
ings of  your  fat  beasts.     Take  thou  away  from  me   the 

'  Amos  i,  I.  ''Amos  iii,  6.  *  Amos  v,  21. 

'•'Amos  ii,  6.  ■*  Amos  iv,  I2. 


380  The  Shorter  Bh^le  [Amos  5. 23. 

noise  of  thy  songs;  for  I  will  not  hear  the  melody  of 
thy  viols.  But  let  judgment  roll  down  as  waters,  and 
righteousness  as  a  mighty  stream. 

"  '  Woe  to  them  that  are  at  ease  in  Zion,  and  to  them 
that  are  secure  in  the  mountain  of  Samaria. 

'"I  will  cause  you  to  go  into  captivity  beyond  Da- 
mascus," saith  the  Lord,  whose  name  is  the  God  of 
hosts. 

^  Then  Amaziah  the  priest  of  Beth-el  sent  to  Jeroboam 
king  of  Israel,  saying,  "  Amos  hath  conspired  against  thee 
in  the  midst  of  the  house  of  Israel ;  the  land  is  not  able 
to  bear  all  his  words." 

Also  Amaziah  said  unto  Amos,  "  O  thou  seer,  go,  flee 
thee  away  into  the  land  of  Judah,  and  there  eat  bread, 
and  prophesy  there ;  but  prophesy  not  again  anymore 
at  Beth-el ;  for  it  is  the  king's  sanctuary,  and  it  is  a  royal 
house." 

Then   answered   Amos,  and  said  to  Amaziah,  "  I  was 

no  prophet,  neither  was  I  a  prophet's  son  ;   but  I  was  an 

herdman,  and  a  dresser  of  sycamore  trees;  and  the  Lord 

„  took  me  from  following  the  flock,  and  the  LORD 

The  idol  -  ,         ,  <  /-  i  \  i 

priest  re-       Said  unto  me,     (jro,  prophesy  unto  my  people 

Israel.'     Now  therefore  hear  thou  the  word  of 

the  Lord,  '  Thou  thyself  shalt  die  in  a  land  that  is  unclean, 

and  Israel  shall  surely  be  led  away  captive  out  of  this  land.' 

" '  Behold, the  days  come,"  saith  the  Lord  GOD,  "  that  I 
will  send  a  famine  in  the  land,  not  a  famine  of  bread,  nor 
a  thirst  for  water,  but  of  hearing  the  words  of  the  LORD. 

*' ^  For,  lo,  I  will  sift  the  house  of  Israel,  yet  shall  not 
the  least  grain  fall  upon  the  earth.  The  sinners  shall  die, 
which  say,  '  Evil  shall  not  overtake  us.' 

"  In  that  day  will  I  raise  up  the  tabernacle  of  David 
Gracious  that  is  fallen,  and  close  up  the  breaches 
promises.  thereof;  and  I  will  raise  up  his  ruins,  and  I  will 
build  it  as  in  the  days  of  old  ;  and  the  mountains  shall 
drop  sweet  wine,  and  all  the  hills  shall  melt.  And  I  will 
bring  again  the  cai)tivity  of  my  people  Israel, and  they  shall 
build  the  waste  cities,  and  inhabit  them  ;  and  they  shall 
plant  vineyards,  and   drink  the  wine  thereof;  they  shall 

'  Amos  vi,  I.  ■'Amos  vii,  lo.  'Amos  ix,  9. 

'^  Amos  V,  27.  ■'Amos  viii,  11. 


Amos  9. 14.]  Chronologically  Arranged. 


381 


also  make  gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them.    And  I  will 
plant  them  upon  their  land,  and  they  shall  no  more  be 

plucked  up  out  of  their  land 
which  I  have  eiven  them." 


History  of  Judah — Continued. 

'  Uzziah    set    himself  to 


*  And     Jeroboam     slept 
with  his  fathers,    Death  of 
seek    God    in  the   days  of    even    with    the    i^ifj-'zl^. 
Zechariah,  who  had  under-     kinoes  of  Israel  ;    "ah. 


Uzziah's 
prosperity- 


standing  in  the 
vision  of  God. 
And  as  long  as  he  sought 
the  Lord,  God  made  him 
to  prosper.  He  went  forth 
and  warred  against  the  Phi- 
listines, and  brake  down  the 
wall  of  Gath  and  Ashdod, 
and  built  cities  among  the 
Philistines.  And  God  help- 
ed him, and  his  name  spread 


and     ''  Zechariah     his     son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

^  In  the  thirty  and  eighth 
year  of  Uzziah  king  of 
J  udah  did  Zechariah  the  son 
of  Jeroboam  reign  over  Is- 
rael in  Samaria  six  months. 
He  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  LORD 
as  his  fathers  had  done. 
And    ^  Shallum  the  son  of 


Zechariah 
slain— King 
Shallum. 


abroad  even  to  the  entering  Jabesh  conspired  against 
in  of  Egypt ;  for  he  waxed  him,  and  smote  him  before 
exceeding  strong. 

Moreover  Uzziah  built 
towers  in  Jerusalem,  and 
Jerusalem  fortified  them, 
fortified.  And  he  built 
towers  in  the  wilderness, 
and  hewed  out  many  cis- 
terns, for  he  had  much  cat- 
tle ;  in  the  lowland  also, 
and  in  the  ^  plain.  And 
he  had  husbandmen  and 
vinedressers  in  the  moun- 
tains and  in  the  fruitful 
fields ;  for  he  loved  hus- 
bandry. 

'  2  Chron.  xxvi,  3. 


"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  tableland. 


the  people,  and 
slew  him,  and 
reigned  in  his 
stead.  This  was  the  word 
of  the  Lord  which  he 
spake  unto  Jehu,  saying, 
"  "^  Thy  sons  to  the  fourth 
generation  shall  sit  upon 
the  throne  of  Israel."  And 
so  it  came  to  pass. 

Shallum   the  son   of  Ja- 
besh   began    to      ^^  „ 

"7         .  Shallum 

reign  in  tlie  nine     siain-King 

,  ,  1  ■   ,  •    ,  1         Menahem. 

and        thirtieth 

year    of    Uzziah    king    of 

'  2  Kings  xiv,  29. 
-  2  Kings  XV,  8. 


*B.  C.  772.  "B.C.  772. 
X,  30. 


2  Kinsfs 


382 


The  Shorter  Bible 


i2  Chron.  26.  II. 
2  Kings  15.  13. 


Moreover  Uzziah  had  an 
army  of  fighting  men,  that 
made  war  with  mighty  pow- 
er. And  Uzziah  prepared 
Engines  of  ^OJ"  them  shields, 
"^^^-  and   spears,   and 

helmets,  and  coats  of 
mail,  and  bows,  and  stones 
for  slinging.  And  he  made 
in  Jerusalem  engines,  in- 
vented by  cunning  men,  to 
be  on  the  towers  and  ^  bat- 
tlements, to  shoot  arrows 
and  great  stones  with.  And 
his  name  spread  far  abroad  ; 
for  he  was  marvelously 
helped,  till  he  was  strong. 


Jiidah;  and  he  reigned  a 
month  in  Samaria.  And 
•'Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi 
came  to  Samaria  and  smote 
Shallum,  and  slew  him,  and 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

Menahem  reigned  ten 
years  in  Samaria.  He  did 
that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  LoRD.  He 
departed  not  all  his  days 
from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  where- 
with he  made  Israel  to  rin. 
There  came  against  the 

land     ''Pul,     the        Tribute  to 
king  of  Assyria  ;      Assyria, 
and       Menahem      exacted 


money  of  Israel,  even  of  all 
the  mighty  men  of  wealth,  of  each  man  fifty  shekels  of 
silver,  and  he  gave  Pul  a  thousand  talents  of  silver. 
So  the  king  of  Assyria  turned  back. 

'  The  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Hosea. 

"  ^  Hear  the  word  of  the  LoRD,  ye  children  of  Israel ; 
the  Lord  hath  a  controversy  with  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land.  There  is  no  truth,  nor  mercy,  nor  knowledge  of 
God  in  the  land.  There  is  nought  but  swearing  and  break- 
ing faith,  and  killing,  and  stealing;  they  break  out,  and 
blood  toucheth  blood.     Therefore  shall  the  land  mourn. 

"  My  people  are  destroyed  for  lack  of  knowledge  ;  be- 
cause thou  hast  rejected  knowledge.  I  will  also  reject 
thee." 

'He  hath  cast  off  thy  'calf,  O  Samaria.  The  work- 
man made  it,  and  it  is  no  God.  The  calf  of  Samaria  shall 
be  broken  in  pieces.  For  they  sow  the  wind,  and  they 
shall  reap  the  whirlwind. 


Hosca  i,  I. 
]  losca  iv,  I. 


•'  Ilosca  viii,  5. 


"  R.  V.  marg.,   Or,  corner  towers. 


"  B.    C.    772.     '■  That  is,  Tiglalli- 
pileser.     "  i  Kings  xii,  28-30. 


Hosea  13.  i.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED. 


383 


'When  Ephraim  spake,  there  was  trembling;  he  ex- 
alted himself  in  Israel ;  but  when  he  offended  in  Baal, 
he  died.  And  now  they  sin  more  and  more,  and  have 
made  them  molten  images  of  their  silver,  even  idols  ac- 
cording to  their  own  understanding,  all  of  them  the  work 
of  the  craftsmen  ;  they  say  of  them,  "  Let  the  men  that 

sacrifice  kiss  the  calves." 
Therefore  they  shall  be  as 
the  morning  cloud,  and  as 
the  dew  that  passeth  early 
away,  as  the  chaff  that  is 
driven  with  the  whirlwind 
out  of  the  threshing  floor, 
and  as  the  smoke  out  of 
the  chimney. 

"  Sow  to  yourselves  in 
righteousness,  reap  accord- 
ing to  mercy;  break  up 
your  fallow  ground;  for  it 
is  time  to  seek  the  Lord, 
till  he  come  and  ""  rain 
righteousness  upon  you. 

"  '  I  will  ransom  them 
from  the  power  of  the 
grave  ;  I  will  redeem  them 
from  death  ;  O  death,  where 
are  thy  plagues  ?  O  grave, 
where  is  thy  destruction  ?  " 


History  of  Judah— Continued. 

'  But  when  he  was  strong, 
his  heart  was  lifted  up,  and 
he  trespassed  against  the 
Lord.  He  went  into  the 
temple  of  the  LORD  to  burn 
incense  upon  the  altar  of 
incense.  And  the  priests 
Uzziah's  went  in  after 
t^^^passand  him^  and  with 
ment.  him      fourscore 

priests  of  the  Lord  ;  and 
they  said  unto  him,  "  It 
pertaineth  not  unto  thee, 
Uzziah,  to  burn  incense 
unto  the  LORD,  but  to  the 
priests  the  sons  of  Aaron. 
Go  out  of  the  sanctuary,  for 
thou  hast  trespassed." 

Then  Uzziah  was  wroth  ; 
and  while  he  was  wroth 
with  the  priests  the  leprosy 
*brake  forth  in  his  forehead. 

And  all  the  priests  thrust 
him  out  quickly,  yea  him- 
self hasted  also  to  go  out, 
because     the     LORD    had 


'  2  Chron.  xxvi.  16. 


*  R.V.  marg.,  Heb.  rose  (as  tlie  sun)- 


'And      Menahem     slept 
with  his  fathers  ; 
and    ^Pekahiah      ^IfXf^n- 
his  son  reigned      &^^^^- 
in  his  stead. 

In    the    fiftieth    year    of 
Uzziah   king  of  Judah    Pe- 

'  Ilosea  xiii,     i.  ^  Tloseaxiii,  14. 
'^  Ilosea  X,  12.      ■*  2  Kings  xv,  22. 


a  R.    V.    marg.,     Or,     feac/i    you 
riirhteousness.     ''  B.  C.  761. 


384 


The  Shorter  Bible 


[2  Chron.  26.  20. 
[2  Kings  15.  23. 


smitten  him.  y\nd  Uzziah  kaliiah  began  to  reign  over 
was  a  leper,  and  dwelt  in  a  Israel  in  Samaria,  and 
several  house.  And  Jo-  reigned  two  years.  And 
tham  his  son  was  over  the  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
king's  house,  judging  the  in  the  sight  of  the  LORD, 
people  of  the  land. 

And    Uzziah   slept   with 

his  fathers ;  and  they  buried  him  with  his  fa- 
ziah-Kmg^'  thers  in  the  field  of  burial  which  belonged 
jotham.  ^^  ^j^g  kings;  for  they  said,  "  He  is  a  leper." 

And  =*  Jotham  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

»B.  C.  758. 


2  kings  15.  32.] 
2  Kings  15.  25.] 


Chronologically  Arranged. 


385 


CHAPTER  XXVIII. 


REIGN  OF  JOTHAM  :  REIGN 
OF  AHAZ :  JERUSALEM 
BESIEGED  :  THE  IMMAN- 
UEL  PROPHECY  :  AHAZ 
AND  ASSYRIA  :  AHAZ'S 
DEATH. 


DEATH  OF  PEKAHIAH  : 
REIGN  OF  PEKAH  :  HO- 
SHEA'S  REIGN  :  CAPTIV- 
ITY OF  ISRAEL:  REPEO- 
PLING  THE  LAND  WITH 
STRANGERS. 


History  of  Judah— Continued.  History  of  Israel — Continued. 


In  the  second  year  of 
Pekah  king  of  Israel  be- 
gan Jotham  king  of  Juchih 
to  reign.  Five  and  twenty 
years  old  was  he  when  he 
began  to  reign,  '  and  he 
reigned  sixteen  years  in 
Jotham's        Jerusalem.      He 

prosperity.       ^j^    ^j^^^     ^^^l^j^,}^ 

was     right      in     the      e}-es 

of    the      Lord.      '  How- 

beit   the   high    places  were 

not   taken   away,  ^  and  the 

people    did    yet   corruptly. 

He  built   the    upper   gate  of  the  house   of  the   LORD  ; 

moreover  he  built  cities  in   the  hill  country   of  Judah, 

and  castles  and   towers  in  the  forests.      He  fought   also 

with  the  king  of  the  children   of  Ammon,  and   prevailed 

ao-ainst  them.     So    Totham   became  mighty, 

r^      y  '      Deatli  of 

because  he  ordered  his  ways  before  the  LORD     jotham- 
his  God.    And  Jotham  slept  with  his  fathers,     ^ingAhaz. 
and   they  buried   him  in  the  city  of  David  ;  and   ''^Ahaz 
his  son  reisfned  in  his  stead. 


And  ^  Pekah  the  son  of 

Remaliah,      his  ^      ,    ^ 

'  .  Death  of 

Captam,  COnspn'-  Pekahiah- 

1  •       .1)  King  Pekah. 

ed    against  r  e  - 
k  a  h  i  a  h  ,    and  smote  him 
in  Samaria,  in  the  castle  of 
the       king's      house,      and 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

Pekah  reigned  twenty 
years  in  Samaria.  He  did 
that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  LORD. 


'  2  Chron.  xxvii, 
-  2  Kings  XV,  35. 

"  B.  C.  742. 


2  Chron.  xxvii,  2. 


B.  C.  759- 


386  The  Shorter  Bible         [2Chron.28.  i. 

Ahaz  was  twenty  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ; 
and  he  reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem.  He  did  not 
that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  LORD,  like  David 
his  father;  but  he  walked  in  the  ways  of  the  kings  of 
Israel,  and  made  also  molten  images.  Moreover  he 
burnt  his  children  in  the  fire,  according  to  the  abom- 
inations of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out 
before  the  children  of  Israel.  And  '  because  they 
had  forsaken  the  LORD,  the  God  of  their  fathers,  'the 
Lord  delivered  Ahaz  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
-  ,  ,  Syria.  And  h  e  smote  him,  and  carried  away 
Syriasmite  of  his  a  great  multitude  of  captives,  and 
brought  them  to  Damascus.  And  he  was  also 
delivered  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Israel,  who  smote 
him  with  a  great  slaughter.  And  a  mighty  man  slew 
the  king's  son. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  carried  away  captive  two 
hundred  thousand,  women,  sons,  and  daugh- 
expos?ufa-^     tcrs,   and   took  also   much    spoil  from  them, 
^^°^'  and   brought  the  spoil    to    Samaria.     But  a 

prophet  of  the  LORD  was  there,  whose  name  was  Obed  ; 
and  he  went  out  to  meet  the  host  that  came  to  Samaria, 
and  said  unto  them,  "  Behold,  because  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  your  fathers,  was  wroth  with  Judah,  he  hath 
delivered  them  into  your  hand,  and  ye  have  slain  them 
in  a  rage  which  hath  reached  up  unto  heaven.  And 
now  ye  purpose  to  keep  the  children  of  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem for  bondmen  and  bondwomen  unto  you.  But  are 
there  not  even  with  you  trespasses  of  your  own  against 
the  Lord  ?  Hear  me  therefore,  and  send  back  the  caj)- 
tives,  which  ye  have  taken  captive  of  your  brethren  ;  for 
the  fierce  wrath  of  the  Lord  is  upon  )-ou." 

Then  certain  of  the  heads  of  the  children  of  Ephraini 
stood  up  against  them  that  came  from  the  war,  and  said 
unto  them,  "Ye  shall  not  bring  in  the  captives  thither. 
For  ye  purpose  to  add  unto  our  sins  and  trespass." 

So  the  armed  men  left  the  captives  and 
taacfkits"  ^  the  s[)()il.  And  the  men  rose  up,  and  took 
captives.  ji^^  captives,  and  clothed  all  that  were  naked 
among  them,  and  arrayed  them,  and  shod  them,  and  gave 

'  2  Cliron.  xxviii,  f).  '2  Chron.  xxviii,  5. 


2Chron.28.  15.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED. 


38'i 


them  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  anointed  them,  and  carried 
all  the  feeble  of  them  upon  asses,  and  brought  them  to 
Jericho,  the  city  of  palm  trees,  unto  their  brethren.  Then 
they  returned  to  Samaria. 

*  Then  Rezin  king  of  Syria  and  Pekah  king  of  Israel 
came  up  to  Jerusalem  and  besieged  Ahaz.  Jerusalem 
■'And  it  was  told  the  Miouse  of  David,  say-  besieged. 
ing,  "Syria  is  confederate  with  ^  Ephraim."  ^  And  his 
heart  was  moved,  and  the  heart  of  his  people,  as  the  trees 
of  the  forest,  are  moved  with  the  wind. 

Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Isaiah  the  prophet, 
"  Go  forth  now  to  meet  Ahaz,  thou,  and  '  Shear-jashub 
thy  son,  in  the  highway;  and  say  unto  him,  'Take 
heed,  and  be  quiet  ;  fear  not,  neither  let  thine  heart  be 
faint,  because  of  these  two  tails  of  smoking  firebrands, 
Rezin  and  the  son  of  Remaliah.  Thus  saith  isaiahand 
the  Lord  GOD,  "Their  counsel  shall  not  -^^^z. 
stand.  Within  threescore  and  five  years  shall  Israel 
be  broken  to  pieces  that  it  be  not  a  people.  ''  If  ye  will 
not  believe  ye  shall  not  be  established."'  " 

And  the  LORD  spake  again  unto  Ahaz,  saying,  "Ask 
ye  a  sign  of  the  Lord  ;  ask  it  cither  in  the  depth,  or  in 
the  height  above." 

But  Ahaz  said,  "  I  will  not  ask." 

And  Isaiah  said,  "  Hear  ye  now,  O  house  of  David  ;  is  it 
a  small  thing  for  j-ou  to  weary  God  ?  Therefore  the  Lord 
himself  shall  give  }"ou  a  sign;  behold,  '^  a  ^virgin  s  shall 
conceive,  and  bear  a  son,  and  shall  call  his  The  sign  of 
name  ''  Immanuel.  '  Butter  and  honey  shall  immanuei. 
he  eat,  J  when  he  knovveth  to  refuse  the  evil,  and  choose 
the  good.  For  before  the  child  shall  know  to  refuse  the 
evil,  and  choose  the  good,  the  land  whose  two  kings  thou 
abhorrest  shall  be  forsaken.     But  the  LORD  shall  brinsj 


*  2  Kings  xvi, 

*  Isa.  vii,  2. 
^  Isa.  vii,  2. 


"  Poetic  name  for  Ahaz.  '•  Poetic 
name  for  Israel.  '^  R.  V.  niarg. , 
That  is,  A  remnant  shall  return. 
''  Abrupt  change,  seeing  Ahaz's  un- 
belief. "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  the. 
''  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  maiden.  ?  R.  V. 
marg..  Or,  is  with  child  and beareth. 
^  R.  V.  marg..  That  is,  God  is  ivilh 
us.  '  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  curds.  '  R.\'. 
marg.,  Or,  that  he  may  hnmc. 


388 


The  SiiORTKR  Bip.lk 


[Isa.  7.  i; 


upon  thee  the  king  of  Assyri 
come." 

'  Then    Rezin    and   Pckah 
could  not  overcome  him. 

'At  that  time  did  Ahaz 
send  unto  the  king  of  As- 
syria    to     help 

Ahaz  seek-        u:,.,  17^,-    <-l-.^ 

ingheip  i^iin.      roi    the 

from  Syria.        Edomites  a  1  S  O 

had  come  and  smitten 
Judah,  and  carried  away 
captives.  The  Philistines 
also  had  invaded  the  cities 
of  the  lowland.  For  the 
Lord  brought  Judah  low 
because  of  Ahaz  king  of 
Israel ;  for  he  had  tres- 
passed sore  against  the 
Lord.  '■*  So  Ahaz  sent  mes- 
sengers to  Tiglath-pileser 
king  of  Assyria,  saying,  "  I 
am  thy  servant  and  thy  son  ; 
come  up  and  save  mc." 

*And  the  king  of  As- 
syria went  up  against  Da- 
mascus and  took  it,  and  car- 
ried the  people  of  it  cap- 
tive to  Kir,  and  slew  Rezin. 

^  And  Tiglath-pileser 

king  of  Assyria  came  unto 
Aha  z,  but  distressed  him 

The  temple         ^ud       streUgtll- 

fi^iiiss  '-^ned  him  not. 
idolatry.  For  Ahaz  took 

"  the  silver  and  gold  that 
was    in    the    house    of  the 

'  2  Kings  xvi,  5. 

*  2  Chron.  xxviii,  16. 

*  2  Kings  xvi,  7. 

■*  2  Ciiron.  xvi,  9. 

*  2  Cliron.  xxviii,  20. 
'  2  Kings  xvi,  8. 


a,  a  n  d   days  that  have  not 
besieged  Ahaz,  but    they 

History  of  Israel — Continued. 

'  Rezin  king  of  S\'ria 
and  Pekah  king  of  Israel 
came  up  to  Jerusalem  to 
war,  and  they  besieged 
Ahaz,  but  could  not  over- 
come him.  F  o  r  Ahaz  sent 
messengers  to  Tiglath-pile- 
ser king  of  Assyria,  and 
took  the  silver  and  gold  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord  and 
sent  it  to  the  king  of  As- 
syria. And  "^  Tiglath-pile- 
ser came  and  took  Ijon, 
and  Kcdesh,  and  Hazor, 
and  Gilead,  and  Galilee,  all 
the  land  of  Naphtali,  and 
carried  them  captive  to 
Assyria. 

And  •'  Iloshea  the  son 
of  Elah  made  a  conspiracy 
a";ainst     Pekah, 

^  ,  ,       ,   •  Death  of 

and  smote  hnn,   Pekah-King 
and    slew    him,   ^''''^^^■ 
and  reigned  in  his  stead. 

■'  In  the  twelfth  year  of 
Ahaz  king  of  Judah  be- 
gan 1  loshea  the  son  of 
Klah  to  reign  in  Samaria 
over     Israel,    and     reigned 


2  Kings  xvi,  5. 
2  Kings  XV,  29. 
2  Kings  xvii,  i. 


"  li.  C.730. 


2Kin|si7:9     Chronologically  Arranged. 


389 


Lord  and  the  king's  house, 
and  sent  it  for  a  present  to 
the  king  of  Assyria,  '  but  it 
helped  him  not. 

And  in  the  time  of  his 
distress  did  he  trespass  yet 
more  against  the  LORD, 
this  same  king  Ahaz.  For 
he  ^  went  to  Damascus  to 
meet  Tiglath-pileser,  and 
saw  the  altar  that  was  at 
Damascus.  And  king  Ahaz 
™,    T^  sent  Uriiah  the 

The  Damas-  .  J 

cene  altar.  priest  the  pat- 
tern of  the  altar,  and  he 
built  an  altar  according  to 
all  that  Ahaz  had  sent. 
And  when  the  king  was 
come  from  Damascus  he 
saw  the  altar, and  drew  near, 
and  offered  thereon.  And 
the  brazen  altar  which  was 
before  the  house  o  f  t  h  e 
Lord,  he  brought  and  put 
on  the  side  of  his  altar. 
^And  he  sacrificed  unto 
the  gods  of  Damascus, 
which  smote  him  ;  and  he 
said,  "  Because  the  gods  of 
the  kings  of  Syria  helped 
them,  therefore  will  I  sac- 
rifice to  them,  that  they 
may  help  me."  But  they 
were  the  ruin  of  him,  and 
of  all  Israel. 

And  Ahaz  gathered  to- 
gether, and  cut  in  pieces 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of 

'  2  Chron.  xxviii,  20. 
'■'  2  Kings  XX i,  lo. 
3  2  Chron.  xxviii,  23. 


nine   years.      He  did   that 

which  was  evil  in  the  sight 

of  the  Lord,  yet  not  as  the 

kings   of   Israel   that   were 

before  him.      Against  him 

came  up  Shalmaneser  king 

of    Assyria ;    and    Hoshea 

became    his    servant,    and 

brought  him  presents. 

And  afterward  the  king 

of  Assyria  found  conspiracy 

in    Hoshea,   for       „.  , 

'  Siege  and 

he  sent  messen-       capture  of 
„         .       c      1  •    „         Samaria, 
gers  to  bo  king 

of  Egypt.  Then  the  king 
of  Assyria  came  up  through- 
out all  the  land,  and  be- 
sieged Samaria  three  years. 

'  The  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  to  Micah. 

""  Hear,  ye  peoples,  all  of 

you  : 
Hearken,  O  earth,  and  all 

that  therein  is  : 
Let   the    Lord   be    witness 

against  you, 
The    Lord    from    his    holy 

temple. 
Behold  the  Lord  cometh, 
And   will    tread    upon    the 

high  places,  and  say, 
'  I  will  make  Samaria  as  an 

heap  of  the  field, 
I  will  pour  down  the  stones 

thereof; 
All  her  graven  images  shall 

be  beaten  to  pieces, 

'  Micali   i,   I. 
-  Micali  i,  2. 


390 


The  vSiiokter  Bible 


[2  chron.28.24. 

[Micah     I.     7. 


God,  and  shut  up  tlie  doors 
of  the  house  of  the  LoRD. 
Ahaz'swick-  'And  took  down 
edness.  thg  ^ga  from  off 

the  brazen  oxen  that  were 
under  it,  and  put  it  on  a 
pavement  of  stone.  ''  He 
made  him  altars  in  every 
corner  of  Jerusalem,  and 
provoked  the  LoRD  to 
anger. 

And  Ahaz  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and 

Ahlz-King  t  h  ey  b  u  r  i  e  d  h  i  m 
Hezekiah.         j,^  ^j^^  ^jj.y^  g^^,^ 

in  Jerusalem  ;  they  brought 
him  not  into  the  sepulchers 
of  the  kings  of  Israel.  And 
^  Hezekiah  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 


through   the  fire,  and  sold 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
was  very  angry  with   Israel 
his  sight.     So  Israel  was  ca 
Assyria  unto  this  da}-. 


All    her    idols    will 
desolate.' 


I    1 


ay 


'  In    the    ninth    year    of 
Hoshea  the  king  of  Assyria 
■'  took  Samaria,  and  carried 
Israel  away  into       Israel  all 
Assyria.   And  it       carried 

-'  away  cap- 

was  SO,  because       tive. 
the   children  of  Israel  had 
sinned    against   the  LORD, 
and  did  secretly  things  that 
were  not  right,  and  wrought 
wicked  things,  and   served 
idols,    whereof   the    LoRD 
had  said    unto  them,  *'  Ye 
shall    not    do    this   thing." 
They  forsook  all  the  com- 
mandments of  the   Lord, 
and     made     them     molten 
images,    and    caused    their 
sons  and  daughters  to  pass 
themselves  to  do  that  which 
Lord.     Therefore  the  LORD 
[,   and   removed  them  out  of 
rried  out  of  their  own  land  to 


The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Hosea. 

'"O  Israel,  return  unto  the  LoKD  thy  (iod  ;  for  thou 
hast  fallen  by  thine  iniquity. 

"I  will  heal  their  backsliding,  I  will  love  them  freely; 
for  mine  anger  is  turned  away  from  him.  I  will  be  as 
the  dew  unto  Israel ;  he  shall  blossom  as  the  lily,  and 
cast  forth  his  roots  as  Lebanon.  His  branches  shall 
spread,  and  his  beauty  shall  be  as  the  olive  tree,  and  his 
smell  as  Lebanon.     They  that  dwell  under  his  shadow 


2  Kings  xvi,   I  7. 
2  Chron.  xxviii,   24. 

li.  C.  726. 


'  2  Kings  xvii,  6. 
-  Hosca  xiv,  i. 

"B.  C.  721. 


Hosea  14.  7.]     CHRONOJ.OGICALLY    ARRANGED.  391 

shall  return  ;  they  shall  revive  as  the  corn,  and  blossom 
as  the  vine  ;  the  scent  thereof  shall  be  as  the  wine  of 
Lebanon.  Ephraim  shall  say,  '  What  have  I  to  do  any 
more  with  idols? 

Who  is  wise,  and  he  shall  understand  these  things  ? 
prudent,  and  he  shall  know  them?  for  the  ways  of  the 
Lord  are  right,  and  the  just  shall  walk  in  them  ;  but 
transgressors  shall  fall  therein. 

'  And  *Esar-h  addon  the  king  of  Assyria  brought 
men  and  placed  them  in  the  cities  of  Samaria  instead  of 
the  children  of  Israel ;  and  they  possessed  Samaria,  and 
dwelt  in  the  cities  thereof. 

And   at  the   beginning  of  their  dwelling  there  they 
feared   not   the  LORD;  therefore   the   Lord   sent   lions 
among  them.     Wherefore  the  king  of  Assyria      samaria 
commanded,  saying,  "Carry  thither  one  of  the      pfiuglous" 
priests  whom  ye  brought  from  thence  ;  and      state. 
let  him  teach  them." 

So  one  of  the  priests  whom  they  had  carried  away 
from  Samaria  came  and  dwelt  in  Beth-el,  and  taught 
them  how  they  should  fear  the  LORD.  Howbeit  they 
made  gods  of  their  own,  and  put  them  in  the  high  places 
in  the  cities  where  they  dwelt.  They  feared  the  LORD, 
and  served  their  graven  images;  and  burnt  their  children 
in  the  fire  to  idols;  their  children  likewise,  and  their 
children's  children.  As  did  their  fathers,  so  do  they 
unto  ^  this  day. 

"  But    not    till    forty    years   later, 
'  2  Kings  xvii,  24.  B.  C.  678.    Ezra  iv,  2.    •>  The  time  of 

final  revision.      Perhaps    by    Ezra, 
B.  C.  450. 


392  The  Shorter  Bible  L- '^'ngsiS.  i. 


CHAPTER    XXIX. 

HEZEKIAH'S  REIGN:  THE  TEMPLE  REPAIRED  AND  RE- 
DEDICATED  :  KEEPING  THE  PASSOVER  :  DESTROYING 
IDOLS:  REORGANIZATION  OF  THE  TEMPLE  SERVICE: 
VOLUNTARY  OFFERINGS. 

'  Hezekiah  began  to  reign  when  he  was  five  and  twenty 
years  old,  ^  in  the  third  year  of  Hoslica  king  of  Israel  ; 
and  he  reigned  nine  and  twenty  years  in  Jerusalem. 
His  mother's  name  was  Abi  the  daughter  of  Zechariah. 
He  did  that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  LORD, 
according  to  all  that  David  his  father  had  done. 

'  In  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  in  the  first  month,  he 
Repairing  opened  the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
the  temple,  ^iid  repaired  them.  And  he  gathered  the 
priests  and  Levites  together,  and  said  unto  them,  "  Hear 
me,  ye  Levites.  Now  sanctify  yourselves,  and  sanctify 
the  house  of  the  Lord.  For  our  fathers  have  done 
that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  LORD  our  God, 
and  have  forsaken  him.  Also  they  have  shut  up  the 
doors  of  the  porch  of  the  Lord's  house,  and 
put  out  the  lamps,  and  have  not  offered  offerings  in  the 
holy  place  unto  the  God  of  Israel.  Wherefore  the  wrath 
of  the  Lord  was  upon  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  he  hath 
delivered  them  to  be  tossed  to  and  fro,  as  ye  see  with 
your  eyes.  For,  lo,  our  fathers  have  fallen  by  the  sword, 
and  our  sons  and  our  daughters  and  our  wives  are  in 
captivity  for  this.  Now  it  is  in  mine  heart  to  make  a 
covenant  with  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  that  his 
fierce  anger  may  turn  away  from  us.  My  sons,  be  not 
now  negligent ;  for  the  Lord  hath  chosen  you  to  stand 
before  him,  to  minister  unto  him." 

Then  the  Levites  arose,  and  gathered  their  brethren, 
and  sanctified  themselves,  and  went  in  to  cleanse  the 
house  of  the  LORD. 

'2  Kings  xviii,  i.  '■^  2  Kings  xviii,  i.  ''2  Chron.  xxix,  2. 


2Chron.29.  i8.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY   ARRANGED.  393 

Then  they  went  in  to  Hezckiah  the  king  within  the 
palace,  and  said,  "  We  have  cleansed  all  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  altar,  and  table.  Moreover  all  the  ves- 
sels, which  king  Ahaz  in  his  reign  did  cast  away,  have 
we  prepared  and  sanctified  ;  and,  behold,  they  are  before 
the  altar  of  the  LORD." 

Then  Hezekiah  the  king  arose  early,  and  gathered  the 
princes  of  the  city,  and  went  up  to  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  And  they  brought  bullocks  and  lambs,  for  a  sin 
offering,  for  the  kingdom  and  for  the  sanctuary  and  for 
Judah.  And  he  set  the  Levites  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  with  cymbals  and  harps,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  David,  and  the  priests  with  trumpets. 
And  when  the  burnt  offering  began  the  song  of  the 
Lord  began  also.  And  all  the  congregation  worshiped, 
and  the  singers  sang,  and  the  trumpeters  joyous 
sounded.  And  when  they  had  made  an  end  worship. 
of  offering,  the  king  and  all  present  bowed  themselves 
and  worshiped.  And  they  sang  praises  with  gladness, 
with  the  words  of  Asaph  and  David. 

A   PSALM    OF   DAVID,   A   SONG. 

'  Let  God  arise,  let  his  enemies  be  scattered  ; 

Let  them  also  that  hate  him  flee  before  him. 

As  smoke  is  driven  away,  so  drive  them  away  ; 

As  wax  melteth  before  the  fire. 

So  let  the  wicked  perish  at  the  presence  of  God. 

But  let  the  righteous  be   glad  ;  let  them   exult  before 

God; 
Yea,  let  them  rejoice  with  gladness. 

Sing  unto  God,  sing  praises  to  his  name; 

Cast  up  a  highway   for    him    that    rideth    through    the 

deserts ; 
His  name  is  JAH  ;  and  exult  ye  before  him. 
A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a  judge  of  the  widows, 
Is  God  in  his  holy  habitation. 
God  setteth  the  solitary  in  families; 
He  bringeth  out  the  prisoners  into  prosperity; 
But  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a  parched  land. 

'  Psalm  Ixviii. 
38 


394  The  Shorter  Bible  [Fsaim68. 7. 

O  God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  before  thy  people, 
When  thou  didst  march  through  the  wilderness; 
The  earth  trembled, 

The  heavens  also  dropped  at  the  presence  of  God  ; 
Even  yon  Sinai   trembled  at  the  presence  of  God,  the 
God  of  Israel. 

Thou,  O  God,  didst  send  a  plentiful  rain. 

Thou,  O  God,  didst  prepare  of  thy  goodness  for  the  poor. 

The  Lord  giveth  the  word : 

The  women  that  publish  the  tidings  are  a  great  host. 

Kings  of  armies  flee,  they  flee: 

And  she  that  tarrieth  at  home  divideth  the  spoil. 

A  mountain  of  God  is  the  mountain  of  Bashan  ; 

An  high  mountain  is  the  mountain  of  Bashan. 

Why  look  ye  askance,  ye  high  mountains, 

At  the  mountain  which  God  hath  desired  for  his  abode  ? 

Yea,  the  Lord  will  dwell  in  it  forever. 

The  chariots  of  God  are  twenty  thousand. 

Even  thousands  upon  thousands. 

Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,  thou  hast  led  thy  captivity 

captive  ; 
Thou  hast  received  gifts  among  men. 
Yea,    among  the   rebellious    also,    that  the    LORD   God 

might  dwell  with  them. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  daily  beareth  our  burden, 
Even  the  God  who  is  our  salvation. 

'  Then  Hezekiah  said,  "Now  ye  have  consecrated  your- 
selves unto  the  LORD,  come  near  and  bring  sacrifices  and 
thank  offerings. " 

And  the  conc^reoration  brought  in  sacrifices  and  thank 
Voluntary  offerings,  and  as  many  as  were  of  a  willmg 
offerings.  heart  brought  burnt  offerings  in  abundance. 
So  the  service  of  the  house  of  the  LoRD  was  set  in  order. 
And  Hezekiah  rejoiced,  and  all  the  people,  because  of 
that  which  God  had  prepared  for  the  people  ;  for  the 
thing  was  done  suddenly. 

And  Hezekiah  sent  to  all  Israel  and  Judah,  and  wrote 

'  2  Chron.  xxix,  31. 


2Chron.  30. 1. 1  Chronologically  Arranged.  395 

letters  also,  that  they  should  come  to  the  house  of  the 
Lord  at  Jerusalem,  to  keep  the  passover  unto  the  LORD. 
For  they  had  not  kept  it  ''in  great  numbers  in  such  sort 
as  it  is  written.     So  the  posts  went  with  the  a  call  to 

letters  from  the  king  and  his  princes  through-  Israel, 

out  all  Israel  and  Judah,  saying,  "  Ye  children  of  Israel, 
turn  again  unto  the  LORD,  the  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac, 
and  Israel,  that  he  may  return  to  the  remnant  of  you 
that  are  escaped  out  of  the  hand  of  the  kings  of  Assyria. 
And  be  not  ye  like  your  feithers,  which  trespassed  against 
the  Lord,  so  that  he  gave  them  up  to  desolation,  as  ye 
see,  but  ^yield  yourselves  unto  the  Lord,  and  enter  into 
his  sanctuary,  and  serve  the  LORD  your  God,  that  his 
fierce  anger  may  turn  away  from  )-ou.  For  if  ye  turn 
again  unto  the  LORD,  your  brethren  and  your  children 
shall  find  compassion  before  them  that  led  them  captive, 
and  shall  come  again  into  this  land  ;  for  the  LORD  your 
God  is  gracious  and  merciful,  and  will  not  turn  away  his 
face  from  you,  if  ye  return  unto  hiuL" 

So  the  posts  passed  from  city  to  city  through  the 
country.  But  they  laughed  them  to  scorn,  and  mocked 
them.  Nevertheless  divers  of  t  h  e  m  humbled  them- 
selves, and  came  to  Jerusalem.  Also  in  Judah  was  the 
hand  of  God  to  give  them  one  heart,  to  do  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king.  And  there  assembled  at  Jeru- 
salem much  people  to  keep  the  feast. 

And  they  arose,  and  took  away  the  strange  altars 
that  were  in  Jerusalem,  and  cast  them  into  the  brook 
Kidron.  Then  they  killed  the  passover,  and  the  priests 
and  the  Levites  stood  in  their  place,  according  to  the 
law  of  Moses. 

And  a  multitude  of  the  people  had  not  cleansed 
themselves,  yet  did  they  eat  the  passover.  The  pass- 
For  Hezekiah  had  pra)-cd  for  them,  saying,  °^'^^  ^ept. 
"The  good  LORD  pardon  "^  every  one  that  setteth  his 
heart  to  seek  the  Lord,  though  he  be  not  cleansed 
according  to  the  purification  of  the  sanctuary."  And 
the  Lord  hearkened  to  Hezekiah,  and  healed  the 
people. 

*  R.  V.  nmrg.,  Or,  of  a  long  time.  ''  R.  V.  niaii^.,  lleh.  give  the  hand. 
•=  R.  V.  m.u-g.,  Or,  liiin  that  setteth  his  ivliole  Iieart. 


396  The  vShorter  Bible       [2Chron.3o.  12. 

And  the  children  of  Israel  that  were  present  at  Jeru- 
salem kept  the  feast  seven  days  with  great  gladness, 
'  offering  sacrifices,  and  making  confession  to  the  LORD ; 
and  the  Levites  and  the  priests  praised  the  LORD  day  by 
day,  singing  with  loud  instruments  unto  the  LORD. 

And  the  whole  congregation  took  counsel  to  keep 
other  seven  days,  and  they  kept  other  seven  days  with 
gladness. 

So  there  was  great  joy  in  Jerusalem;  for  since  the 
time  of  Solomon  the  son  of  David  there  was  not  the  like 
in  Jerusalem.  Then  the  priests  the  Levites  arose  and 
blessed  the  people  ;  and  their  voice  was  heard,  and  their 
prayer  came  up,  even  unto  heaven. 

Now  when  all  this  was  finished,  all  Israel  that  were 
present  went  out  to  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  hewed  down 
Idols  de-  ^^^^  idols,  and  brake  down  the  altars,  until 
stroyed.  they   had    destroyed    them    all.     '  And   t  h  e 

king  brake  in  pieces  the  brazen  serpent  that  Moses  had 
made  ;  for  the  children  of  Israel  did  burn  incense  to  it. 
And  he  called  it  •'•  Nehushtan. 

°  Then  all  the  children  of  Israel  returned,  every  man  to 
his  possession. 

And  Hezekiah  appointed  the  priests  and  Levites  to 
minister,  and  to  give  thanks,  and  to  praise,  in  the  gates 
of  the  camp  of  the  LORD.  Moreover  he  commanded 
the  people  to  give  the  portion  of  the  priests  and  Levites, 
The  temple  ^^^'^^  they  might  give  themselves  to  the  LORD. 
service  re-  And  as  soon  38  the  Commandment  came 
abroad,  the  children  of  Israel  gave  in  abun- 
dance the  first  fruits  of  corn,  wine,  oil,  and  honey,  and  of 
all  the  increase  of  the  field;  they  also  brought  the  tithe 
of  oxen  and  sheep  ;  and  the  tithe  of  all  things  brought 
they  in  abundantly,  and  laid  them  in  heaps. 

And  when  Hezekiah  and  the  princes  came  and  saw 
Willing  the    heaps,  they  blessed  the   Lord,  and   his 

offerings.        people  Israel. 

Then  Hezekiah  questioned  the  priests  and  Levites 
concerning  the  heaps.     And   the  chief  priest  answered 

'  2  t!hron.  xxx,  22.  "  \k.   V.   maig.,   That   is,   ^1  piece 

'^  1  Kings  xviii,  4.  of  brass. 

^2  Ciuon.  xxxi,  I. 


2Chron.3i.  lo.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  397 

him  and  said,  "  Since  the  people  began  to  bring  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  we  have  eaten  and  had  enough,  and 
have  left  plenty :  for  the  LORD  hath  blessed  his  people ; 
and  that  which  is  left  is  this  great  store."  Then  Heze- 
kiah  commanded  to  prepare  chambers  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  they  brought  in  the  things  faithfully. 


398  The  Shorter  Bhsle       [2Chron.31.20. 


CHAPTER    XXX. 

HEZEKIAH'S  prosperity  :  PROPHECY  OF  MICAH  :  HEZ- 
EKIAH'S  ILLNESS,  RESTORATION,  AND  SONG  :  THE 
BABYLONIAN  EMBASSY. 

Hezekiah  wrought  that  which  was  good  and  right 
and  faithful  before  the  LORD  his  God,  throughout  all 
Hezekiah's  Judah.  And  in  every  work  that  he  began  he 
prosperity,  jjj  jt  ^yith  all  his  heart  and  prospered.  '  He 
rebelled  against  the  king  of  Assyria,  and  served  him  not, 
and  smote  the  Philistines. 

^  The  -word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Micah. 

^  Zion  shall  be  plowed  as  a  field,  and  Jerusalem  shall 
become  heaps,  and  the  mountain  of  the  house  as  the 
high  places  of  a  forest. 

But  in  the  latter  days  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the 
mountain  of  the  LORD'S  house  shall  be  established  in  the 
top  of  the  mountains,  and  it  shall  be  exalted  above  the 
hills  ;  and  peoples  shall  flow  unto  it.  And  many  nations 
shall  go  and  say,  "  Come  yc,  and  let  us  go  up  to  the 
mountain  of  the  LoRD,  and  to  the  house  of  the  God  of 
Jacob.  And  he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways,  and  we  will 
walk  in  his  paths.  For  out  of  Zion  shall  go  forth  the 
law  and  the  word  of  the  LoRD  from  Jerusalem.  And  he 
shall  judge  between  many  peoples,  and  shall  reprove 
strong  nations  afar  off.  And  they  shall  beat  their  swords 
into  plowshares,  and  their  spears  into  pruning  hooks. 
Nation  shall  not  lift  up  sword  against  nation,  neither 
shall  they  learn  war  any  more.  But  they  shall  sit  every 
man  under  his  vine  and  under  his  fig  tree  ;  and  none  shall 
make  them  afraid." 

'  But  thou,  Ik'thlchem  Ephrathah,  which  art  little  to 
be  among  the  thousands  of  Juclaii,  out  of  ihcc  shall   one 

'  2  Kings  xviii,  7.     '^  Micah  i,  i.     •'  Micali  iii,  12.     ■■  Micaii   v,  2. 


Micah  5. 2.\     Chronologically  Arranged.  399 

come  forth  unto  me  that  is  to  be  ruler  in  Israel  ;  whose 
goings  forth  are  from  of  old,  from  everlasting.  And  he 
shall  stand,  and  shall  feed  his  flock  in  the  strength  of  the 
Lord,  in  the  majesty  of  the  name  of  the  L.ORD  his  God  ; 
for  now  shall  he  be  great  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 
And  this  man  shall  be  our  peace. 

'  Hear  ye  now  what  the  LORD  saith  :  "  Arise,  contend 
thou  before  the  mountains,  and  let  the  hills  hear  thy 
voice.  Hear,  O  ye  mountains,  the  Lord's  controversy, 
and  ye  enduring  foundations  of  the  earth."  For  the  LORD 
hath  a  controversy  with  his  people,  and  he  will  plead 
with  Israel.  "  O  my  people,  what  have  I  done  unto  thee  ? 
and  wherein  have  I  wearied  thee?    Testify  against  me." 

Wherewith  shall  I  come  before  the  LORD,  and  bow 
myself  before  the  high  God?  Shall  I  come  before  him 
with  burnt  offerings,  with  calves  of  a  year  old  ?  Will  the 
Lord  be  pleased  with  thousands  of  rams,  or  with  ten 
thousands  of  rivers  of  oil?  Shall  I  give  my  firstborn  for 
my  transgression,  the  fruit  of  my  body  for  the  sin  of  my 
soul  ? 

He  hath  showed  thee,  O  man,  what  is  good  ;  and  what 
doth  the  Lord  require  of  thee,  but  to  do  justly,  and  to 
love  mercy,  and  to  walk  humbly  with  thy  God. 

^  As  for  me,  I  will  look  unto  the  LORD  ;  I  will  wait  for 
the  God  of  my  salvation.  When  I  fall,  I  shall  arise. 
When  I  sit  in  darkness,  the  Lord  shall  be  a  light  unto 
me. 

^  Who  is  a  God  like  unto  thee,  that  pardoneth  iniquity, 
and  passeth  by  the  transgression  of  the  remnant  of  his 
heritage  ?  he  retaineth  not  his  anger  forever,  because  he 
dehghteth  in  mercy.  He  will  turn  again  and  have  com- 
passion upon  us  ;  he  will  tread  our  iniquities  under  foot ; 
and  thou  wilt  cast  all  their  sins  into  the  depths  of  the 
sea.  Thou  wilt  perform  the  truth  to  Jacob,  and  the 
mercy  to  Abraham,  which  thou  hast  sworn  unto  our 
fathers  from  the  days  of  old. 

*  And  Hezekiah  had  exceeding  much  riches  and  honor, 
and  he  provided  him  treasuries  for  silver  and  gold  and 
'  Micah  vi,  i.     *  Micah  vii,  7.     ^  Micah  vii,  18,     '*2  Chron.  xxxii,  27. 


400  The  Shorter  Bible       [2Chron.  32.27. 

precious  stones  and  spices.  Storehouses  also  for  corn 
and  wine  and  oil ;  and  stalls  for  all  manner  of  beasts, 
and  flocks  and  herds  in  abundance. 

'  In  those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick  unto  death.  And 
Hezekiah's  Isaiah  the  prophet  came  and  said  unto  him, 
illness.  u  xhus  saith  the  LORU,  '  Set  thine  house  in 

order  ;  for  thou  shalt  die  ;  and  not  live.'  " 

Then  he  turned  his  face  to  the  wall,  and  prayed  unto 
the  Lord,  saying,  "  Remember  now,  O  LoRD,  I  beseech 
thee,  how  I  have  walked  before  thee  in  truth  and  with  a 
perfect  heart,  and  have  done  that  which  is  good  in  thy 
sight."     And  Hezekiah  wept  sore. 

And  the  word  of  the   Lord  came  to  Isaiah,  saying, 

,  .  , ,  .  "Turn  again,  and  say  to  Hezekiah  the  prince 
Isaiah's  two  ,  -^-i  •  i        i         t  i 

messages.  of  my  people,  '  1  hus  saith  the  LORD,  the 
God  of  David  thy  father,  "  I  have  heard  thy  prayer,  I  have 
seen  thy  tears  ;  behold,  I  will  heal  thee.  On  the  third 
day  thou  shalt  go  up  unto  the  house  of  the  LORD.  And 
I  will  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen  years ;  and  I  will  deliver 
thee  and  this  city  out  of  the  hand  of  the  ''  king  of 
Assyria  ;  and  I  will  defend  this  city  for  mine  own  sake, 
and  for  my  servant, David's  sake." 

And  Hezekiah  said  unto  Isaiah,  "  What  shall  be  the 
sign  that  the  LORD  will  heal  me,  and  that  I  shall  go  up 
unto  the  house  of  the  LoRD  the  third  day  ?  " 

And  Isaiah  said,  "  This  shall  be  the  sign  ;  shall  the 
shadow  on  the  dial  of  Ahaz  go  forward  ten  ^  steps,  or  go 
back  ten  ^'  steps?  " 

The  shadow  ^^^^^  Hezekiah  answered,  "It  is  a  light  thing 
returning.  fQj-  ^he  shadow  to  decline  ten  steps  ;  nay,  but 
let  the  shadow  return  backward  ten  steps." 

And  Isaiah  the  prophet  cried  unto  the  LoRD,  and  he 
brought  the  shadow  ten  steps  backward  on  the  dial  of 
Ahaz. 

"  Now  Isaiah  had  said,  "  Take  a  cake  of  figs,  and  lay  it 
for  a  plaister  upon  the  boil." 

"And  they  took  and  laid  it  on  the  boil,  and  he  re- 
covered. 


'  2  Kings  XX,  I. 
*  Isa.  xxxviii,  21. 
"  2  Kings  XXX,  7. 


*  Already  threatening  Jerusalem. 
See  next  chapter.  ''  R.  V.  marg., 
Or,  dt-greis. 


isa.  38.  9.]     Chronologically  Arranged. 


401 


'  The  \vriting   of  Hezekiah,    when    he   had  been   sick,  and  was 

recovered. 

I  said,  "  In  the  noontide  of  my  days  I  shall  go  into  the 

gates  of  the  grave  : 
I  am  deprived  of  the  residue  of  my  years." 
Like  a  swallow  or  a  crane,  so  did  I  chatter  ; 
I  did   mourn   as    a   dove ;    mine   eyes   fail   with   looking 

upward  ; 
O  Lord,  I  am  oppressed,  be  thou  my  surety. 
What  shall  I  say?     Himself  hath  done  it, 
Wherefore  recover  thou  me,  make  me  to  live. 
Thou  hast  in  love  to  my  soul  delivered  it  from  the  pit 

of  ^  corruption  ; 
For  thou  hast  cast  all  my  sins  behind  thy  back. 
The  grave  cannot  praise  thee, 
Death  cannot  celebrate  thee. 
The  living,  the  living,  he  shall  praise  thee,  as  I  do  this 

day  ; 
The  father  to  the  children  shall  make  known  thy  truth. 

The  Lord  is  ready  to  save  me  : 

Therefore  we  will  sing 

All  the  days  of  our  life  in  the  house  of  the  LORD. 

'At  that  time  the  king  of  Babylon  sent  letters  ^  to 
inquire  at  the  wonder  that  was  done,  *  and  a 
present  unto  Hezekiah  ;  for  he  had  heard  fro^m^^'^^^^^ 
that  Hezekiah  had  been  sick.  And  Hezekiah  Babylon, 
'was  glad  of  them,  ^and  showed  them  all  the  house  of 
his  precious  things,  the  silver  and  gold  and  spices  and 
oil,  and  all  that  was  found  in  his  treasures. 

Then  came  Isaiah  the  prophet  unto  king  Hezekiah, 
and  said  unto  him,  "What  said  these  men?  Whence 
came  they  unto  thee  ?  " 

And  Hezekiah  said,  "  They  are  come  from  a  far  coun- 
try, even  from  Babylon." 

And  Isaiah  said,  "What  have  they  seen  in  thine 
house  ?  " 


*  Isa.  xxxviii,  g.  *2  Kings  xx,  12. 

*  2  Kings  XX,  12.         ^  Isa.  xxxix,   2. 
^2  Chron.  xxxii,  21.   *2   Kings  xx,  13. 


"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,   notJnngness. 


402  The  Shorter  Bible        [2  Kings 20. 15. 

And  Hezekiah  answered,  "  All  that  is  in  mine  house 
have  they  seen." 

And  Isaiah  said   unto   Hezekiah,  "  Hear  the  word  of 

.  ,  ,g  the  Lord.     '  Behold,  the  days  come  that  all 

reproof.  that    is  in    thine  house   shall  be  carried    to 

Babylon  ;  nothing  shall  be  left,  saith  the  Lord.  And 
of  thy  sons  shall  they  take  away,  and  they  shall  be 
servants  in  the  palace  of  the  king  of  Babylon.'  " 

Then  said  Hezekiah  unto  Isaiah,  "  Good  is  the  word 
of  the  Lord  which  thou  hast  spoken," 


2Chion.32. 1.]   Chronologically  Arranged.         403 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

THE  ASSYRIAN  INVASION:  ISAIAH'S  MESSAGES:  AN 
ANGEL  STAYS  THE  ASSYRIANS:  SONGS  OF  EXULTA- 
TION. 

'After  these  things,  and  this  faithfuhiess,  the  king 
of  Assyria  '^  came  and  entered  into  Judah,  and  Assyrian 
encamped  against  the  fenced  cities,  and  invasion, 
thought  to  win  them  for  himself. 

^And  Hezekiah  sent  to  the  king  of  Assyria,  saying, 
"  I  have  offended.  Return  from  me.  What  thou  puttest 
on  me  I  will  bear." 

And  Hezekiah  gave  him  all  the  silver  that  was  found 
in  the  house  of  the  LORD  and  in  the  king's  house.  He 
cut  off  the  gold  from  the  doors  of  the  temple  and  gave 
it  to  the  king  of  Assyria. 

*>  The  word  of  Isaiah. 

"  ^  Woe  to  the  rebellious  children,"  saith  the  LORD, 
"  that  take  counsel,  but  not  of  me  ;  that  go  down  into 
Egypt,  and  have  not  asked  at  my  mouth;  to  strengthen 
themselves  in  Pharaoh,  and  to  trust  in  the  shadow  of 
Egypt.  The  strength  of  Egypt  shall  be  your  shame, 
and  the  trust  in  Egypt  your  confusion. 

"  Through  the  ^  land  of  trouble  and  anguish,  they  carry 
their  riches  to  a  people  that  shall  not  profit  them." 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  GOD, 

The  Holy  One  of  Israel, 

"  In  returning  and  rest  shall  ye  be  saved  ; 

In  quietness  and  confidence  shall  be  your  strength." 

The  Lord  will  wait  that  he  may  be  gracious. 


'  2  Chron.  xxxii,  I. 
^  2  Kings  xviii,  14. 
^  Isa.  XXX,  I. 


"  B.  C.  700.  *•  Against  a  strong 
party  that  at  this  crisis  were  urging 
an  alliance  with  Egypt.  "^  Tlie  wilder- 
ness between  Judah  and  Egypt. 


404  The  Shorter  Bible  [isa.  30.  i8. 

He  will  be  exalted,  that  he  may  have  mercy. 
The  Lord  is  a  God  of  judgment ; 
Blessed  are  they  that  wait  for  him. 

'  Behold,  the  Lord  cometh  from  far. 

The  Lord  shall  cause  his  glorious  voice  to  be  heard. 

Through   the  voice  of  the  Lord  shall  the  Assyrian  be 

broken  in  pieces. 
The  breath  of  the  LORD  doth  kindle  fire. 

Woe  to  them  that  go  down  to  Egypt  for  help, 

That  trust  in  horses  and  chariots  ; 

But  look  not  unto  the  Holy  One  of  Israel, 

Neither  seek  the  Lord. 

The  Egyptians  are  men,  and  not  God, 

Their  horses  are  flesh,  and  not  spirit. 

The  Lord  of  hosts  will  protect  Jerusalem, 

He  will  protect  and  deliver  it. 

Turn  ye  unto  him, 

O  children  of  Israel ; 

Then  shall  the  Assyrian  fall  with  the  sword,  not  of  man, 

And  the  sword,  not  of  men,  shall  devour  him. 

Behold,  a  King  shall  reign  in  righteousness. 

And  princes  shall  rule  in  judgment. 

And  a  Man  shall  be  as  an  hiding  place  from  the  wind, 

And  a  covert  from  the  tempest ; 

As  rivers  of  water  in  a  dry  place. 

As  the  shadow  of  a  great  rock  in  a  weary  land. 

And  my  people  shall  abide  in  a  peaceable  habitation. 

And  in  sure  dwellings,  and  in  quiet  resting  places. 

''  And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent  "  Rabsliakch  a  n  d 
A  boastful  other  of  Miis  servants  ''from  Lachish  to 
message.  Jerusalem,  and  they  came  and  stood  out- 
side the  city  and  called  to  the  king.  And  the 
officers  of  king  Hezekiah  came  out  to  them, 
and  Rabshakeh  said  unto  them,  "Thus  sailh  the  great 
king,  the  king  of  7\ssyria,  'Thou  saycst  there  is  strength 
for  war.    They  arc  vain  words.    On  whom  dost  thou  trust  ? 

'  Isa.  XXX,  27.  ^  2  Ohion.  xxxii,  g.    I       "  R.V.  niaig.,  The  title  of  an 

^  2  Kings  xviii,  17.     •*  2  Kings  xviii,  17.     \  .\ssyrian  officer. 


2Chron.  32.  II.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  405 

'  Doth  not  Hezekiah  persuade  you  to  give  you  over  to 
die  by  famine  and  thirst,  saying,  "The  LORD  shall  de- 
liver us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria  ?  "  Who 
was  there  among  all  the  gods  of  those  nations  which  my 
fathers  utterly  destroyed  that  could  deliver  his  people  out 
of  my  hand,  that  your  God  should  be  able  to  deliver  you?'" 

^  Then  said  the  officers  of  king  Hezekiah, 
"  Speak,  I  pray  thee,  in  the  Syrian  language,  for  we  un- 
derstand it.  Speak  not  in  the  Jews'  language,  in  the 
ears  of  the  people  that  are  on  the  wall." 

But  Rabshakeh  said  unto  them,  "  Hath  not  my  master 
sent  me  to  the  men  which  sit  on  the  wall?  " 

Then  Rabshakeh  cried  with  a  loud  voice  in  the  Jews' 
language,  saying,  "  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  great  king, 
the  Icing  of  Assyria.  Thus  saith  the  king,  '  Let  not 
Hezekiah  deceive  you,  for  he  shall  not  be  able  to  deliver 
you  ;  neither  let  Hezekiah  make  you  trust  in  the  LORD, 
saying,  "  The  LORD  will  deliver  us."  Hearken  not  unto 
Hezekiah.  Hath  any  of  the  gods  of  the  nations  ever 
delivered  his  land  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria  ? 
Have  they  delivered  Samaria?'  " 

But  the  people  held  their  peace,  and  answered  him  not  a 
word,  for  the  king's  commandment  was,  "Answer  him  not." 

^  So  Rabshakeh  returned. 

*  Then  came  the  officers  of  t  h  e  king   to   Heze- 
kiah with  their  clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the  words  of  Rab- 
shakeh.     And   when    Hezekiah   heard  it,  he  Earnest 
rent   his  clothes,  and   covered    himself    with  prayer, 
sackcloth,  and  went  into  the  house  of  the  LORD. 

And  he  sent  his  officers,  covered  with  sackcloth, 
unto  Isaiah  the  prophet.  And  they  said  unto  him, 
"  Thus  saith  Hezekiah,  '  This  day  is  a  day  of  trouble. 
Wherefore  lift  up  thy  prayer.  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy 
God  will  hear  all  the  words  of  Rabshakeh,  whom  the 
king  of  Assyria  hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living  God.'  " 

And  Isaiah  said  unto  them,  "  Thus  shall  ye  say  to 
your  master,  '  Thus  saith  the  LoRD,  "  Be  not  . 

afraid   of    the   words   that    thou  hast    heard,      comforting 
wherewith  the  servants  of  the  king  of  Assyria     ^         ^ 
have  blasphemed  me.     Behold,  he  shall  return  to  his  own 
'  2  Chron.  xxxii,  II.    '^  2  Kingsxvii,  26.    ^2  Kings  xix,  S.    ''2  Kingsxviii,  37. 


406  The  vShorter  Bible         i2Kingsiy.7. 

land  ;  and    I  will  cause  him  to  fall  by  the  sword   in  his 
own  land." 

The  writing  of  Isaiah. 

The  king  of  Assyria  saith, 
'"Ho  =^  Ariel!    Ariel! 
The  city  where  David  encamped  ! 
I  will  camp  against  thee  round  about, 
And  will  lay  siege  against  thee  with  a  fort." 

But  God  saith, 
"  But  the  multitude  of  thy  foes  shall  be  as  small  dust. 
The  multitude  of  thy  terrible  ones  as  chaff  that  passcth 

away. 
And  the  multitude  of  all  nations  that  fight  against  Ariel 
Shall  be  as  a  dream  and  vision  of  the  night. 

I  will  do  a  marvelous  work ; 

A  marvelous  work  and  a  wonder. 

And  the  wisdom  of  the  wise  shall  perish, 

And  the  understanding  of  the  prudent  shall  be  hid." 

'  Then  Isaiah  sent  unto  Hezekiah,  saying,  "  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  'Whereas  thou  hast  prayed  to  me  against 
Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria,  this  is  the  word  which  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  concerning  the  king  of  Assyrja, 
"Whom  hast  thou  reproached,  and  blasphemed? 
Against  whom  hast  thou  exalted  thy  voice  and  lifted 
up  thine  eyes?  Against  the  Holy  One  of  Lsrael.  But 
I  know  thy  going  out,  and  thy  coming  in,  and  thy  raging 
against  me.  Therefore  will  I  put  my  hook  in  thy  nose, 
and  my  bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  I  will  tmn  thee  back  by 
the  way  by  which  thou  camest.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
He  shall  not  come  unto  this  city,  nor  shoot  an  arrow  there. 
For  I  will  defend  this  city  to  save  it,  for  mine  own  sake, 
and  for  my  servant  David's  sake. 

■'And  Hezekiah  took  council  with  his  princes,  and  they 
stopped  all  the  fountains,  and  tiic  brook  that  flowed 
through  the  midst  of  the  land,  saying,  "  Win'  should 
the  kings  of  Assyria  come,  and  find  much  water.-'" 

And   he  took   courage,  and   built    up  all  the  wall  that 

'  Isa.  xxix,  I.  "2  Cliron.  xxxii,  2.  I       ''  R.  V.  marg.,   Thai  is,    The  lion 

^  Isa.  xxxvii,  2I.  ]    of  Goi/,  in.   The  fu'tirth  of  God. 


2Chron.  32.  5]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  iOT 

was  broken  down,  and  strengthened  the  city  of  David, 
and  made  weapons  and  shields  in  abundance.      „      ^  ■  -^ 

•  r  Hezekian 

And  he  set  captauis  of  war  over  the  people,      gathering 

11  r  1  1  1  •  T->  courage. 

and  spake  comfortably  to  them,  saymg,  "  Be 

strong  and  of  good  courage.     Be  not  afraid  or  dismayed 

for  the  king  of  Assyria,  nor  for  all  the  multitude  that  is 

with  him  ;   for  there  is  a  greater  with  us  than  with  him. 

With  him  is  an  arm  of  flesh,  but  with  us  is  the  Lord 

our  God  to  help  us,  and  to  fight  our  battles." 

And  the  people  rested  themselves  upon  the  words  of 
Hezekiah  king  of  Judah. 

Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria  '  wrote  letters  also  to 
rail  on  the  LORD,  the  God  of  Israel,  and  to  spreading  a 
speak  against  him.  °  And  Hezekiah  received  letter betore 
the  letter  from  the  hand  of  the  messengers, 
and  read  it.  And  Hezekiah  went  up  unto  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the  LoRD.  And  Heze- 
kiah prayed  and  said,  "  O  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  thou 
art  God,  even  thou  alone.  Thou  hast  made  heaven  and 
earth.  Incline  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  and  hear;  open 
thine  eyes  and  see.  O  Lord  our  God,  save  thou  us,  I 
beseech  thee,  out  of  his  hand,  that  all  the  kingdoms  of 
the  earth  may  know  that  thou  art  the  LORD  God,  even 
thou  only." 

'And  it  came  to  pass  "^  that  night,  that  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  went  forth,  and  smote  in  the  camp  TheAssyr- 
of  the  Assyrians  an  hundred  fourscore  and  ians  slain. 
five  thousand  *  mighty  men  of  valor,  and  the  leaders  and 
captains.  ^  And  when  men  arose  early  in  the  morning, 
behold,  they  were  all  dead  corpses.  So  Sennacherib 
king  of  Assyria  returned,  and  dwelt  at  Nineveh.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  worshiping  in  the  house  of 
his  god,  that  his  sons  smote  him  with  the  sword. 
"Thus  the  Lord  saved  Hezekiah  and  Jerusalem  from 
the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria,  and  guided  them  on 
every  side.  And  many  brought  gifts  unto  the  LORD  to 
Jerusalem,  and  Hezekiah  was  exalted  in  the  sight  of  all 
nations. 


'  2  Chron.  xxxii,  17.    •'2  Chron.  xxxii,  21. 
'■*  2  Kings  xix,  14.         '  2  Kings  xix,  25. 
'2  Kings  xix,  35.  "  2  Chron.  xxxii,  22. 


About  Vk  C.  700. 


408  The  vSiiorter  Bible  [Psalm  46.  i. 


'  A   rSALM.      A   SONG. 

God  is  our  refuge  and  strength, 

A  very  present  help  in  trouble. 

Therefore  will  we  not  fear,  though  the  earth  do  change, 

And  though  the  mountains  be  moved  in  the  heart  of  the 

seas ; 
Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and  be  troubled, 
Though  the  mountains  shake  with  the  '''  swelling  thereof. 

There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof  make  glad  the  city 

of  God, 
The  holy  place  of  the  tabernacles  of  the  Most  High. 
God  is  in  the  midst  of  her ;  she  shall  not  be  moved  ; 
God  shall  help  her,  and  that  right  early. 
The  nations  raged,  the  kingdoms  were  moved  ; 
He  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth  melted. 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us; 
The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 

Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord, 

What  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 

He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end  of  the  earth  ; 

He  breaketh  the  bow,  and  cuttcth  the  spear  in  sunder; 

He  burnetii  the  chariots  in  the  fire. 

Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God  ; 

I  will  be  exalted  among  the  nations,  I  will  be  exalted  in 

the  earth. 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; 
The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 

"  We  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O  God  ; 
We  give  thanks,  ''  for  thy  name  is  near  ; 
Men  tell  of  thy  wondrous  works. 
For  neither  from  the  east,  nor  from  the  west, 
Nor  yet  from  the  south,  comcth  lifting  up. 
But  God  is  the  judge  ; 

He  putteth  down  one,  and  lifteth  up  another. 
For   in   the   hand   of  the   Lord  there  is  a  cup,  and  the 
wine  foamcth  ; 


'  Psalm  xlvi. 
*  I'salni  Ixxv. 


»  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  /»-itfr.  ^  R.  V. 
marg. ,  Or,  /"or  that  t/iv  itanifis  vcar 
thy  'iOondrous  'works  dirlare. 


Psalm  75- 8.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  409 

It  is  full  of  mixture,  and  he  poureth  out  of  the  same  ; 
Surely  the   dregs  thereof,   all   the  wicked   of  the   earth 

shall  ^  d  ra  i  n  them. 
'  In  Judah  is  God  known ; 
His  name  is  great  in  Israel. 
In  Salem  also  is  his  tabernacle, 
And  his  dwelling  place  is  Zion. 

The  stouthearted  are  spoiled,  they  have  slept  their  sleep  ; 
And  none  of  the  men  of  might  have  found  their  hands. 
At  thy  rebuke,  O  God  of  Jacob, 
Both  chariot  and  horse  are  cast  into  a  deep  sleep. 
Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  be  feared  ; 
And  who  may  stand   in  thy  sight  when   once  thou  art 

angry? 
Thou  didst  cause  sentence  to  be  heard  from  heaven ; 
The  earth  feared,  and  was  still, 
When  God  arose  to  judgment, 
To  save  all  the  meek  of  the  earth. 

Surely  the  wrath  of  man  shall  praise  thee  ; 

The  residue  of  wrath  shalt  thou  ^  gird  upon  thee. 

,  ^    ,      ,       .  I       "  So   in    R.    V.    maig.        *>  R.  V. 

'  rsalm  Ixxvi.  ^  .     ■  ° 

I  marg. ,  Or,  restrain. 

29 


410  The  vSiiorter  Bible     [2  chron.  32.  33. 


CHAPTER  XXXII. 

DEATH  OF  HEZEKIAH:  REIGN  OF  MANASSEH :  OF 
AMON :  PROPHECY  OF  ZEPHANIAH  :  KING  JOSIAH ; 
RESTORING  THE  TEMPLE;  FINDING  THE  BOOK  OF 
THE  LAW:  THE  GREAT  REFORMATION:  PASSOVER 
KEPT  :    DEATH  OF  JOSIAH. 

'And  Hezekiah  slept  with  his  fathers,  '  and  all  Judah 
Death  of  '^"'^  Jerusalem  did  him  honor  at  his  death. 
mnlMa^        And    ""  Manasseh     his   son    reigned     in     his 

nasseh.  stead. 

^  Manasseh  was  twelve  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign;  and  he  reigned  five  and  fifty  years  in  Jerusalem. 
He  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  LORD, 
after  the  abominations  of  the  heathen.  For  he  built 
again  the  high  places  which  his  father  had  destroyed  ; 
and  made  an  idol  as  did  y\hab  king  of  Israel.  And  he 
built  altars  for  the  stars  in  the  courts  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  set  up  the  graven  image  that  he  had 
made  in  the  house  of  God.  And  he  made  his  son  to 
pass  through  the  fire,  and  used  enchantments  and  dealt 
with  wizards.  Moreover  Manasseh  shed  innocent  blood 
very  much,  till  he  had  filled  Jerusalem  from  one  end  to 
another. 

*  And  the  LORD  spake  by  his  servants  the  prophets, 
saying,  "Because  Manasseh  king  of  Judah  hath  done 
these  abominations,  behold,  I  bring  such  evil  upon  Jeru- 
salem and  Judah,  that  whosoever  heareth  of  it,  both  his 
cars  shall  tingle.  I  will  wipe  Jerusalem  as  a  man  wipeth 
a  dish,  wiping  it  and  turning  it  upside  down.  And  I 
will  cast  off  the  remnant  of  mine  inheritance;  and  they 
shall  become  a  prey  and  a  spoil  to  all  their  enemies,  be- 
cause they  have  done  that  which  is  evil  in  my  sight,  and 
have  provoked  me  to  anger." 

'  2  Chron.  xxxii,  33-   '2  Kings  xxi,  i.    j  ,  ^    ^    ,    g 

'  2  Kings  XXI,  I.  *  2  Kings  xxi,  10.  |  ^ 


2  Chron.  33.  10.]  CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED. 


411 


'  But  Manasseh  and  his  people  gave  no  heed.  Where- 
fore the  Lord  brought  the  captains  of  the  host  of  the 
king  of  Assyria,  which  took  "■  Manasseh  ^  in  chains,  and 
bound  him  with  fetters,  and  carried  him  to  Babylon. 
And  when  he  was  in  distress,  he  besought  the  Lord, 
and  humbled  himself  greatly  before  the  God  of  his  fa- 
thers. And  the  Lord  heard  his  supplica-  Manasseh 
tion,  and  brought  him  again  to  Jerusalem  ^tplJuakt- 
into  his  kingdom.  Then  Manasseh  knew  restored. 
that  the  Lord  he  was  God. 

Now  after  this  he  took  away  the  strange  gods,  and 
the  idol  out  of  the  house  of  the  LORD,  and  all  the  altars 
that  he  had  built,  and  cast  them  out  of  the  city.  And 
he  built  up  the  altar  of  the  LORD,  and  commanded 
Judah  to  serve  the  Lord. 

So    Manasseh  slept  with  his    fathers,  and 
they  buried   him  in  *  the  garden  of  his  own    Manasseh- 
house ;    and  ^  Amon  his  son    reigned  in  his   ^"^^  Amon. 
stead. 

Amon  was  twenty  and  two  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned  two  years  in  Jerusalem.  He 
did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  LORD,  as  did 
Manasseh  his  father ;  ^  and  he  humbled  not  himself  be- 
fore the  Lord,  as  his  father  had  humbled  himself.  *  He 
worshiped  idols  and  forsook  the  LORD. 

And  the  servants  of  Amon   conspired,  and   put    the 
king   to   death  in  his  own   liouse.     And  the 
people  of  the  land  made  "^  Josiah  his  son  king 
in  his  stead. 


Death  of 
Amon. 


*  The  word  of  the  Lord  which  came  unto  Zephaniah. 
I  will  stretch  out  my  hand  upon  Judah, 
And  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; 
I  will  cut  off  them  that  are  turned  back  from  following 

the  Lord, 
And  those  that  have  not  sought  the  Lord. 
Hold  thy  peace  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord  GOD, 
For  the  day  of  the  LORD  is  at  hand. 


'  2  Chron.  xxxiii,  10.  ''  2  Kings  xxi,  22. 
'^  2  Kings  xxi,  18.         ^Zeph.  i,  i. 
^  2  Chron.  xxxiii,  23. 


"^  B.   C.  677. 
Or,    2uiik    hooks. 
^  B.  C.  639. 


>>  R.  V.   marg., 
"  B.    C.   642. 


412  The  Shorter  Bible  [Zt\^h.  i.  12 

I  will  search  Jerusalem  with  candles, 

I  will  punish  the  men  that  say  in  their  hearts, 

"  The  Lord  will  not  do  good, 

Neither  will  he  do  evil." 
The  great  day  of  the  Lord  is  near, 
It  is  near  and  hasteth  greatly. 
Neither  silver  nor  gold  shall  deliver, 
He  shall  make  a  terrible  end. 

Seek  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  meek  of  the  earth. 
It  may  be  ye  shall  be  hid   in  the  day  of  the  Lord's 
anger. 

'  Woe  to  her  that  is  rebellious  and  polluted, 

W  o  e  to  the  oppressing  city  ; 

Her  princes  are  roaring  lions, 

Her  judges  are  evening  wolves. 

I  have  cut  off  nations, 

I  have  made  their  streets  waste. 

But  I  will  leave  in  the  midst  of  thee  an  afflicted  and 
poor  people,  and  they  shall  trust  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord.  The  remnant  of  Israel  shall  not  do  iniquity  nor 
speak  lies. 

Sing,  O  daughter  of  Zion, 

Be  glad  and  rejoice,  O  daughter  of  Jerusalem; 

The  Lord  is  in  the  midst  of  thee  ; 

A  mighty  one  who  will  save. 

He  will  rejoice  over  thee  with  joy. 

He  will  rest  in  his  love. 

"  I  will  save  her  that  halteth. 

And  gather  her  that  was  driven  away." 

'Josiah  was  eight  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign; 
and  he  reigned  thirty  and  one  years  in  Jerusalem.  He 
did  that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and 
King  Jo-  walked  in  the  ways  of  David  his  father,  and 
siah.  turned  not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the 

left.    For  in  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign,  while  he  was 
yet  young,  he  began  to  seek   after   the    God  of  David 

'  Zeph.  iii,  i.  "^2  Chron.  xxxiv,  i. 


2  chron.  34- 3-]  Chronologically  Arranged.  413 

his  father  ;  and  in  the  twelfth  year  he  began  to  cleanse 
Judahand  Jerusalem  from  the  graven  images.  And  they 
brake  down  the  altars  of  the  idols  in  his  presence  ;  and 
the  images  he  brake  in  pieces,  and  made  dust  of  them, 
and  strewed  it  upon  the  graves  of  them  that  had  sacri- 
ficed unto  them.  And  so  he  did  in  the  cities  of  Israel 
in  their  ruins  round  about. 

''The  words  of  Jeremiah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  of  the  priests  that 
were  in  Anathoth  in  the  land  of  Benjamin. 

'  The  word  of  the  LORD  came  to  me,  saying,  "  Go  and 
cry  in  the  ears  of  Jerusalem,  '  Thus  saith  the  LORD,  I 
remember  thy  youth,  the  love  of  thine  espousals ;  how 
thou  wentest  after  me  in  the  wilderness.  Israel  was 
holiness  unto  the  Lord. 

"  '  I  brought  you  into  a  plentiful  land,  to  eat  the  fruit 
thereof,  but  when  ye  entered,  ye  defiled  my  land,  and 
made  mine  heritage  an  abomination.  ^  What  unright- 
eousness have  your  fathers  found  in  me  that  they  are 
gone  far  from  me?  Pass  over  the  isles  and  see,  send  and 
consider  diligently  ;  hath  any  nation  changed  their  gods, 
which  are  no  gods?  But  my  people  have  changed 
their  glory  for  that  which  doth  not  profit. 

"  '  Be  astonished,  O  ye  heavens,  at  this,  and  be  horribly 
afraid.  My  people  have  forsaken  me,  the  fountain  of 
living  waters,  and  have  hewed  them  out  cisterns,  broken 
cisterns  that  can  hold  no  water.'  " 

*  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king 
Josiah,  that  the  king  sent  Shaphan  the  scribe  to  the 
house  of  the  LORD,  saying,  "Go  up  to  Hilkiah  the  high 
priest,  that  he  may  sum  up  the  money  which  the  people 
have  brought  into  the  house  of  the  LORD,  and  give  it  to 
workmen  to  repair  the  house." 

^  And  when  they  brought  the  money,  Hilkiah  the 
priest  said  unto  Shaphan,  "  I  have  found  the  xhebookof 
book  of  the  law  given  by  Moses  in  the  house   the  law 

r      ^        X  >.         A       ,     TT-ii  •    1       1    1.  ,      ,         found. 

of  the  Lord.        And   Hilkiah  delivered  the 
book  to  Shaphan. 

And   Shaphan   brought   the  king  word,  saying,  "  All 

'  Jer.  i,  I.     -Jer.  ii,  I.     ^Jer.  ii,  5.     "^  2  Kingsxxii,  3.     ^2  Chron.  xxxiv,  14. 


414  The  Shorter  Bible     [2  chron.  34.  16. 

that  was  committed  to  thy  servants,  they  do  it.  They 
have  emptied  out  the  money  that  was  found  in  the  house, 
and  have  dehvered  it  into  the  hand  of  the  overseers  and 
workmen." 

And  Shaphan  told  the  king,  saying,  "  Hilkiah  the 
priest  hath  dehvered  me  a  book."  And  Shaphan  read 
before  the  king. 

And  when  the  king  heard  the  words  of  the  book  of  the 
law  he  rent  his  clothes.  And  the  king  commanded  Hil- 
kiah and  Shaphan,  saying,  "  Go  ye,  inquire  of  the  LORD 
concerning  the  words  of  this  book.  For  great  is  the 
wrath  of  the  Lord  because  our  fathers  have  not  kept 
the  word  of  the  LORD  according  to  all  that  is  written  in 
this  book." 

'So  they  went  to  Huldah  the  prophetess.  And  she 
Huidahcoii-  said  unto  them,  "Thus  saith  the  LORD,  the 
suited.  God  of  Israel,  'Behold,  I  will  bring  evil  upon 

this  place,  even  all  the  words  of  the  book  which  the  king 
of  Judah  hath  read,  because  they  have  forsaken  me.  But 
unto  the  king  of  Judah,  thus  shall  ye  say,  "  Because  thine 
heart  was  tender  and  thou  didst  humble  thyself  before  the 
Lord,  and  hast  rent  thy  clothes,  and  wept  before  me ;  I 
also  have  heard  thee,  saith  the  LORD.  Behold,  thou  shalt 
be  gathered  to  thy  grave  in  peace,  neither  shall  thine 
eyes  see  all  the  evil  which  I  will  bring  upon  this  place." 

And  they  brought  the  king  word  again. 

And  the  king  sent  and  gathered  unto  him  all  the 
elders    of    Tudah    and    Jerusalem.     And  the 

Covenant  ,  •'  ,,-'  r^iT^.-.  i 

making.  kmg  went  up  to  the  house  01  the  LORD,  and 

the  priests  and  prophets,  and  all  the  people,  both  small 
and  great,  with  him  ;  and  he  read  in  their  ears  all  the 
word's  of  the  book  which  was  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord.  And  the  king  stood  by  the  pillar,  and  made  a 
covenant  before  the  LORD,  to  keep  his  commandments 
with  all  his  heart,  and  all  his  soul ;  and  all  the  people 
stood  to  the  covenant. 

And  the  king  commanded  the  priests  to  bring  forth 
The  temple  out'of  the  temple  of  the  LORD  all  the  vessels 
cleansed.  {\^-^yi  were  made  for  i  d  o  1  s,  and  he  burned 
them. 

'  2  Kings  xxii,  14. 


2Chron.35-3]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  415 

'  And  the  king  said  unto  the  Levites  that  taught  all 
Israel,  which  were  holy  unto  the  LORD,  "  Put        Temple 
the  holy  ark  in  the  house  which  Solomon  the        restored 
son  of  David  king  of  Israel  did  build." 

"And  he  set  the  priests  in  their  charges,  and  encour- 
aged them  to  the  service  of  the  house  of  the  LORD. 
^  And  he  put  down  the  idolatrous  priests  that  burned 
incense  to  the  sun  and  moon.  And  he  brought  out 
the  idol  from  the  house  of  the  LORD  unto  the  brook 
Kidron,  and  burned  it,  and  stamped  it  small  with  powder, 
and  cast  the  powder  upon  graves.  And  he  defiled  the 
valley  of  Hinnom,  that  no  man  might  make  his  son  or ' 
his  daughter  to  pass  through  the  fire.  And  he  took 
away  the  horses  that  the  kings  of  Judah  had  given  to  the 
sun,  and  burned  the  chariots  of  the  sun  with  fire.  And 
the  high  places  which  Solomon  the  king  of  Israel  had 
builded  did  the  king  defile.  Moreover  the  altar  that  was 
at  Beth-el,  which  Jeroboam  who  made  Israel  to  sin,  had 
made,  even  that  altar  he  brake  dow^n. 

And  as  Josiah  turned  himself  he  spied  the  sepulchers 
that  were  there  in  the  mount ;  and  he  sent,      idolatry 
and  took  the  bones   out  of  the    sepulchers,      put  away, 
and  burned  them   upon  the  altar,  and  defiled  it,  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  LORD  which  the  ^  man  of  God 
proclaimed. 

Then  Josiah  said,  "  What  monument  is  that  which 
I  see?" 

And  the  men  of  the  city  told  him,  "  It  is  the  sepulcher 
of  the  man  of  God,  which  came  from  Judah,  and  pro- 
claimed  these  things  that  thou  hast  done  against  the 
altar  of  Beth-el." 

And  he  said,  "  Let  him  be;  let  no  man  move  his 
bones." 

And  he  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

And    the    king    commanded    all    the   people,   saying, 
'*  Keep  the    passover    unto    the   LORD    your        Passover 
God,   as  it    is  written    in    this    book    of   the        ^^p*- 
covenant." 

*  And  Josiah  gave  to  the  children  of  the  people  lambs 

'  2  Chron.  XXXV,  3.  J  2  Kings  xxiii.  5.      I  a  ^  Kings  xiii,  2. 

^  2  Chron.  xxxv.  2.   •*  2  Chron.  xxxv,  7.  |  '^ 


416  The  Shorter  Bible       [2  chron.  35. 7. 

and  kids  for  the  passover  offerings,  tliirty  thousand,  and 
three  thousand  bullocks.  So  the  service  was  prepared, 
and  the  priests  stood  in  their  place.  And  the  singers 
were  in  their  place,  and  the  porters  at  every  gate. 
'  There  was  not  kept  such  a  passover  from  the  days  of 
the  judges  that  judged  Israel,  nor  in  all  the  days  of  the 
kings. 

And  there  was  no  king  like  Josiah  that  turned  to 
the  Lord  with  all  his  heart,  and  with  all  his  soul,  and 
with  all  his  might,  according  to  all  the  law  of  Moses; 
neither  after  him  arose  there  any  like  him. 

*  After  all  this,  ^  Pharaoh-neco  king  of  Egypt  went 
up  against  the  king  of  Assyria,  *  by  ^  the  river  Euphrates  ; 
"and  Josiah  went  out  against  him.  But  he  sent  to  him 
saying,  "  What  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  thou  king  of 
Judah?  I  come  not  against  thee  this  day,  but  against 
the  house  wherewith  I  have  war.  Forbear  from  med- 
dling !  " 

Nevertheless  Josiah  would  not,  but  disguised  himself, 
Death  of  t^'^a.t  he  might  fight  with  him,  and  came  to 
Josiah.  figiit   in   the    valley  of    Megiddo.     And    the 

archers  shot  at  king  Josiah  ;  and  the  king  said  to  his 
servants,  "Have  me  away;  for  I  am  sore  wounded." 
So  his  servants  brought  him  to  Jerusalem  ;  and  he  died, 
and  was  buried  in  the  sepulchers  of  his  fathers.  And  all 
Judah  and  Jerusalem  mourned  for  Josiah.  And  Jere- 
miah the  prophet  lamented  for  Josiah  ;  and  all  the 
singing  men  and  singing  women  spake  of  Josiah  in  their 
lamentations,  unto  this  day;  behold,  they  are  written  in 
the  lamentations. 

'  2  Kings  xxiii,  22.        •''2  Kings  xxiii,  29.  ^2  Kings  xxiii,  29. 

'^2  Chron.  xx.w,  20.      •*  2  Chron.  xxxv,  20.       ^2  Chron.  xxxv,  20. 


2  Kings  33- 30.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  417 


CHAPTER   XXXIII. 

JOAHAZ'  SHORT  REIGN  :  KING  JEHOIAKIM  AND  NEBU- 
CHADNEZZAR:  PROPHECIES  OF  JEREMIAH:  FIRST 
CAPTIVITY  OF  JUDAH  :  JEHOIAKIM'S  REBELLION  AND 
DEATH:  CONIAH'S  BRIEF  REIGN  :  KING  ZEDEKIAH  : 
MESSAGES   FROM   JEREMIAH. 

And  the  people  of  the  land  took  ^  Joahaz  the  son  of 
Josiah,  and  anointed  him,  and  made  him  king  in  his 
father's  stead. 

Joahaz  was  twenty  and  three  years  old  when  he  began 
to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned  three  months  in  Reign  of 
Jerusalem.  He  did  that  which  was  evil  in  Joahaz. 
the  sight  of  the  LORD.  And  Pharaoh-neco  put  him  in 
bands  that  he  might  not  reign  in  Jerusalem  ;  and  put  the 
land  to  a  tribute  of  an  hundred  talents  of  silver  and  a 
talent  of  gold.  And  Pharaoh  made  Eliakim  the  son  of 
Josiah  king  and  changed  his  name  to  Jehoiakim,  and 
'  took  Joahaz  his  brother  and  carried  him  to  Egypt. 

The  lament  of  Jeremiah. 

Weep  not  for  the  dead,  neither  bemoan  him ;  but 
weep  sore  for  him  that  goeth  away  ;  for  he  shall  return 
no  more,  nor  see  his  native  country.  For  rpj^g  words 
thus  saith  the  Lord  touching  the  son  of  Josiah,  of  Jeremiah. 
"  He  shall  not  return  thither  any  more :  but  in  the  place 
whither  they  have  led  him  captive,  there  shall  he  die. 
He  shall  see  this  land  no  more." 

*And  Joahaz  died  in  Egypt. 

^^  Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and  five  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned  eleven  years        ^ing  je- 
in  Jerusalem.     He  did  that  which   was  evil        hoiakim. 
in  the  sight  of  the  LORD. 

'  2  Chron.  xxxvi,  4.  '  2  Chion.  xxvi,  5.  I        ^       ^  ,  ^   ^   ^^g_ 

•*  2  Kings  xxiii,  34.  I 


418 


The  Shorter  Bible 


[Jen  1 8.  I. 


'  The  word  which  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord  concerning 
Jehoiakim,  when  he  oppressed  the  people  to  build  him  a 
great  house. 

"  ^  Woe  unto  him  that  buildeth  his  house  by  unright- 
eousness, and  his  chambers  by  injustice ;  that  useth  his 
neighbor's  service  without  wages,  and  giveth  him  not 
his  hire;  that  saith,  'I  will  build  me  a  wide  house  and 
spacious  chambers,  and  cutteth  him  out  windows  ;  and  it 
is  ceiled  with  cedar,  and  painted  with  vermilion.  Shalt 
thou  reign,  because  thou  strivest  to  excel  in  cedar?  Did 
not  thy  father,  Josiah,  do  judgment  and  justice? 
Then  it  was  well  with  him.  He  judged  the  cause  of  the 
poor  and  needy.  Was  not  this  to  know  me?  saith  the 
Lord.  But  thine  eyes  and  thine  heart  are  but  for  ^  cov- 
etousness,  and  to  shed  innocent  blood  ;  and  for  oppres- 
sion and  violence,  to  do  it.  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  concerning  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king  of 
Judah,  They  shall  not  lament  for  him.  He  shall  be 
buried  with  the  burial  of  an  ass,  drawn  and  cast  forth 
beyond  the  gates  of  Jerusalem.'  " 

'  In  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  Jehoiakim  king  of 
Judah  came  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  unto 
Jerusalem,  and  besieged  it.  And  the  LORD 
gave  Jehoiakim  into  his  hand,  with  part  of  the 
vessels  of  the  house  of  God.  '  Nebuchad- 
nezzar carried  the  vessels  to  Babylon,  and  put 
them  'into  the  treasure  house  of  his  god.  And  the 
king  spake  unto  his  servant  that  he  should  bring 
certain  of  the  children  of  Israel,  even  of  the  seed  royal 
and  nobles,  and  teach  them  the  learning  and  tongue  of 
the  Chaldeans.     Among  these  was  i' Daniel. 

'  Jehoiakim  became  Nebuchadnezzar's  servant 
Jehoiakim's  three  years;  then  he  turned  and  rebelled 
rebellion.  against  him.  And  tlie  LORD  sent  against 
him  bands  of  Chaldeans  and  others  to  destroy  Judah, 
according  to  the  word  which  he  spake  by  the  hand  of  his 
servants  the  prophets. 


Nebuchad- 
nezzar- 
First  cap- 
tivity, 
B.  C.  605. 


'^Jer.  xviii,  I. 
^  Jer.  xxii,  13. 
^  Dan.  i,  i. 


'2  Chron.  xxxvi,  ' 
Dan.  i,  2. 
'  2  Kings  xxiv,  i. 


"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  disliouest  gain. 
Made  captive  B.  C.  605. 


jer.  25.  I.J       Chronologically  Arranged.  419 


'The  •word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoi- 
akim,  the  same  was  the  first  year  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king 
of  Babylon. 

These  three  and  twenty  years  the  word  of  the  Lord 
hath  come  unto  me,  and  I  have  spoken  unto  you,  but  ye 
have  not  hearkened.  And  the  LORD  hath  sent  unto 
you  all  his  servants  the  prophets,  rising  up  early  and 
sending  them,  saying,  "  Return  ye  now,  every  one  from 
his  evil  way,  and  dwell  in  the  land  that  the  LoRD  hath 
given  you.  Yet  ye  have  not  hearkened  unto  me,  saith 
the  Lord.  Therefore  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  send  unto 
Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of  Babylon  my  servant,  and 
this  whole  land  shall  be  a  desolation  and  an  astonish- 
ment ;  and  these  nations  shall  serve  the  king  of  Babylon 
seventy  years." 

^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning  Jehoiakim,  "  He  shall 
have  none  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  David.  I  will  pun- 
ish him  and  his  seed  and  his  servants  for  their  iniquity, 
'  and  his  dead  body  shall  be  cast  out  in  the  day  to  the 
heat,  and  in  the  night  to  the  frost." 

*  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  '^  smote  the  army 
of  Pharaoh-neco   king  of  Egypt,  at  Carche-   Death  of 
mish.     Then  came  Nebuchadrezzar   mng^co-"^" 
and    took    Jerusalem,  and  slew    Je-   "iah. 

h  o  i  a  k  i  m  ,  a  n  d  m  a  d  e    ^  C  o  n  i  a  h   king. 

*  And  the  king  of  Egypt  came  not  again  any  more  out 
of  his  land  ;  for  the  king  of  Babylon  had  taken  from  the 
brook  of  Egypt  unto  the  river  Euphrates  all  that  per- 
tained to  the  king  of  Egypt. 

Coniah  was  eighteen  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign;  and  he  reigned  in  Jerusalem  three  months.  And 
he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  LORD, 
according  to  all  that  his  father  had  done. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  by  Jeremiah. 

""As  I  live,"  saith  the  Lord,  "  though  Coniah  king  of 
Judah  were  the  signet  upon  my  right  hand,  yet  would  I 

'Jer.  XXV,  I.  ''Jer.  xlvi,  2. 

'■^Jer.  xxxvi,  30.        '-2  Kings  xxiv,  7.  *  B.  C.  610.      **  B.  C.  597. 

^Jer.  xxxvi,  30.        "Jer.  xxii,  24, 


420  The  Shorter  Bible  [Jer.  22. 24. 

pluck  thee  thence.  I  will  give  thee  into  the  hand  of 
them  of  whom  thou  art  afraid,  even  Nebuchadrezzar,  and 
the  Chaldeans,  And  I  will  cast  thee  out,  and  thy 
mother  that  bare  thee,  into  another  country,  and  there  ye 
shall  die.  But  to  the  land  whereunto  their  soul  longeth 
to  return,  thither  they  shall  not  return.  O  earth,  earth, 
earth,  hear  the  word  of  the  LORD.  Write  ye  this  man 
childless.  For  no  man  of  his  seed  shall  prosper  sit- 
ting upon  the  throne  of  David,  and  ruling  any  more  in 
Judah." 

'  At  that  time  the  servants  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  came  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  the  city  was  besieged. 
And  Coniah  the  king  of  Judah  went  out  to  the  king  of 
Babylon,  he,  and  his  mother,  and  servants,  and  princes. 
And  the  king  of  Babylon  carried  out  all  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  king's  house,  and  cut  in 
pieces  all  the  vessels  of  gold  which  Solomon  had  made  in 
^     ..  .^      „    the  temple  of  the    Lord.     And   he    carried 

Captivity  of  I  .  ,       •    , 

iiingand  away  all  Jerusalem,  all  the  prmces and  mighty 
men  of  valor,  even  ten  thousand  captives,  and 
all  the  craftsmen  and  smiths;  none  remained,  save  the 
poorest  people  of  the  land.  And  he  carried  away 
Coniah,  and  the  king's  mother,  and  wives,  and  officers, 
and  the  chief  men  of  the  land  into  captivity  from  Jeru- 
salem to  Babylon,  and  made  his  father's  brother  king  in 
his  stead,  and  changed  his  name  to  Zedekiah. 

*  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven  and  thirtieth  year 
of  the  captivity  of  Coniah  king  of  Judah  that  Evil-mero- 
dach  king  of  Babylon,  in  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  lifted 
Coniahin  ^'P  the  head  of  Jehoiachin,  and  brought  him 
Babylon.  forth  out  of  prison;  and  he  .spake  kindly  to 
him,  and  set  his  throne  above  the  throne  of  the  kings 
that  were  with  him  in  Babylon.  And  he  changed  his 
prison  garments,  and  did  eat  bread  before  him  continu- 
ally all  the  days  of  his  life.  7\nd  there  was  a  continual 
allowance  given  him  of  the  king  of  Jkibylon,  every  day  a 
portion,  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

'^Zedekiah  was  twenty   and   one   years  old  when  he 

'2  Kings  xxiv,  lO.   ^aClnon.  xxxvi,  ii.  I  n  u    r '    c    -r 

'  2  Kings  XXV,  27.  I 


2  Chron.  36.  II.]   CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  421 

began   to  reign  ;  and   he   reigned  eleven  years  in  Jeru- 
salem.     He   did  that  which   was  evil   in  the     KingZede- 
sight  of  the  Lord.     He  humbled  not  himself     i^iah. 
before^  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  speaking  from  the  LORD. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  by  Jeremiah. 

'In  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Zedekiah  king 
of  Judah  came  this  word  unto  Jeremiah  from  the  LORD, 
saying,  "  Make  thee  bands  and  ^  bars,  and  put  them  upon 
thy  neck  ;  and  send  them  to  the  king  of  ,  .  , , 
Edom,  and  the  king  of  Moab,  and  Tyre,  and  object  les- 
Zidon.  And  give  a  charge,  saying, '  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  "  I  have  given  all  these  lands  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Babylon,  my  servant. 
And  all  the  nations  shall  serve  him,  and  his  son,  and  his 
son's  son,  until  the  time  of  his  own  land  come  ;  and  then 
many  nations  and  great  kings  shall  serve  themselves  of 
him.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the  nation  and  the 
kingdom  which  will  not  serve  the  same  Nebuchadnezzar 
king  of  Babylon,  and  that  will  not  put  their  neck  under 
the  yoke,  that  nation  will  I  punish  wath  the  sword  and 
Avith  the  famine,  and  with  the  pestilence."  ' 

And  Jeremiah  spake  to  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah 
according  to  all  these  words,  saying,  "  Bring  your  necks 
under  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  serve  him 
and  his  people,  and  live.  Why  will  ye  die,  thou  and  thy 
people?  " 

And  Hananiah  the  false  prophet  spake,  saying, 
"Thus  speaketh  the  LORJ),  '  I  have  broken  the  yoke  of 
the  king  of  Babylon.'  " 

Then    Hananiah    took   the   bar    from  off  Jeremiah's 
neck  and  brake  it,  saying,  "Thus  saith  the         a  false 
Lord,    '  Even  so  will   I   break  the  yoke  of        prophet. 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon.'  " 

Then  the  word  of  the  LORD  came  to  Jeremiah,  say- 
ing, "  Thus  saith  the  LORD,  '  Thou  hast  broken  the 
bars  of  wood,  but  I  will  make  in  their  stead  bars  of 
iron.  For  I  have  put  a  yoke  of  iron  upon  the  neck  of 
all  these  nations  that  they  may  serve  Nebuchadnezzar.'  " 

'  Jer.  xxvii,  i.  |      ■*  R.  V.  marg.,  See  Lev.  xxvi,  13. 


422  The  Shorter  Bible  [Jer.  28.  15. 

"  Hananiah,  the  LORD  hath  not  sent  thee.  Thou  makest 
this  people  to  trust  in  a  lie.  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  '  Behold,  I  will  send  thee  away  from  off  the  face 
of  the  earth ;  this  year  thou  shalt  die,  because  thou  hast 
spoken  rebellion  against  the  Lord.*  " 
So  Hananiah  died  the  same  year. 


jer.  29.  I.]        Chronologically  Arranged.  423 


CHAPTER   XXXIV. 

JEREMIAH'S  LETTER  TO  THE  CAPTIVE  JEWS  :  EZEKIEL'S 
SIGN  AND  PROPHECY:  JERUSALEM  BESIEGED:  ZEDE- 
KIAH  AND  JEREMIAH  :  DESTRUCTION  OF  JERU- 
SALEM :  FINAL  CAPTIVITY  OF  KING  AND  PEOPLE: 
FLIGHT  TO  EGYPT:  FINAL  PROPHECIES  OF  JEREMIAH. 

Now  these  are  the  words  of  the  letter  that  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  sent  unto  the  elders,  and  priests,      jeremiaVs 
and  prophets,  and  all  the  people,  whom  Nebu-      letter. 
chadnezzar  had  carried  away  captive  to  Babylon. 

Thus  saith  the  LORD  God  of  Israel,  "  Build  ye  houses, 
and  dwell  in  them  ;  plant  gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of 
them.  And  seek  the  peace  of  the  city  whither  I  have 
caused  you  to  be  carried  away  captive,  and  pray  unto 
the  Lord  for  it;  for  in  the  peace  thereof  shall  ye  have 
peace." 

For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  "  After  seventy  years  be  ac- 
complished for  Babylon,  I  will  visit  you,  and  perform 
my  good  word  toward  you,  in  causing  you  to  return 
to  this  place.  For  I  know  the  thoughts  that  I  think 
toward  you,  saith  the  LORD,  thoughts  of  peace,  and 
not  of  evil,  to  give  you  hope  in  your  latter  end.  And 
ye  shall  call  upon  me,  and  pray  unto  me,  and  I  will 
hearken  unto  you.  And  ye  shall  seek  me,  and  find  me, 
when  ye  shall  search  for  me  with  all  your  heart.  And  I 
will  be  found  of  you,  saith  the  LORD,  and  I  will  turn 
again  your  captivity,  and  I  will  gather  you  from  all  the 
nations,  and  from  all  the  places  whither  I  have  driven 
you,  and  I  will  bring  you  again  unto  the  place  whence  I 
caused  you  to  be  carried  away  captive." 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning  the  king  on  the  throne 
of  David,  and  concerning  your  brethren  that  are  not 
gone  forth  with  you  into  captivity,  "  Behold,  I  will  send 
upon  them  the  sword,  and  will  deliver  them  to  be  tossed 


424  The  Shorter  Bible  [Jer.  29.  i8. 

to  and  fro  among  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  ;  be- 
cause they  have  not  hearkened  to  my  words." 

Thus  saith  the  LORD  concerning  Ahab  and  Zedekiah, 
which  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you  in  my  name,  "  Behold,  I 
will  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar,  and 
he  shall  ^  roast  them  in  the  fire  '  before  your  eyes  ;  be- 
cause they  have  spoken  words  in  my  name  falsely." 

°  And  Zedekiah  rebelled  against  the  king  of  Babylon, 
'who  had  made  him  swear  by  the  LORD  that  he 
would  not  r  e  b  e  1 ,  ^  sending  ambassadors  into  Egypt 
that  they  might  give  him  horses  and  much  people. 

The  wrord  of  the  Lord  by  EzekieL 

"The  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Ezekiel  the  priest, 
Ezekiei's        the  SOU    of  Buzi,  in   the  land   of  the  Chal- 
pn)phecy  in    deans,  by  the  river  Chebar. 
captivity.  "  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

ing, "  Son  of  man,  prepare  thee  stuff  for  ^'  removing,  and 
remove  from  thy  place  to  another  place  by  day  in  their 
sight.  And  go  forth  at  even  in  their  sight,  as  when 
men  go  forth  into  exile.  Dig  thou  through  the  wall  in 
their  sight,  and  carry  out  thereby  in  the  dark.  Thou 
shalt  cover  thy  face  that  thou  see  not  the  ground.  For 
I  have  set  thee  for  a  sign  unto  the  house  of  Israel." 

And  I  did  as  I  was  commanded  ;  I  brought  forth  my 
stuff  by  day,  as  stuff  for  removing,  and  in  the  even  I 
digged  through  the  wall  with  mine  hand  ;  I  brought  it 
forth  in  the  dark,  and  bare  it  upon  my  shoulder  in  their 
sight.  And  in  the  morning  came  the  word  of  the  LoRD 
unto  me,  saying,  "  Son  of  man,  hath  not  the  house  of  Is- 
rael said  unto  thee,  '  What  doest  thou  ?  '  Say  unto  them, 
*  This  concerneth  the  prince,  and  all  the  house  of  Israel 
in  Jerusalem.  I  am  your  sign  ;  like  as  I  have  done,  so 
shall  it  be  done  unto  them  ;  they  shall  go  into  exile, 
into  captivity.  And  the  prince  that  is  among  them 
shall  bear  his  things  upon  his  shoulder  in  the  dark, 
and  shall  go   forth;  they  shall  dig  through   the  wall  to 


'  Jer.  xxix,  2i.  ''Ezek.  xvii,  15. 

^  2  Kings  xxiv,  20.         ^  Ezek.  i,  3. 
*  2  Chron.  xxxvi,  13.  ^  Ezek.  xii,  i. 


"  Dan.  iii,  6.     ^  R.  V.  niarg.,  Or, 
exi/e. 


Ezek.  12.  12.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  425 

carry  out  thereby..  He  shall  cover  his  face,  he  shall  not 
see  the  ground.  But  he  shall  be  taken  and  brought 
to  Babylon,  yet  he  shall  not  see  it,  though  he  shall  die 
there.  And  I  will  scatter  toward  every  wind  all  that 
are  round  about  him  to  help  him.  And  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord.'  "  "• 

'  And  it  came  to  pass  that  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  came,  he  and  all  his  army,  and  en-  Jerusalem 
camped  against  Jerusalem ;  and  they  built  beseiged. 
forts  against  it  round  about.  So  the  city  was  besieged. 
The  famine  was  sore  in  the  city,  so  that  there  was  no 
bread  for  the  people. 

"  And  Zedekiah  the  king  sent  to  the  prophet  Jere- 
miah, saying,  "  Pray  now  unto  the  Lord  for  us." 

A  n  d  ^  Zedekiah  again  sent  and  said  unto  h  i  m  ,  "  I 
will  ask  thee  a  thing  ;  hide  nothing  from  me." 

Then  Jeremiah  said  unto  Zedekiah,  "  If  I  declare  it 
unto  thee,  wilt  thou  not  surely  put  me  to  death?  If  I 
give  thee  counsel,  thou  wilt  not  hearken  unto  me." 

So  Zedekiah  the  king  sware  secretly  unto  Jeremiah, 
saying,    "  As   the    LORD    liveth     that   made 
us,  I  will  not  put  thee  to  death,  neither  will       blfore^^ 
I  give  thee  into  the  hand  of  these  men  that       Zedekiah. 
seek  thy  life." 

Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  Zedekiah,  "  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  '  If  thou  wilt 
go  forth  unto  the  king  of  Babylon's  princes,  then  thy 
soul  shall  live,  and  this  city  shall  not  be  burned  with  fire. 
But  if  thou  wilt  not  go  forth,,  then  shall  this  city  be 
given  into  the  hands  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  they  shall 
burn  it  with  fire,  and  thou  shalt  not  escape  out  of  their 
hand.'  " 

And  Zedekiah  the  king  said  unto  Jeremiah,  "  I  am 
afraid  of  the  Jews  that  are  fallen  away  to  the  Chaldeans, 
lest  they  deliver  me  into  their  hand,  and  they  mock  me." 

But  Jeremiah  said,  "  They  shall  not  deliver  thee. 
Obey,  I  beseech  thee,  the  voice  of  the  LORD,  in  that 
which  I  speak  unto  thee  ;  so  it  shall  be  well  with  thee, 

'2  Kings  XXV,  I.  ^Jer.  xxxviii,  14.  I  Tor  other  prophecies  of  Ezekiel, 
'  Jer.  xxxvii,  3.  \  see  page  501. 

30 


426  The  Shorter  Bible  [Jer.  38. 20. 

and  thy  soul  shall  live.  But  if  thou  refuse  to  go  forth, 
this  is  the  word  that  the  LORD  hath  showed  me,  '  Be- 
hold, they  shall  bring  out  all  thy  wives  and  thy  children 
to  the  Chaldeans  ;  and  thou  shalt  not  escape  out  of  their 
hand,  but  shalt  be  taken  by  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  Babylon  ;  and  thou  shalt  cause  this  city  to  be  burned 
by  fire.' " 

Then  said  Zedekiah,  "  Let  no  man  know  of  these 
words,  and  thou  shalt  not  die." 

And  it  came  to  pass  when  a  breach  was  made  in  the 
city,  that  the  princes  of  the  king  of  Baby- 
capture  and  Ion  came  in,  and  when  Zedekiah  and  the  men 
punishment,  ^f  ^^^rsaw  them  they  fled,  and  went  forth  out  of 
the  city  by  night,  by  the  way  of  the  king's  garden.  But 
the  army  of  the  Chaldeans  pursued  after  them,  and 
overtook  Zedekiah,  and  brought  him  to  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon. 

'  And  all  his  army  was  scattered  from  him. 

And  they  slew  the  sons  of  Zedekiah,  before  his  eyes, 
and  put  out  the  eyes  of  Zedekiah,  and  bound  him  in 
fetters,  and  carried  him  to  Babylon.  ^  The  king  of  B  a  b  y  - 
1  o  n  slew  their  young  men  with  the  sword,  and  had  no 
compassion  upon  young  man  or  maiden,  old  man  or 
ancient.  And  all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  great 
and  small,  and  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  treasures  of  the  king  and  of  his  princes  ;  all 
these  he  brought  to  Babylon.  'And  the  pillars  of  brass 
that  were  in  the  house  of  the  LORD,  and  the  bases  and 
Final  cap-  the  brazen  sea  that  were  in  the  house  of  the 
rJi^aiW®'  Lord,  did  the  Chaldeans  break  in  pieces,  and 
destroyed.  carried  the  brass  of  them  to  Babylon.  'And 
they  *  burnt  the  house  of  God,  and  brake  down  the  wall 
of  Jerusalem,  and  burnt  all  the  palaces  thereof  with  fire, 
and  destroyed  all  the  goodly  vessels  thereof.  And  them 
that  had  escaped  from  the  sword  carried  he  away  to 
Babylon  ;  and  they  were  servants  to  him  and  his  sons 
until  the  reign  of  the  kingdom  of  Persia;  to  fulfill  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  until  the  land  had  enjoyed  her 
sabbaths.     For  as  long  as  she  lay  desolate  she  kept  sab- 

1  2  Kings  XXV,  5.  3  2  Kings  XXV,  13.       I  nJi  C   k86 

'^2  Cliron.  xxxvi,  17.  *2  Chroa.  xxxvi,  19.  | 


2Chron.36. 2I.J    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  427 

bath,  to  fulfill  threescore  and  ten  years.  '  Because 
they  mocked  the  messengers  of  God,  and  despised  his 
words,  and  scoffed  at  his  prophets,  until  the  wrath  of 
the  Lord  arose  against  his  people,  till  there  was  no 
remedy. 

A   PSALM    OF    THE   CAPTIVITY. 

'  By  the  rivers  of  Babylon, 

There  we  sat  down,  yea,  we  wept, 

When  we  remembered  Zion. 

Upon  the  willows  in  the  midst  thereof 

We  hanged  up  our  harps. 

For  there  they  that  led  us  captive  required  of  us  songs. 

And  they  that  wasted  us  required  of  us  mirth,  saying, 

"  Sing  us  one  of  the  songs  of  Zion." 

How  shall  we  sing  the  Lord's  song 

In  a  strange  land? 

'  But  the  captain  of  the  guard  left  of  the  poorest  of  the 
land  to  be  vinedressers  and  husbandmen,  *and  he  made 
Gedaliah  governor  over  them. 

And  Gedaliah  said  unto  the  people,  "  Fear  not ;  dwell 

in  the  land,  and  serve  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  ,  ,   , 

.^     ,     ,,  ,      '      1,  ,,  ^  ^  Gedaliah. 

it  shall  be  well. 

But  Ishmael  came,  and  ten  men  with  him,  and  smote 
Gedaliah  that  he  died.     And  all  the  people,  both  small 
and  great,  arose  and  came  to  Egypt,  for  they        Flight  to 
were  afraid  of  the  Chaldeans.     They  ^took        Egypt. 
Jeremiah  the  prophet  and  came  even  to  Tahpanhes. 

Then  came  the  word  of  the  LORD  unto  Jeremiah  in 
Tahpanhes,  saying,  "  Take  great  stones  in  thine  hand, 
and  hide  them  in  mortar  in  the  brickwork  at  the 
entry  of  Pharaoh's  house,  in  the  sight  of  the  men  of 
Judah;  and  say  unto  them,  '  Thus  saith  the  LoRD  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  "  Behold,  I  will  send  Jeremiah's 
and  take  Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of  Baby-  ^^^n. 
Ion,  my  servant,  and  will  set  his  throne  upon  these  stones 
that  I  have  hid ;  and  he  shall  spread  his  royal  pavilion 
over  them.     And   he   shall   come,  and  shall   smite   the 

'  2  Chron.  xxxvi,  i6.  ^2  Kings  xxv,  I2.  ^  Jer.  xliii,  6. 

''■  Psalm  cxxxvii.  ^  2  Kings  xxv,  22. 


428  The  Shorter  Bible  [jer.  43.  n. 

land  of  Egypt  ;  such  as  are  for  death  shall  be  given  to 
death,  and  such  as  are  for  captivity  to  captivity.  And  I 
will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  houses  of  the  gods  of  Egypt ;  and 
he  shall  burn  them,  and  earry  them  away  captives:  and 
he  shall  array  himself  with  the  land  of  Egypt,  as  a  shep- 
herd putteth  on  his  garments."  '  "  '^ 

'  The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord,  saying, 

"  Write  thee  all  the  words  that  I  have  spoken  unto 
thee  in  a  book.  For,  lo,  the  days  come,"  saith  the  Lord, 
"  that  I  will  turn  again  the  captivity  of  my  people,  and 
cause  them  to  return  to  the  land  that  I  gave  to  their 
fathers,  and  they  shall  possess  it.  In  that  day  they  shall 
serve  the  Lord  their  God." 

"'At  that  time,"  saith  the  LORD,  "will  I  be  the  God 
of  all  the  families  of  Israel,  and  they  shall  be  my  people." 

Thus  saith  the  LORD,  "  I  have  loved  thee  with  an  ever- 
lasting love,  therefore  with  lovingkindness  have  I  drawn 
thee.  Again  will  I  build  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be 
A  gracious  built,  O  Israel;  again  shalt  thou  make  merry, 
prophecy.  Again  shalt  thou  plant  vineyards  upon  the 
mountains  of  Samaria  ;  the  planters  shall  plant,  and  shall 
enjoy  the  fruit  thereof.  For  there  shall  be  a  day,  that 
the  watchmen  upon  the  hills  of  Ephraim  shall  cry,  '  Arise 
ye,  and  let  us  go  up  to  Zion  unto  the  LORD  our  God.' 
Behold,  I  will  bring  them  from  the  north  country,  and 
gather  them  from  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth,  a 
great  company  shall  they  return  hither.  They  shall  come 
with  weeping,  and  with  supplications  will  I  lead  them. 
I  will  cause  them  to  walk  by  rivers  of  waters,  in  a 
straight  way  wherein  they  shall  not  stumble ;  for  I  am  a 
father  to  Israel,  and  Ephraim  is  my  firstborn." 

'  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  "  Yet  again  there  shall  be  heard 
in  Jerusalem  the  voice  of  joy  and  the  voice  of  glad- 
ness, the  voice  of  the  bridegroom  and  the  voice  of  the 
bride,  the  voice  of  them  that  say,  '  Give  thanks  to  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  for  the  Lord  is  good,  for  his  mercy  cn- 
dureth  forever.' 

"  In  those  days  will  I  cause  a  ^  Branch  of  righteousness 

'  Jer.  XXX,  I.  ^  Jer.  xxxiii,  lo.  t     "  IN  ehucliadrczzar  overran  Egypt  in 

^  Jer.  xxxi,  i.  j  5S1.  ''  R.V.  marg.,Or,  Shoot,  o\,Bud. 


jer.  33.  15.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  429 

to  grow  up  unto  David  ;  and  he  shall  execute  judgment 
and  righteousness  in  the  land.  In  those  days  shall  Judah 
be  saved,  and  Jerusalem  shall  dwell  safely;  and  this  is 
the  name  whereby  she  shall  be  called,  The  LORD  is  our 
righteousness."  ^ 

"  For  other  prophecies  of  Jeremiah,  see  page  481. 


430  The  Shorter  Bible  [Job  i.  i. 


THE  BOOK  OF  JOB, 


CHAPTER   I. 

INTRODUCTION. 

There  was  a  man  in  the  land  of  Uz,  whose  name  was 

Job  J°^  '  ^^^  ^^^^  '^'^'^  ^^^  perfect  and  upright, 

and  one  that  feared  God,  and  eschewed  evil. 
And  there  were  born  unto  him  seven  sons  and  three 
daughters.  His  substance  also  was  seven  thousand 
sheep,  and  three  thousand  camels,  and  five  hundred  yoke 
of  oxen,  and  five  hundred  she-asses,  and  a  very  great 
household  ;  so  that  this  man  was  the  greatest  of  all  the 
children  of  the  east. 

And  his  sons  went  and  held  a  feast  in  the  house  of 
each  one  upon  his  day;  and  they  sent  and  called  for 
their  three  sisters  to  eat  and  drink  with  them.  And  Job 
sent  and  sanctified  them,  and  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  offered  burnt  offerings  according  to  the  number 
of  them  all ;  for  Job  said,  "  It  may  be  that  my  sons  have 
sinned."     Thus  did  Job  continually. 

Now  there  was  a  day  when  the  sons  of  God  came  to 
present  themselves  before  the  LORD,  and  ^  Satan  came 
also  among  them.  And  the  LORD  said  unto  Satan, 
"  Whence  comest  thou  ?  " 

Then  Satan  answered,  "  From  going  to  and  fro  in  the 
earth,  and  from  walking  up  and  down  in  it." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  "  Hast  thou  con- 
sidered my  servant  Job  ?  There  is  none  like  him  in  the 
earth,  a  perfect  and  an  upright  man,  one  that  fcarcth 
God,  and  eschcwcth  evil." 

Then   Satan  said,  "Doth   Job   fear  God   for  naught? 

"  R.  V.  niaig.,  Tliat  is,  //te  Achu'rsary. 


Job  I.  lo.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  431 

Hast  not  thou  made  an  hedge  about  him  and  his 
house,   and  about  all   that  he  hath  ?     Thou  job  ac- 

hast  blessed  the  work  of  his  hands,  and  his  cused. 

substance  is  increased  in  the  land.  But  put  forth  thine 
hand  now,  and  touch  all  that  he  hath,  and  he  will  ^  re- 
nounce thee  to  thy  face." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  "  Behold,  all  that  he 
hath  is  in  thy  power;  only  upon  himself  put 

,   r     .  1    j_i  •         1         J  "  Job  tested. 

not  lorth  thme  hand. 

So  Satan  went  forth  from  the  presence  of  the  LORD. 

And  it  fell  on  a  day  when  his  sons  and  daughters  were 
eating  and  drinking  in  their  eldest  brother's  house,  that 
there  came  a  messenger  unto  Job,  and  said,  "The  oxen 
were  plowing,  and  the  asses  feeding  beside  them  ;  and 
the  Sabeans  fell  upon  them,  and  took  them  away  ;  yea, 
they  have  slain  the  servants  with  the  edge  of  the  sword  ; 
and  I  only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee." 

While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there  came  also  another, 
and  said,  "  The  fire  of  God  is  fallen  from  heaven,  and 
hath  burned  up  the  sheep,  and  the  servants,  and  con- 
sumed them  ;  and  1  only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee." 

While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there  came  also  another, 
and  said, '*  The  Chaldeans  made  three  bands,  and  ^  fell 
upon  the  camels,  and  have  taken  them  away,  yea,  and 
slain  the  servants  with  the  edge  of  the  sword  ;  and  I 
only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee." 

While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there  came  also  another, 
and  said,  "  Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  were  eating  and 
drinking  in  their  eldest  brother's  house ;  and,  behold, 
there  came  a  great  wind  from  the  wilderness,  and  smote 
the  four  corners  of  the  house,  and  it  fell  upon  the  young 
men,  and  they  are  dead  ;  and  I  only  am  escaped  alone 
to  tell  thee." 

Then  Job  arose,  and  rent  his  mantle,  and  shaved  his 
head,  and  fell  down  upon  the  ground,  and  worshiped. 
And  he  said,  "  Naked  came  I  out  of  my  mother's  womb, 
and  naked  shall  I  return  thither.  The  LORD  gave,  and 
the  Lord  hath  taken  away ;  blessed  be  the  name  of  the 
Lord." 

*  This  was  the  great  test  :  will  Job  forsake  God  for  idols  ?  He  endured 
the  test.^    ''  R.  V.  marg..  Or,  macff  a  raid. 


432  The  Shorter  Bible  [Job  i.  22. 

In  all  this  Job  sinned  not,  nor  charged  God  with  fool- 
ishness. 

Again  there  was  a  day  when  the  sons  of  God  came  to 
])resent  themselves  before  the  LORD,  and  Satan  came 
also  among  them.  And  the  LORD  said  unto  Satan, 
"  From  whence  comest  thou  ?  " 

And  Satan  answered,  "  From  going  to  and  fro  in  the 
earth,  and  from  walking  up  and  down  in  it." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  "  Hast  thou  con- 
sidered my  servant  Job?  He  still  holdeth  fast  his  in- 
tegrity, although  thou  movedst  me  against  him,  to  de- 
stroy him  without  cause." 

And  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and  said,  "  All  that  a 
man  hath  will  he  give  for  his  life.  But  put  forth  thine 
Job  accused  hand  now,  and  touch  his  bone  and  his  flesh, 
further.  ^nd  he  wiU  renounce  thee  to  thy  face." 

And  the  LORD  said  unto  Satan,  "  Behold,  he  is  in 
thine  hand  ;  only  spare  his  life." 

So  Satan  went  forth  from  the  presence  of  the  LORD, 
and  smote  Job  with  sore  boils  from  the  sole  of  his  foot 
unto  his  crown.     And  he  sat  among  the  ashes. 

Then  said  his  wife  unto  him,  "  Dost  thou  still  hold 
Job  tested      fast    thine  integrity?      Renounce    God,  and 

further.  die." 

But  he  said  unto  her,  "  Thou  speakest  as  one  of  the 
•'' foolish  women.  What?  Shall  we  receive  good  at  the 
hand  of  God,  and  shall  we  not  receive  evil  ?  " 

In  all  this  did  not  Job  sin  with  his  lips. 

Now  when  Job's  three  friends  heard  of  all  this  evil  that 
was  come  upon  him, — Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  and  Bildad 
the  Shuhite,  and  Zophar  the  Naamathite, — they  made 
an  appointment  together  to  come  to  bemoan  him  and 
to  comfort  him.  And  when  they  lifted  up  their  eyes 
afar  off,  and  knew  him  not,  they  lifted  up  their  voice, 
and  wept  ;  and  they  rent  everyone  his  mantle,  and 
sprinkled  dust  upon  their  heads  toward  heaven.  So 
they  sat  down  with  him  upon  the  ground  seven  days 
and  seven  nights,  and  none  spake  a  word  unto  him  ;  for 
they  saw  that  his  grief  was  very  great. 

"  K.  V.  maig. ,  Or,  impious. 


Job  3.  I.]         Chronologically  Arranged.  433 


CHAPTER  II. 

FIRST    ROUND    OF   DISCUSSION. 

After  this  opened  Job  his  mouth,  and  cursed  his  day. 
And  Job  answered  and  said  : 

"  Let  the  day  perish  wherein  I  was  born,  Job's  first. 

And  the  nii^ht  which  said,  'There  is  a  man    awful sor- 
u*i  J  •       J  »  row. 

child  conceived. 

Let  that  day  be  darkness ; 

Let  not  God  regard  it  from  above, 

Neither  let  the  hght  shine  upon  it. 

Let  darkness  and  ^  the  shadow  of  death  claim  it  for  their 

own ; 

Let  a  cloud  dwell  upon  it ; 

Let  all  that  maketh  black  the  day  terrify  it. 

As  for  that  night,  let  thick  darkness  seize  upon  it ; 

Let  it  not  rejoice  among  the  days  of  the  year; 

Let  it  not  come  into  the  number  of  the  months. 

Let  the  stars  of  the  twilight  thereof  be  dark  ; 

Let  it  look  for  light,  but  have  none ; 

Neither  let  it  behold  the  eyelids  of  the  morning. 

Why  died  I  not  ? 

Why  did  I  not  give  up  the  ghost  ? 

For  now  should  I  have  lain  down  and  been  quiet ; 

I  should  have  slept ;  then  had  I  been  at  rest. 

There  the  wicked  cease  from  troubling ; 

And  there  the  weary  be  at  rest. 

There  the  prisoners  are  at  ease  together; 

They  hear  not  the  voice  of  the  taskmaster. 

The  small  and  great  are  there  ; 

And  the  servant  is  free  from  his  master. 

Wherefore  is  light  given  to  him  that  is  in  misery, 
And  life  unto  the  bitter  in  soul ; 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  deep  darkness  (and  so  elsewliere). 


434  The  Shorter  Bible  [Job  3. 21. 

Which  long  for  death,  but  it  cometh  not ; 
And  dig  for  it  more  than  for  hid  treasures ; 
Which  rejoice  exceedingly, 
And  are  glad,  when  then  they  can  find  the  grave  ? 

Then  answered  Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  and  said, 

_,,.  ,     ,        "  If  one  assay  to  commune  with  thee,  wilt  thou 

Eliphaz's  1  •  1  -^ 

speech.  be  grieved  r 

But  who  can  withhold  himself  from  speaking  ? 

Behold,  thou  hast  instructed  many, 

And  thou  hast  strengthened  the  weak  hands. 

Thy  words  have  upholden  him  that  was  falling, 

And  thou  hast  confirmed  the  feeble  knees. 

But  now  it  is  come  unto  thee,  and  thou  faintest ; 

It  toucheth  thee,  and  thou  art  troubled. 

Remember,    I   pray   thee,    ^  who    ever    perished,  being 

innocent  ? 

J  Or  where  were  the  upright  cut  off? 

Job's  former    Accordiup"  as  I  have    seen,  they    that    plow 
■wickedness.  .    .       .    ^  ^  '■ 

iniquity. 
And  sow  trouble,  reap  the  same. 
By  the  breath  of  God  they  perish. 
And  by  the  blast  of  his  anger  are  they  consumed. 

Now  a  thing  was  secretly  brought  to  me, 

And  mine  ear  received  a  whisper  thereof. 

In  thoughts  from  the  visions  of  the  night, 

When  deep  sleep  falleth  on  men, 

Fear  came  upon  me,  and  trembling. 

Which  made  all  iny  bones  to  shake. 

Then  a  spirit  passed  before  my  face; 

The  hair  of  my  flesh  stood  up. 

It  stood  still,  but    I    could   not  discern  the  appearance 

thereof; 
A  form  was  before  mine  eyes  ; 
There  was  silence,  aiul  I  heard  a  voice,  saying, 
'  Shall  mortal  man  ''be  more  just  than  Gotl  ? 
Shall  a  man  ''  be  more  pure  than  his  Maker?' 

»  In  tliis  life,  understood.  TIic  argument  of  the  Three  was:  You  are 
suffering,  you  must  have  sinned.  ''  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  de  just  before  God. 
'  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  be  pure  before  his  Afaker. 


Job  4.  18.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  435 

Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust  in  his  servants, 

And  his  angels  he  chargeth  with  folly ; 

How  much  more  them  that  dwell  in  houses  of  clay, 

Whose  foundation  is  in  the  dust. 

I  have  seen  the  foolish  taking  root  ; 
But  suddenly  I  cursed  his  habitation. 
His  children  are  far  from  safety, 
And  they  are  crushed  in  the  gate. 

But  as  forme,  I  would  seek  unto  God, 

AJ        i./-"j  ijT  -i.  Exhorts  Job. 

And  unto  God  would  i  commit  my  cause. 
Behold,  happy  is  the  man  whom  God  correcteth ; 
Therefore    despise    not    thou    the     chastening    of    the 

Almighty." 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 
"  Oh  that  my  vexation  were  but  weighed,  jQ^,g 

And  my  calamity  laid  in  the  balances!  answer. 

For  now  it  would  be  heavier  than  the  sand  of  _,  ,  . 

Excuses  his 
the  seas  ;  feverish 

Therefore  have  my  words  been  rash. 

To  him  that  is  ready  to  faint  kindness  should  be  showed 

from  his  friend. 
My  brethren  have  dealt  deceitfully. 

Teach  me,  and  I  will  hold  my  peace ; 
^  Cause  me  to  understand  wherein  I  have  erred. 
How  forcible  are  words  of  uprightness  ! 
But  what  doth  your  arguing  reprove  ? 
Do  ye  imagine  to  reprove  words  ? 

Seeing  that  the  speeches  of  one  that  is  desperate  are  ''as 
wind. 

Is  there  not  a  '^  warfare  to  man  upon  earth  ? 

And  are  not  his  days  like  the  days  of  an  hire-        Bemoans 

liner?  his  life. 

As  a  servant  that  earnestly  desireth  the  shadow. 
And  as  an  hireling  that  looketh  for  his  wages ; 
So  am  I  made  to  possess  months  of  vanity. 
And  wearisome  nights  are  appointed  to  me. 

»  Job  knows  he  is  suffering,  yet  he  has  not  lived  a  corrupt  and  cruel  life. 
•>  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  for  the  wind.     "  R.  V.  mai-g.,  Or,  time  of  service. 


436  The  Shorter  Bible  [Job  7. 4, 

When  I  lie  down,  I  say, 

*  ^  When  shall  I  arise  ?  '    but  the  night  is  long ; 

And  I  am  full  of  tossings  to  and  fro  unto  the  dawning  of 

the  day. 
My  days  are  swifter  than  a  weaver's  shuttle, 
And  are  spent  without  hope. 

Oh  remember  that  my  life  is  wind ; 
Mine  eyes  shall  no  more  see  good. 
Therefore  I  will  not  refrain  my  mouth  ; 
I  will  speak  in  the  anguish  of  my  spirit. 
•^  I  loathe  my  life;  I  ''would  not  live  alway; 
Let  me  alone  ;  for  my  days  are  '^  vanity." 

Then  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite,  and  said, 

Biidad's  "  How  long  wilt  thou  speak  these  things? 

speech.  Aj-,(j  \^Q^y  ^ong  shall  the  words  of  thy  mouth 

belike  a  mighty  wind? 

If  thy  children  have  sinned  against  God, 

And  he  have  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  their  trans- 
gression ; 

If  thou  wouldest  seek  diligently  imto  God, 

Exhortation.  ^^^^  ^^^^^  thy  supplication  to  the  Almighty; 

If  thou  wert  pure  and  upright ; 
Surely  now  he  would  awake  for  thee. 
And  make  the  habitation   of  thy  righteousness  prosper- 
ous. 
And  though  thy  beginning  was  small. 
Yet  thy  latter  end  should  greatly  increase." 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

Job's  "  ^"*-  ^^°^^  ^^"  ^^^  ^^  j"''^  "^  ^^'^^  God? 

answer.  If  he  be  pleased  to  contend  with  him, 

He  cannot  answer  him  one  of  a  thousand. 

He  brcaketh  me  with  a  tempest. 

And  multiplicth  my  wounds  without  cause. 

He  will  not  suffer  me  to  take  my  breath, 

But  filleth  me  with  bitterness. 

"  R.  V.  niarg.,  Or,  IV/ien  s/ia//  I  arise,  and  the  7tight  he  gofief  '' R.  V. 
marg.,  Or,  I  waste  aioay.  "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  s/ialL  '' R.  V.  niarg.,  Or, 
as  a  breath.     "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  before. 


Job  9. 25.]         Chronologically  Arranged.  437 

Now  my  days  are  swifter  than  a  =^  post ; 
They  flee  away,  they  see  no  good. 
They  are  passed  away  as  the  swift  ships ; 
As  the  eagle  that  swoopeth  on  the  prey. 

He  is  not  a  man,  as  I  am,  that  I  should  answer  him. 
That  we  should  come  together  in  judgment.        t         ^ 

.  J  1     ?^    •    ^  J       t>  Longs  for  a 

1  here  is  no  daysman  betwixt  us,  mediator. 

That  might  lay  his  hand  upon  us  both." 

Then  answered  Zophar  the  Naamathite,  and  said, 
"  Should  not  the  multitude  of  words  be  an-         „    ,     , 

^  Zophar's 

swered  ?  speech. 

And  should  a  man  full  of  talk  be  justified  ? 
Should  thy  boastings  make  men  hold  their  peace? 
And   when     thou    mockest,    shall    no    man  make   thee 

ashamed  ? 
For  thou  sayest,  '  My  doctrine  is  pure, 
And  I  am  clean  in  thine  eyes.' 

But  O  that  God  would  speak,  Severe  con- 

A,  1  •     1-  •      i.  ii         I  demnation. 

nd  open  his  lips  against  thee  ! 

Know  therefore  that  God  exacteth  of  thee  less  than  thine 

iniquity  deserveth." 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

"  No  doubt  but  ye  are  the  people,"  job's  answer. 

And  wisdom  shall  die  with  you  ! 

But  I  have  understanding  as  well  as  you  ; 

I  am  not  inferior  to  you. 

Yea,  who  knoweth  not  such  things  as  these  ?         sarcastic 

What  ye  know,  the  same  do  I  know  also  ;  retort. 

I  am  not  inferior  unto  you. 

Surely  I  would  speak  to  the  Almighty, 

And  I  desire  to  reason  with  God. 

But  ye  are  forgers  of  lies. 

Ye  are  all  physicians  of  no  value. 

O  that  ye  would  altogether  hold  your  peace ! 

And  it  should  be  your  wisdom. 

Hear  now  my  reasoning, 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  runner. 


J:38  The  vSiiorter  Bible  [Job  13. 6. 

And  hearken  to  the  pleadings  of  my  h'ps. 

Will  ye  speak  unrighteously  for  God, 

And  talk  deceitfully  for  him  ? 

Your  memorable  sayings  are  proverbs  of  ashes, 

Your  defenses  are  defenses  of  clay. 

Though  he  slay  me,  yet  will  I  wait  for  him  ; 
Nevertheless  I  will  maintain  my  ways  before  him. 
Turns  to       How  many  are  mine  iniquities  and  sins? 
God.  Make  me  to  know  my  transgression  and  my  sin. 

Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face, 
And  boldest  me  for  thine  enemy? 
Wilt  thou  harass  a  driven  leaf? 
And  wilt  thou  pursue  the  dry  stubble? 

Man  that  is  born  of  a  woman 

Is  of  few  days,  and  full  of  trouble. 

He  Cometh  forth  like  a  flower,  and  ^  is  cut  down  ; 

He  fleeth  also  as  a  shadow,  and  continueth  not. 

Man  dieth,  and  ^  wasteth  away  ; 

Yea,  man  giveth  up  the  ghost,  and  where  is  he  ? 

If  a  man  die,  shall  he  live  again? 

All  the  days  of  my  warfare  °  would  I  wait, 

Till  my  release  should  come. 

''Thou  shouldest  call,  and  I  would  answer  thee  ; 

Thou  wouldest  have  a  desire  to  the  work  of  thine  hands." 

"R.  V.  niarg. ,  Or,  withereth.  •■  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  lieth  lo7v.  "^  R.  V. 
marg.,  Or,  will .  .  .  shall  come.  ^  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  Thou  shall  call,  and  I 
will,  etc. 


Job  15. 1.]         Chronologically  Arranged.  439 


CHAPTER  III. 

SECOND   ROUND   OF  DISCUSSION. 

Then  answered  Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  and  said, 

"  Thine  own  mouth  condemneth  thee;  Eiiphaz's 

Thine  own  Hps  testify  against  thee.  speech. 

Art  thou  the  first  man  that  was  born? 

Or  wast  thou  brought  forth  before  the  hills  ? 

Hast  thou  heard  the  secret  counsel  of  God  ? 

And  dost  thou  restrain  wisdom  to  thyself? 

What  knowest  thou,  that  we  know  not  ? 

What  understandest  thou,  w4iich  is  not  in  us? 

With  us  are  both  the  grayheaded  and  the  very  aged  men, 

Much  elder  than  thy  father.  Boasts  his 

Are  the  consolations  of  God  too  small  for      own  wis- 

aom. 

thee, 
^  And  the  word  that  dealeth  gently  with  thee  ? 
Why  doth  thine  heart  carry  thee  away? 
And  why  do  thine  eyes  wink  ? 

That  thou  turnest  thy  spirit  against  God,  Expostuia- 

And  lettest  such  words  go  out  of  thy  mouth,     tion. 

What  is  man,  that  he  should  be  clean  ? 

And  he  which  is  born  of  a  woman,  that  he  should  be 

righteous? 
Behold,  God  putteth  no  trust  in  his  holy  ones; 
Yea,  the  heavens  are  not  clean  in  his  sight. 
How  much  less  one  that  is  abominable  and  corrupt, 
A  man  that  drinketh  iniquity  like  water!  " 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

"  I  have  heard  many  such  things  ;  i'^sw> 

*>  Miserable  comforters  are  ye  all. 
I  also  could  speak  as  ye  do ; 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  0  is  there  any  secret  thing  with  thee?     ^  R.  V.  marg., 
Or,   Wearisome. 


ans-wer. 


440  The  Shorter  Bible  [Job  i6. 4. 

If  your  soul  were  in  my  soul's  stead, 

I  could  join  words  together  against  you, 

And  shake  mine  head  at  you. 

But  I  would  strengthen  you  with  my  mouth, 

And  the  solace  of  my  lips  should  assuage  your  grief. 

God  delivereth  me  to  the  ungodly, 

Sad  com-       And  castetli  me  into  the  hands  of  the  wicked. 

plaints.         J  ^y^g  ^|.  Q^gQ^  jii^(-i  \^Q  brake  me  asunder; 

He  hath  also  set  me  up  for  his  mark. 

His  archers  compass  me  round  about ; 

He  runneth  upon  me  like  a  giant. 

My  face  is  foul  with  weeping. 

And  on  my  eyelids  is  the  shadow  of  death  ; 

Although  there  is  no  violence  in  mine  hands, 

And  my  prayer  is  pure. 

0  earth,  cover  not  thou  my  blood, 
And  let  my  cry  have  no  resting  place. 
Even  now,  behold,  my  witness  is  in  heaven, 
And  he  that  voucheth  for  me  is  on  high.        • 
My  friends  scorn  me  ; 

But  mine  eye  poureth  out  tears  unto  God; 

"•  That  he  would  maintain  the  right  of  a  man  with  God, 

And  of  a  son  of  man  with  his  neighbor  ! 

For  when  a  few  years  are  come, 

1  shall  go  the  way  whence  I  shall  not  return." 

Then  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhitc,  and  said, 

"The  light  of  the  wicked  shall  be  put  out, 

Biidad's        And  the  spark  of  his  fire  shall  not  shine. 

speech.  'pj^g  steps  of  liis  strength  shall  be  straitened, 

And  his  own  counsel  shall  cast  him  down. 

Terrors  shall  make  him  afraid  on  every  side. 

And  shall  chase  him  at  his  heels, 
thr^^aten-       His  Strength  shall  be  hunger-bitten, 
mgs.  y^j^^i  calamity  shall  be  ready  'Tor  his  halting. 

His  remembrance  shall  perish  from  the  earth-, 
And  he  shall  have  no  name  in  the  street. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  T/iai  one  might  plead  for  a  man  ivith  God,  as  a  son  of 
man  pleadeth  for  his  neighbor.     *'  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  at  his  side. 


Job  17.  18.J       Chronologically  Arranged.  441 

He  shall  be  driven  from  light  into  darkness, 

And  chased  out  of  the  world. 

He   shall   have    neither   son    nor    son's    son    among   his 

people, 
Nor  any  remaining  where  he  sojourned. 
Surely  such  are  the  dwellings  of  the  unrighteous, 
And  this  is  the  place  of  him  that  knoweth  not  God." 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

"  How  long  will  ye  vex  my  soul, 

And  break  me  in  pieces  with  words  ?  answer. 

These  ten  times  have  ye  reproached  me  ; 

Ye  are  not  ashamed  that  ye  deal  hardly  witli  me. 

My  kinsfolk  have  failed. 

And  my  familiar  friends  have  forgotten  me. 

Thev  that  dwell  in  mine  house  count  me  for      e  ^ 

baa  retro- 
^  stranger;  spect. 

I  am  an  alien  in  their  sight. 

I  call  unto  my  servant,  and  he  givcth  me  no  answer, 

Though  I  intreat  him  with  my  mouth. 

Even  young  children  despise  me  ; 

If  I  arise,  they  speak  against  me. 

All  my  inward  friends  abhor  me  ; 

And  they  whom  I  loved  are  turned  against  me. 

My  bone  cleaveth  to  my  skin  and  to  my  flesh. 

And  I  am  escaped  with  the  skin  of  my  teeth. 

Have    pity   upon    me,  have    pity   upon    me,    O    ye    my 

friends  ; 
For  the  hand  of  God  hath  touched  me. 

Oh  that  my  words  were  now  written  ! 

Oh  that  they  were  inscribed  in  a  book! 

That  with  an  iron  pen  and  lead 

They  were  graven  in  the  rock  forever ! 

""  But  I  know  that  my  ^  redeemer  liveth,  Triumphant 

And  that  he  shall  stand  up  at  the  last  upon    trust. 

the  °  earth ; 
And  after  my  skin  hath  been  thus  destroyed. 
Yet  ^  from  my  flesh  shall  I  see  God  ! 

»R.  V.   marg.,   Or,  For.        >>  R.  V.  marg.,    Or,  7nudicator.       Helx  goel. 
<^  R.  V.  marg.,   Heb.  dust.      '' R.  V.  marg.,   Or,  ivithout. 
31 


442  The  Shorter  Bn5LE  [Job  19. 27. 

Whom  I  shall  see  '^  for  myself, 

And  mine  eyes  shall  behold,  and  not  ^another." 

Then  answered  Zophar  the  Naamathite,  and  said, 

Zophar's         "  Knowest  thou  not  this  of  old  time, 
speech.  Since  man  was  placed  upon  earth, 

That  the  triumphing  of  the  wicked  is  short, 
And  the  joy  of  the  godless  but  for  a  moment  ? 
Though  his  excellency  mount  up  to  the  heavens, 
And  his  head  reach  unto  the  clouds; 
He  shall  fly  away  as  a  dream,  and  shall  not  be  found. 
Accusations    "^"^a,  he  shall  be  chased  away  as  a  vision  of 

and  threat-  the  night. 

For  he  hath  oppressed  and  forsaken  the  poor  ; 
He  hath  violently  taken  away  an  house. 
Therefore  his  prosperity  shall  not  endure. 
Terrors  are  upon  him.  « 

This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked  man  from  God, 
And  the  heritage  appointed  unto  him  by  God." 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 
Job's  an-         "Suffer  me,  and  I  also  will  speak; 
swer.  y^,i(j  after  that  I  have  spoken,  mock  on. 

Wherefore  do  the  wicked  live. 

Become  old,  yea,  wax  mighty  in  power? 

Ahardques-    Tlieir  houses  are  safe  from  fear, 

tion.  Neither  is  the  rod  of  God  upon  them. 

They  send  forth  their  little  ones  like  a  flock, 

And  their  children  dance. 

They  sing  to  the  timbrel  and  harp. 

And  rejoice  at  the  sound  of  the  pipe. 

One  dieth  in  his  full  strength. 

Being  wholly  at  ease  and  quiet ; 

And  another  dieth  in  bitterness  of  soul, 

And  never  tastcth  of  good. 

They  lie  down  alike  in  the  dust. 

And  shall  be  borne  to  the  grave. 

How  then  comfort  ye  me  in  vain, 

Seeing  in  your  answers  there  remaineth  only  falsehood  ?" 

"  R.  V.  marir.,   Or,  on  »tv  .u'i/i\     ''  R.  V.  mai>^..   Or,  .is  <i  strnm^ff. 


Job  22.  I.J         Chronologically  Arranged.  443 


CHAPTER    IV. 

THIRD    ROUND    OF    DISCUSSION. 

Then  answered  Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  and  said, 

"  Is  not  thy  wickedness  great?  Eiiphaz's 

Neither  is  there  any  end  to  thine  iniquities.  speech. 

For  thou  hast  taken  pledges  of  thy  brother  for  naught, 
And  stripped  the  naked  of  their  clotliing.  Direct  accu- 

Thou  hast  not  given  water  to  the  weary,  sations. 

And  thou  hast  withholden  bread  from  the  hungry. 
Thou  hast  sent  widows  away  empt}% 
And  the  arms  of  the  fatherless  have  been  broken. 
Therefore  snares  are  round  about  thee, 
And  sudden  fear  troubletli  thee. 

Is  not  God  in  the  height  of  heaven  ? 

And  behold  the  height  of  the  stars,  how  high  they  are  ! 

And  thou  sayest,  'What  doth  God  know? 

Can  he  judge  through  the  thick  darkness  ?  ' 

Acquaint  now  thyself  with  him,  and  be  at  peace; 

Thereby  good  shall  come  unto  thee." 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

"  Oh  that  I  knew  where  I  might  find  him,  job's  an- 

That  I  might  come  even  to  his  seat !  swer. 

I  would  order  my  cause  before  him,  Turns  from 

And  fill  my  mouth  with  .arguments.  man  to  God. 

Would    he   contend    with    me    in    the    greatness   of  his 

power  ? 
Nay ;  but  he  would  give  heed  unto  me. 
But  he  knoweth  the  way  that  I  take  ; 
When  he  hath  tried  me,  I  shall  come  forth  as  gold. 

My  foot  hath  held  fast  to  his  steps  ; 

His  wa}^  have  I  kept,  and  turned  not  aside. 


444  The  vShorter  Bible  [Job  23.  12. 

■^ssertsMs      J  have   not   gone    back   from    the   command- 
ment of  his  lips  ; 
I  have  treasured   up  the  words  of  his  mouth  more  than 
my  necessary  food." 

Biidad's          Then  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite,  and  said, 

speech. 

"  How  can  man  be  just  ''with  God? 
eniufies"         Or  how   Can   lie  be  clean    that  is  born  of  a 

woman  ? 
Behold,  even  the  moon  hath  no  brightness, 
And  the  stars  are  not  pure  in  his  sight ; 
How  much  less  man,  that  is  a  worm  ! 
And  the  son  of  man,  which  is  a  worm  !  " 

Then  Job  answered  and  said, 

Job's  an-         "  How  hast  thou  helped  him  that  is  without 
swer.  I 

power ! 

How  hast  thou  saved  the  arm  that  hath  no  strength  ! 

How  hast  thou  counseled  him  that  hath  no  wisdom, 

And  ''plentifully  declared  sound  knowledge  ! 

God  stretcheth  out  the  north  over  empty  space, 
Thinks  of        And  hangeth  the  earth  "^^  upon  nothing. 
God's  great-    He  bindcth  up  the  waters  in  his  thick  clouds  ; 

And  the  cloud  is  not  rent  under  them. 
He    hath  described   a  boundary   upon   the   face  of  the 

waters. 
Unto  the  confines  of  light  and  darkness. 
The  pillars  of  heaven  tremble  ; 
He  stirreth  up  the  sea  with  his  power. 
By  his  spirit  the  heavens  are  ''  garnished  ; 
His  hand  hath  pierced  the  swift  serpent. 

Lo,  these  are  but  the  outskirts  of  his  ways ; 

And  how  small  a  whisper  do  we  hear  of  him  ! 

But  the  thunder  of  his  ''  power  who  can  understand  ?  "  ^ 

"  R.  V.  marg..  Or,  before.  ^Sarcasm.  Notice  the  brevity  of  Biidad's 
speech.  '■  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  over.  ■*  R.  V.  niarg.,  Ileb.  beauty.  ''  R.  V. 
marg. ,  Or,  mii^Jity  (/in/s.  ^ Notice  the  brevity  of  Biidad's  speech,  just 
precetling  this  one  of  Job's,  and  the  utter  silence  of  Zophar,  when  his  turn 
comes. 


Job  27. 1.]         Chronologically  Arranged.  445 


CHAPTER   V. 

job's  monologues. 

And  Job  again  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 

"  Surely  there  is  a  mine  for  silver, 

And  a  place  for  gold  which  they  refine. 

Iron  is  taken  out  of  the  earth, 

And  brass  is  molten  out  of  the  stone. 

Man  setteth  an  end  to  darkness, 

And  searcheth  out  to  the  furthest  bound  Schlnl'" 

The    stones    of    thick    darkness  and    of  the    for  precious 

shadow  of  death. 
He  breaketh  open  a  shaft  away  from  where  men  sojourn  ; 
They  are  forgotten  of  the  foot  that  passeth  by; 
They  hang  afar  from  men,  they  swing  to  and  fro. 
As  for  the  earth,  out  of  it  cometh  bread  ; 
And  underneath  it  is  turned  up  as  it  were  by  fire. 
The  stones  thereof  are  the  place  of  sapphires, 
And  it  hath  dust  of  gold. 
That  path  no  bird  of  prey  knoweth. 
Neither  hath  the  falcon's  eye  seen  it ; 
The  proud  beasts  have  not  trodden  it, 
Nor  hath  the  fierce  lion  passed  thereby. 

He  putteth  forth  his  hand  upon  the  flinty  rock ; 

He  overturneth  the  mountains  by  the  roots. 

He  cutteth  out  ^  channels  among  the  rocks  ; 

And  his  eye  seeth  every  precious  thing. 

lie  bindeth  the  streams  ^  that  they  trickle  not; 

And  the  thing  that  is  hid  bringeth  he  forth  to  light. 

But  where  shall  wisdom  be  found?  B^^^t  where 

And  where  is  the  place  of  understanding?  is  wisdom? 

Man  knoweth  not  the  price  thereof; 
Neither  is  it  found  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  passages.     •*  R.  V.  marg.,  Heb.  frotn  weeping. 


446  The  Shorter  Bible  [Job  28.  14. 

The  deep  saith,  *  It  is  not  in  me  ;  ' 

And  the  sea  saith,  '  It  is  not  with  me.' 

It  cannot  be  gotten  for  gold, 

Neither  shall  silver  be  weighed  for  the  price  thereof. 

It  cannot  be  valued  with  the  gold  of  Ophir, 

With  the  precious  onyx,  or  the  sapphire. 

Gold  and  glass  cannot  equal  it ; 

Neither  shall  the  exchange  thereof  be  jewels  of  fine  gold. 

No  mention  shall  be  made  of  coral  or  of  crystal  ; 

Yea,  the  price  of  wisdom  is  above  rubies. 

The  topaz  of  Ethiopia  shall  not  equal  it. 

Neither  shall  it  be  valued  with  pure  gold. 

Whence  then  cometh  wisdom  ? 
And  where  is  the  place  of  understanding? 
Seeing  it  is  hid  from  the  eyes  of  all  living, 
And  kept  close  from  the  fowls  of  the  air. 

God  understandeth  the  way  thereof, 

And  he  knoweth  the  place  thereof. 

For  he  looketh  to  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

And  seeth  under  the  whole  heaven  ; 

To  make  a  weight  for  the  wind  ; 

Yea,  he  meteth  out  the  waters  by  measure. 

When  he  made  a  decree  for  the  rain, 

And  a  way  for  the  lightning  of  the  thunder; 

Then  did  he  see  it,  and  declare  it ; 

Wisdom  I^*^  established  it,  yea,  and  searched  it  out. 

defined.  And  unto  man  he  said, 

'  Behold,  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  that  is  wisdom  ; 

And  to  depart  from  c\'il  is  understanding.' 

Oh  that  I  were  as  in  the  months  of  old. 

As  in  the  days  when  God  watched  over  me  ; 

„,         ^         When  his  lamp  shined  upon  my  head, 

The  past.  .  ,   .     , .   ^       .  11,1  1      11 

And  by  his- light  I  walked  through  darkness; 
As  I  was  in  '-'  the  ripeness  of  my  days. 
When  the  ''  secret  of  God  was  upon  my  tent ; 
When  the  Almighty  was  yet  with  me, 
And  my  children  were  about  me. 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Heb.  wy  (/ays  of  autiiDiu.     '■  R.  \'.  maiL;. ,  Or,  couiist-l. 
Or,  friendship. 


Job  29.  7.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  447 

When  I  went  forth  to  the  gate  unto  the  city, 

When  I  prepared  my  seat  in  the  street, 

The  young  men  saw  me  and  hid  themselves, 

And  the  aged  rose  up  and  stood  ; 

The  princes  refrained  talking. 

And  laid  their  hand  on  their  mouth. 

For  when  the  ear  heard  me,  then  it  blessed  me ; 

And  when  the  eye  saw  me,  it  gave  witness  unto  me  ; 

Because  I  delivered  the  poor  that  cried, 

The  fatherless  also,  that  had  none  to  help  him. 

The  blessing  of  him  that  was  ready  to  perish  came  upon 

me  ; 
And  I  caused  the  widow's  heart  to  sing  for  joy. 
I  was  eyes  to  the  blind. 
And  feet  was  I  to  the  lame. 
I  was  a  father  to  the  needy ; 

And  the  cause  of  him  that  I  knew  not  I  searched  out. 
And  I  brake  the  jaws  of  the  unrighteous, 
And  plucked  the  prey  out  of  his  teeth. 

Then  I  said,  '  I  shall  die  in  my  nest. 

And  I  shall  multiply  my  days  as  "■  the  sand.' 

But   now   they  that  are  younger  than   I  have  me  in  de- 
rision. 

Whose   fathers    I   disdained  to   set  with   the        ent^ 
dogs  of  my  flock. 

I  am  become  their  song, 

I  am  a  byword  unto  them. 

They  abhor  me,  they  stand  aloof  from  me, 

And  spare  not  to  spit  in  my  face. 

My  soul  is  poured  out  within  me ; 

Days  of  affliction  have  taken  hold  upon  me. 

In  the  night  season  my  bones  are  ^  pierced  in  me, 

And  the  pains  that  gnaw  me  take  no  rest. 

When  I  looked  for  good,  then  evil  came ; 

And  when  I  waited  for  light,  there  came  darkness. 

My  skin  is  black,  and  falleth  from  me. 

And  my  bones  are  burned  with  heat. 

"  R.   V.  marg.,   Or,  (/it-  plienix.     ^  R.   V.   marg.,  Or,  corroch-d  and  drop 
away  from  Die. 


•4:48  The  vShorter  Bible  [Job  31. 4. 

Doth  not  God  see  my  ways, 

And  number  all  my  steps  ? 

If  I  have  walked  with  vanity, 

And  my  foot  hath  hasted  to  deceit ; 

Passionate      (I-ct  me  be  weighed  in  an  even  balance, 

challenge        That  God  may  know  mine  integrity;) 

his^purity^      If  my  Step  hath  turned  out  of  the  way, 

of  life.  And  if  any  spot  hath  cleaved  to  mine  hands  ; 

Then  let  me  sow,  and  let  another  eat ; 

Yea,  let  the  produce  of  my  field  be  rooted  out. 

If  I  did  despise   the   cause   of  my  manservant  or  of  my 

maidservant, 
When  they  contended  with  me; 
What  then  shall  I  do  when  God  riseth  up  ? 
And  when  he  visiteth,  what  shall  I  answer  him  ? 
If  I  have  withheld  the  poor  from  their  desire. 
Or  have  caused  the  eyes  of  the  widow  to  fail ; 
Or  have  eaten  my  morsel  alone. 
And  the  fatherless  hath  not  eaten  thereof; 
If  I  have  seen  any  perish  for  want  of  clothing, 
Or  that  the  needy  had  no  covering  ; 
If  his  loins  have  not  blessed  me. 
And   if  he  were    not    warmed    with   the    fleece    of  my 

sheep ; 
If  I  have  lifted  up  my  hand  against  the  fatherless. 
Because  I  saw  my  help  in  the  gate  ; 
Then  let  my  shoulder  fall  from  the  shoulder  blade, 
And  mine  arm  be  broken  from  the  bone. 

If  I  rejoiced  at  the  destruction  of  him  that  hated  me, 

Or  lifted  up  myself  when  evil  found  him  ; 

If  ^  like  Adam  I  covered  my  transgressions, 

By  hiding  mine  iniquity  in  my  bosom  ; 

If  my  land  cry  out  against  me, 

And  the  furrows  thereof  weep  together ; 

If  I  have  eaten  the  fruits  thereof  without  money. 

Or  have  caused  the  owners  thereof  to  lose  their  life; 

Let  thistles  grow  instead  of  wheat, 

And  cockle  instead  of  barley." 

The  words  of  Job  are  ended. 

"  R.  V.  niarg.,  Or,  afl.'-r  ///<■  inainier  of  men. 


Job  3^2.  I  •]       Chronologically  Arranged.  449 


CHAPTER   VI. 

ELIHU'S    MONOLOGUE. 

So  these  three  men  ceased  to  answer  Job,  because  he 
was  righteous  in  his  own  eyes.  Then  was  kindled  the 
wrath  of  Elihu  the  son  of  Barachel  the  Buzite,  of  the 
family  of  Ram  ;  against  Job  was  his  wrath  kindled,  be- 
cause he  justified  himself  rather  than  God.  Also  against 
his  three  friends  was  his  wrath  kindled,  because  they  had 
found  no  answer,  and  yet  had  condemned  Job.  Now 
Elihu  had  waited  to  speak  unto  Job,  because  they  were 
elder  than  he.  And  when  Elihu  saw  that  there  was  no 
answer  in  the  mouth  of  these  three  men,  his  wrath  was 
kindled. 

And  Elihu  answered  and  said, 

"  I  am  young,  and  ye  are  very  old  ; 

Wherefore  I  held   back,  and   durst  not   show  }'ou   mine 

opinion. 
I  said,  '  Days  should  speak. 
And  multitude  of  years  should  teach  wisdom.' 

But  there  is  a  spirit  in  man. 

And  the  breath   of  the  Almighty  giveth   them  under- 
standing. jj^^3^^  f^^ 
It  is  not  tlie  great  that  are  wise,  speakmg. 
Nor  the  aged  that  understand  judgment. 
Behold,  I  waited  for  your  words, 
I  listened  for  your  reasons. 
Whilst  ye  searched  out  what  to  say. 
Yea,  I  attended  unto  you, 

And,  behold,  there  was  none  that  convinced  Job, 
Or  that  answered  his  words,  among  you. 

They  are  amazed,  they  answer  no  more ; 
They  have  not  a  word  to  say. 


450  The  Shorter  Bible  [Job  32.  16. 

And  shall  I  wait  because  they  speak  not, 

Because  they  stand  still,  and  answer  no  more? 

I  also  will  answer  my  part, 

I  also  will  show  mine  opinion. 

For  I  am  full  of  words  ; 

The  spirit  within  me  constraineth  me. 

Let  me  not,  I  pray  you,  respect  any  man's  person ; 

Neither  will  I  give  flattering  titles  unto  any  man. 

Job,  I  pray  thee,  hear  my  speech, 

And  hearken  to  all  my  words. 

Surely  thou  hast  spoken  in  mine  hearing. 

And  I  have  heard  the  voice  of  thy  words,  saying, 

'  I  am  clean,  without  transgression  ; 

I  am  innocent,  neither  is  there  iniquity  in  me. 

Behold,    God    findeth  occasions  against  me. 

He  counteth  me  for  his  enemy ; 

He  putteth  my  feet  in  the  stocks. 

He  marketh  all  my  paths.' 

Behold,  I  will  answer  thee.     In  this  thou  art  not  just  ; 

For  God  is  greater  than  man. 

Why  dost  thou  strive  against  him? 

For  he  giveth  not  account  of  any  of  his  matters. 

• 
God  speaketh  ^  once, 
„,      ,  Yea  twice,  though  man  regardeth  it  not. 

The  three  '  o  o  _ 

ways  God        In  a  dream,  in  a  vision  of  the  night, 

teaches  men.     ■■,,,  ,  ,  r  11    ^i 

vVhcn  deep  sleep  hilleth  upon  men  ; 
Then  he  oj^cneth  the  ears  of  men. 
And  sealeth  their  instruction. 
He  is  chastened  also  with  pain  upon  his  bed, 
And  with  continual  strife  in  his  bones. 
If  there  be  with  him  ^  an  angel. 
An  interpreter,  one  among  a  thousand, 
To  show  unto  man  what  is  right  for  him  ; 
Then  he  is  gracious  unto  him,  and  saith, 
'  Deliver  him  from  going  down  to  the  pit, 
I  have  found  a  ransom.' 
His  flesh  shall  be  fresher  than  a  child's; 

"R.    V.    marg.,    Or,    /;/   <'//<•   ^uny,    vt-a,   in   lioo.       '' R.  V.    niaig.,  Or,  a 
inesseiiiscr. 


Job  33- 25-1        Chronologically  Arranged.  451 

He  returneth  to  the  days  of  his  youth ; 

He  prayeth  unto  God,  and  he  is  favorable  unto  him; 

So  that  he  seeth  his  face  with  joy. 

He  singeth  before  men,  and  saith,  ^      ,     ^ 

.  RiGSU.l't   Ol 

'  I  have  sinned,  and  perverted  that  which  was     God's  deai- 

•    1  .  ings. 

right, 
And  it  profited  me  not ; 

He  hath  redeemed  my  soul  from  going  into  the  pit. 
And  my  life  shall  behold  the  light.' 

Lo,  all  these  things  doth  God  work, 

Twice,  yea  thrice,  with  a  man, 

To  bring  back  his  soul  from  the  pit. 

That  he    may  be    enlightened    with    the    light  of  '^  the 

living. 
Mark  well,  O  Job,  hearken  unto  me; 
Hold  thy  peace,  and  I  will  speak. 
If  thou  hast  anything  to  say,  answer  me ; 
Speak,  for  I  desire  to  justify  thee." 

Moreover  Elihu  answered  and  said, 

"  Hear  my  words,  ye  wise  men  ; 

And  give  ear  unto  me,  ye  that  have  knowledge. 

For  the  ear  trieth  words. 

As  the  palate  tasteth  meat. 

Let  us  choose  for  us  that  which  is  right ; 

Let  us  know  among  ourselves  what  is  good. 

Of  a  surety,  God  will  not  do  wickedly. 

Neither  will  the  Almighty  pervert  judgment. 

Shall  even  one  that  hateth  right  govern  ?  aited  char- 

And  wilt  thou  condemn  him  that  is  just  and 

mighty? 
Is  it  fit  to  say  to  a  king,  '  Thou  art  vile?' 
Or  to  nobles,  '  Ye  are  wicked  ? ' 
How  much  less  to  him  that  respecteth  not  the  persons 

of  princes, 
Nor  regardeth  the  rich  more  than  the  poor? 
For  they  are  all  the  work  of  his  hands. 

His  eyes  are  upon  the  ways  of  a  man, 
And  he  seeth  all  his  goings. 

"R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  /i/e. 


452  The  vShorter  Bible  [Job  34. 22. 

There  is  no  darkness,  nor  shadow  of  death, 

Where  the  workers  of  iniquity  may  hide  themselves. 

When  he  giveth  quietness,  who  then  can  condemn  ? 
And  when  he  hideth  his  face,  who  then  can  behold  him  ?  " 

Moreover  Elihu  answered  and  said, 

"  Thinkest  thou  this  to  be  thy  right? 

Man  cannot     Or  sayest  thou,  'My  righteousness  is  more 

boast.  i-han  God's?  ' 

Look  unto  the  heavens,  and  see  ; 

And  behold  thou  the  skies,  which  arc  higher  than  thou." 

Elihu  also  proceeded,  and  said, 

"  Suffer  me  a  little,  and  I  will  show  thee  ; 
For  I  have  yet  somewhat  to  say  on  God's  behalf. 
I  will  fetch  my  knowledge  from  afar, 
And  will  ascribe  righteousness  to  my  Maker. 
God's  just       Behold,  God  is  mighty,  and  dcspiscth  not  any  ; 
dealings.         Hq  [^  mighty  in  strength  of  understanding. 
He  preservetli  not  the  life  of  the  wicked  ; 
But  giveth  to  the  afflicted  their  right. 
He  withdraweth  not  his  eyes  from  the  righteous ; 
But  with  kings  upon  the  throne 
He  setteth  them  forever,  and  they  are  exalted. 
And  if  they  be  bound  in  fetters, 
And  be  taken  in  the  cords  of  affliction  ; 
Then  he  showeth  them  their  work. 

And  their  transgressions,  that  they  have  behaved  them- 
selves proudly. 
He  openeth  also  their  ear  to  instruction, 
And  commandcth  that  they  return  from  iniquity. 
Yea,  he  would  have  led  thee  away  out  o(  distress 
Into  a  broad  place,  where  there  is  no  straitness. 
Behold,  God  doeth  loftily  in  his  power. 
Who  is  a  teacher  like  unto  him? 
Behold,  God  is  great,  and  we  know  hiifi  not; 
The  number  of  his  years  is  unsearchable. 

God  in  He  draweth  up  the  drops  of  water, 

nature.  Which  distill  in  rain  from  his  vapor. 

Can  any  understand  the  spreadings  of  llu:  clouds, 


Job  36. 29.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  453 

The  thunderings  of  his  pavilion? 

Behold,  he  spreadeth  his  h'ght  around  him. 

Hearken  ye  unto  the  noise  of  his  voice; 

He  sendeth  it  forth  under  the  whole  heaven. 

He  thundereth  with  the  voice  of  his  majesty  ; 

God  thundereth  marvelously  with  his  voice. 

He  saith  to  the  snow,  '  Fall  thou  on  the  earth  ;* 

Likewise  to  the  shower  of  rain. 

Then  the  beasts  go  into  coverts, 

And  remain  in  their  dens. 

Out  of  the  chamber  of  the  south  cometh  the  storm  ; 

And  cold  out  of  the  north.  The  coming 

By  the  breath  of  God  ice  is  given  ;  storm. 

And  the  breadth  of  the  waters  is  ''straitened. 

Yea,  he  ladeth  the  thick  cloud  with  moisture  ; 
He  spreadeth  abroad  the  cloud  of  his  lightning; 
Whether  it  be  for  correction,  or  for  his  land, 
Or  for  mercy,  that  he  cause  it  to  come. 

Heaken  unto  this,  O  Job  ; 

Stand  still,  and  consider  the  wondrous  works  of  God. 
Dost  thou  know  how  God  layeth  his  charge  upon  them, 
And  causeth  the  lightning  of  his  cloud  to  shine? 
'  Dost  thou  know  the  balancings  of  the  clouds, 
The  wondrous  works  of  him  which  is  perfect  in  knowl- 
edge ? 
How  thy  garments  are  warm, 
When  the  earth  is  still  by  reason  of  the  south  wind  ? 

Out  of  the  north  cometh  golden  splendor;       God  coming 

God  hath  upon  him  terrible  majesty."  inthestorm. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  congealed. 


454  The  Shorter  Bible  [job  38.  i. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

god's  revelation  of  himself. 

Then  the  Lord  answered  Job  out  of  the  whirlwind, 
and  said, 

"  Who  is  this  that  darkeneth  counsel 

By  words  without  knowledge? 

Gird  up  now  thy  loins  like  a  man ; 

For  I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto  me. 

Where  wast  thou  when  I  laid  the  foundations  of  the 
earth  ? 

Declare,  if  thou  hast  understanding. 

Who  determined  the  measures  thereof,  if  thou  knowest  ? 

Job's  little-     O^  ^^'^^o  stretched  the  line  upon  it? 

ness.  Whereupon  were  the  foundations  thereof  fas- 

tened ? 

Or  who  laid  the  corner  stone  thereof; 

When  the  morning  stars  sang  together, 

And  all  the  sons  of  God  shouted  for  joy? 

Who  shut  up  the  sea  with  doors. 

When  it  brake  forth  ; 

When  I  made  the  cloud  the  garment  thereof, 

And  thick  darkness  a  swaddling  band  for  it. 

And  said,  '  flitherto  shalt  thou  come,  but  no  further; 

And  here  shall  thy  proud  waves  be  stayed?' 

Hast   thou    commanded    the    morning,    since    thy    days 

began, 
And  caused  the  dayspring  to  know  its  place? 
Hast  thou  entered  into  the  springs  of  the  sea? 
Or  hast  thou  walked  in  the  recesses  of  the  deep? 
Have  the  gates  of  death  been  revealed  unto  thee? 
Or  hast  thou  seen  the  gates  of  the  shadow  of  death  ? 
Hast  thou  comprehended  the  breadth  of  the  earth? 
Declare,  if  thou  knowest  it  at  all. 


Job  38.  19.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  455 

Where  is  the  way  to  the  dwelHng  of  hght, 

And  as  for  darkness,  where  is  the  place  thereof? 

Hast  thou  entered  the  treasuries  of  the  snow, 

Or  hast  thou  seen  the  treasuries  of  the  hail? 

By  what  way  is  the  light  parted, 

Or  the  east  wind  scattered  upon  the  earth  ? 

Who  hath  cleft  a  channel  for  the  water  flood, 

Or  a  way  for  the  lightning  of  the  thunder  ; 

To  cause  it  to  rain  on  a  land  where  no  man  is  ; 

On  the  wilderness,  wherein  there  is  no  man  ; 

To  satisfy  the  waste  and  desolate  ground  ; 

And  to  cause  the  tender  grass  to  spring  forth  ? 

Hath  the  rain  a  father?  God's great- 

Or  who  hath  begotten  the  drops  of  dew  ?  "*'^^- 

Out  of  whose  womb  came  the  ice? 

And  the  hoary  frost  of  heaven,  who  hath  gendered  it  ? 

Canst  thou  bind  the  cluster  of  the  Pleiades, 

Or  loose  the  bands  of  Orion  ? 

Canst  thou  lead  forth  "-  the  signs  of  the  Zodiac  in  their 

season  ? 
Or  canst  thou  guide  the  Bear  with  her  ^  train  ? 
Who  hath  put  wisdom  in  the  ^inward  parts? 
Or  who  hath  given  understanding  to  the  "^  mind  ? 
Wilt  thou  hunt  the  prey  for  the  lioness? 
Or  satisfy  the  appetite  of  the  young  lions? 
Who  provideth  for  the  raven  his  food, 
When  his  young  ones  cry  unto  God? 
Doth  the  hawk  soar  by  thy  wisdom, 
And  stretch  her  wings  toward  the  south  ? 
Doth  the  eagle  mount  up  at  thy  command. 
And  make  her  nest  on  high  ?  " 

Moreover  the  Lord  answered  Job,  and  said, 

"  Shall  he  that  cavileth  contend  with  the  Almighty  ? 
He  that  argueth  with  God,  let  him  answer  it." 

Then  Job  answered  the  LoRD,  and  said, 

"  Behold,  I  am   of  small  account  ;  what  shall   I  answer 
thee  ? 

*  So  in  R.  V.  maig.     '^  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  so;is.      ''  R.  \.  maig.,  Or,  ifa/-/,' 
clouds.     ''  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  tnetcor. 


456  The  Shorter  Bible  [Job  40. 4. 

I  lay  mine  hand  upon  my  mouth. 

Job  is  Once  have  I  spoken,  and  I  will  not  answer; 

silenced.      Yea  twice,  but  I  will  proceed  no  further." 

Then  the  Lord  answered  Job  out  of  the  whirlwind, 
and  said, 

"  Gird  up  thy  loins  now  like  a  man  ; 

I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto  me. 

Wilt  thou  even  disannul  my  judgment? 

Wilt  thou  condemn  me,  that  thou  mayest  be  justified? 

Or  hast  thou  an  arm  like  God  ? 

Canst  thou  thunder  with  a  voice  like  him  ? 

'  Who  then  is  he  that  can  stand  before  me  ? 

Who  hath  first  given  unto  me,  that  I  should  repay  him  ? 

^  Deck  thyself  now  with  excellenc}'  and  dignity, 
Array  thyself  with  honor  and  majesty  ; 
Then  will  I  also  confess  of  thee 
That  thine  own  right  hand  can  save  thee." 

Then  Job  answered  the  LORD,  and  said, 

"  I  know  that  thou  canst  do  all  things. 

And  that  no  purpose  of  thine  can  be  restrained. 

Job  repents     ^  ^^^^^^^  Uttered  that  which  I  understood  not, 

hisdoubting    Thiufis  too  wouderful  for  me,  which  I  knew 

and  feverish  ^ 

words.  not. 

I  had  heard  of  thee  by  the  hearing  of  the  ear  ; 
But  now  mine  eye  seeth  thee. 
Wherefore  I  "  abhor  myself,  and  repent 
In  dust  and  ashes." 

'  Job  xli,  10.  I     "  R.V.  marg.,  Or,  /i>a(/id  my  \voril>. 

'Job  xl,  10.  I  See  Job  vi,  3,  26. 


Job  42. 7.]     Chronologically   Arranged.  457 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

CONCLUSION. 

And- it  was  so,  that  after  the  Lord  had  spoken  these 
words  unto  Job,  the  LORD  said  to  EHphaz  God's  dis- 
the  Temanite,  "  My  wrath  is  kindled  against  I'gltnstlhe 
thee,  and  against  thy  two  friends  ;  for  ye  have  three, 
not  spoken  of  me  the  thing  that  is  right,  as  my  servant  Job 
hath.  Now  therefore,  take  unto  }'ou  seven  bullocks  and 
seven  rams,  and  go  to  my  servant  Job,  and  offer  up  for 
yourselves  a  burnt  offering;  and  my  servant  Job  shall 
pray  for  you;  for  him  will  I  accept,  that  I  deal  not  with 
you  after  your  folly.  For  ye  have  not  spoken  of  me  the 
thing  that  is  right,  as  my  servant  Job  hath." 

So  Eliphaz  the  Teinanite  and  Bildad  the  Shuhite  and 
Zophar  the  Naamathite  went,  and  did  according  as  the 
Lord  commanded  them  ;  and  the  LORD  accepted  Job. 

And  the  LORD  turned  the  captivity  of  Job,  when  he 
prayed   for  his  friends  ;   and    the  LORD  gave    job  prays 
Job  twice  as  much  as   he  had  before.     Then    forthem, 

,   .  11    1   •      1  1  and  IS  nim- 

came  there  unto  hmi  all  his  brethren,  and  ail  self  blessed. 
his  sisters,  and  all  they  that  had  been  of  his  acquaint- 
ance before,  and  did  eat  bread  with  him  in  his  house. 
And  they  bemoaned  him,  and  comforted  him  concerning 
all  the  evil  that  the  LORD  had  brought  upon  him  ;  every 
man  also  gave  him  a  piece  of  money,  and  everyone  a 
ring  of  gold.  So  the  LORD  blessed  the  latter  end  of  Job 
more  than  his  beginning  ;  and  he  had  fourteen  thousand 
sheep,  and  six  thousand  camels,  and  a  thousand  yoke 
of  oxen,  and  a  thousand  she-asscs.  He  had  also  seven 
sons  and  three  daughters.  And  in  all  the  land  were  no 
women  found  so  fair  as  the  daughters  of  Job  ;  and  their 
father  gave  them  inheritance  among  their  brethren. 

And  after  this  Job  lived  an  hundred  and  forty  years, 
and  saw  his   sons,  and   his  sons'  sons,  even   four  genera- 
tions.    So  Job  died,  being  old  and  full  of  da^^s. 
32 


458  The  Shorter  Bible  [isa.  i.  i. 


WRITINGS  OF  THE  PROPHET 

ISAIAH.-' 


CHAPTER  I. 

GENERAL    MESSAGES  :     A    PARABLE  :     WOES. 

'The  vision  of  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz,  which  he  saw 
in  the  days  of  Uzziah,  Jotham,  Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah, 
kings  of  Judah. 

Hear,  O  heavens,  and  give  car,  O  earth,  for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  :  "  I  have  nourished  and  brought  up 
children,  and  they  have  rebelled  against  me.  The  ox 
knoweth  his  owner,  and  the  ass  his  master's  crib  ;  but 
Israel  doth  not  know,  my  people  doth  not  consider. 
Ah  sinful  nation,  a  people  laden  with  iniquity,  children 
that  deal  corruptly  !  They  have  forsaken  the 
fromJeho-  LORD,  they  have  despised  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel.  "^  Thy  princes  are  rebellious,  and  com- 
l)anions  of  thieves.  They  judge  not  the  fatherless, 
neither  doth  the  cause  of  the  widow  come  unto  them. 

"°Your  country  is  desolate;  your  cities  are  burned 
with  fire  ;  your  land,  strangers  devour  it  in  your  pres- 
ence. And  the  daughter  of  Zion  is  left  as  a  booth  in  a 
vineyard,  as  a  lodge  in  a  garden  of  cucumbers. 

Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  rulers;  give  ear  unto 
the  law  of  our  God,  ye  people.  "  To  what  purpose  is  the 
multitude  of  your  sacrifices  unto  me?  ^This  people 
draw  nigh  unto  me,  and  with  their  mouth  and  with 
their  lips  do  honor  me,  but  have  removed  their  heart 
far  from  me,  and  their  fear  of  me  is  a  commandment  of 
men  which  hath  been  ''taught  them.     'Bring   no   more 

"  For  other  extracts  from  Isai.ih, 
see  passes  387,  403-6.  ''  R.  V.  marg., 
Or,  learned  by  rote. 


Isa. 

,  I- 

Msa. 

xxix, 

IS 

Isa. 

,  23. 

'■Isa. 

i,  IS- 

Isa. i 

.  7- 

isa.  I.  13.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  459 

vain  oblations.  When  ye  spread  forth  your  hands,  I 
will  hide  mine  eyes  from  you  ;  yea,  when  ye  make  many 
prayers,  I  will  not  hear.  Your  hands  are  full  of  blood. 
Wash  you,  make  you  clean  ;  put  away  the  evil  of  your 
doings  from  before  mine  eyes  ;  cease  to  do  evil ;  learn 
to  do  well.  Seek  judgment,  relieve  the  oppressed,  judge 
the  fatherless,  plead  for  the  widow. 

"  Come  now,  and  let  us  reason  together.  Though  your 
sins  be  as  scarlet,  they  shall  be  as  white  as  snow;  though 
they  be  red  like  crimson,  they  shall  be  as  wool.  If  ye 
be  willing  and  obedient,  ye  shall  eat  the  good  of  the 
land;  but  if  ye  refuse  and  rebel,  ye  shall  be  devoured 
with  the  sword  ;  for  the  mouth  of  the  LORD  hath  spoken  it. 

"'  Say  ye  of  the  righteous,  that  it  shall  be  well  with 
him  ;  for  they  shall  eat  the  fruit  of  their  doings.  Woe 
unto  the  wicked.  It  shall  be  ill  with  him  ;  for  the  reward 
of  his  hands  shall  be  given  him." 

^  Let  me  sing  for  my  well-beloved  a  song  touching  his 
vineyard.  My  well-beloved  had  a  vineyard  in  a  very 
fruitful  hill ;  and  he  made  a  trench  about  it,  and  gath- 
ered out  the  stones  thereof,  and  planted  it  with  the 
choicest  vine,  and  built  a  tower  in  the  midst  of  it,  and 
hewed  out  a  wine  press  therein.  And  he  looked  that  it 
should  bring  forth  grapes,  and  it  brought  p  bi  f 
forth  wild  grapes.  "And  now  judge,  I  pray  thevine- 
you,  betwixt  me  and  my  vineyard.  What  ^^^ 
could  have  been  done  more  to  m\'  vineyard  ?  Where- 
fore, when  I  looked  that  it  should  bring  forth  grapes, 
brought  it  forth  wild  grapes  ?  And  now  go  to  ;  I  will 
tell  you  what  I  will  do  to  my  vineyard.  I  will  take 
away  the  hedge  thereof,  and  it  shall  be  eaten  up  ;  I  will 
break  down  the  fence  thereof,  and  it  shall  be  trodden 
down.  I  will  lay  it  waste  ;  it  shall  not  be  pruned  nor 
hoed  ;  but  there  shall  come  up  briers  and  thorns.  I 
will  also  command  the  clouds  that  they  rain  no  rain 
upon  it."  The  vineyard  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  the 
house  of  Israel,  and  the  men  of  Judah  his  pleasant 
plant  ;  and  he  looked  for  judgment,  but  behold  oppres- 
sion ;  for  righteousness,  but  behold  a  cry. 

'  Lsa.  iii,  lo.  '  Isa.  v,  i. 


460  The  Shorter  Bible  [isa.  5. 8. 

Thus   s  a  i  t  h    the   Lord, 

"  Woe  unto  them  that  join  house  to  house,  that  lay 
field  to  field,  till  there  be  no  room,  and  ye  be  made  to 
dwell  alone  in  the  midst  of  the  land  ! 

"  Woe  unto  them  that  rise  up  early  in  the  morning, 
that  they  may  follow  strong  drink  ;  that  tarry  late  into 
the  night,  till  wine  inflame  them  ! 

"  Woe  unto  them  that  call  evil  good,  and  good  evil ; 
that  put  darkness  for  light,  and  light  for 
darkness;  that  put  bitter  for  sweet,  and 
sweet  for  bitter ! 

"  Woe  unto  them  that  are  mighty  to  drink  wine,  and 
men  of  strength  to  mingle  strong  drink;  which  justify 
the  wicked  for  a  reward,  and  take  away  the  righteous- 
ness of  the  rigliteous  from  him  ! 

"  '  Woe  to  the  rebellious  children,  that  take  counsel, 
but  not  of  me;  that  go  down  to  Egypt,  to  strengthen 
themselves  in  the  strength  of  Pharaoh !  For  Egypt 
helpeth  in  vain."  "Thus  saith  the  Lord,'  "  In  returning 
and  rest  shall  ye  be  saved  ;  in  quietness  and  in  confi- 
dence sliall  be  your  strength. 

"  HVoe  to  them  that  go  down  to  Egypt  for  help,  and 
stay  on  horses  ;  and  trust  in  chariots,  because  they  are 
many,  and  in  horsemen,  because  they  are  strong  ;  but 
look  not  unto  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  neither  seek  the 
Lord  ! 

"  ^  Woe  unto  them  that  decree  unrighteous  decrees,  to 
turn  aside  the  needy  from  judgment,  and  to  take  away 
the  right  of  the  poor  of  my  people,  that  widows  may  be 
their  spoil,  and  that  they  may  make  the  fatherless  their 
prey  !  And  what  will  ye  do  in  the  day  of  visitation,  and 
in  the  desolation  which  shall  come  from  far?  To  whom 
will  ye  flee  for  help,  and  where  will  ye  leave  your 
glory  ? 

"  ^  Woe  to  the  crown  of  pride  of  the  drunkards  of 
Ephraim,  and  to  the  glorious  beauty  of  them  that  are 
overcome  with  wine  !  These  have  erred  through  wine, 
and  through  strong  drink  are  gone  astray.  Priest  and 
prophet  have  erred  through  drink,  they  are  gone  astray 

'  Isa.  XXX,  I.  'Isa.  xxxi,  1.  'Isa.  xxviii,  I. 

'  Isa.  XXX,  15.  *  Isa.  x,  i. 


Isa.  28. 7.]        Chronologically  Arranged.  4(11 

through  strong  drink.     They  err  in  vision,  they  stumble 
in  judgment. 

"  Behold,  I  lay  in  Zion  for  a  foundation  a  stone,  a 
tried  stone,  a  precious  corner  stone  of  sure  foundation. 
He  that  believeth  shall  not  make  haste.  And  I  will 
make  judgment  the  line,  and  righteousness  the  plummet  ; 
and  the  hail  shall  sweep  away  the  refuge  of  lies  ;  and  your 
covenant  with  death  shall  be  disannulled." 


462  The  Shorter  Bible  [isa.  6.  i. 


CHAPTER  II. 

ISAIAH'S     CALL  :    MESSIANIC     rUOPHECIES  :    REJOICINGS. 

'  In  the  year  that  king  Uzziah  died  I  saw  the  Lord 
sitting  upon  a  throne,  high  and  Hfted  up,  and  his  train 
filled  the  temple.  Above  him  stood  the  seraphim  ;  each 
one  had  six  wings;  with  twain  he  covered  his  face,  and 
with  twain  he  covered  his  feet,  and  with  twain  he  did  fly. 
And  one  cried  unto  another,  and  said,  "  Holy,  holy, 
holy  is  the  LORD  of  hosts  ;  the  whole  earth  is  full  of 
his  glory." 

And  the  foundations  of  the  thresholds  were  moved  at 

,    .  ,  ,      ,,     the   voice  of  him   that   cried,  and  the  house 
Isaiah's  call  m     i       •  i  i 

tothepro-       was  hlled  With  smoke. 

phetic office.  „,,  •  i     t      .    it^  •  i    r        t 

1  hen  said  I,  "Woe  is  me!  tor  1  am  un- 
done ;  because  I  am  a  man  of  unclean  lips,  and  I  dwell 
in  the  midst  of  a  people  of  unclean  lips  ;  for  mine  eyes 
have  seen  the  King,  the  LORD  of  hosts."' 

Then  flew  one  of  the  seraphim  unto  me,  having  a  live 
coal  in  his  hand,  which  he  had  taken  with  the  tongs 
from  off  the  altar.  And  he  touched  my  mouth  with  it, 
and  said,  "  Lo,  this  hath  touched  thy  lips  ;  and  thine  in- 
iquity is  taken  away,  and  thy  sin  purged." 

And  I  heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  saying,  "  Whom 
shall  I  send,  and  who  will  go  for  us  ?  " 

Then  I  said,  "  Here  am  I  ;  send  me." 

And  he  said,  "  Go." 

'  In  the  former  time  he  brought  into  contempt  Galilee 
of  the  Gentiles,  but  in  the  latter  time  hath  he  made  it 
glorious.  The  people  that  walked  in  darkness  have  seen  a 
great  light  ;  they  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the  sh.ndow 
of  death,  upon  them  hath  the  light  shined.  Thou  hast 
multiplied  the  nation,  thou  hast  increased  their  joy. 
They  joy  before  thee  according  to  the  jo}-  in  liarvest,  as 

'  Isa.  vi,  I.  -  I>a.  i.\,  i. 


isa.  9. 3-1        Chronologically  Arranged,  403 

men  rejoice  when  they  divide  the  spoil.  For  the  rod  of 
his  oppressor  thou  liast  broken  as  in  the  day  of  Midian. 
For  unto  us  a  child  is  born,  unto  us  a  son  is  given  ;  and 
the  government  shall  be  upon  his  shoulder.  Messianic 
His  name  shall  be  called  Wonderful,  Coun-  Prophecies, 
selor.  Mighty  God,  ^  Everlasting  Father,  Prince  of 
Peace.  Of  the  increase  of  his  government  and  of  peace 
there  shall  be  no  end,  upon  the,  throne  of  David,  and 
upon  his  kingdom,  to  establish  it,  and  to  uphold  it  with 
judgment  and  with  righteousness  from  henceforth  even 
forever.  The  zeal  of  the  LORl)  of  hosts  shall  perform 
this. 

'  And  there  shall  come  forth  a  shoot  out  of  the  stock 
of  Jesse,  and  a  branch  out  of  his  roots  shall  bear  fruit. 
The  spirit  of  the  LORD  shall  rest  upon  him,  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  and  understanding,  the  spirit  of  counsel  and 
might,  the  spirit  of  knowledge  and  of  the  fear  of  the 
Lord.  His  delight  shall  be  in  the  fear  of  the  LORD. 
He  shall  not  judge  after  the  sight  of  his  eyes,  neither 
^reprove  after  the  hearing  of  his  ears;  but  with  right- 
eousness shall  he  judge  the  poor.  He  shall  smite  the 
earth  with  the  rod  of  his  mouth,  and  w^ith  the  breath  of 
his  lips  shall  he  slay  the  wicked.  Righteousness  shall  be 
the  girdle  of  his  loins,  ajid  faithfulness  the  girdle  of  his 
reins.  And  the  wolf  shall  dwell  with  the  lamb,  and  the 
leopard* shall  lie  down  with  the  kid;  and  a  little  child 
shall  lead  them.  The  lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the  ox, 
and  the  weaned  child  shall  put  his  hand  on  the  basilisk's 
den.  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all  my  holy 
mountain  ;  for  the  earth  shall  be  full  of  the  knowledge 
of  the  Lord  ,  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 

*  And  in  that  day  thou  shalt  say,  "  I  will  give  thanks 
unto  thee,  O  Lord  ;  for  though  thou  wast  angry  with 
me,  thine  anger  is  turned  away,  and  thou  comfortest  me. 
Behold,  God  is  my  salvation  ;  I  will  trust,  and  will  not  be 
afraid  ;  for  the  LoRD  JEHOVAII  is  my  strength  and  song^ 
and  he  is  become  my  salvation."  There-  songs  of 
fore  with  joy  shall  ye  draw  water  out  of  rejoicing. 
the   wells   of  salvation.     And   in   that  day  shall   ye  say, 

'Isa.  xi,  I.  I       "  R.  V.  marg.,    Heb.   Father  of 

=  Isa.  xii,  I.  1  Eternity.    *•  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  decide. 


4«4  Tin-:  vSiiurter  Bible  [isa.  12. 3. 

"Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name,  de- 
clare his  doings  among  the  peoples,  make  mention  that 
his  name  is  exalted.  Sing  unto  the  Lord;  for  he  hath 
done  excellent  things  ;  let  this  be  known  in  all  the  earth. 
Cry  aloud  and  shout,  thou  inhabitant  of  Zion,  for  great 
is  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  in  the  midst  of  thee." 

*  O  Lord,  thou  art  my  God.  I  will  exalt  thee,  I  will 
praise  thy  name ;  for  thou  hast  done  wonderful  things 
in  faithfulness  and  truth.  For  thou  hast  been  a  strong- 
hold to  the  poor,  a  stronghold  to  the  needy  in  his  dis- 
tress, a  refuge  from  the  storm,  a  shadow  from  the  heat, 
when  the  blast  of  the  terrible  ones  is  as  a  storm  against 
the  wall.  God  hath  swallowed  up  death  forever ;  the 
Lord  God  will  wipe  away  tears  from  off  all  faces.  And 
it  shall  be  said  in  that  day,  "  Lo,  this  is  our  God  ;  we 
have  waited  for  him,  and  he  will  save  us.  This  is  the 
Lord  ;  we  have  waited  for  him,  we  will  be  glad  and  re- 
joice in  his  salvation." 

In  that  day  shall  this  song  be  sung  in  the  land  of 
Judah:  "We  have  a  strong  city;  salvation  will  he  ap- 
point for  walls  and  bulwarks.  Open  ye  the  gates,  that 
the  righteous  nation  which  keepeth  truth  may  enter  in." 

Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfect  peace,  whose  mind  is 
stayed  on  thee  ;  because  he  trusteth  in  thee.  Trust  ye 
in  the  Lord  forever;  for  in  the  LoRD  jElloVAH  is  =' an 
everlasting  rock. 

"The  wilderness  and  the  ^solitary  place  shall  be  glad  ; 
and  the  desert  shall  rejoice,  and  blossom  as  the  rose.  It 
shall  blossom  abundantly,  and  rejoice  even  with  joy  and 
singing;  the  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  be  given  unto  it, 
the  excellency  of  Carmel  and  Sharon.  They  shall  see  the 
glory  of  the  LORD,  the  excellency  of  our  God. 

Strengthen  ye  the  weak  hands,  and  confirm  the  feeble 
knees.  Say  to  them  that  are  of  a  fearful  heart,  "  Be 
strong,  fear  not.  Behold,  your  God  will  come;  he  will 
come  and  save  you." 

Then  the  eyes  of  the  blind  shall  be  opened,  and  the 
ears  of  the  deaf  shall  be  unstopped.  Then  shall  the 
lame   man   leap  as  an  hart,  and  the  tongue  of.  the  dumb 

'  Isa.  XXV,  I.  I       "  R.  V'.  maig..   Or,  a  rock  of  atfes. 

'  Isa.  XXXV,  I.  I  ''  R.  ^'.  niarg.,  Ox,  parched  land. 


isa.  35.  6.]   Chronologically  Arranged.     405 

shall  sing;  for  in  the  wilderness  shall  waters  break  out, 
and  streams  in  the  desert.  And  the  ^  glowing  sand  shall 
become  a  pool,  and  the  thirsty  ground  springs  of  water. 
And  an  highway  shall  be  there,  and  a  way,  and  it  shall 
be  called  "The  way  of  holiness."  The  unclean  shall  not 
pass  over  it ;  but  it  shall  be  for  those.  The  wayfaring 
men,  yea  fools,  shall  not  err  therein.  No  lion  shall  be 
there,  nor  shall  any  ravenous  beast  go  up  thereon,  they 
shall  not  be  found  there  ;  but  the  redeemed  shall  walk 
there.  And  the  ransomed  of  the  LORD  shall  return,  and 
come  with  singing  unto  Zion  ;  and  everlasting  joy  shall 
be  upon  their  heads  ;  they  shall  obtain  gladness  and  joy, 
and  sorrow  and  sighing  shall  flee  awa)\ 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  mirage. 


466  The  Shorter  Bible  [isa.  40.  i. 


CHAPTER  III. 

COMFORTING  MESSAGES  :    THE   FOLLY  OF   IDOLATRY. 

"  '  Comfort  ye,  comfort  ye  my  people,"  saith  your  God. 
"  Speak  ye  comfortably  to  Jerusalem. 
Cry  unto  her, 

That  her  warfare  is  accomplished, 

That  her  iniquity  is  pardoned." 

The  voice  of  one  that  crieth, 
"  Prepare  ye  in  the  wilderness 

The  way  of  the  LORD, 
Make  straight  in  the  desert 

A  highway  for  our  God. 
Ever}'  valley  shall  be  exalted. 

Every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be  made  low; 
The  crooked  shall  be  made  straight. 
The  coming  ^"^1  the  rough  places  plain  ; 

King.  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed, 

And  all  flesh  shall  see  it  together." 

The  voice  of  one  saying,  "  Cry  !  " 
And  one  said,  "  What  shall  1  cry?" 

"  The  grass  withereth, 

The  flower  fadeth  ; 
Rut  the  word  of  our  God 

Shall  staiid  forever." 

O  thou  that  tellest  good  tidings  to  Zion,  get  thee  up 
into  the  high  mountain  ;  O  thou  that  tellest  good  tidings 
to  Jerusalem,  lift  up  thy  voice  with  strength.  Say  unto 
the  cities  of  Judah,  "  l^ehold,  your  God  I  " 

l^ehold,  the  Lord  GoD  will  come  as  a  mighty  one, 
and  his  arm  shall  rule  for  him.  Behold,  his  reward  is 
with  him,  and  his  recompense  before  him.  He  shall 
feed  his  flock  like  a  shepherd,  he  shall  gather  the  lambs 
in  his  arm,  and  carry  them  in  his  bosom. 

'  La.  xl,  I. 


isa.  40.  12.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  467 

Who  hath  measured  the  waters  in  the  hollow  of  his 
hand,  and  meted  out  heaven  with  the  span,    ^    ^     ^, 

'  1111  r     1  1     •  Contrast  be- 

and  comprehended  the  dust  oi  the  eartli  m  a    tween  Jeho- 

^        ,  -111  •         •      '^<^"-  ^''^^ 

measure,    and    weighed     the    mountains    m    idols. 

scales,  and  the  hills  in  a  balance?  Who  hath  directed 
the  spirit  of  the  LORD,  or  being  his  counselor  hath 
taught  him?  Behold,  the  nations  are  as  a  drop  of  a 
bucket.  Behold,  he  taketh  up  the  isles  as  a  very  little 
thing.  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  God,  or  what  like- 
ness will  ye  compare  unto  him  ?  The  graven  image,  a 
workman  melted  it,  and  the  goldsmith  spreadeth  it  over 
with  gold,  and  casteth  for  it  silver  chains.  He  that  is 
too  impoverished  for  such  chooseth  a  tree  that  will  not 
rot;  he  seeketh  unto  him  a  cunning  workman  to  set  up 
a  graven  image.  *  He  burnetii  part  o  f  t  h  e  t  r  e  e  in  the 
fire  ;  with  part  he  roasteth  roast,  he  eateth,  and  is  satis- 
fied. He  warmeth  himself,  and  saith,  "  Aha,  I  am 
warm  !  "  And  the  residue  thereof  he  maketh  a  god,  even 
his  graven  image.  He  falleth  down  and  prayeth  unto  it. 
And  none  hath  understanding  to  say,  "I  have  burned 
part  in  the  fire,  I  have  baked  bread,  I  have  roasted  flesh 
and  eaten  it ;  and  shall  I  make  the  residue  an  abomina- 
tion ?     Shall  I  fall  down  to  the  stock  of  a  tree?" 

"^  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  me?"  saith  the  Holy 
One.  Lift  up  your  eyes  on  high,  and  see  who  hath  cre- 
ated the  stars,  that  bringeth  out  their  host  by  number. 
He  calleth  them  all  by  name  ;  not  one  is  lacking. 

Hast  thou  not  known?  Hast  thou  not  heard?  The 
everlasting  God,  the  Lord,  the  Creator  of  the  ends  of 
the  earth,  fainteth  not,  neither  is  weary ;  there  is  no 
searching  of  his  understanding.  ^  It  is  he  that  sitteth 
upon  the  circle  of  the  earth,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof 
are  as  grasshoppers  ;  that  stretcheth  out  the  heavens  as 
a  curtain,  and  spreadeth  them  out  as  a  tent  to  dwell  in. 
He  giveth  power  to  the  faint  ;  and  to  him  that  hath  no 
might  he  increaseth  strength.  Even  the  youths  shall  faint 
and  be  weary,  and  the  young  men  shall  utterly  fall ;  but 
they  that  wait  upon  the. Lord  shall  renew  their  strength  ; 
they  shall  mount  up  with  wings  as  eagles  ;  they  shall 
run,  and  not  be  weary  ;  they  shall  walk,  and  not  faint. 
'  Isa.  xliv,  l6.  '^  Isa.  xl,  25.  ^  Isa.  xl,  22. 


4:6.S  The  vSiiortkr  Bible  [isa.  46. 4- 

"  '  Even  to  old  age  I  am  he,  and  even  to  hoar  hairs  will 
I  carry  you.  I  have  made,  and  I  will  bear  ;  yea,  I  will 
carry,  and  will  deliver. 

"  ^  Look  unto  me,  and  be  ye  saved,  all  the  ends  of 
the  earth;  for  I  am  God,  and  there  is  none  else.  By 
myself  have  I  sworn,  that  unto  me  every  knee  shall 
bow,  every  tongue  shall  swear. 

'"Why  will  ye  bow  down  to  graven  images? 
'Produce  your  cause,"  saith  the  Lord;  "bring  forth 
your  strong  reasons.  Let  them  declare  unto  us  what 
shall  happen.  Declare  ye  the  former  things,  or  show  us 
things  to  come,  that  we  may  know  ye  are  gods.  Yea 
do  good  or  do  evil*  do  somethings  that  we  may  be- 
hold it.  Behold,  ye  are  nothing,  and  your  work  naught ; 
an  abomination  is  he  that  chooseth  you. 

"But  'I  am  the  LoRD  ;  that  is  my  name  ;  and  my 
glory  will  I  not  give  to  another,  neither  my  praise  unto 
graven  images.  Behold,  the  former  things  that  I  told 
you  are  come  to  pass,  and  new  things  do  I  declare. 
Before  they  spring  forth  I  tell  you  of  them.  'Ye  are 
my  witnesses,"  saith  the  LORD.  "  Before  me  there  was 
no  God  formed,  neither  shall  there  be  a  n  y  after  me. 
Beside  me  there  is  no  saviour.  I  have  saved  you; 
therefore  ye  are  my  witnesses,"  saith  the  LORD. 

'  Is.i.  xlvi,  4.  ^  Isa.  xli,  2i.  '  Isa.  xliii,  lo. 

'■'  Isa.  XV,  22.  ■•  Isa.  xlii,  8. 


isa.  41.  10.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  469 


CHAPTER  IV. 

COMFORTING     MESSAGES:      RETURN     FROM     CAPTIVITY 
FORETOLD  :    MESSIANIC   PROPHECIES. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord, 

" '  Fear  thou  not,  for  I  am  with  thee  ;  ^  be  not  dis- 
mayed, for  I  am  thy  God.  I  will  strengthen  thee ;  yea, 
I  will  help  thee  ;  yea,  I  will  uphold  thee  with  the  right 
hand  of  my  righteousness. 

"  I  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hold  thy  right  hand,  saying 

unto  thee,  '  Fear  not ;  I  will   help  thee.'     W  h  e  n    the 

poor  and  needy  seek  water  and  there   is   none,  and  their 

tongue  faileth  for  thirst,  I  the  LORD  will  answer  them,  I 

the  God  of  Israel  will   not  forsake   them.     I      a„^„^.„  „„^ 

1-1  1        Safety  and 

Will    open    rivers   on  the   bare    heights,   and      comfort 

r  ■  •  1      •  ■    1  r      1  11  "^  God. 

fountains  in  the  midst  ot  the  valleys. 

'*  ^  Fear  not,  for  I  have  redeemed  thee  ;  I  have  called 
thee  by  thy  name,  thou  art  mine.  When  thou  passest 
through  the  waters,  I  will  be  with  thee ;  and  through 
the  rivers,  they  shall  not  overflow  thee.  When  thou 
walkest  through  the  fire,  thou  shalt  not  be  burned  ; 
neither  shall  the  flame  kindle  upon  thee.  For  I  am  the 
Lord  thy  God,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  thy  saviour. 

"'Fear  not,  O  Jacob  my  servant;  and  thou,  Jeshu- 
run,  whom  I  have  chosen.  For  I  will  pour  water  upon 
him  that  is  thirsty,  and  streams  upon  the  dry  ground  ;  I 
will  pour  my  spirit  upon  thy  seed,  and  my  blessing  upon 
thine  offspring. 

"'  Fear  not;  thou  shalt  not  be  ashamed  ;  thou  shalt 
forget  the  shame  of  thy  youth,  and  the  reproach  of  thy 
widowhood  shalt  thou  remember  no  more.  For  thy 
Maker  is  thine  husband  ;  the  LORD  of  hosts  is  his  name. 
The  Holy  One  of  Israel  is  thy  redeemer ;  the  God  of  the 
whole    earth    shall    he  be  called.     For  the   LORD   hath 

'  Isa.  xli,    10.         3isa  xliv.  2.        1       "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  liwk  not  around 
'^  Isa.  xliii,  i.  *  Isa.  liv,  4.  |  t/iee. 


J:70  Till-:  Shorter  Bible  U^^-  54-  6. 

called  thee  as  a  wife  forsaken  and  grieved  in  spirit,  even 
a  wife  of  youth,  when  she  is  cast  off.  For  a  small  mo- 
ment have  I  forsaken  thee ;  but  with  great  mercies  will 
I  gather  thee.  '^  In  overflowing  wrath  I  hid  my  face 
from  thee  for  a  moment ;  but  with  everlasting  kindness 
will  I  have  mercy  on  thee,"  saith  the  Lord  thy  redeemer. 
"  For  the  mountains  shall  depart,  and  the  hills  be  re- 
moved;  but  my  kindness  shall  not  depart  from  thee, 
neither  shall  my  covenant  of  peace  be  removed,"  saith 
the  Lord  that  hath  mercy  on  thee. 

"  '  I,  even  I,  am  he  that  blotteth  out  thy  transgres- 
sions for  mine  own  sake ;  and  I  will  not  remember  thy 
sins." 

'  Who  is  among  you  that  feareth  the  LORD,  that  obey- 
eth  the  voice  of  his  servant  ?  ^  He  that  walketh  in  dark- 
ness, and  hath  no  light,  let  him  trust  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  and  stay  upon  his  God.  '  For  thus  saith  the 
high  and  lofty  One  that  inhabiteth  eternity,  whose  name 
is  Holy,  "  I  dwell  in  the  high  and  holy  place,  with  him 
also  that  is  of  a  contrite  and  humble  spirit." 

*  Zion  said,  "  Jehovah  hath  forsaken  me,  and  the  Lord 
hath  forgotten  me." 

"Can  a  woman  forget  her  little  child,  that  she 
should  not  have  compassion  on  her  own  son?  Yea, 
these  may  forget,  yet  will  not  I  forget  thee." 

Awake,  awake,  put   on   thy  strength,  O  Zion  ;  put  on 

thy  beautiful  garments,  O  Jerusalem,  the  holy  city.     For 

thus    saith    the    Lord.    "Ye  were    sold    for 

Return  from  ,  ,  i      1 1    i  i  j        ■  ^  i         «. 

captivity  naught ;  and  ye  shall  be  redeemed  without 
foretold.  ,1-ioncy.     Ye  shall  not  go  out  in  haste,  neither 

shall  ye  go  by  flight  ;  for  the  LoRD  will  go  before  you, 
and  the  God  of  Israel  will  be  your  rearward." 

'Thus  saith  the  LORD  of  Jerusalem,  "  She  shall  be  in- 
habited," and  of  the  cities  of  Judah,  "They  shall  be 
built;"  of  Cyrus,  "He  is  my  shepherd,  and  shall  per- 
form  all   my  pleasure;  even  saying  of  Jerusalem,  'She 

'  Isa.  xliii,  25.       Msa.  xlix,  14.        |       "    R.    \'.   niaig..    Or,    /n    a    littL- 
•Msa.  1,  10.  'Isa.  xliv,   24.       \  wrath.     >■  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,    Though 

«  Isa.  Ivii,  15.  I  he  walketh. 


isa.  44.  28.]      Chronologically  Arranc;kd.  471 

shall  be  built,'  and  to  the  temple,  '  Thy  foundation  shall 
be  laid.'  " 

Thus  saith  the  I.ORD  to  his  anointed,  to  Cyrus,  whose 
right  hand  I  have  holden,  to  subdue  nations  before  him, 
"I  will  open  the  doors  before  him,  and  the  gates  shall 
not  be  shut ;  I  will  go  before  thee,  and  make  the  rugged 
places  plain.  I  will  break  in  pieces  the  doors  of  brass, 
and  cut  in  sunder  the  bars  of  iron;  and  I  will  give  thee 
hidden  riches,  that  thou  mayest  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  which  call  thee  by  thy  name,  even  the  God  of 
Israel.  I  have  surnamed  thee, though  thou  hast  not  known 
me,  I  am  the  LORD,  and  beside  me  there  is  no  God.  I 
will  gird  thee,  though  thou  hast  not  known  me.  I  have 
raised  him  up  in  righteousness,  and  I  will  make  straight 
all  his  ways.  He  shall  build  my  city,  and  let  my  exiles 
go  free,  not  for  price  nor  reward,"  saith  the  LORD  of 
hosts. 

'  Thus  saith  God  the  LORD,  he  that  created  the  heav- 
ens, and  stretched  them  forth  ;  he  that  spread  abroad 
the  earth  and  that  which  cometh  out  of  it  ;  he  that  giv- 
eth  breath  unto  the  people  upon  it,  and  spirit  to  them 
that  walk  therein, 

"  ^  Behold  my  servant  whom  I  uphold  ;  my  chosen, 
in  whom  my  soul  delighteth.  I  have  put  my  spirit  upon 
him;  he  shall  bring  forth  judgment  to  the  '"'Gentiles. 
He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up,  nor  cause  his  voice  to  be 
heard  in  the  street.  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  Messianic 
not  break,  and  the  ''smoking  flax  shall  he  prophecies, 
not  quench;  he  shall  bring  forth  judgment  in  truth. 
He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  discouraged,  till  he  have  set 
judgment  in  the  earth;  and  the  isles  shall  wait  for  his 
law. 

"  I  the  Lord  have  called  thee  in  righteousness,  and 
will  hold  thine  hand,  and  will  keep  thee,  and  give  thee 
for  a  covenant  of  the  people,  for  a  light  of  the  Gentiles ; 
to  open  the  blind  eyes,  to  bring  out  the  prisoners  from 
the  dungeon,  and  them  that  sit  in  darkness  out  of  prison. 

"^Behold,  my  servant  shall   deal   wiseh',   he   shall  be 


'  Isa.  xlii,  5. 
'  Isa.  xlii,  I. 
^  Isa.  Hi,  13. 


"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  iiafions  (and 
elsewhere).  ^  R.V.  marg.,  Or,  dimly 
burning  wick. 


472  The  Shorter  Bible  [i^a.  52.  13. 

lifted  up.     His  visage  was  so  marred  more  than  any  man, 
and  his  form  more  than  the  sons  of  men." 

Who  hath  believed  our  report,  and  to  whom  hath  the 
arm  of  the  LORD  been  revealed?  He  was  despised,  and 
rejected  of  men  ;  a  man  of  sorrows,  and  acquainted  with 
"■'grief;  and  as  one  from  whom  men  hide  their  face  he 
was  despised,  and  we  esteemed  him  not. 

Surely  he  hath  borne  our  ^  griefs,  and  carried  our  sor- 
rows;  yet  we  did  esteem  him  stricken,  smitten  of  God, 
and  afflicted.  But  he  was  wounded  for  our  transgres- 
sions, he  was  bruised  for  our  iniquities  ;  the  chastisement 
of  our  peace  was  upon  him  ;  and  with  his  stripes  we  are 
healed.  All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray ;  we  have 
turned  everyone  to  his  own  way;  and  the  LORD  hath 
Maid  on  him  the  iniquity  of  us  all. 

He  was  oppressed,  yet  he  humbled  himself  and  opened 
not  his  mouth;  as  a  lamb  that  is  led  to  the  slaughter, 
and  as  a  sheep  that  before  her  shearers  is  dumb;  yea,  he 
opened  not  his  mouth.  For  the  transgression  of  my 
people  was  he  stricken.  And  they  made  his  grave  with 
the  wicked,  and  with  the  rich  in  his  death  ;  although  he 
had  done  no  violence,  neither  was  any  deceit  in  his 
mouth. 

Yet  it  pleased  the  LORD  to  bruise  him  ;  he  hath  put 
him  to  grief.  When  thou  shalt  make  his  soul  an  offering 
for  sin,  he  shall  see  his  seed,  he  shall  prolong  his  days, 
and  the  pleasure  of  the  Lord  shall  prosper  in  his  hand. 
He  shall  see  of  the  travail  of  his  soul,  and  shall  be  satisfied. 
By  his  knowledge  shall  my  righteous  servant  justify 
many  ;  and  he  shall  bear  their  iniquities.  Therefore  will 
I  divide  him  a  portion  with  the  great,  and  he  shall  di- 
vide the  spoil  with  the  strong;  because  he  poured  out 
his  soul  unto  death,  and  was  numbered  with  the  trans- 
gressors;  yet  he  bare  the  sin  of  many,  and  made  inter- 
cession for  the  transgressors. 

'  The  Lord  God  hath  given  me  the  tongue  of  them  that 
are  taught,  that  I  should  know  how  to  sustain  with  words 
him  that  is  weary.      He  wakeneth  inoniing  by  morning, 

"R.    V.     niaig.,    Heb.    sickness. 
Msa.  1,4.  ^  R     V.     mart;.,     Hcb.     sicknesses. 

"  R.  V.  mart;.,  Hch.  made  to  light. 


isa.  50. 4.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  473 

he  wakeneth  mine  ear  to  hear.  The  Lord  GOD  hath 
opened  mnie  ear,  and  I  was  not  rebelHous,  neither  turned 
away  backward.  I  gave  my  back  to  the  smiters,  and  my 
cheeks  to  them  that  plucked  off  the  hair  ;  I  hid  not  my 
face  from  shame  and  spitting. 

'  The  spirit  of  the  Lord  GOD  is  upon  me  ;  because  the 
Lord  hath  anointed  me  to  preach  good  tidings  unto  the 
""  meek  ;  he  hath  sent  me  to  bind  up  the  broken-hearted, 
to  proclaim  liberty  to  the  captives,  and  the  opening  of 
the  prison  to  them  that  are  bound  ;  to  proclaim  the  ac- 
ceptable year  of  the  LORD,  and  the  day  of  vengeance  of 
our  God  ;  to  comfort  all  that  mourn  ;  to  appoint  unto 
them  that  mourn  in  Zion,to  give  unto  them  a  garland  for 
ashes,  the  oil  of  joy  for  mourning,  the  garment  of  praise 
for  the  spirit  of  heaviness ;  that  they  might  be  called 
trees  of  righteousness,  the  planting  of  the  LORD,  that  he 
might  be  glorified, 

^sa.  Ixi,  I.  I  "  R.  V.  marg.,  Ox, poor. 

33 


47-1:  The  vSiioktek  Bible  [isa.  55.  i. 


CHAPTER   V. 

WIDE  INVITATIONS:  PRACTICAL  EXHORTATIONS:  GLORI- 
OUS   PROPHECIES. 

Thus  s  a  i  t  h  the  Lord, 

"  ^  Ho,  everyone  that  thirsteth,  come  ye  to  the  waters, 
and  he  that  hath  no  money ;  come  ye,  buy,  and  eat ; 
yea,  come,  buy  wine  and  milk  without  money  and  with- 
G-racious  out  price.  Wherefore  do  ye  spend  money  for 
invitations.  ^]^^^  which  is  not  bread,  and  your  '^  labor  for 
that  which  satisfieth  not?  Hearken  dihgently  unto  me, 
and  eat  ye  that  which  is  good,  and  let  your  soul  deh"ght 
itself  in  fatness.  Incline  your  ear,  and  come  unto  me; 
hear,  and  your  soul  shall  live  ;  and  I  will  make  an  ever- 
lasting covenant  with  you,  even  the  sure  mercies  of 
David." 

Seek  ye  the  LORD  while  he  may  be  found,  call 
ye  upon  him  while  he  is  near.  Let  the  wicked  forsake 
his  way,  and  the  unrighteous  man  his  thoughts ;  and  let 
him  return  unto  the  LORD,  and  he  will  have  mercy  upon 
him  ;  and  to  our  God,  for  he  will  abundantly  pardon. 
"  For  my  thoughts  are  not  your  thoughts,  neither  are  your 
ways  my  ways.  For  as  the  heavens  are  higher  than  the 
earth,  so  are  my  ways  higher  than  your  ways,  and  my 
thoughts  tlian  your  thoughts.  For  as  the  rain  cometh 
down  and  the  snow  from  heaven,  and  returneth  not 
thither,  but  watereth  the  earth,  and  maketh  it  bring 
forth  and  bud,  and  giveth  seed  to  the  sower  and  bread  to 
the  eater  ;  so  shall  my  word  be  that  gocth  forth  out  of  my 
moutli ;  it  shall  not  return  unto  me  void,  but  it  shall  ac- 
complish that  which  I  please,  and  it  shall  prosper  in  the 
thing  whereto  I  sent  it.  For  ye  shall  go  out  with  joy, 
and  be  led  forth  with  peace ;  the  mountains  and  the  hills 
shall    break   forth    before  you    into  singing,  and  all  the 

'  Isa.  Iv,  I.  I  "  R,  V.  marg.,  Or,  earnings. 


isa.  55.  12.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  475 

trees  of  the  field  shall  clap  their  hands.  Instead  of  the 
thorn  shall  come  up  the  fir  tree,  and  instead  of  the  brier 
shall  come  up  the  myrtle  tree ;  and  it  shall  be  to  the 
Lord  for  a  name,  for  an  everlasting  sign  that  shall  not 
be  cut  off." 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  "  Keep  ye  judgment,  and  do 
righteousness;  for  my  salvation  is  near  to  come,  and  my 
righteousness  to  be  revealed.  Blessed  is  the  man  that 
doeth  this,  and  the  son  of  man  that  holdeth  fast  by  it ; 
that  keepeth  the  sabbath  from  profaning  it,  and  keepeth 
his   hand    from    doing   any    evil.     Also    the  Exhor- 

strangers,  that  join  themselves  to  the  LORD,  tations. 

to  be  his  servants,  even  them  will  I  bring  to  my  holy 
mountain,  and  make  them  joyful  in  my  house  of  prayer; 
their  burnt  offerings  and  their  sacrifices  shall  be  accepted 
upon  mine  altar;  for  mine  house  shall  be  called  an  house 
of  prayer  for  all  peoples. 

"  *  Cry  aloud  ;  spare  not.  Declare  unto  my  people  their 
sins.  '  Wherefore  have  we  fasted,'  say  they,  '  and  thou 
seest  not?'  Behold,  ye  fast  for  strife,  and  to  smite  with 
the  fist  of  wickedness.  Is  such  the  fast  that  I  have 
chosen?  To  bow  down  his  head  and  spread  ashes  under 
him?  Is  not  this  rather  the  fast  that  I  have  chosen: 
to  loose  the  bonds  of  wickedness,  to  let  the  oppressed  go 
free  ?  Is  it  not  to  deal  thy  bread  to  the  hungry,  and  that 
thou  bring  the  poor  that  are  cast  out  to  thy  house ; 
when  thou  seest  the  naked,  that  thou  cover  him  ;  and 
that  thou  hide  not  thyself  fronj  thine  own  flesh?  Then 
shall  thy  light  break  forth  as  the  morning,  and  thy  heal- 
ing shall  spring  forth  speedily  ;  thy  righteousness  shall  go 
before  thee  ;  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  rearward. 
Then  shalt  thou  call,  and  the  LoRD  shall  answer ;  thou 
shalt  cry,  and  he  shall  say,  'Here  I  am,'  The  LORD 
shall  guide  thee  continually,  and  satisfy  thy  soul  in  dry 
places,  and  make  strong  thy  bones;  and  thou  shalt  be 
like  a  watered  garden,  and  like  a  spring  of  water,  whose 
waters  fail  not. 

"  If  thou  turn  away  thy  foot  from  the  sabbath,  from 
doing  thy  pleasure  on  my  holy  day ;  and  call  the  sabbath 
a  delight,  and  the  holy  of  the  LORD  honorable  ;  and  shalt 
^  Isa.  Iviii,  i. 


476  The  Shorter  Bible  [isa.  58. 13. 

honor  it,  not  doing  thine  own  ways,  nor  finding  thine 
own  pleasure,  nor  speaking  thine  own  words  ;  then  shalt 
thou  delight  thyself  in  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  make  thee 
to  ride  upon  the  high  places  of  the  earth  ;  and  I  will 
feed  thee  with  the  heritage  of  Jacob  thy  father." 

The  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

'  Rejoice  ye  with  Jerusalem,  all  ye  that  love  her.      Re- 
joice for  joy  with  her,  all  ye  that  mourn  over  her.     For 
thus  saith  the  LORD,  "  Behold,  I  will  extend  peace  to 
her  like  a  river,  and  the  glory  of  the  nations  like  an  over- 
flowing stream.     As  one  whom  his  mother  comforteth, 
so  will  I  comfort  you  ;   and  ye  shall  be  comforted." 
Glorious         '  Arise,  shine  ;   for  thy  light  is  come, 
prophecies.     And  the  glory  of  the  LORD  is  risen  upon  thee. 
Behold,  darkness  shall  cover  the  earth. 
And  gross  darkness  the  peoples ; 
But  the  Lord  shall  arise  upon  thee, 
His  glory  shall  be  seen  upon  thee.  . 
Nations  shall  come  to  thy  light, 
And  kings  to  the  brightness  of  thy  rising. 
The  abundance  of  the  sea  shall  be  turned  unto  thee, 
The  wealth  of  the  nations  shall  come  unto  thee. 
They  shall  bring  gold  and  frankincense. 
And  shall  proclaim  the  praises  of  the  LORD. 
Thy  gates  shall  be  open  continually  ; 
They  shall  not  be  shut  day  nor  night ; 
That  men  may  bring  wealth  unto  thee, 
And  their  kings  led  with  them. 
The  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  come  unto  thee, 
The  fir  tree  and  pine  together, 
To  beautify  the  place  of  my  sanctuary ; 
And  I  will  make  the  place  of  my  feet  glorious. 
The  sun  shall  be  no  more  thy  light  by  day. 
Neither  shall  the  moon  give  light  unto  thee  ; 
But  the  Lord  shall  be  unto  thee  an  everlasting  light, 
And  thy  God  thy  ^  glory. 
Thy  sun  shall  no  more  go  down, 
Neither  shall  thy  moon  withdraw  itself; 
For  the  Lord  shall  be  thine  everlasting  light. 
And  the  days  of  thy  mourning  shall  be  ended. 

'  Isa.  Ixvi,  10.       "  Isa.  Ix,  I.       |  '  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  beauty. 


Hab.  2.  I.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  477 


WRITINGS   OF   THE    PROPHET 

HABAKKUK. 


CHAPTER  I. 

VARIOUS   MESSAGES:    A    PRAYER. 

I  WILL  stand  upon  my  watch,  and  set  me  upon  the 
tower,  and  will  look  to  see  what  he  will  speak. 

And    the    LORD  answered    me,  and    said,    {^g^pYo^phet. 
"Write  the  vision,  and  make  it  plain,  that  he 
may  run  that  readeth  it.    The  vision  is  for  the  appointed 
time  ;  though  it  tarry,  wait  for  it  ;  it  will  surely  come. 

"The  just  shall  live  by  his  faith." 

Woe  to  him  that  increaseth  that  which  is  not  his ! 
how  long?  and  that  ladeth  himself  with  pledges! 

Woe  to  him  that  getteth  an  evil  gain  for  his  house, 
that   he    may  set   his   nest    on   high  !      The 
stone  shall  cry  out  of  the  wall,  and  the  beam  Woes. 

out  of  the  timber  shall  answer  it. 

Woe  to  him  that  buildeth  a  town  with  blood,  and 
stablisheth  a  city  by  iniquity  !  The  earth  shall  be  filled 
with  the  knowledge  of  the  glory  of  the  LORD,  as  the 
waters  cover  the  sea. 

Woe  to  him  that  giveth  his  neighbor  drink,  and 
makest  him  drunken  !  The  cup  of  the  Lord's  right 
hand  shall  be  turned  unto  thee,  and  foul  shame  shall  be 
unto  thy  glory  ;  because  of  men's  blood,  and  the  vio- 
lence done  to  the  land. 

Woe  to  him  that  saith  to  the  wood,  "Awake  !  "  tojthe 
dumb  stone,  "  Arise  !  "  Behold,  it  is  laid  over  wn'th  gold 
and  silver,  but  there  is  no  breath  at  all  in  it.  But  the 
Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple ;  let  all  the  earth  keep  silence 
before  him. 


478  The  Shorter  Bible  [Hab.  3.  i. 


A   PRAYER   OF   HABAKKUK,   THE   PROPHET. 

0  Lord,  revive  thy  work  in  the  midst  of  the  years ; 
In  wrath,  remember  mercy. 

A  prayer.  ^°^  ^^^^  ^^°"^  Teman, 

The  Holy  One  from  mount  Paran. 
His  glory  covered  the  heavens, 
The  earth  was  full  of  his  praise. 
He  stood,  and  measured  the  earth  ; 
He  beheld,  and  drove  asunder  the  nations. 
The  eternal  mountains  were  scattered. 
The  everlastincr  hills  did  bow. 

Was  thine  anger  against  the  rivers. 

Or  thy  wrath  against  the  sea, 

That  thou  didst  ride  upon  thine  horses. 

Upon  thy  chariots  of  salvation  ? 

The  mountains  saw  thee,  and  were  afraid  ; 

The  tempest  of  waters  passed  by. 

The  deep  uttered  his  voice, 

And  lifted  up  his  hands  on  high. 

The  sun  and  moon  stood  still  in  their  habitation ; 

At  the  light  of  thine  arrows  as  they  went, 

At  the  shining  of  thy  glittering  spear. 

Thou  didst  march  through  the  land  in  indignation, 

Thou  didst  thresh  the  nations  in  anger. 

Thou  wentest  forth  for  the  salvation  of  thy  people, 

For  the  salvation  of  thine  anointed. 

Thou  didst  tread  the  sea  with  thine  horses. 

The  lieap  of  mighty  waters. 

Though  the  fig  tree  shall  not  blossom. 
Neither  shall  fruit  be  in  the  vines  ; 
The  labor  of  the  olive  shall  fail, 
And  the  fields  shall  yield  no  meat; 
The  flock  shall  be  cut  off  from  the  fold. 
And  there  shall  be  no  herd  in  the  stalls ; 
Yet  will  I  rejoice  in  the  LORD, 

1  will  joy  in  the  God  of  my  salvation. 


Zeph.  I.  i.j    Chronologically  Arranged.  4T9 


WRITINGS   OF    THE    PROPHET 

ZEPHANIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

WARNINGS:    PROMISES. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  which  came  to  Zephaniah,  in 
the  days  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah. 

Hold  thy  peace  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord  GOD ;  for 
the  day  of  the  LORD  is  at  hand.  I  wiU  search  Jerusa- 
lem with  candles,  and  I  will  punish  the  men  that  say  in 
their  heart,  "  The  Lord  will  not  do  good,  neither  will  he 
do  evil."  The  great  day  of  the  LORD  is  near,  it  is  near 
and  hasteth  greatly.  I  will  bring  distress  upon  men,  be- 
cause they  have  sinned  against  the  LORD.  Neither 
their  silver  nor  their  gold  shall  be  able  to  deliver  them 
in  the  day  of  the  Lord's  wrath. 

Seek  ye  the  LORD,  all  ye  meek  of  the  earth  ;  seek 
righteousness,  seek  meekness.  It  may  be  ye  shall  be  hid 
in  the  day  of  the  Lord's  anger. 

The  Lord  God  shall  visit  Judah,  and  bring  again 
their  captivity.  He  will  stretch  out  his  hand  against  the 
north,  and  destroy  Assyria;  and  will  make  Nineveh  a 
desolation.  This  is  the  joyous  city  that  Against  Nin- 
dwelt  carelessly,  that  said  in  her  heart,  "  I  eveh. 
am,  and  there  is  none  else  beside  me !  "  How  is  she  be- 
come a  desolation,  a  place  for  beasts  to  lie  down  in  ! 
Everyone  that  passeth  by  shall  hiss,  and  wag  his  hand. 

Woe  to  her  that  is  rebellious  and  polluted,  to  the  op- 
pressing city  !  She  obeyed  not  the  voice  ;  she  received 
not  correction  ;  she  trusted  not  in  the  Lord  ;  she  drew 
not  near  to  her  God.  Her  princes  in  the  midst  of  her 
are  roaring  lions  ;  her  judges  are  evening  wolves.     The 


480  The  Shorter  Bible  [Zeph.  3. 5. 

Lord  in  the  midst  of  her  is  righteous  ;  he  will  not  do 
iniquity.  Every  morning  doth  he  bring  his  judgment  to 
hght,  he  faileth  not. 

I  have  cut  off  nations,  their  battlements  are  desolate  ; 
I  have  made  their  streets  waste,  their  cities  are  de- 
stroyed. But  I  will  leave  in  the  midst  of  thee  an  afflicted 
and  poor  people,  and  they  shall  trust  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord.  The  remnant  of  Israel  shall  not  do  iniquity, 
nor  speak  lies. 

Sing,  O  daughter  of  Zion  ;  shout,  O  Lsrael.  The  king 
of  Israel,  even  the  Lord,  is  in  the  midst  of  thee,  a  mighty 
one  who  will  save,  fie  will  rejoice  over  thee  with  joy,  he 
will  rest  in  his  love. 


jer.  1. 1.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  481 


WRITINGS   OF    THE   PROPHET 

JEREMIAH/ 


CHAPTER    I. 

JEREMIAH'S  CALL:    EXHORTATIONS  AND  WARNINGS. 

*The  words  of  Jeremiah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  of  the 
priests  that  were  in  Anathoth  in  the  land  of  Benjamin  ; 
to  whom  the  word  of  the  LORD  came,  from  the  days  of 
Josiah  unto  the  carrying  away  of  Jerusalem  captive. 

The  word  of  the  LORD  came  unto  me,  saying,  "  Before 
I  formed  thee  I  knew  thee.  I  have  appointed  thee  a 
prophet  unto  the  nations." 

Then  said  I,  "  Ah,  Lord  GOD  !  Behold,  I  cannot  speak  ; 
for  I  am  a  child." 

But  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  "  Say  not,  I  am  a  child. 
For    ^  to    whomsoever    I     shall    send    thee      Jeremiah's 
thou  shalt  go,  and  whatsoever  I    shall  com-      prophe\^c 
mand  thee  thou    shalt  speak.     Be  not  afraid  ;      office. 
for  I  am  with  thee." 

Then  the  LORD  put  forth  his  hand,  and  touched  my 
mouth ;  and  the  LORD  .said  unto  me,  "  Behold,  I  have 
put  my  words  in  thy  mouth." 

Moreover  the  word  of  the  LORD  came  unto  me,  say- 
ing, "Jeremiah,  what  seest  thou?" 

And  I  said,  "  I  see  a  seething  caldron  ;  and  the  face 
thereof  is  from  the  north." 

Then  the  LORD  said  unto  me,  "  Out  of  the  north  evil 
shall  break  forth  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land. 
For,  lo,  I  will  call  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  north,  and 
they  shall  come  against  all  the  cities  of  Judah.     And  I 

■''  For  other  writings  of  Jeremiah, 
'Jer.  i,  I.  see  pages  417-429.     ''  R.  V.  marg., 

Or,  o/i  whatsoever  errand. 


482  The  wShorter  Bible  [Jer.  i.  i6. 

will  utter  my  judgments  against  Judah  touching  all 
their  wickedness ;  in  that  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
have  burned  incense  unto  other  gods,  and  worshiped 
the  works  of  their  own  hands.  Thou  therefore  gird  up 
thy  loins,  and  arise,  and  speak  unto  them  all  that  I 
command  thee," 

'Thus  saith  the  LORD  to  the  men  of  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem, "  Break  up  your  fallow  ground.  Circumcise  )'our- 
Exhortation  selves  to  the  LORD,  lest  my  fury  go  forth 
ance^wai-n-  1'^^  fire,  bccausc  of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 
^^s^-  I  will  bring  evil  from  the  north,  and  a  great 

destruction.  A  lion  is  gone  up  from  his  thicket,  and  a 
destroyer  of  nations.  He  is  on  his  way  to  make  the 
land  desolate.  His  chariots  shall  be  as  the  whirlwind  ; 
his  h-orses  are  swifter  than  eagles. 

"  "  Where  now  are  thy  gods  that  thou  hast  made  ?  Let 
them  arise,  if  they  can  save  thee  in  thy  trouble.  'O  Je- 
rusalem, wash  thine  heart  from  wickedness,  that  thou 
mayest  be  saved.  Thy  way  and  thy  doings  have  pro- 
cured these  things  unto  thee." 

I  beheld  the  earth,  and,  lo,  it  was  waste  and  void  ; 
and  the  heavens,  and  they  had  no  light.  I  beheld  the 
mountains,  and,  lo,  they  trembled,  and  all  the  hills 
moved  to  and  fro.  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  there  was  no  man, 
and  all  the  birds  of  the  heavens  were  fled.  I  beheld, 
and,  lo,  the  fruitful  field  was  a  wilderness,  and  all  the 
cities  thereof  were  broken  down  at  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  and  before  his  fierce  anger. 

■*  Run  ye  to  and  fro  through  the  streets  of  Jerusalem, 
and  see  now,  and  know,  and  seek  in  the  broad  places 
thereof,  if  ye  can  find  a  man,  if  there  be  any  that  doeth 
justly,  that  seeketh  truth.  Because  their  transgressions 
are  many,  and  their  backslidings  are  increased,  a  lion 
out  of  the  forest  shall  slay  them,  a  wolf  of  the  evenings 
shall  spoil  them,  a  leopard  shall  watch  over  their  cities, 
everyone  that  goeth  out  thence  shall  be  torn  in  pieces, 

'Thus  saith  the  Lord,  "Let  not  the  wise  man  glory 
in  his  wisdom,  neither  the  mighty  in  his  might ;  let 
'Jer.  iv,  3.     -Jer.  ii,  28.     "Jer.  iv,  14.     ''Jer.  v,  i.     ^Jer.  ix,  23. 


jer.  9.  23.1      Chronologically  Arranged.  483 

not  the  rich  man  glory  in  his  riches.  But  let  him  that 
glorieth  glory  in  this,  that  he  knoweth  me,  that  I  am  the 
Lord  which  exercise  loving-kindness  and  righteousness 
in  the  earth  ;  for  in  these  things  I  delight." 

'  In  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Jehoiakim  the  son 
of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah,  came  this  word  from  the  LORD, 
saying,  "  Stand  in  the  court  of  the  LORD'S  house,  and 
speak  unto  all  the  cities  of  Judah,  which  come  destruction 
to  worship  in  the  Lord's  house,  all  the  words  °f*^gi!^g®^: 
that  I  command  thee  ;  keep  not  back  a  word.  ened. 
It  may  be  they  will  hearken,  and  turn  every  man  from 
his  evil  way  ;  that  I  may  repent  me  of  the  evil,  which  I 
purpose  to  do  unto  them.  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
'  ^  Amend  your  ways.  If  ye  thoroughly  amend  your  ways 
and  doings  ;  if  ye  thoroughly  execute  judgment  between 
a  man  and  his  neighbor ;  if  ye  oppress  not  the  stranger, 
the  fatherless,  and  the  widow,  and  shed  not  innocent 
blood,  neither  walk  after  other  gods;  then  will  I  cause 
you  to  dwell  in  this  place,  in  the  land  that  I  gave  to  your 
fathers.  Behold,  ye  trust  in  lying  words.  Will  ye  steal, 
murder,  swear  falsely,  burn  incense  to  Baal,  and  come 
and  stand  before  me  in  this  house  ?  Is  this  house,  which 
is  called  by  my  name,  become  a  den  of  robbers  in  your 
eyes  ?  I  have  seen  it,'  saith  the  LORD.  '  Go  ye  now 
unto  my  place  which  was  in  *  Shiloh,  where  I  caused  my 
name  to  dwell  at  the  first,  and  see  what  I  did  to  it,  for 
the  wickedness  of  my  people  Israel.  And  now,  ^  if  ye 
will  not  hearken  to  me,  *I  will  do  unto  this  house, 
wherein  ye  trust,  as  I  have  done  to  Shiloh.'  " 

'And  all  the  priests  and  prophets  and  people  heard 
Jeremiah  speaking;  and  they  laid  hold  on  him,  saying, 
"Thou  shalt  surely  die!  Why  hast  thou  prophesied, 
saying, '  This  house  shall  be  like  Shiloh,  and  this  city  shall 
be  desolate,  without  inhabitant  ?  '  "  And  all  Jeremiah's 
the  people  were  gathered  unto  Jeremiah  in  danger, 
the  house  of  the  LoRD. 

And  when  the  princes  of  Judah  heard  these  things, 
they  came  up  from  the  king's  house  unto  the  house  of 


'Jer.  xxvi,  l.  ■'Jer.  vii,  14. 
'Jer.  vii,  3.  'Jer.  xxvi,  7. 
'Jer.  xxvi,  4. 


"  See  Josh,  xviii,  I. 


484  The  Shorter  Bible  [Jen  26.  10. 

the  Lord.  Then  spake  the  priests  and  the  prophets 
unto  the  princes,  saying,  "  This  man  is  worthy  of  death  ; 
for  he  hath  prophesied  against  this  city,  as  ye  have  heard 
with  your  ears." 

Then  spake  Jeremiah  unto  all  the  princes  and  to  all 
the  people,  saying,  "The  LoRD  sent  me  to  prophesy 
against  this  house  and  against  this  city  all  the  words  that 
ye  have  heard.  Behold,  I  am  in  your  hand ;  only  know 
ye  for  certain  that,  if  ye  put  me  to  death,  ye  shall  bring 
innocent  blood  upon  yourselves,  and  upon  this  city.  For 
the  Lord  sent  me  unto  you  to  speak  all  these  words  in 
your  ears." 

Then  said  the  princes  and  people  unto  the  priests  and 
prophets,  "  This  man  is  not  worthy  of  death."  And  the 
hand  of  Ahikam  was  with  Jeremiah,  that  they  should  not 
put  him  to  death. 

'The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  : 

" '  Seest  thou  not  what  they  do  in  the  cities  of  Judah 
and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem  ?  '  One  cutteth  a  tree  out 
of  the  forest  with  the  ax.  They  deck  it  with  silver  and 
gold  ;  they  fasten  it  with  nails  and  hammers,  that  it  move 
ThefoUyof  ^^^-  They  speak  not;  they  must  needs  be 
^doiwor-  borne,  because  they  cannot  go.  They  cannot 
do  evil,  neither  is  it  in  them  to  do  good.  "The 
children  gather  wood,  the  fathers  kindle  the  fire,  and  the 
women  knead  the  dough,  to  make  cakes  unto  the  queen 
of  heaven,  and  to  pour  out  drink  offerings  unto  other 
gods.  Since  the  day  that  your  fathers  came  forth  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this  day,  I  have  sent  unto  you 
all  my  servants  the  prophets,  daily  rising  up  early  and 
sending  them;  yet  ye  hearkened  not  unto  me,  nor  in- 
clined your  ear." 

'The  Lord  is  the  true  God  ;  he  is  the  living  God,  and 
an  everlasting  king;  at  his  wrath  the  earth  trembleth, 
and  the  nations  are  not  able  to  abide  his  indignation. 
He  hath  made  the  earth  by  his  power,  he  hath  estab- 
lished the  world  by  his  wisdom,  and  by  his  understand- 
ing hath  he  stretched  out  the  heavens.  When  he  utter- 
eth  his  voice,  there   is  a  tumult  in   the  heavens.     He 

'  Jer.  vii,  i.     '■'Jer.  vii,  17.     ''Jer.  x,  3.     •'Jer.  vii,  18.     '  Jer.  x,  10. 


jer.  lo.  13.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  485 

causeth  vapors  to  ascend  from  the  ends  of  the  earth  ;  he 
maketh  Hghtnuigs  for  the  rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the 
wind  out  of  his  treasuries.  Every  man  is  brutish  and 
without  knowledge  ;  every  goldsmith  is  put  to  shame  by 
his  graven  image.  For  his  molten  image  is  falsehood, 
and  there  is  no  breath  in  i  t.  They  are  vanity,  they  shall 
perish.  The  portion  of  Jacob  is  not  like  these  ;  he  is  the 
former  of  all  things;  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

"'Fear  ye  not  me?  "  saith  the  LORD.  "Will  ye  not 
tremble  at  my  presence,  which  have  placed  the  sand  for 
the  bound  of  the  sea?  Though  the  waves  thereof  toss 
themselves,  they  cannot  prevail ;  though  they  roar,  they 
cannot  pass  over  it." 

'  Jer.  V,  22. 


4:86  The  Shorter  Bhsle  IJ^r.  13.  i. 


CHAPTER    II. 

OBJECT  LESSONS:  CONCERNING  FALSE  PROPHETS:  JERE- 
MLVH  PERSECUTED. 

'  Thus  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  "  Go,  and  *  buy  thee  a 

Object les-        linen  girdle,  and  put  it  upon  thy  loins,  and 

son:  the  put  it  not  in  Water."     So  I  bought  a  girdle 

according  to  the  word  of  the  LORD,  and  put 

it  upon  my  loins. 

And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  mc  the  second 
time,  saying,  "  Take  the  girdle  that  thou  hast  bought, 
which  is  upon  thy  loins,  and  arise,  go  to  Euphrates,  and 
hide  it  there  in  a  hole  of  the  rock."  So  I  went,  and  hid 
it  by  Euphrates,  as  the  LORD  commanded  me. 

And  it  came  to  pass  after  many  days,  that  the  LORD 
said  unto  me,  "  Arise,  go  to  Euphrates,  and  take  the 
girdle  from  thence,  which  I  commanded  thee  to  hide 
there." 

Then  I  went  to  Euphrates,  and  digged,  and  took  the 
girdle  from  the  place  where  I  had  hid  it ;  and,  behold, 
the  girdle  was  marred,  it  was  profitable  for  nothing. 
Then  the  word  of  the  LORD  came  unto  me,  saying,  "  As 
the  girdle  cleaveth  to  the  loins  of  a  man,  so  have  I 
caused  to  cleave  unto  me  the  house  of  Israel  and  Judah, 
that  they  might  be  unto  me  for  a  people,  and  for  praise 
and  glory;  but  they  would  not  hear.  Therefore,  "this 
evil  people,  which  refuse  to  hear  my  words,  which  walk 
in  the  stubbornness  of  their  heart,  and  are  gone  after 
other  gods  lo  serve  them,  shall  even  be  as  this  girdle, 
which  is  profitable  for  nothing." 

'The  word  of  the  Lord  came  also  unto  me,  saying, 
"  Thou  shalt  not  take  thee  a  wife,  neitlier  shalt  thou  liave 

'  Jer.  xiii,  i.        ^Jer.  xvi,  i.       I         "All    these    object   lessons   were 
"  Jer.   xiii,  lo.  |  doubtless  very  public. 


jer.  i6.  I.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  487 

sons  or  daughters  in  this  place.  For  the  sons  and  daughters 
that  are  born  in  this  place,  and  their  mothers        ,        •  ^u 
and  fathers  shall  die  of  grievous  deaths;  they       forbidden 
shall  not  be  lamented,  neither  shall  they  be  ^arry. 

buried.  They  shall  be  consumed  by  sword  and  famine. 
And  thou  shalt  not  go  into  the  house  of  feasting  to  sit 
with  them,  to  eat  and  to  drink.  For  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
'  Behold,  I  will  cause  to  cease  out  of  this  place  the  voice 
of  mirth  and  the  voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the 
bridegroom  and  the  voice  of  the  bride.' 

"  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thou  shalt  show  this 
people  all  these  words,  and  they  shall  say  unto  thee, 
'  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  pronounced  all  this  great 
evil  against  us?  What  is  our  sin?'  then  shalt  thou  say 
unto  them,  '  Because  your  fathers  have  forsaken  me, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  have  served  other  gods,  and  have 
not  kept  my  law;  and  ye  have  done  evil  more  than  your 
fathers.  For,  behold,  ye  walk  every  one  after  the  stub- 
bornness of  his  evil  heart ;  ye  hearken  not  unto  me. 
Therefore  will  I  cast  you  forth  out  of  this  land  into  the 
land  that  ye  have  not  known  ;  and  there  shall  ye  serve 
other  gods  day  and  night.'  " 

'Then  said  I,  "Ah,  Lord  GOD !  behold,  the  false 
prophets  say  unto  them,  'Ye  shall  not  see  the  sword, 
neither  shall  ye  have  famine  ;  but  I  will  give  you  assured 
peace  in  this  place.'  " 

Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  "^The  prophets  prophesy 
lies  in  my  name.  I  sent  them  not,  neither  spake  I  unto 
them.  They  prophesy  unto  you  a  lying  vision,  concerning 
and  the  deceit  of  their  own   heart.     They     the  false 

-    1  .    1  ^  r  prophets. 

thmk  to  cause  my  people  to  lorget  my  name 
by  their  dreams  which  they  tell." 

"What  is  the  straw  to  the  wheat?"  saith  the  Lord. 
"'Is  not  my  word  like  as  fire  ?  "  saith  the  LORD  ;  "  and  like 
a  hammer  that  breaketh  the  rock  in  pieces  ?  '  Am  I  God  at 
hand,  and  not  a  God  afar  off?  Can  any  hide  himself  in 
secret  places  that  I  see  him  not  ?  Do  not  I  fill  heaven 
and  earth  ?  "  saith  the  Lord.  "  I  have  heard  what  the 
prophets  have  said,  that  prophesy  lies  in  my  name. 

"  ^  A  wonderful  and  horrible  thing  is  come  to  pass  in 

'Jer.  xiv,  13.       ''Jer.  xxiii,  27.       ^Jer.  xxiii,  23.       ''Jer.  v,  30, 


488  The  vShorter  Bible  TJer.  5-  3°- 

the  land  ;  the  prophets  prophesy  falsely,  and  the  priests 
bear  rule  by  their  means  ;  and  my  people  love  to  have 
it  so. 

"  '  Therefore,  behold,  I  am  against  the  prophets  ;  for  ye 
have  perverted  the  words  of  the  living  God.  I  will 
utterly  forget  you  ;  I  will  cast  you  off.  '  By  sword  and 
famine  shall  y  e  be  consumed." 

"  ^  Woe  unto  the  shepherds  that  destroy  and  scatter 
the  sheep  of  my  pasture  !  "  saith  the  LORD,  against  the 
shepherds.  "Ye  have  scattered  my  flock,  and  driven  them 
away,  and  have  not  visited  them.  Behold,  I  will  visit 
upon  you  the  evil  of  your  doings.  And  I  will  gather  the 
remnant  of  my  flock  out  of  all  countries,  and  will  bring 
them  again  to  their  folds.  And  I  will  set  shepherds 
over  them  which  shall  feed  them.  They  shall  fear  no 
more,  nor  be  dismayed." 

*  Thus  said  the  LORD  unto  me,  "  Go,  and  stand  in 
all  the  gates  of  Jerusalem,  and  say,  'Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  "  Take  heed  to  yourselves,  and  bear  no  burden  on 
the  sabbath  day,  neither  do  ye  any  work  ;  but 
SiTsfbba"!  hallow  ye  the  sabbath  day,  as  I  commanded 
day.  your  fathers.    And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye 

diligently  hearken  unto  me,  to  bring  no  turden  through 
the  gates  of  this  city  on  the  sabbath  day,  but  to  hallow 
the  sabbath  day,  to  do  no  work  therein  ;  then  shall  there 
enter  in  by  the  gates  of  this  city  kings  and  princes  sitting 
upon  the  throne  of  David,  riding  in  chariots  and  on 
horses  ;  and  this  city  shall  remain  forever.  But  if  ye  will 
not  hearken  unto  me  to  hallow  the  sabbath  day;  then 
will  I  kindle  a  fire  in  the  gates,  and  it  shall  devour  the 
palaces  of  Jerusalem,  and  shall  not  be  quenched." 

The  word  which  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
Object les-  saying,  "Arise,  and  go  down  to  the  potter's 
potier^s®  house,  and  there  I  will  cause  thee  to  hear  my 
clay.  words." 

Then  I  went  down  to  the  potter's  house,  and,  behold, 
he  wrought  his  work  on  the  wheels.  And  when  the 
vessel  that  he  made  of  the  clay  was  marred  in  the  hand 

'  Jcr.  xxiii,  30.       'Jer.  xiv.  15.       '  Jer.  xxiii,  i.       ■»  Jcr.  xvii,  19. 


jer.  i8. 4.]        Chronologically  Arranged.  489 

of  the  potter,  he  made  it  again  another  vessel,  as  seemed 
good  to  h  i  m. 

Then  the  word  of  the  LOKD  came  to  me,  saying,  "  O 
house  of  Israel,  cannot  I  do  with  you  as  this  potter  with 
the  clay?  Behold,  as  the  clay  in  the  potter's  hand,  so 
are  ye  in  mine  hand,  O  house  of  Israel.  At  what  instant 
I  shall  speak  concerning  a  nation  to  destroy  it ;  if  that 
nation  turn  from  their  evil,  I  will  repent  of  the  evil  that 
r  thought  to  do  unto  them.  And  at  what  instant  I  shall 
speak  concerning  a  nation  to  build  it;  if  it  do  evil  in  my 
sight,  then  I  will  repent  of  the  good,  wherewith  I  said  I 
would  benefit  them." 

'  Thus  said  the  LORD,  **  Go,  and  buy  a  potter's  earthen 
bottle,  and  take  the  elders  of  the  people,  object  les- 
and  go  forth  unto  the  valley  of  Hinnom,  and  broiien^ 
say, '  Hear  the  word  of  the  LORD,  "  Behold,  I  bottle, 
will  bring  evil  upon  this  place,  because  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  filled  this  place,  with  the  blood  of  inno- 
cents, and  have  built  high  places  to  burn  their  sons  in 
the  fire  for  burnt  offerings  unto  Baal.  Therefore,  be- 
hold, the  days  come,"  saith  the  LORD,  ''that  this  place 
shall  no  more  be  called  The  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom, 
but  The  valley  of  Slaughter."  '  Then  shalt  thou  break 
the  bottle  in  the  sight  of  the  men  that  go  with  thee,  and 
shalt  say  unto  them,  '  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
"  Even  so  will  I  break  this  people  and  this  city,  as  one 
breaketh   a  potter's  vessel,  that  cannot  be  made  whole 


Then  came  Jeremiah,  and  stood  in  the  court  of  the 
Lord's  house,  and  said  to  all  the  people,  jeremiah 
"Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  ^^<^  ^^"^^^'■• 
Israel,  '  Behold,  I  will  bring  upon  this  city  and  upon  all 
her  towns  all  the  evil  that  I  have  pronounced  against  it ; 
because  they  have  made  their  neck  stiff,  that  they  might 
not  hear  my  words.'  " 

Now  Pashhur  the  son  of  Immer  the  priest,  who  was 
chief  officer  in  the  house  of  the  LORD,  heard  Jere- 
miah prophesying  these  things.  Then  Pashhur  smote 
Jeremiah,  and    put    him    in    the   stocks.      And    on    the 

'  Ter.  xix,  i. 
34 


490  The  vSiiorter  Bible  [Jer.  20. 3. 

morrow  Pashhur  brought  forth  Jeremiah  out  of  the 
stocks. 

Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  him,  "  Tlic  Lord  hath  not 
called  thy  name  Pashhur,  but  ■'  Magor-missabib.  P'or 
thus  saith  the  LORD,  '  Behold,  I  will  make  thee  a  terror 
to  thyself,  and  to  all  thy  friends.  They  shall  fall  by  the 
sword,  and  thine  eyes  shall  behold  it ;  and  I  will  give  all 
Judah  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he 
shall  carry  them  captive  to  Babylon,  and  shall  slay  them 
with  the  sword.  Moreover  I  will  give  all  the  riches  of 
this  city,  and  all  the  precious  things  thereof,  into  the 
hand  of  their  enemies,  which  shall  spoil  them,  and  take 
them,  and  carry  them  to  Babylon.  And  thou,  Pashhur, 
and  all  that  dwell  in  thine  house  shall  go  into  captivity  ; 
and  thou  shalt  come  to  Babylon,  and  there  thou  shalt 
die,  and  there  shalt  thou  be  buried,  thou,  and  all  thy 
friends,  to  whom  thou  hast  prophesied  falsely.'  " 

O  Lord,  I  am  become  a  laughingstock  all  the  day. 
Jeremiah's  Lveryone  mocketh  me.  The  word  of  the 
prayer.  LORD  is  made  a  reproach  unto  me,    and    a 

derision,  all  the  day.  "  '  Denounce,  denounce  him,"  say 
all  my  familiar  friends  ;  but  the  LORD  is  with  me.  '  And 
if  I  say,  "  I  will  not  make  mention  of  him,  nor  speak  any 
more  in  his  name,"  then  there  is  in  mine  heart  as  it  were 
a  burning  fire  shut  up  in  my  bones,  and  I  cannot  con- 
tain. 'A  glorious  throne,  set  on  high  from  the  begin- 
ning, is  the  place  of  our  sanctuary.  O  LoRD,  the  hope 
of  Lsrael,  heal  me,  and  I  shall  be  healed  ;  save  me,  and  I 
shall  be  saved. 

Behold,  they  say  unto  me,  "  Where  is  the  word  of  the 
Lord?  Let  it  come  now."  As  for  me,  I  have  not 
desired  the  woeful  day ;  thou  knowcst.  That  which 
came  out  of  my  lips  was  before  thy  face.  Thou  art  my 
refuge  in  the  day  of  evil.  Let  them  be  ashamed  that 
persecute  me. 

'Jer.  XX,  10.     •''Jer.  xvii,  12.       I       "  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,    Terror  on 
'Jer.  XX,  9.  I  every  side. 


jcr.  35.  I.J  Chronologically  Arranged.         491 


CHAPTER   III. 

OBJECT  LESSON,  THE  RECHABITES  :   JEREMIAH'S  ROLL. 

'  The  word  which  came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord 
in  the  days  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah,  king  of 
Judah,  saying,  ''Go  unto  the  house  of  the  Rechabites, 
and  speak  unto  them,  and  bring  them  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  into  one  of  the  chambers,  and  give  them  wine 
to  drink." 

Then  I  took  the  whole   house  of  the  Rechabites,  and 
brought  them    into   the  house  of  the  LORD. 
And  I   set  before   the  m    bowls  full  of  wine,    sonf  the^^' 
and  cups,  and  I   said  unto   them,  "  Drink  ye    Rechabites. 
wine." 

But  they  said,  "  Wc  will  drink  no  wine  :  for  Jonadab 
our  father  commanded  us,  saying,  '  Ye  shall  drink  no 
wine,  neither  ye,  nor  your  sons,  forever.  Neither  shall 
ye  build  house,  but  all  your  days  ye  shall  dwell  in  tents.' 
And  we  have  obeyed  the  voice  of  our  father  in  all  that 
he  charged  ,us,  to  drink  no  wine  all  our  days,  we,  our 
wives,  our  sons,  nor  our  daughters,  nor  to  build  houses 
for  us  to  dwell  in.  We  have  dwelt  in  tents,  and  have 
obeyed.  But  when  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
came  up  into  the  land,  we  said,  '  Come,  and  let  us  go  to 
Jerusalem  for  fear  of  the  army.'  So  we  dwell  at  Jeru- 
salem." 

Then  came  the  word  of  the  LoRD  unto  Jeremiah, 
saying,  "  Go  and  say  to  the  men  of  Judah,  'The  words 
of  Jonadab,  that  he  commanded  his  sons  not  to  drink 
wine,  are  performed,  and  unto  this  day  they  drink  none, 
for  they  obey  their  father's  commandment.  But  I  have 
spoken  unto  you,  rising  up  early  and  speaking  ;  and  ye 
have  not  hearkened  unto  me.  I  have  sent  also  unto  you 
all  my  servants  the  prophets,  rising  up  early  and  sending 

'  Jer.  XXXV,  i. 


492  The  vShorter  Bible  [Jer.  35.  15. 

them,  but  ye  have  not  incHned  your  ear,  nor  hearkened 
unto  me.'  " 

And  Jeremiah  said  unto  the  house  of  the  Rechabites, 
"  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  '  Because  ye  have  obeyed  the 
commandment  of  your  father,  and  done  according  to  all 
that  he  commanded  you  ;  therefore  y  e  shall  not  want  a 
man  to  stand  before  me  forever.'" 

'  In  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  this  word  came  unto 
Jeremiah  from  the  LORD,  saying,  "  Take  thee  a  roll  of 
a  book,  and  write  therein  all  the  words  that  I  have 
spoken  unto  thee,  from  the  days  of  Josiah,  even  unto  this 
Jeremiah's  ^^Y-  ^^  may  be  that  the  house  of  Judah  will 
roi^-  return  every  man  from  his  evil  way,  that  I 

may  forgive  their  sin." 

Then  Jeremiah  called  Baruch,  and  Baruch  wrote  from 
the  mouth  of  Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the  Lord. 

Now  in  the  fifth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  king  all  the 
people  in  Jerusalem  and  Judah  proclaimed  a  fast  before 
the  Lord.  "  And  Jeremiah  commanded  Baruch,  say- 
ing, "  I  am  "^  shut  up  ;  I  cannot  go  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord.  Therefore  go  thou,  and  read  the  words  of  the 
Lord  in  the  cars  of  the  people  in  the  Lord's  house." 

Then  read  Baruch  in  the  book  the  words  of  Jeremiah, 
at  the  entry  of  the  new  gate  of  the  Lord's  house,  in  the 
ears  of  all  the  people. 

And,  lo,  all  the  princes  sat  in  the  king's  house,  and 
a  man  came  and  declared  unto  them  all  the  words 
that  he  had  heard  when  Baruch  read  the  book.  There- 
fore all  the  princes  sent  unto  Baruch,  saying,  "  Take  in 
thine  hand  the  roll  and  come,  read  it  in  our  ears."  So 
Baruch  read  it  in  their  ears. 

Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had  heard  all  the 
words,  they  turned  in  fear  one  toward  another,  and  said 
unto  Baruch,  "  We  will  surely  tell  the  king  of  all  these 
words."  And  they  asked  Baruch,  saying,  "  Tell  us  now. 
How  didst  thou  write  all  these  words  at  his  mouth  ?  " 

Then  Baruch  answered  them,  "  He  pronounced  all 
these  words  unto  me  with  his  mouth,  and  I  wrote  them 
with  ink  in  the  book." 

Then  said  the  princes  unto   Baruch,  "  Go,  hide  thee, 

'Jer.  xxxvi,  i.     "Jer.  xxxvi,  5.       |       »  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  restrained. 


jer.  36.  19.]  Chronologically  Arranged.     493 

thou  and  Jeremiah  ;  and  let  no  man  know  where  ye  be." 
And  they  went  in  to  the  king  into  the  court,  and  told 
the  king.  And  Jehudi  read  the  roll  in  the  ears  of  the 
king,  and  in  the  ears  of  all  the  princes  which  stood  be- 
side the  king. 

Now  the  king  sat  in  the  winter  house,  and  there  was  a 
fire  in  the  brasier  burning  before  him.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  Jehudi  had  read  three  or  four  leaves,  that  the 
king  cut  it  with  the  penknife,  and  cast  it  Burning 
into  the  fire  that  was  in  the  brasier,  until  all  Scriptures, 
the  roll  was  consumed  in  the  fire  that  was  in  the  brasier. 
And  they  were  not  afraid,  nor  rent  their  garments, 
neither  the  king,  nor  any  of  his  servants  that  heard  all 
these  words.  Moreover  some  made  intercession  to  the 
king  that  he  would  not  burn  the  roll ;  but  he  would  not 
hear  them.  And  the  king  commanded  to  take  Baruch 
the  scribe  and  Jeremiah  the  prophet ;  but  the  LORD  hid 
them. 

Then  the  word  of  the  LORD  came  to  Jeremiah,  after 
the  king  had  burned  the  roll,  saying,  "  Take  thee  again 
another  roll,  and  write  in  it  all  the  words  that  were  in 
the  first  roll.  And  concerning  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah 
thou  shalt  say, '  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  "  I  will  punish  him 
and  his  seed  and  his  servants  for  their  iniquity.  He 
shall  have  none  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  David." 

Then  took  Jeremiah  another  roll,  and  gave  it  to  Ba- 
ruch, who  wrote  therein  from  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah  all 
the  words  of  the  book  which  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah 
had  burned  in  the  fire  ;  and  there  were  added  besides 
unto  them  many  like  words. 

'  The  word  that  the  LORD  spake  to  Jeremiah  the 
prophet,  how  that  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
should  come  and  smite  the  land  of  Egypt.  "  '  Egypt 
riseth  up  like  the  Nile  ;  his  waters  toss  themselves.  He 
saith,  '  I  will  rise,  I  will  cover  the  earth.'  '  Declare  ye 
in  Egypt,  Destruction  out  of  the  north  is  come.  Her 
hired  men  are  like  calves ;  they  are  turned  back,  they 
are  fled  away  together,  they  did  not  stand ;  for  the  day 
of  calamity  is  come  upon  them.     They  shall  march  with 

'Jer.  xlvi,  13.  ^Jer.  xlvi,  8.  ^Jer.  xlvi,  14. 


494  The  Shorter  Bible  [Jer.  46. 22. 

an  army,  and  come  against  her  with  axes,  as  hewers  of 
wood.  The  daughter  of  Egypt  shall  be  put  to  shame  ; 
she  shall  be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the  people  of 
the  north.  Behold,  I  will  punish  Egypt,  with  her  gods, 
and  her  kings ;  even  Pharaoh,  and  them  that  trust  in 
him.  I  will  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchad- 
rezzar king  of  Babylon,  and  into  the  hand  of  his  servants. 
"  But  fear  not  thou,  O  Jacob  my  servant,  neither  be  dis- 
mayed, O  Israel  ;  for,  lo,  I  will  save  thee  from  af^ir,  and 
thy  seed  from  the  land  of  their  captivity.  Jacob  shall 
return,  and  shall  be  quiet  and  at  ease,  and  none  shall 
make  him  afraid.  Fear  not  thou,  O  Jacob  my  servant, 
for  I  am  with  thee.  I  will  make  a  full  end  of  all  the 
nations  whither  I  have  driven  thee  ;  I  will  not  make  a 
full  end  of  thee  ;  but  I  will  correct  thee  with  judgment, 
and  will  in  no  wise  leave  thee  unpunished." 


Jer.  37-1.]       CHRONOLOGICALLY   ARRANGED.  495 


CHAPTER   IV. 

PROPHECIES  UTTERED  JUST  BEFORE  THE  CAPTIVITY  : 
JEREMIAH  IMPRISONED,  RELEASED,  CARRIED  TO 
EGYPT:    GRACIOUS    PROMISES. 

*  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Josiah  reigned  as  king, 
instead  of  Coniah.  But  neither  he,  nor  his  servants, 
nor  the  people  of  the  land,  did  hearken  unto  the 
words  of  the  LORD,  which  he  spake  by  the  prophet 
Jeremiah. 

"^  After  Nebuchadrezzar  had  carried  away  captive  Co- 
niah, king  of  Judah,  with  the  craftsmen  and  smiths,  the 
Lord  showed  me  two  baskets  of  figs.  One  object  les- 
basket  had  very  good  figs,  and  the  other  basket  ^^=  baskets 
had  very  bad  figs,  which  could  not  be  eaten,  offigs. 
they  were  so  bad.  And  the  word  of  the  LORD  came  unto 
me,  saying,  "  Thus  saith  the  LORD,  the  God  of  Israel, 
'Like  these  good  figs,  so  will  I  regard  the  captives  of  Ju- 
dah, whom  I  have  sent  out  of  this  place  into  the  land  of 
the  Chaldeans,  for  good.  For  I  will  set  mine  eyes  upon 
them  for  good,  and  I  will  bring  them  again  to  this  land. 
And  I  will  give  them  an  heart  to  know  me,  that  I  am 
the  Lord  ;  and  they  shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be 
their  God  ;  for  they  shall  return  unto  me  with  their 
whole  heart.  And  as  the  bad  figs,  which  cannot  be 
eaten,  they  are  so  bad';  surely  thus  saith  the  Lord, 'So 
will  I  give  up  Zedekiah  the  king  of  Judah,  and  his  princes, 
and  the  residue  of  Jerusalem,  to  be  tossed  to  and  fro 
among  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth,  to  be  a  proverb,  a 
taunt  and  a  curse,  in  all  places  whither  I  shall  drive 
them.  And  I  will  send  the  sword,  the  famine,  and 
the  pestilence,  among  them,  till  they  be  consumed 
from  off  the  land  that  I  gave  unto  them  and  to  their 
fathers.'  " 

'Jer.  xxxvii,  i.  ^  Jer.  xxiv,  i. 


496  The  Shorter  Bible  [Jer.  34-  i- 

'Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon,  and  all  his  army, 
foucfht   against    Jerusalem.      ^  And  Zedekiah 

Anemer-  fc>  fc.  J  . 

gency-Asad  the  kuig  Sent  unto  Jeremiah,  saymg,  rray 
message.         ^^^^^  unto*  the  LORD  for  US." 

^  The  word  which  came  unto  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
"  Go,  and  speak  to  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  tell  him, 
'  Thus  saith  the  LORD,  "  Behold,  I  will  give  this  city  into 
the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  burn  it 
with  fire  ;  and  thou  shalt  not  escape,  but  shalt  surely  be 
taken,  and  delivered  into  his  hand.  Thine  eyes  shall 
behold  the  eyes  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall 
speak  with  thee  mouth  to  mouth,  and  thou  shalt  go  to 
Babylon.  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O  Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah.  Thou  shalt  not  die  by  the  sword;  thou 
shalt  die  in  peace  ;  and  they  shall  lament  thee,  for  I 
have  spoken  the  word." 

Then  Jeremiah  the  prophet  spake  all  these  words  unto 
Zedekiah  king  of  Judah. 

Zedekiah   made    a  covenant  wMth  all  the  people  that 

were  at  Jerusalem   to  proclaim   liberty,  that  every  man 

should   let  his   servant,  being  an  Hebrew,  go 

thereen-         frcc.     And  all  the  princes  and  people  obeyed 

siavedJews.    ^^_^^  j^^  ^j^^^  ^^^      ^^^^  afterward,  Svhen  the 

army  of  the  Chaldeans  was  broken  up  from  Jerusalem,  for 
fear  of  Pharaoh's  army,  ''they  turned  and  brought  the 
servants  into  subjection  again.  Therefore  the  word  of 
the  Lord  came  to  Jeremiah,  saying,  "  I  made  a  covenant 
with  your  fathers  in  the  day  that  I  brought  them  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  that  at  the  end  of  every  seven 
years  ye  shall  let  his  brother  which  hath  been  sold  unto 
thee  go  free.  And  now  ye  had  done  that  which  was 
right  in  mine  eyes,  in  proclaiming  liberty,  but  ye  turned 
and  profaned  my  name,  and  caused  every  man  his  serv- 
ant to  return.  Therefore  I  will  command  and  cause 
Nebuchadrezzar  to  return.  And  they  shall  take 
this  city,  and  burn  it  with  fire." 

Then  'Jeremiah  went  forth  out  of  Jerusalem  to 
go  into  the  land  of  Benjamin,  to  receive  his  portion 
there,  in  the  midst  of  the  people.     And  when  he  was  in 

'Jer.  xxxiv,  i.  *Jer.  xxxiv,  i.  'Jer.  xxxiv,  ii. 

-Jer.  xxxvii,  2.  ^Jer.  xxxvii,  li.  *Jer.  xxxvii,  12. 


Jer.  37-  1 5-1       CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  497 

the  gate  of  Benjamin,  a  captain  of  the  ward  was  there, 
whose  name  was  Irijah,  and  he  laid  hold  on  Jeremiah 
the  prophet,  saying,  "  Thou  fallest  away  to  the  Chal- 
deans !  " 

Then  said  Jeremiah,  "  It  is  false ;  I  fall  not  away  to 

the  Chaldeans."  Jeremiah  in 

But  Irijah  laid  hold  on  him,  and  brought  p"^°''- 
him  to  the  princes.  And  the  princes  were  wroth,  and 
smote  him,  and  put  him  in  prison  in  the  house  of  Jona- 
than the  scribe ;  for  they  had  made  that  the  prison. 
When  Jeremiah  was  come  into  the  dungeon,  and  had 
remained  there  many  days,  then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent, 
and  fetched  him,  and  asked  him  secretly  in  his  house, 
"  Is  there  any  word  from  the  LORD  ?  " 

And  Jeremiah  said,  "There  is.  Thou  shalt  be  deliv- 
ered into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon." 

Moreover  Jeremiah  said  unto  king  Zedekiah,  "Wherein 
have  I  sinned  that  ye  have  put  me  in  prison?  Where 
now  are  your  prophets  which  prophesied  unto  you,  say- 
ing, 'The  king  of  Babylon  shall  not  come  against  you, 
nor  against  this  land  ?  '  And  now  hear,  I  pray  thee,  O 
my  lord  the  king,  that  thou  cause  me  not  to  return  to 
the  house  of  Jonathan  the  scribe,  lest  I  die  there." 

Then  Zedekiah  the  king  commanded,  and  they  com- 
mitted Jeremiah  into  the  court  of  the  guard,  and  they 
gave  him  daily  a  loaf  of  bread  out  of  the  bakers'  street, 
until  all  the  bread  in  the  city  was  spent.  Thus  Jeremiah 
remained  in  the  court  of  the  guard. 

And  the  princes  heard  the  words  that  Jeremiah 
spake  unto  all  the  people,  saying,  "  Thus  saith  the  LORD, 
'  He  that  abideth  in  this  city  shall  die,  but  he  that  goeth 
forth  to  the  Chaldeans  shall  live.'  "  Then  the  princes 
said  unto  the  king,  "  Let  this  man,  we  pray  thee,  be  put 
to  death  ;  he  weakeneth  the  hands  of  the  men  of  war  in 
speaking  such  words  unto  them." 

And  the  king  said,  "  Behold,  he  is  in  your  hand  ;  for 
the  king  is  not  he  that  can  do  anything  against  you." 

Then  took  they  Jeremiah,  and  cast  him  into  the  dun- 
geon.    And   in  the  dungeon  there  was  no  water,  but  • 
mire  ;  and  Jeremiah  sank  in  the  mire. 

Now  when  Ebed-melech  the  Ethiopian  heard  that  they 


498  The  Shorter  Bible  [Jen  38. 7. 

had  put  Jeremiah  in  the  dungeon,  h  e  went  forth  and 
spake  to  the  king,  saying,  "  My  lord  the  king,  these  men 
liave  done  evil  in  all  that  they  have  done  to  Jeremiah, 
and  he  is  like  to  die." 

Then  the  king  commanded  Ebed-melech,  saying, 
"  Take  thirty  men,  and  take  up  Jeremiah  out  of  the  dun- 
geon, before  he  die." 

So  Ebed-melech  took  the  men  with  him,  and  took  old 
rotten  rags,  and  let  them  down  by  cords  into  the  dun- 
geon to  Jeremiah,  and  said  unto  Jeremiah,  "  Put  now 
these  rags  under  thine  arms,  under  the  cords."  And 
Jeremiah  did  so.  So  they  drew  up  Jeremiah  with  the 
cords,  and  took  him  up  out  of  the  dungeon;  and  Jere- 
miah remained  in  the  court  of  the  guard  '  until  the  day 
that  Jerusalem  was  taken. 

''Now  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jeremiah, 
while  he  was  shut  up  in  the  court  of  the  guard,  saying, 
'•  Speak  to  Ebed-melech,  saying,  '  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  "  Behold,  I  will  deliver  thee ; 
I  will  surely  save  thee,  and  thou  shalt  not  fall  by  the 
sword,  but  thy  life  shall  be  for  a  prey  unto  thee;  because 
thou  hast  put  thy  trust  in  me." 

^The  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah,  while  the 
prophet  was  shut  up  in  the  court  of  the  guard  : 

"  Behold,  Hanamel  the  son  of  thine  uncle  shall  come  to 
Object  les-  ^^^^^'  saying,  '  Buy  my  field  that  is  in  Ana- 
son:  buying  thoth :  for  the  right  of  redemption  is  thine.'" 
afield.  g^    Hanamel    came.     And    I    bought  the 

field,  and  weighed  him  the  money,  even  seventeen  shekels 
of  silver.  I  subscribed  the  deed,  and  sealed  it,  and  called 
witnesses.  And  I  delivered  the  deed  unto  Baruch  before 
all  the  Jews  that  sat  in  the  court  of  the  guard.  And  I 
charged  Baruch  before  them,  saying,  "  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  '  Take  these  deeds,  and 
put  them  in  an  earthen  vessel ;  that  they  may  continue 
many  days.  For  houses  and  fields  and  vineyards  shall 
yet  again  be  bought  in  this  land.  For  like  as  I  have 
brought  all  this  great  evil  upon  this  people,  so  will  I  bring 
upon  them  all  the  good  that  I  have  promised*  them.' " 

'  Jer.  xxxviii,  28.  "  Jer.  xxxix,  15.  ^Jer.  xxxii,  I. 


jer.  38. 28.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  499 

'  And  when  Jerusalem  was  taken,  the  king  of  Babylon 
slew  the  sons  of  Zedekiah  before  his  eyes,  also  all  the 
nobles  of  Judah.  Moreover  he  put  out  Zedekiah's  eyes, 
and  bound  him  in  fetters  to  carry  him  to  Babylon.  And 
the  Chaldeans  burned  the  houses,  and  brake 
down  the  walls  of  Jerusalem.  Then  the  cap-  setft^e^by 
tain  of  the  guard  carried  away  captive  the  Chaldeans, 
residue  of  the  people.  They  sent  and  took  Jeremiah 
out  of  the  court  of  the  guard. 

^  After  the  captain  of  the  guard  had  let  Jeremiah  go 
from  Ramah,  when  he  had  taken  him  among  all  the 
captives,  the  captain  said  unto  him,  "The  Lord  thy 
God  pronounced  this  evil  upon  this  place,  and  the  LORD 
hath  done  according  as  he  spake.  And  now,  behold,  I 
loose  thee  this  day  from  the  chains  which  are  upon  thine 
hand.  If  it  seem  good  unto  thee  to  come  with  me  into 
Babylon,  come,  and  I  will  look  well  unto  thee ;  but  if  it 
seem  ill  unto  thee  to  come  to  Babylon,  behold,  all  the 
land  is  before  thee ;  whither  it  seemeth  good  and  con- 
venient, thither  go." 

So  the  captain  of  the  guard  gave  him  victuals  and  a 
present,  and  let  him  go.  Then  went  Jeremiah  and  dwelt 
among  the  people  that  were  left  in  the  land. 

'And  it  came  to  pass  that  the  word  of  the  LORD  came 
unto  Jeremiah.  Then  called  he  all  the  captains  of  the 
forces,  and  all  the  people  from  the  least  even  to  the 
greatest,  and  said  unto  them,  "Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel,  '  If  ye  will  still  abide  in  this  land,  then  will 
I  build  you,  and  not  pull  you  down,  and  I  will  plant  you, 
and  not  pluck  you  up.  Be  not  afraid  of  the  king  of 
Babylon,  of  whom  ye  are  afraid,  for  I  am  with  you  to 
save  you,  and  to  deliver  you  from  his  hand.'  " 

But  *Johanan,  all  the  captains,  and  all  the  people, 
obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  LORD,  to  dwell  in  the  land 
of  Judah.  But  Johanan  and  the  captains  took  all  the 
remnant  of  Judah,  that  were  returned  from 
all  the  nations  whither  they  had  beqn  driven,  forced  into 
the  men,  and  the  women,  and  the  children,  Egypt. 
and  the  king's  daughters,  and  every  person  that  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard  had  left,  and  Jeremiah,  and  Baruch,  and 

•Jer.  xxxviii,  28.         '^  Jer.  xl,  i.         ^  Jer.  xlii,  7.         •*Jer.  xliii,  4. 


500  The  Shorter  Bible  [Jer.  43-  7- 

they  came  into  the  land  of  Egypt  ;  they  obeyed  not  the 
voice  of  the  LORD. 

'  Thus  saith  the  LoRD,  "  A  voice  is  heard  in  Ramah, 
lamentation,  and  bitter  weeping,  Rachel  weeping  for  her 
children  ;  she  refuseth  to  be  comforted  for  her  children, 
because  they  are  not." 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  "  Refrain  thy  voice  from  weep- 
ing, and  thine  eyes  from  tears,  for  they  shall  come  again 
from  the  land  of  the  enemy.  Thy  children  shall  come 
again  to  their  own  border.  In  those  days  they  shall  say 
Gracious  "^  more,  '  The  fathers  have  eaten  sour  grapes, 
promises.  ^^-^^^  j-jjg  children's  teeth  are  set  on  edge.'  But 
every  one  shall  die  for  his  own  iniquity;  every  man  that 
eateth  the  sour  grapes,  his  teeth  shall  be  set  on  edge. 

"  Behold,  the  days  come,"  saith  the  Lord,  "  that  I 
will  make  a  new  covenant  with  the  house  of  Israel,  and 
with  the  house  of  Judah  ;  not  according  to  the  covenant 
that  I  made  with  their  fathers  in  the  day  that  I  took 
them  by  the  hand  to  bring  them  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt ;  which  my  covenant  they  brake.  Rut  this  is  the 
covenant  that  I  will  make  with  the  house  of  Israel  after 
those  days  ;  I  will  put  my  law  in  their  inward  parts,  and 
in  their  heart  will  1  write  it ;  and  I  will  be  their  God,  and 
they  shall  be  my  people  ;  and  they  shall  teach  no  more 
every  man  his  neighbor,  and  every  man  his  brother,  say- 
ing, '  Know  the  Lord  ; '  for  they  shall  all  know  me,  from 
the  least  of  them  unto  the  greatest  of  them,"  saith  the 
Lord  ;  "  for  I  will  forgive  their  iniquity,  and  their  sin  will 
I  remember  no  more." 

'  Jer.  xxxi,  15. 


Ezek.  I.  I.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  501 


WRITINGS   OF    THE    PROPHET 

EZEKIEL. 


CHAPTER    I. 

THE   prophet's   CALL:-  OBJECT    LESSONS. 

'  As  I  was  among  the  captives  by  the  river  *  Chebar, 
in  the  ^  fifth  year  of  king  C  o  n  i  a  h  '  s  captivity,  "  the 
heavens  were  opened,  and  I  saw  visions  of  God.  'And 
I  fell  upon  my  face,  and  I  heard  a  voice  of  one  that 
spake.  And  he  said  unto  me,  "  Son  of  man,  stand  upon 
thy  feet,  and  I  will  speak  with  thee," 

And  the  spirit  entered  into  me  when  he  spake  unto 
me,  and  set  me  upon  my  feet.  And  he  said  unto  me, 
"  Son  of  man,  I  send  thee  to  the  children  of  Israel,  to  na- 
tions that  are  rebellious,  which  have  rebelled  against  me. 
Thou  shalt  speak  my  words  unto  them,  whether  they 
will  hear,  or  whether  they  will  forbear;  "and  they  shall 
know  that  there  hath  been  a  prophet  among  them." 

And  when  I  looked,  behold,  an  hand   was  put  forth 
unto  me  ;  and,  lo,  a  roll  of  a  book  was  therein.      Ezekiei 
It  was  written  within  and  without ;  and  there      soiL^mniy'^ 
was  written  therein  lamentations,  and  mourn-      charged, 
ing,  and  woe.     And  he  said  unto  me,  "  Son  of  man,  eat 
this  roll,  and  go,  speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel." 

So  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  he  caused  me  to  eat  the 
roll ;  and  it  was  in  my  mouth  as  honey  for  sweetness. 

'And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 
"Son  of  man,  I  have  made  thee  a  watchman  unto  the 
house  of  Israel ;  therefore  hear  the  word  at  my  mouth, 
and  give  them  warning  from  me.     When  I  say  unto  the 


lEzek.  i,  I.       ''Ezek.  ii,  5. 
''Ezek.  i,  I.       'Ezek.  iii,  16. 
'Ezek.  i,  28. 


»  In  Babylon.     *>  B.  C.  594. 


502  The  Shorter  Bible  [Ezek.  3.  18. 

wicked,  '  Thou  slialt  surely  die  ; '  and  thou  givcst  him  not 
warning,  to  warn  h  i  m  from  his  evil  way,  to  save  his 
Hfe  ;  h  e  shall  die  in  his  iniquity;  but  his  blood  will  I  re- 
quire at  thine  hand.  Yet  if  thou  warn  the  wicked,  and 
he  turn  not  from  his  wickedness,  he  shall  die  in  his  in- 
iquity ;  but  thou  hast  delivered  thy  soul.  Again,  when  a 
righteous  man  doth  turn  from  his  righteousness,  and  com- 
mit iniquity,  because  thou  hast  not^given  him  warning, 
he  shall  die  in  his  sin,  and  his  righteous  deeds  which  he 
hath  done  shall  not  be  remembered;  but  his  blood  will 
I  require  at  thine  hand.  Nevertheless  if  thou  warn  the 
righteous,  that  he  sin  not,  he  shall  surely  live,  because  he 
took  warning ;  and  thou  hast  delivered  thy  soul." 

Then  the  spirit  spake  with  me,  and  said  unto  me,  "  I 

will  make  thy  tongue   cleave   to  the  roof  of 

eticFhe^  '     thy  mouth,  tnat  thou   shalt  be  dumb.     But 

^^^'  when    I    speak    with    thee,   I   will    open    thy 

mouth;  and  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, '  Thus  saith  the 

Lord  God.' 

"Thou  also,  son  of  man,  take  thee  a  tile  before  all 
the  people,  and  lay  it  before  thee,  and  portray  upon 
Object les-  it  a  city,  even  Jerusalem;  and  lay  siege 
son:thepic-  against  it,  and  build  forts  against  it;  set 
tile.  camps    also    against   it,   and    plant   battering 

rams  against  it  round  about.  And  take  thou  unto  thee 
an  iron  pan,  and  set  it  for  a  wall  of  iron  between  thee 
and  the  city,  and  lay  siege  against  it.  This  shall  be  a 
sign  to  the  house  of  Israel. 

"  Moreover  lie  thou  upon  thy  left  side  before  it, 
according  to  the  iniquity  of  the  house  of  Israel,  even 
three  hundred  and  ninety  days.  So  shalt  thou  bear  the 
iniquity  of  the  house  of  Israel.  And  when  thou  hast  ac- 
complished these,  thou  shalt  lie  on  thy  right  side,  and 
bear  the  iniquity  of  the  house  of  Judah,  forty  days,  each 
day  for  a  year.  And  thou  shalt  set  thy  face  toward  the 
siege  of  Jerusalem,  with  thine  arm  uncovered  ;  and  thou 
shalt  prophesy  against  it.  And,  behold,  I  lay  bands 
upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  not  turn  thee  from  one  side  to 
another,  till  thou  hast  accomplished  the  days.  And  thy 
meat  which  thou  shalt  eat  shall  be  by  weight ;  and  thou 


Ezek.  4-II-]      Chronologically  Arranged.  503 

shalt  drink  water  by  measure.  F  o  r,  behold,  I  will 
break  the  staff  of  bread  in  Jerusalem;  and  they  shall  eat 
bread  by  weight,  and  drink  water  by  measure  and  with 
astonishment. 

"  Son  of  man,  take  thee  a  sharp  sword  and  cause  it  to 
pass  upon  thine  head  and  upon  thy  beard  as  Object  les- 
a  barber's  razor.  Then  take  thee  balances  to  Jrophet's 
weigh,  and  divide  the  hair.  A  third  part  i^^i^. 
shalt  thou  burn  in  the  fire  in  the  midst  of  the  city,  when 
the  days  of  the  siege  are  fulfilled  ;  a  third  smite  with  the 
sword  round  about  it ;  and  a  third  thou  shalt  scatter  to 
the  wind.  And  thou  shalt  take  thereof  a  few  in  num- 
ber, and  bind  them  in  thy  skirts.  And  of  these  again 
shalt  thou  take,  and  cast  them  into  the  midst  of  the  fire, 
and  burn  them  in  the  fire. 

"For  thus  saith  the  Lord  GOD,  '  I  have  set  Jerusalem 
in  the  midst  of  the  nations,  and  she  hath  rebelled  against 
my  judgments  in  doing  wickedness  more  than  the  coun- 
tries round  about  her.  Therefore,  behold,  I,  even  I,  am 
against  thee.  I  will  execute  judgments  in  the  midst  of 
thee.  A  third  part  of  thee  shall  die  with  pestilence  and 
famine,  a  third  part  shall  fall  by  the  sword  round  about 
thee,  and  a  third  I  will  scatter  unto  all  the  winds  and 
will  draw  out  a  sword  after  them.  I  the  LORD  have 
spoken  it. 

"  '  Yet  will  I  leave  a  remnant,  in  that  ye  shall  have  some 
that  escape  the  sword  ;  and  they  shall  remember  me 
among  the  nations  whither  they  shall  be  carried  captive, 
how  that  I  have  been  broken  with  their  heart,  which  hath 
departed  from  me.  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord.'  " 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  GOD  to  me,  "Smite  with 
thine  hand  and  stamp  with  thy  foot,  and  say,  '  Alas  ! ' 
because  of  all  the  evil  of  the  house  of  Israel.  '  All 
hands  shall  be  feeble,  and  all  knees  weak  as  water. 
They  shall  cast  their  silver  in  the  streets,  and  their  gold 
shall  be  as  an  unclean  thing ;  their  silver  and  their  gold 
shall  not  be  able  to  deliver  them  in  the  day  of  the 
wrath  of  the  Lord.  It  shall  not  satisfy  their  souls; 
it  hath  been  their  stumbling-block." 

*  Ezek.  vii,  17. 


504  The  Shorter  Bible         [Ezek.  11.25. 

Then  I  spake  unto  them  of  the  captivity  all  the 
things  that  the  Lord  had  showed  me. 

'  In  the  ^  ninth  year,  in  the  tenth  month,  in  the  tenth 
day  of  the  month,  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying,  "  Son  of  man,  write  thee  the  name  of  the  da}', 
even  of  this  selfsame  day.  The  king  of  Babylon  drew 
close  unto  Jerusalem  ^'this  selfsame  day." 

"  The  word  of  the  LORD  came  unto  me,  saying,  "  Son 
of  man,  behold,  I  take  away  from  thee  the  desire  of  thine 
Object  les-  ^Y^^  with  a  stroke  ;  yet  neither  shalt  thou 
oftAe^^^^^  mourn  nor  weep,  neither  shall  thy  tears  run 
prophet's  down.  Sigh,  but  not  aloud.  Make  no  mourn- 
^^  ^"  ing   for   the  dead.     Put   thy  shoes  upon  thy 

feet,  and  cover  not  thy  lips." 

So  I  spake  unto  the  people  in  the  morning,  and  at 
even  my  wife  died.     And  I  did  as  I  was  commanded. 

And  the  people  said  unto  me,  "  Wilt  thou  not  tell  us 
what  these  things  are  to  us,  that  thou  doest  so?" 

Then  I  said  unto  them,  "  Thus  saith  the  Lord  GOD, 
'Behold,  I  will  profane  my  sanctuary,  the  pride  of  your 
power,  the  desire  of  your  eyes;  and  your  sons  and 
daughters  whom  ye  have  left  behind  shall  fall  by  the 
sword.  And  ye  shall  not  cover  your  lips  ;  your  shoes 
shall  be  upon  your  feet.  Ye  shall  not  mourn  nor  weep  ; 
but  ye  shall  pine  away  in  your  iniquities,  and  moan  one 
toward  another.  Thus  shall  Ezckiel  be  unto  you  a  sign; 
according  to  all  that  he  hath  done  shall  ye  do.'  " 

"And  thou,  son  of  man,  in  the  day  when  I  take  from 
them  the  desire  of  their  eyes,  and  their  sons  and  daugh- 
ters, in  that  day  shall  '^thy  mouth  be  opened,  and  thou 
shalt  be  no  more  dumb.  So  shalt  thou  be  a  sign  unto 
them,  and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the  LoRD." 

'And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  twelfth  year  of  our  cap- 
Theproph-  tivit)\  in  the  tenth  month,  that  one  that  had 
nes's'ie^^'  escaped  out  of  Jerusalem  came  to  me,  say- 
moved,  ing,  "  The  city  is  smitten."  And  my  mouth 
was  opened  ;  I  was  no  more  dumb. 

'Ezek.  xxiv,  i.      'Ezck.  xxxiii,  21.    I      "  R.   C.   58S.       ^2  Kings  xxv,  1. 
'Ezek.  xxiv,  15.  |  "^  Ezok.  iii,  26. 


Ezek.  37.  I.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  505 


CHAPTER  II. 

AN    ENCOURAGING    VISION:     GOD'S    EQUAL    WAYS:     THE 
UNFAITHFUL  SHEPHERDS  :    THE  GOOD  SHEPHERD. 

'The  hand  of  the  Lord  was  upon  me,  and  he  carried 
me  out  in  the  spirit  of  the  LORD,  and  set  me  down  in  the 
midst  of  the  valley ;  and  it  was  full  of  bones.  He 
caused  me  to  pass  by  them  round  about ;  and,  behold, 
there  were  very  many  in  the  open  valley  ;  and,  lo,  they 
were  very  dry.  And  he  said  unto  me,  "  Son  of  man,  can 
these  bones  live  ?  " 

And  I  answered,  "O  Lord  GOD,  thou  knowest." 

Again  he  said  unto  me,  "  Prophesy  over  these  bones, 
and  say  unto  them,  *  O  ye  dry  bones,  thus  visionofthe 
saith  the  Lord,  "  Behold,  I  will  cause  ^  breath  EmjouragV- 
to  enter  into  you,  and  ye  shall  live.  I  will  ^^nt. 
bring  up  flesh  upon  you,  and  cover  you  with  skin,  and 
put  breath  in  you,  and  ye  shall  live  ;  and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord."  '  " 

So  I  prophesied  as  I  was  commanded ;  and  as  I 
prophesied,  behold,  an  earthquake,  and  the  bones  came 
together,  bone  to  his  bone.  And  lo,  flesh  came  up,  and 
skin  covered  them  above  ;  but  there  was  no  breath  in 
them. 

Then  said  he  unto  me,  "  Prophesy  unto  the  ^'  wind,  and 
say,  '  Thus  saith  the  Lord  GOD,  "  Come  from  the  four 
winds,  O  ^breath,  and  breathe  upon  these  slain,  that  they 
may  live." 

So  I  prophesied  as  he  commanded  me,  and  the  breath 
came  into  them,  and  they  lived,  and  stood  up  upon  their 
feet,  an  exceeding  great  army. 

Then  he  said  unto  me,  "  Son  of  man,  these  bones  are 
the  whole  house  of  Israel.  Behold,  they  say,  '  Our 
bones  are  dried  up,  and  our  hope  is   lost ;  we  are  clean 

,-r?    ^  ••  I       «R.  V.  mare.,  Or,  J//;-//.     >>  R.  V. 

'Ezek.  xxxvii,  I.  Marg.,  Or,  W/.. 

35  I         ^.       ' 


506  The  Shorter  Bii5le  [Ezek.  37.  n. 

cut  off.'  Therefore  say  unto  them,  '  Tlius  saith  the  Lord 
God,  "  Behold,  1  will  open  your  graves,  and  cause  you  to 
come  up  out  of  your  graves,  O  my  people;  and  I  will 
bring  you  into  the  land  of  Israel.  And  I  will  put  my 
•''spirit  in  you,  and  }'e  shall  live;  and  ye  shall  know  that 
I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  and  performed  it,"  saith  the 
Lord.'" 

The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto  me,  saying, 
"  Behold,  I  will  take  the  children  of  Israel  from  among 
the  nations,  whither  they  be  gone,  and  will  gather  them 
on  every  side,  and  bring  them  into  their  own  land.  And 
I  will  make  them  one  nation,  and  one  king  shall  be  king 
to  them  all ;  and  they  shall  be  no  more  two  nations. 
Neither  shall  they  defile  themselves  any  more  with  their 
idols,  nor  with  any  of  their  transgressions;  but  I  will 
save  them  and  cleanse  them  ;  so  shall  they  be  my  peo- 
ple, and  I  will  be  their  God.  And  my  servant  David 
shall  be  king  over  them.  Moreover  I  will  set  my  sanc- 
tuary in  the  midst  of  them  for  evermore.  My  tabernacle 
shall  be  with  them  ;  and  I  will  be  their  God,  and  they 
shall  be  my  people.  And  the  nations  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord." 

'  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me  again,  saying, 
"  Behold  all  souls  are  mine  ;  as  the  soul  of  the 
"equal"        father,  so  also  the  soul  of  the  son.     The  soul 
^^y^-  that  sinneth,  it  shall  die.     The  son  shall  not 

bear  the  iniquity  of  the  father,  neither  shall  the  father 
bear  the  iniquity  of  the  son  ;  the  righteousness  of  the 
righteous  shall  be  upon  him,  and  the  wickedness  of  the 
wicked  shall  be  upon  him.  But  if  the  wicked  turn 
from  his  sins,  and  do  that  which  is  right,  he  shall  surely 
live,  he  shall  not  die.  None  of  his  transgressions  that 
he  hath  committed  shall  be  remembered.  Have  I  any 
pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  wicked,  and  not  rather  that 
he  should  turn  from  his  way,  and  live  ?  But  when  the 
righteous  turneth  away  from  his  righteousness,  and  com- 
mitteth  iniquity,  shall  he  live?  In  his  sin  that  he  hath 
sinned  shall  he  die.  Yet  ye  say,  '  The  way  of  the 
Lord  is  not  equal  !'      Hear  now,  O  liouse  of  Israel.      Is 

'  Ezek.  xviii,  i.  1  "  R.  \'.  marg.,  Or,  brcal/i. 


Ezek.  i8.  25.J    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  507 

not  my  wa}-  equal  ?  Arc  not  your  ways  unequal  ?  When 
the  wicked  turneth  away  from  his  wickedness,  he  shall 
save  his  soul  alive  ;  because  he  considereth,  and  turneth 
away  from  his  transgressions.  Therefore  will  I  judge 
you,  O  house  of  Israel,  everyone  according  to  his  ways. 
Return  ye,  turn  yourselves  from  all  your  transgressions  ; 
so  iniquity  shall  not  be  your  ruin.  Make  you  a  new 
heart  and  a  new  spirit;  for  why  will  ye  die?  I  have  no 
pleasure  in  the  death  of  him  that  dieth ;  turn  ye  and 
live." 

'  The  word  of  the  LORD  came  unto  me,  saying,  "  Woe 
unto  the  shepherds  of  Israel  that  do  feed  themselves  ! 
Should   not  the   shepherds   feed   the  sheep  ?    m,        ^  -^v. 
Ye  eat  the  fat,  ye   clothe  you  with  the  wool,    fuishep- 
ye  kill    the    fallings  ;    but    ye   feed    not    the 
sheep.     The   sick   ye  have  not  healed,  neither  have  ye 
sought   that    which  was    lost ;    but   with   rigor  have   ye 
ruled  over  them.     My  sheep  wandered   through  all  the 
mountains;  yea,  my  sheep  were  scattered  upon  all  the 
face  of  the  earth,  and  there  was  none  that  did  seek  after 
them.     Therefore,  ye  shepherds,  hear   the  word  of  the 
Lord,  'I  am  against  the  shepherds;   I  will  require  my 
sheep  at  their  hand.     I  will  deliver  my  sheep  from  their 
mouth,  that  they  may  not  be  meat  for  them. 

"'  Behold,  I  myself,  even  I,  will  search  for  my  sheep, 
and  seek  them  out.  I  will  deliver  them  out  of  all  places 
whither  they  have  been  scattered  in  the  cloudy  and  dark 
day.  I  will  feed  them  with  good  pasture,  and  upon  the 
mountains  of  the  height  of  Israel  shall  their  fold  be.  I 
myself  will  feed  my  sheep,  and  cause  them  to  He  down. 
I  will  seek  that  which  was  lost,  and  bring  again  that 
which  was  driven  away,  and  will  bind  up  that  which  was 
broken,  and  strengthen  that  which  was  sick.  I  the 
Lord  will  be  their  God.  I  will  make  with  them  a  cove- 
nant of  peace,  and  I  will  make  them  a  blessing.  And  I 
will  cause  the  shower  to  come  down  in  his  season ; 
there  shall  be  showers  of  blessing.  They  shall  dwell  se- 
curely, and  none  shall  make  them  afraid.' 

'  Ezek.  xxxiv,  i. 


508  The  Shorter  Bible         [Ezek.  36.  17. 

"  Son  of  man,  say  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  '  I  will 
The  good  ^^^^  Y^^  from  among  the  nations,  and  bring 
shepherd.  you  into  your  own  land.  And  I  will  sprinkle 
clean  water  upon  you,  and  ye  shall  be  clean.  From  all 
your  filthiness,  and  from  your  idols,  will  I  cleanse  you. 
A  new  heart  also  will  I  give  you,  and  a  new  spirit  will  I 
put  within  you  ;  and  I  will  take  away  your  stony  heart, 
and  give  you  an  heart  of  flesh.  And  I  will  put  my  spirit 
within,  and  cause  you  to  walk  in  my  statutes.  And  ye 
shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be  your  God.'  " 


Dan.  I.I.]         Chronologically  Arranged.  5U9 


THE  BOOK  OF  DANIEL. 


CHAPTER  I. 


DANIEL  IN  BABYLON  :    DANIEL   TELLING   NEBUCHADNEZ- 
ZAR'S DREAM. 

In  the  '^  third  year  of  the  reign  of  Jehoiakim  king  of 
Judah  came  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  unto  Je- 
rusalem, and  besieged  it.  And  the  LoRD  gave  Jehoia- 
kim king  of  Judah  into  his  hand,  with  part  of  the  vessels 
of  the  house  of  God  ;  and  he  carried  them  into  the  land 
of  Shinar,  into  the  treasure  house  of  his  god. 

And  the  king  spake  unto  the  master,  that  he  should 
bring  in  certain  of  the  children  of  Israel,  even  of  the  seed 
royal  and  of  the  nobles,  youths  in  whom  was  no  blem- 
ish, but  well  favored  and  skillful  ;  and  that  he  should 
teach  them  the  learning  and  tongue  of  the  Chaldeans. 
And  the  king  appointed  for  them  a  daily  portion  of  the 
king's^  meat,  and  of  the  wine  which  he  drank,  that  they 
should  be  nourished  three  years  ;  that  at  the  end  thereof 
they  might  stand  before  the  king. 

Now  among  these  were  Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and 
Azariah.     And  he  gave  names  unto  them  ;  to  Daniel  he 
gave  the  name  of  Belteshazzar  ;  to  Hananiah,       Daniel  the 
Shadrach  ;  to  Mishael,  Meshach  ;  and  to  Aza-      captive. 
riah,  Abed-nego. 

But  Daniel  purposed  in  his  heart  that  he  would  not 
defile  himself  with  the  king's  meat,  nor  with  the  wine 
which  he  drank  ;  therefore  he  requested  that  he  might 
not  defile  himself.  Now  God  made  Daniel  to  find  favor 
and  compassion  in  the  sight  of  the  prince,  and  h  e  said 
unto  Daniel,  "  I  fear  my  lord  the  king,  who  hath  ap- 
pointed your  meat  and  your  drink.     Why  should  he  see 

»  B.  C.  605.     ''  R.  V.  marg..  Or,  dainties. 


510  The  Smokilr  Bii;lk  [Dan.i.io. 

your  faces  worse  than  the  youths  which  are  of  your  own 
age  ?     So  should  ye  endanger  my  head  with  the  king." 

Then  said  Daniel  to  the  steward,  whom  the  prince  had 
appointed  over  him,  "  Prove  thy  servants,  I  beseech 
thee,  ten  days  ;  let  them  give  us  ^  pulse  to  eat,  and  water 
to  drink.  Then  let  our  countenances  be  looked  upon 
before  thee,  and  the  countenance  of  the  youths  that  eat 
of  the  king's  meat  ;  and  as  thou  seest,  deal  with  thy 
servants." 

So  he  proved  them  ten  days.  And  at  the  end  of  ten 
days  their  countenances  appeared  fairer,  and  the)'  were 
fatter  in  flesh,  than  all  the  youths  which  did  eat  of  the 
king's  meat.  So  the  steward  took  away  their  meat,  and 
the  wine  that  they  should  drink,  and  gave  them  pulse. 

Now  as  for  these  four  youths,  God  gave  them  knowl- 
edge and  skill  in  all  learning  and  wisdom  ;  and  Daniel 
had  understanding  in  all  visions  and  dreams.  And  at 
the  end  of  the  da)-s  which  the  king  had  appointed,  the 
prince  brous^ht  them  in  before  Nebuchadnezzar.  And 
the  king  communed  with  them  ;  and  among  them  all  was 
found  none  like  these  four;  therefore  stood  they  be- 
fore the  king.  And  in  every  matter  concerning  which 
the  king  inquired  of  them,  he  found  them  ten  times  bet- 
ter than  all  the  magicians  and  enchanters  that  were  in  all 
his  realm.  And  Daniel  continued  even  unto  the  first 
year  of  king  Cyrus. 

In  the  second  year  of  the  reign  of  Nebuchadnezzar, 
Nebuchadnezzar  dreamed  dreams ;  and  his  spirit  was 
troubled,  and  his  sleep  brake  from  him.  Then  the  king 
commanded  to  call  the  magicians,  and  enchanters,  and 
Chaldeans,  to  tell  his  dreams.  So  they  came  in  and  stood 
before  the  king. 

And    the   king  said   unto   them,   "  I    have   dreamed   a 
The  king's      dream,  and  my  spirit  is  troubled." 
dream-Fail-        Then   spake    the    Chaldeans    to    the    king, 
magicians.      "O  king,  live  forcver  !     Tell  thy  serx-ants  the 
dream,  and  we  will  show  the  interpretation." 

The  king  answered,  "  The  thing  is  gone  from  me.  If 
ye  make  not  known  unto  me  the  dream  and  the  interpre- 

"  K.  \'.  niarg.,  Or,  Iirrlis. 


Dan.  2. 5. J         Chronologically  Akranoed.  511 

tation  thereof,  ye  shall  be  cut  in  pieces,  and  your  liouses 
shall  be  made  a  dunghill.  But  if  ye  show  the  dream  and 
the  interpretation  thereof,  ye  shall  receive  of  me  gifts  and 
rewards  and  great  honor ;  therefore  show  me  the  dream 
and  the  interpretation  thereof." 

They  answered  the  second  time  and  said,  "  Let  the 
king  tell  his  servants  the  dream,  and  we  will  show  the 
interpretation." 

The  king  answered  and  said,  "  I  know  of  a  certainty 
that  ye  would  gain  time  ;  the  thing  is  gone  from  me.  If 
ye  make  not  known  unto  me  the  dream,  there  is  but  one 
law  for  you  ;  for  ye  have  prepared  lying  words  to  speak 
before  me.     Tell  me  the  dream." 

The  Chaldeans  answered,  "  There  is  not  a  man  on 
earth  that  can  show  the  king's  matter ;  for  no  king, 
lord,  nor  ruler  hath  asked  such  a  thing.  There  is  none 
that  can  show  it  before  the  king,  except  the  gods,  whose 
dwelling  is  not  with  flesh." 

Then  the  king  was  angry  and  very  furious,  and  com- 
manded to  destroy  all  the  wise  men  of  Babylon.  So  the 
decree  went  forth,  and  they  sought  Daniel  and  his  com- 
panions to  be  slain.  Then  Daniel  returned  answer  to 
Arioch  the  captain  of  the  king's  guard,  which  was  gone 
forth  to  slay  the  wise  men,  "  Wherefore  is  the  decree 
so  urgent  from  the  king?" 

Then  Arioch  made  the  thing  known  to  Daniel.     And 
Daniel  went  in,  and  desired  of  the  king   that    Daniel  tells 
he  would  appoint  him  a  time,  and  he  would    the  dream, 
show  the  king  the  interpretation. 

Then  Daniel  went  to  his  house,  and  made  the  thing 
known  to  his  three  companions  ;  that  they  would  de- 
sire mercies  of  the  God  of  heaven  concerning  this  secret. 
Then  was  the  secret  revealed  unto  Daniel  in  a  vision  of 
the  night. 

Then  Daniel  blessed  the  God  of  heaven.  Daniel  an- 
swered and  said,  "  Blessed  be  the  name  of  God  forever 
and  ever.  Wisdom  and  might  are  his.  He  removeth 
kings,  and  setteth  up  kings;  he  giveth  wisdom  unto  the 
wise,  and  knowledge  to  them  that  know.  He  knoweth 
what  is  in  the  darkness,  and  the  light  dwelleth  with  him. 
I  thank  thee,  and  praise  thee,  O  thou  God  of  my  fathers. 


512  The  Shorter  Bible  [i^^n.  2. 23. 

who  hast  given  me  wisdom  and  might,  and  hast  now 
made  known  unto  me  what  we  desired  of  thee." 

Then  Daniel  went  in  unto  Arioch,  and  said,  "  De- 
stroy not  the  wise  men  of  Babylon.  Bring  me  in  before 
the  king,  and  I  will  show  unto  the  king  the  interpreta- 
tion." 

Then  Arioch  brought  in  Daniel  before  the  king  in 
haste,  and  said  unto  him,  "  I  have  found  a  man  of  the 
children  of  the  captivity  of  Judah,  that  will  make  known 
unto  the  king  the  interpretation." 

The  king  answered  and  said  to  Daniel,  "  Art  thou  able 
to  make  known  unto  me  the  dream  which  I  have  seen, 
and  the  interpretation  thereof?" 

Daniel  answered  the  king  and  said,  "  The  secret  which 
the  king  hath  demanded  can  neither  wise  men,  enchant- 
ers, nor  magicians,  show  unto  the  king;  but  there  is 
a  God  in  heaven  that  revealeth  secrets,  and  he  hath 
made  known  to  king  Nebuchadnezzar  what  shall  be  in 
the  latter  days.  Thou,  O  king,  savvest,  and,  behold,  a 
great  image,  mighty  and  excellent,  stood  before  thee  ; 
the  aspect  thereof  was  terrible.  His  head  was  of  fine 
gold,  his  breast  and  arms  of  silver,  his  belly  and  thighs 
of  brass,  his  legs  of  iron,  his  feet  part  of  iron,  and  part 
of  clay.  Thou  savvest  till  a  stone  was  cut  out  without 
hands,  which  smote  the  image  upon  his  feet  and  brake 
them  in  pieces.  Then  was  the  iron,  the  clay,  the  brass, 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  broken  in  pieces  together,  and 
became  like  the  chaff  of  the  summer  threshing-floors  ; 
and  the  wind  carried  them  away  ;  and  the  stone  that 
smote  the  image  became  a  great  mountain,  and  filled 
the  whole  earth.  This  is  the  dream  ;  and  we  will  tell 
the  interpretation  thereof  before  the  king.  Thou, 
O  king,  art  king  of  kings,  unto  whom  the  God  of  heaven 
hath  given  the  kingdom,  the  power,  and  the  strength, 
and  the  glory  ;  thou  art  the  head  of  gold.  And  after 
thee  shall  arise  another  kingdom  inferior  to  thee;  and 
another  third  kingdom  of  brass.  And  the  fourth  king- 
dom shall  be  strong  as  iron  ;  as  iron  breaketh  in  pieces 
all  things,  so  shall  it  break  in  pieces  and  crush.  And 
whereas  thou  sawest  the  feet  and  toes,  part  of  clay  and 
part   of  iron,  so  that  kingdom  shall   be  partly  strong 


Dan.  2.  42. J    Chronologically  Arranged.  513 

and  partly  broken.  And  forasmuch  as  thou  sawest  a 
stone  cut  out  of  the  mountain  without  hands,  that  it 
brake  in  pieces  the  iron,  the  brass,  the  clay,  Christ's 
the  silver,  and  the  gold  ;  s  o  in  the  days  of  kingdom, 
those  kings  shall  the  God  of  heaven  set  up  a  kingdom, 
which  shall  never  be  destroyed ;  it  shall  break  in  pieces 
and  consume  all  these  kingdoms,  and  it  shall  stand 
forever.  The  dream  is  certain,  and  the  interpretation 
sure." 

Then  the  king  fell  upon  his  face  and  worshiped  Daniel, 
and  commanded  that  they  should  offer  him  an  oblation 
and  sweet  odors.  The  king  said  unto  Daniel,  "  Of  a 
truth  your  God  is  the  God  of  gods  and  the  Lord  of 
kings." 

Then  the  king  made  Daniel  great,  and  gave  him  many 
great  gifts,  and  made  him  to  rule  over  the  whole  prov- 
ince of  Babylon,  and  to  be  chief  governor  over  all  the 
wise  men  of  Babylon.  And  Daniel  requested  of  the 
king,  and  he  appointed  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego  over  the  affairs  of  the  province  of  Babylon  ;  but 
Daniel  was  in  the  gate  of  the  king. 


514  The  Shorter  Bhsle  [Dan.  3.  i. 


CHAPTER    II. 

THE  GOLDEN  IMAGE  AND  THE    EIERV  FURNACE:  NEBU- 
CHADNEZZAR'S PRIDE  AND  PUNISHMENT. 

Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  made  an  image  of  gold, 
The  golden  whosc  height  was  threescore  cubits.  He  set 
image.  jj-  yp  j^    ^^g   plain   of  Dura.     Then  the  king 

sent  to  gather  together  the  governors,  the  judges,  all  the 
rulers  of  the  provinces,  to  come  to  the  declication  of  the 
image ;  and  they  stood  before  the  image. 

Then  the  herald  cried  aloud,  "To  you  it  is  com- 
manded, O  peoples,  nations,  and  languages,  that  at 
what  time  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp, 
and  all  kinds  of  music,  ye  fall  down  and  worship  the 
golden  image  ;  and  whoso  falleth  not  down  and  wor- 
shipeth  shall  the  same  hour  be  cast  into  the  midst  of  a 
burning  fiery  furnace." 

Therefore  when  all  the  people  heard  the  sound  of  the 
cornet,  flute,  harp,  and  all  kinds  of  music,  they  fell 
down  and  worshiped  the  golden  image. 

At  that  time  certain  Chaldeans  came  near  and  said 
to  Nebuchadnezzar,  "  O  king,  live  forever.  There  are 
certain  Jews  whom  thou  hast  appointed  over  the 
affairs  of  Babylon,  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego. 
These  men,  O  king,  have  not  regarded  thee  ;  tiiey  serve 
not  thy  gods,  nor  worship  the  golden  image  which  thou 
hast  set  up." 

Then    Nebuchadnezzar    in    his    rage    and    fury   com- 
manded to  bring   Shadrach,    Meshach,   and  Abed-nego.  f 
Then  tiicy  brought  these  men  before  the  king. 

Nebuchadnezzar  said  unto  them,  "  Is  it  of  purpose 
that  ye  serve  not  my  god,  nor  worship  the  golden  image 
which  I  have  set  up?  Now  if  \c  be  ready,  that  at  what 
time  ye  hear  the  music  ye  fall  down  and  worship  the 
image,  well.  But  if  ye  worship  not,  )'e  shall  be  cast  the 
same  hour  into  the  midst  of  a  burning  fier}'  furnace  ;  and 


Dan.  3-  1 5-]     CHRONOLOGICALLY   ARRANGED.  515 

who    is   that    god    that  shall    deliver   you    out    of  my 
hands?  " 

Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego  answered  and 
said  to  the  king,  "  O  Nebuchadnezzar,  our  ^j^e  fiery 
God  whom  we  serve  is  able  to  deliver  us  from  furnace, 
the  burning  fiery  furnace;  and  he  will  deliver  us,  O  king. 
But  if  not,  be  it  known  unto  thee,  that  we  will  not  serve 
thy  gods,  nor  worship  the  golden  image  which  thou  hast 
set  up." 

Then  was  Nebuchadnezzar  full  of  fury,  and  com- 
manded that  they  should  heat  the  furnace  seven  times 
more  than  it  was  wont  to  be  heated.  And  he  com- 
manded certain  mighty  men  that  were  in  his  army  to 
bind  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  and  to  cast 
them  into  the  burning  fiery  furnace.  And  because  the 
king's  commandment  was  urgent,  and  the  furnace  ex- 
ceeding hot,  the  flame  of  the  fire  slew  those  men  that 
took  up  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego. 

Then  the  king  was  astonished,  and  rose  up  in  haste, 
and  said  unto  his  counselors,  "  Did  not  we  cast  three 
men  bound  into  the  midst  of  the  fire?" 

They  answered  and  said  unto  the  king,  "  True,  O 
king." 

He  answered  and  said,  "  Lo,  I  see  four  men  loose, 
walking  in  the  midst  of  the  fire,  and  they  have  no  hurt. 
And  the  aspect  of  the  fourth  is  like  a  son  of  the  gods." 

Then  Nebuchadnezzar  came  near  to  the  mouth  of  the 
burning  fiery  furnace.  He  spake  and  said,  "  Ye  serv- 
ants of  the  Most  High  God,  come  forth,  and  come 
hither !  " 

Then  they  came  forth  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire. 

And  the  governors  and  king's  counselors,  being 
gathered  together,  saw  these  men,  that  the  fire  had  no 
power  upon  their  bodies,  nor  was  the  hair  of  their  head 
singed,  neither  were  their  hose  changed,  nor  had  the  smell 
of  fire  passed  on  them. 

Nebuchadnezzar  spake  and  said,  "  Blessed  be  the  God 
of  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  who  hath  sent  his 
angel,  and  delivered  hjs  servants  that  trusted  in  him. 
Therefore  I  make  a  decree,  that  every  people,  nation, 
and  language,  which    speak  anything  amiss  against  the 


516  The  Shorter  Bible  [Dan.  3. 29. 

God  of  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  shall  be  cut 
in  pieces,  and  their  houses  shall  be  made  a  dunghill ; 
because  there  is  no  other  god  that  is  able  to  deliver  after 
this  sort." 

Then  the  king  promoted  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  in  the  province  of  Babylon. 

Nebuchadnezzar  the  king,  unto  all  the  peoples,  na- 
tions, and  languages,  that  dwell  in  all  the  earth  ;  peace  be 
multiplied  unto  you.  It  hath  seemed  good  unto  me  to 
show  the  signs  and  wonders  that  the  Most  High  God 
hath  wrought  toward  me.  How  great  are  his  signs! 
How  mighty  are  his  wonders  !  His  kingdom  is  an  ever- 
lasting kingdom,  and  his  dominion  is  from  generation  to 
generation. 

I  Nebuchadnezzar  was  at  rest  in  mine  house,  and 
flourishing  in  my  palace.  I  saw  a  dream  which  made 
me  afraid.  But  Daniel  came  in,  and  I  told  him,  saying, 
"  O  master  of  the  magicians,  I  know  that  the  spirit  of 
the  holy  gods  is  in  thee,  and  no  secret  troubleth 
thee.  Tell  me  my  dream  and  the  interpretation  there- 
of. I  saw,  and  behold  a  tree  in  the  midst  of  the 
earth,  and  the  height  thereof  was  great.  The  leaves 
■NT  T,    -u  ^       were    fair  and    the    fruit    much ;    the    beasts 

Nebuchad-  /-,,,,       i       ,  ,         -  11 

nezzar's  of   tlic  ftelds  had   shadow    untlcr  it,  and  the 

fowls  of  the  heaven  dwelt  in  the  branches. 
And,  behold,  an  holy  one  came  down  from  heaven.  He 
cried  aloud,  '  Hew  down  the  tree  and  cut  off  his  branches. 
Nevertheless  leave  a  stump  in  the  earth  ;  and  let  it  be 
wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven,  and  let  his  portion  be 
with  the  beasts  in  the  grass  of  the  earth.  Let  his  heart 
be  changed  from  man's,  and  let  a  beast's  heart  be  given 
him  ;  and  let  seven  times  pass  over  him.  To  the  intent 
that  the  living  may  know  that  the  Most  High  ruleth  in 
the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he 
will.'  This  dream  I  king  Nebuchadnezzar  have  seen  ; 
declare  the  interpretation." 

Then  Daniel  answered  and  said,  "  My  lord,  the  dream 
be  to  them  that  hate  thee.  The  tree  is  thou,  C)  king, 
that  art  grown  and  become  strong;  for  thy  greatnc-ss 
is  grown,  and  reacheth  unto  heaven,  and  thy  dominion 


Dan.  4.22.]        CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  51T 

to  the  end  of  the  earth.  And  whereas  the  king  saw  an 
holy  one  coming-  down  from  heaven,  and  saying,  '  Hew 
down  the  tree,  and  destroy  it ;  nevertheless  leave  the 
stump  in  the  earth,  till  seven  times  pass  over  liim  ; '  this 
is  the  interpretation,  O  king.  Thou  shalt  be  driven 
from  men,  and  thy  dwelling  shall  be  with  the  beasts  of 
the  field,  and  thou  shalt  be  made  to  eat  grass  as  oxen, 
and  shalt  be  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven,  and  seven  times 
shall  pass  over  thee ;  till  thou  know  that  the  Most 
High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men.  And  whereas  they 
commanded  to  leave  the  stump  of  the  tree,  thy  kingdom 
shall  be  sure  unto  thee,  after  that  thou  shalt  have  known 
that  the  heavens  do  rule.  Wherefore,  O  king,  break  off 
thy  sins,  if  there  may  be  a  lengthening  of  thy  tranquil- 
lity." 

All  this  came  upon  the  king  Nebuchadnezzar.  At  the 
end  of  twelve  months  he  was  walking  in  the  royal  palace 
of  Babylon,  and  said,  "  Is  not  this  great  Babylon,  which 
I  have  built  for  the  royal  dwelling  place,  by  the  might 
of  my  power  and  for  the  glory  of  my  majesty  ?  " 

While  the  word  was  in  the  king's  mouth,  there  fell  a 
voice    from    heaven,   saying,  "  O  king   Nebu-    Pride-Pun- 
chadnezzar,  to  thee  it  is  spoken  ;  the  kingdom     ishment. 
is  departed  from  thee." 

The  same  hour  was  the  thing  fulfilled  upon  Nebu- 
chadnezzar. He  was  driven  from  men,  and  did  eat  grass 
as  oxen,  and  his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven, 
till  his  hair  was  grown  like  eagles'  feathers,  and  his  nails 
like  birds'  claws. 

And  at  the  end  of  the  days  I  Nebuchadnezzar  lifted 
up  mine  eyes  unto  heaven,  and  mine  understanding  re- 
turned unto  me,  and  I  blessed  the  Most  High,  and 
praised  and  honored  him.  He  doeth  according  to  his 
will  in  the  army  of  heaven  and  among  the  inhabitants 
of  earth.  And  my  kingdom  returned  unto  me,  and  my 
counselors  and  my  lords  sought  unto  me.  Now  I 
Nebuchadnezzar  praise  and  extol  and  honor  the  King  of 
heaven  ;  for  all  his  works  are  truth,  and  his  ways  judg- 
ment ;  and  those  that  walk  in  pride  he  is  able  to  abase. 


518  The  Shorter  Bible  Li^^n.  5.  i. 


CHAPTER  III. 

BELSHAZZAR'S   FEAST:    BELSHAZZAR'S   DOWNFALL. 

Belshazzar  the  king  made  a  great  feast  to  a  thou- 
sand of  his  lords,  and  drank  wine  before  the  thousand. 
Belshazzar,  while  he  tasted  the  wine,  com- 
mSorgies  manded  to  bring  the  golden  and  silver  ves- 
-Wntmgon  ggjg  which  Nebuchadnezzar  his  father  had 
taken  out  of  the  temple  which  was  in  Jerusa- 
lem ;  that  the  king  and  his  lords  and  wives  might  drink 
therein.  Then  they  brought  the  golden  vessels,  and 
drank  in  them.  They  drank  wine,  and  praised  the  gods 
of  gold,  and  of  silver,  of  brass,  of  iron,  of  wood,  and  of 
stone. 

In  the  same  hour  came  forth  the  fingers  of  a  man's 
hand,  and  wrote  over  against  the  candlestick  upon  the 
plaister  of  the  wall  of  the  king's  palace  ;  and  the  king  saw 
the  part  of  the  hand  that  wrote.  , 

Then  the  king's  countenance  was  changed,  and  his 
knees  smote  one  against  another.  The  king  cried  aloud 
to  bring  in  the  Chaldeans  and  the  sootiisaycrs.  The 
king  said  to  the  wise  men  of  Babylon,  "  Whosoever  shall 
read  this  writing,  and  show  me  the  interpretation  there- 
of, shall  be  clothed  with  purple,  and  have  a  chain  of  gold 
about  his  neck,  and  shall  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  king- 
dom." 

Then  came  in  all  the  king's  wise  men  ;  but  they  could 
not  read  the  writing,  nor  make  known  to  the  king 
the  interpretation.  Then  was  king  Belshazzar  greatly 
troubled. 

Now  the  queen  by  reason  of  the  words  of  the  king  and 
his  lords  came  into  the  banquet  house,  a  n  d  the  queen 
spake  and  said,  "()  king,  live  forever.  There  is  a  man 
in  thy  kingdom,  in  whom  is  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods  ; 
and  in  the  days  of  thy  father  light  and  wisdom,  like  the 


Dan.  5- II]        Chronologically  Arranged.  519 

wisdom  of  the  gods,  was  found  in  him.  And  king 
Nebuchadnezzar  thy  father  made  him  master  of  the 
magicians,  forasmuch  as  an  excellent  spirit,  and  knowl- 
edge, and  understanding,  were  found  in  h  i  m  .  Now 
let  Daniel  be  called,  and  he  will  show  the  interpreta- 
tion." 

Then  was  Daniel  brought  in  before  the  king.  The 
king  said  unto  Daniel,  "Art  thou  that  Daniel,  which 
art  of  the  children  of  the  ca[)tivity  of  Judah,  Daniel  and 
whom  the  king  my  father  brought  out  of  Ju-  Beishazzar. 
dah  ?  I  have  heard  of  thee,  that  the  spirit  of  the  gods 
is  in  thee,  and  that  excellent  wisdom  is  found  in  thee. 
Now  if  thou  canst  read  the  writing,  and  make  known  to 
me  the  interpretation  thereof,  thou  shalt  be  clothed  with 
purple,  and  have  a  chain  of  gold  about  thy  neck,  and 
shalt  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom." 

Then  Daniel  answered  and  said,  "  Let  thy  gifts  be  to 
thyself,  and  give  thy  rewards  to  another.  Nevertheless 
I  will  read  the  writing  unto  the  king,  and  make  known 
to  him  the  interpretation.  O  thou  king,  the  Most  High 
God  gave  Nebuchadnezzar  thy  father  the  kingdom,  and 
greatness,  and  glory,  and  majesty  ;  but  when  his  heart  was 
lifted  up,  and  his  spirit  was  hardened  that  he  dealt 
proudly,  he  was  deposed  from  his  kingly  throne.  And 
he  was  driven  from  the  sons  of  men  ;  his  heart  was  made 
h'ke  the  beasts,  and  his  dwelling  was  with  the  wild  asses, 
until  he  knew  that  the  Most  High  God  ruleth  in  the 
kingdom  of  men.  And  thou  his  son,  O  Beishazzar,  hast 
not  humbled  thine  heart,  though  thou  knewest  all  this; 
but  hast  lifted  up  thyself  against  the  Lord  of  heaven  ; 
and  they  have  brought  the  vessels  of  his  house  before 
thee,  and  thou  and  thy  lords  and  wives  have  drunk  wine 
in  them,  and  praised  the  gods  of  silver,  and  gold,  of 
brass,  iron,  wood,  and  stone,  which  see  not,  nor  hear,  nor 
know;  and  the  God  in  whose  hand  thy  breath  is,  and 
whose  are  all  thy  ways,  hast  thou  not  glorified.  Then 
was  the  part  of  the  hand  sent  from  before  him,  and  this 
is  the  writing  that  was  inscribed  :  MENE,  MENE,  TEKEL, 
UPHARSIN.  This  is  the  interpretation  of  the  thing: 
MENE,  God  hath  numbered  thy  kingdom,  and  brought 
it  to  an  end  ;  TEKEL,  thou  art  weighed  in  the  balances. 


520  The  Shorter  Bu^le  [Dan.  5.27. 

and  art  found  wanting;  PERES,  thy  kingdom  is  divided, 
and  given  to  the  Medes  and  Persians," 

Then  commanded  Belshazzar,  and  they  clothed  Dan- 
iel with  purple,  and  put  a  chain  of  gold  about  his  neck, 
and  made  proclamation  concerning  him,  that  he  should 
be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom.  But  in  '^  that  night 
Belshazzar  the  Chaldean  king  was  slain,  and  Darius  the 
Mede  received  the  kingdom,  being  about  threescore  and 
two  years  old. 

■^  B.  C.  538. 


Dan.  6.  i.J        CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED,  521 


CHAPTER  IV. 

DANIEL   IN   THE   LION'S   DEN  :    DANIEL'S    PRAYER. 

It  pleased  Darius  to  set  over  the  kingdom  an  hundred 
and  twenty  satraps,  which  should  be  throughout  the 
whole  kingdom  ;  and  over  them  three  presidents,  of 
whom  Daniel  was  one.  Then  this  Daniel  was  distin- 
guished above  the  presidents  and  the  satraps,  because 
an  excellent  spirit  was  in  him  ;  and  the  king  thought  to 
set  him  over  the  whole  realm.  Then  the  presidents  and 
the  satraps  sought  to  find  occasion  against  Daniel  as 
touching  the  kingdom,  but  they  could  find  none,  for  he 
was  faithful.  Then  said  these  men,  "  We  shall  not  find 
any  occasion  against  this  Daniel,  except  concerning  the 
law  of  his  God." 

Then  these  presidents  and  satraps  assembled  together 
to  the  king,  and  said  unto  him,  "  King  Darius,  Daniel  in 
live  forever.  All  the  presidents  of  the  king-  the  lions' 
dom,  the  satraps,  counselors  and  governors, 
have  consulted  together  to  establish  a  royal  statute,  that 
whoever  shall  ask  a  petition  of  any  god  or  man  for  thirty 
days,  save  of  thee,  O  king,  he  shall  be  cast  into  the  den 
of  lions.  Now,  0  king,  sign  the  writing,  that  it  be  not 
changed,  according  to  the  law  of  the  Medes  and  Persians, 
which  altereth  not." 

Wherefore  king  Darius  signed  the  writing. 

And  when  Daniel  knew  that  the  writing  was  signed, 
he  went  into  his  house;  (now  his  windows  were  open  in 
his  chamber  toward  Jerusalem  ;)  and  he  kneeled  ujDon 
his  knees  three  times  a  day,  and  prayed,  and  gave  thanks 
before  his  God,  as  he  did  aforetime. 

Then  these  men  assembled  together,  and  found  Daniel 
making  petition  before  his  God.  Then  they  came  near, 
and  spake  before  the  king,  "  Hast  thou  not  signed  an 
interdict,  that  every  man  that  shall  make  petition  unto 


522  The  Shorter  Bible  [Dan.  6. 7. 

any  god  or  man  within  thirty  days,  save  unto  thee,  O 
king,  shall  he  cast  into  the  den  of  Hons?" 

The  king  answered  and  said,  "  The  thing  is  true." 

Then  answered  they  and  said  before  the  king,  "  That 
Daniel,  which  is  of  the  children  of  the  captivity  of  Judah, 
regardeth  not  thee,  O  king,  but  makcth  his  petition 
three  times  a  day." 

Then  the  king,  when  he  heard  these  words,  was  sore 
displeased,  and  set  his  heart  on  Daniel  to  deliver  him  ; 
and  he  labored  till  the  going  down  of  the  sun  to  rescue 
him. 

Then  these  men  assembled  together  unto  the  king, 
and  said  unto  the  king,  "  Know,  O  king,  that  it  is  a  law 
of  the  Medes  and  Persians,  that  no  statute  which  the 
king  establisheth  may  be  changed." 

The  king  spake  and  said  unto  Daniel,  "  Thy  God  whom 
thou  servest  continually,  he  will  deliver  thee." 

Then  the  king  commanded,  and  they  brought  Daniel, 
and  cast  him  into  the  den  of  lions.  And  a  stone  was 
brought,  and  laid  upon  the  mouth  of  the  den;  and, the 
king  sealed  it  with  his  own  signet,  and  with  the  signet 
of  his  lords.  Then  the  king  went  to  his  palace,  and 
passed  the  night  fasting  ;  neither  were  instruments  of 
music  brought  before  him  ;  and  his  sleep  fled  from  him. 

Then  the  king  arose  very  earh'  in  the  morning,  and 
went  in  haste  unto  the  den  of  lions.  And  when  he  came 
near  unto  the  den  to  Daniel,  he  cried  with  a  lamentable 
voice,  "  O  Daniel,  servant  of  the  living  God,  is  thy  God, 
whom  thou  servest  continually,  able  to  deliver  thee  from 
the  lions  ?  " 

Then  said  Daniel  unto  the  king,  "  O  king,  live  for- 
ever. My  God  hath  sent  his  angel,  and  hath  shut  the 
lions'  mouths,  and  they  have  not  hurt  me;  forasmuch 
as  before  him  innocency  was  found  in  me  ;  and  also  be- 
fore thee,  O  king,  have  I  done  no  hurt." 

Then  was  the  king  exceeding  glad,  and  commanded 
that  they  should  take  Daniel  up  out  of  the  den.  So 
Daniel  was  taken  up  out  of  the  den,  and  no  manner  of 
hurt  was  found  upon  him,  because  he  had  trusted  in  his 
God. 

And   the   king  commandctl,  and   they    brought  those 


Dan.  6.  24.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  523 

men  which  had  accused  Daniel,  and  they  cast  them  into 
the  den  of  Hons;  and  the  Hons  had  the  mastery  of 
them,  and  brake  all  their  bones  in  pieces,  or  ever  they 
came  at  the  bottom  of  the  den. 

Then  king  Darius  wrote  unto  all  the  peoples  that 
dwell  in  all  the  earth,  "  Peace  be  multiplied  unto  you. 
I  make  a  decree,  that  in  all  my  kingdom  men  tremble 
and  fear  before  the  God  of  Daniel  :  for  he  is  the  living 
God  ;  he  worketh  signs  and  wonders  in  heaven  and  in 
earth  ;  who  hath  delivered  Daniel  from  the  power  of  the 
lions." 

So  this  Daniel  prospered  in  the  reign  of  Darius,  and  in 
the  reign  of  Cyrus  the  Persian. 

'  In  the  ''  first  year  of  Darius,  I  Daniel  understood  by 
the  books  the  number  of  the  years,  whereof  the  word  of 
the  Lord  came  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet  for 
the  accomplishing  of  the  desolations  of  Jeru-  pr^^^lr-The 
salem,  even  seventy  years.  And  I  prayed  ^^^w^^- 
unto  the  LORD  my  God,  and  made  confession,  and  said, 
"  O  Lord,  the  great  and  dreadful  God,  which  keepeth 
covenant  and  mercy  with  them  that  love  him  and  keep 
his  commandments  ;  we  have  sinned,  and  have  done 
wickedly,  neither  have  we  hearkened  unto  thy  servants 
the  prophets  which  spake  in  thy  name.  O  Lord,  to  us 
belongeth  confusion  of  face,  because  we  have  sinned 
against  thee.  To  the  Lord  our  God  belong  mercies  and 
forgivenesses.  And  now,  O  Lord,  let  thine  anger  be 
turned  away  from  thy  city,  Jerusalem,  thy  holy  moun- 
tain. Hearken  unto  the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  cause 
thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  sanctuary  that  is  desolate, 
for  the  Lord's  sake.  O  my  God,  incline  thine  ear,  and 
hear;  open  thine  e}'es,  and  behold  our  desolations,  and 
the  city  which  is  c.illed  by  thy  name.  For  we  do  not 
present  our  supplications  before  thee  for  our  righteous- 
nesses, but  for  thy  great  mercies.  O  Lord,  hear;  O 
Lord,  forgive  ;  O  Lord,  hearken  and  do  ;  defer  not ;  for 
thine  own  sake,  O  my  God,  because  thy  city  and  thy 
people  are  called  by  thy  name." 

And  while  I  was  speaking  in  prayer  the  man  Gabriel, 

'  Dan.  ix,  I.  I  "  B.  C.  53S. 


524:  The  Smortp:r  Bible  [Dan.  9. 21. 

whom  I  had  seen  in  the  vision  at  the  beginning,  being 
caused  to  fly  swiftly,  touched  me.  And  he  talked  with 
me,  and  said,  "  O  Daniel,  thou  art  greatly  beloved." 

And  he  told  Daniel  many  things  con- 
cerning the  holy  city,  and  the  anointed  one,  the 
prince. 

'  They  that  be  wise  shall  shine  as  the  brightness  of  the 
firmament ;  and  they  that  turn  many  to  righteousness 
as  the  stars  forever  and  ever. 

'  Dan.  xii,  3. 


Ezra  I.  I.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  525 


EZRA, 

WITH    PARTS   OF   IIAGGAI   AND   ZECHARIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  DECREE  OF  CYRUS:  THE  RETURN  OF  THE  JEWS: 
THE  BUILDING  OF  THE  ALTAR. 

Now  in  the  ^  first  year  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that 
the  word  of  the  LORD  by  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah  might 
be  accoinpHshed,  the  LOKI)  stirred  up  the  spirit  of  Cyrus, 
that  he  made  a  proclamation  throughout  all  his  kingdom, 
and  put  it  also  in  writing,  saying,  "Thus  saith  C}'rus 
king  of  Persia,  '  All  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  Decree  of 
hath  the  LORD,  the  God  of  heaven,  given  me  ;  Cyrus, 
and  he  hath  charged  me  to  build  him  an  house  in  Jeru- 
salem. Whosoever  there  is  among  you  of  all  his  people, 
his  God  be  with  him,  and  let  him  go  up  to  Jerusalem, 
and  build  the  house  of  the  LORD,  the  God  of  Israel. 
And  let  the  men  of  this  place  help  him  with  silver  and 
gold  and  goods,  and  with  beasts,  beside  the  freewill  of- 
fering for  the  house  of  God.'  " 

Songs  of  deliverance. 

I. 

A  single  voice  : 

'  When  the  LORD  turned  again  the  captivity  of  Zion. 
We  were  like  unto  them  that  dream. 

First  company  of  singers  : 

Then  was  ou;-  mouth  filled  with  laughter. 

Second  company  : 

And  our  tongue  with  singing: 

,  Tj    i„  •  I       a  B.  C.  536.    This  date  is  fixed  in 

'  Psalm  cxxvi.  ,      ,.V 

secular  history. 


520  The  Shorter  Bible         [Psaim  126.2. 

A  voice  : 

Then  said  they  among  the  nations, 

"  The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  them." 

All  : 

The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us ; 
Whereof  we  are  glad. 

First  company  : 

They  that  sow  in  tears 
Shall  reap  in  joy. 

A  single  voice  . 

Though  he  goeth    on  his  way  weeping,  bearing  forth 
the  seed ; 

All: 

He  shall  come  again   with  joy,  bringing  his  sheaves 
with  him. 

II. 

First  company  : 

'  If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  side, 
Let  Israel  now  say  ; 

Second  company  : 

If  it  iKid  not  been  the  LORD  who  was  on  our  side, 
When  men  rose  up  against  us, 

First  com/ianv : 

Then  they  had  swallowed  us  up  alive, 
When  their  wrath  was  kindled  against  us : 

Second  company  : 

Then  the  waters  had  overwhelmed  us, 
The  stream  had  gone  over  our  soul. 
All  : 

Then  the  proud  waters  had  gone  over  our  soul. 

A  single  voice  : 

Blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Who  hath  not  given  us  a  prey  to  their  teeth. 

First  company  : 

Our  soul  is  escaped  as  a  bird  out  of  the  snare  of  the 
fowlers : 

'  Psalm  cxxiv. 


Psalm  124. 7.1    Chronologically  Arranged.  527 

Second  company  : 

The  snare  is  broken,  and  we  are  escaped. 
All  : 

Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
Who  made  heaven  and  earth. 

*  Then  rose  up  the  heads  of  houses,  and  the  priests  and 
Levites,  even  all  whose  spirit  God  had  stirred  to  go 
up  to  build  the  house  of  the  Lord  in  Jeru-  The  return 
salem.  And  all  they  that  were  round  about  of  the  Jews. 
them  strengthened  their  hands  with  precious  things, 
willingly  offered.  Also  Cyrus  the  king  brought  forth 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  which  Nebuchad- 
nezzar had  brought  out  of  Jerusalem  and  put  in  the 
house  of  his  gods,  and  numbered  them  unto  Sheshbazzar, 
the  prince  of  Judah.  All  the  vessels  of  gold  and  silver 
were  five  thousand  and  four  hundred.  All  these  did 
Sheshbazzar  bring  up  when  they  of  the  captivity  were 
brought  up  from  Babylon  unto  Jerusalem. 

Now  these  were  those  which  had  been  carried  away, 
and  that  had  returned  unto  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  every 
one  unto  his  own  city.  "  The  whole  congregation  was  forty 
and  two  thousand  three  hundred  and  threescore,  "beside 
their  servants.  And  they  had  two  hundred  singing  men 
and  singing  women. 

A  Psalm  by  the  way. 

'  How  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles, 

O  Lord  of  hosts ! 

My  soul  longeth,  yea,   even  fainteth  for  the  courts  of*, 

the  Lord  ; 
My    heart    and     my    flesh    *  cry    out     unto    the    living 

God. 
Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  her  an  house, 
And    the    swallow   a  nest    for  herself,   where    she    may 

lay  her  young, 
Even  thine  altars,  O  Lord  of  hosts. 
My  King,  and  my  God. 

'  Ezra  i,  S-  ^  Psalm  Ixxxiv.     I  .  n    tt  ,^        • 

5  T7        ■■  V  R-  V,  marg.,  Or,  si7t^. 

'  Ezra  11,  64.  1  •&•';> 


528  The  Shorter  Bible  [Psalm  S4. 4. 

Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house: 
They  will   be   still    praising    thee. 

[Instrumental  music] 
Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  thee; 
In  whose  heart  are  the  highways  to  Zion. 

,  Passing  through  the  valley  of  Weeping 
They  make  it  a  place  of  springs  ; 
They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
Everyone  of  them  appeareth  before  God  in  Zion. 

0  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer  : 
Give  ear,  O  God  of  Jacob. 

[Instrumental  music] 
Behold,  O  God  our  shield, 
And  look  upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 
For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thousand. 

1  had  rather  '^  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  house  of  my  God, 
Than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 

For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  a  shield  : 
The  Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory : 
No  good  thing  will  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk 
uprightly. 

O  Lord  of  hosts. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 

'  A    PSALM. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul ; 
And  all  that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 
Bless  the  LORD,  O  my  soul, 
«A.nd  forget  not  all  his  benefits: 
Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities  ; 
Who  hcaletli  all  thy  diseases  ; 
Who  redccmcth  thy  life  from  destruction  ; 
Who    crowneth    thee   with    lovingkindncss    and    tender 

mercies : 
Who  satisfieth  ''thy  mouth  with  good  things; 
So  that  thy  youth  is  reiKwcnl  like  the  eagle. 
The  Lord  executcth  righteous  acts, 

,„     ,        ...  I       '^R.\'.ma.\-g.,0\-,sti7Md  (it  the  thrfsholJ 

^  ^^''"  '^'"-  1  of,  etc.     ''  R.  V.  niai-g.,   Or,  f/iy  vfars. 


Psalml03.  6.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY  ARRANGED.  529 

And  judgments  for  all  that  are  oppressed. 
He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Moses, 
His  doings  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

The  Lord  is  full  of  compassion  and  gracious, 

Slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 

He  will  not  always  chide  ; 

Neither  will  he  keep  his  anger  forever. 

He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins. 

Nor  rewarded  us  after  our  iniquities. 

For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth. 

So  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 

So  far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 

Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children, 

So  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 

For  he  knoweth  our  frame  ; 

He  remembereth  that  we  are  dust. 

As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass ; 
As  a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 
For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it  is  gone  ; 
And  the  place  thereof  shall  know  it  no  more. 
But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to  ever- 
lasting upon  them  that  fear  him, 
And  his  righteousness  unto  children's  children  ; 
To  such  as  keep  his  covenant, 
And  to  those  that  remember  his  precepts  to  do  them. 

The  Lord  hath  established  his  throne  in  the  heavens  ; 

And  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 

Bless  the  LORD,  ye  angels  of  his  : 

Ye  mighty  in  strength,  that  fulfill  his  word. 

Hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 

Bless  the  LORD,  all  ye  his  hosts ; 

Ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 

Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  works. 

In  all  places  of  his  dominion  : 

Bless  the  LORD,  O  my  soul. 

'  And  some  of  the  heads  of  fathers'  houses,  when  they 
came    to   Jerusalem,  offered   willingly  for  the  house  of 
'  Ezra  ii,  68. 


530  The  vSik^rter  Bible  [Ezra  2. 68. 

God,  to  set  it  in  its  place,  gold  and  silver  and  priests' 
garments.  So  the  priests  and  Levites  and  some  of  the 
people  dwelt  in  their  cities. 

'  And  when  the  seventh  month  was  come  the  people 
gathered  themselves  together  as  one  man  to  Jerusalem. 

Then  stood  up  Jeshua  and  his  brethren  the  priests. 
The  altar  ^"^  Zcrubbabel  the  governor,  and  his 
buiided.  brethren,  and  builded  the  altar  of  the  God  of 

Israel,  and  set  the  altar  •''upon  its  base.  And  they  of- 
fered burnt  offerings  unto  the  LoRD,  even  burnt  offer- 
ings, morning  and  evening. 

A    PSALM. 

I. 

A  single  voice  : 

"  I  love  the  LORD,  because  he  hath  heard 
My  voice  and  my  supplications. 
Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto  me, 
Therefore  will  I  call  upon  him  as  long  as  I  live. 

The  cords  of  death  compassed  me, 

And  the  pains  of  ^  Sheol  gat  hold  upon  me  : 

I  found  trouble  and  sorrow. 

Then  called  I  upon  the  name  of  the  LORD  ; 

"  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  deliver  my  soul." 

Soft  chorus  : 

Gracious  is  the  LORD,  and  righteous ; 
Yea,  our  God  is  merciful. 

A  siiigle  voice  : 

The  Lord  preserveth  the  simple ; 

I  was  brought  low,  and  he  saved  me. 

Return  unto  thy  rest,  O  my  soul ; 

For  the  Lord  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 

For  thou  hast  delivered  ni)'  soul  from  death, 

Mine  eyes  from  tears, 

And  my  feet  from  falling. 

What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord 
For  all  his  benefits  toward  me? 

IE-        •■•    .        'HI  I       "  I"^-   ^-    niarir.,    Or,    /;;  its  place. 

'  Ezra  111,  I.      •  rsalm  cxvi.         ,   ,,    ,.  '^V     .1 

''  R.  \  .  marg.,  Or,  the  i^rave. 


Psalm  ii6. 13.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  531 

I  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation, 

And  call  upon  the  name  of  the  LORD. 

Another  voice  : 

Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  LORD 
Is  the  death  of  his  saints. 

Grand  chorus  : 

Praise  ye  the  LORD. 

A   PSALM. 
II. 

'  O  give  thanks  unto  the  LORD  ;  for  he  is  good; 

For  his  mercy  cndureth  forever. 

Let  the  redeemed  of  the  LORD  say  so, 

Whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the  hand  of  the  adversary ; 

And  gathered  them  out  of  the  lands, 

From  the  east  and  from  the  west, 

P'rom  the  north  and  from  the  south. 

They  wandered  in  the  wilderness  in  a  desert  way ; 

They  found  no  city  of  habitation. 

Hungry  and  thirsty, 

Their  soul  fainted  in  them. 

Then  they  cried  unto  the  LORD  in  their  trouble, 

And  he  delivered  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

He  led  them  also  by  a  straight  way. 

That  they  might  go  to  a  city  of  habitation. 

Refrain  : 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness, 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 
For  he  satisfieth  the  longing  soul, 
And  the  hungry  soul  he  fiUeth  with  good. 

They  rebelled  against  the  words  of  God, 

And  contemned  the  counsel  of  the  Most  High; 

Therefore  he  brought  down  their  heart  with  labor  ; 

They  fell  down,  and  there  was  none  to  help. 

Then  they  cried  unto  the  LORD  in  their  trouble. 

And  he  saved  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

He  brought  them  out  of  darkness  and  the  shadow  of 

death, 
And  brake  their  bands  in  sunder. 

'  Psalm  cvii. 


532  The  Shorter  Bible         [Psalm  107. 15. 

Refrain  : 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness, 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 
For  he  hath  broken  the  gates  of  brass, 
And  cut  the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 

They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships, 

That  do  business  in  great  waters ; 

These  see  the  works  of  the  LORD, 

And  his  wonders  in  the  deep. 

For  he  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the  stormy  wind, 

Which  lifteth  up  the  waves  thereof. 

They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go  down  again  to 

the  depths ; 
Their  soul  melteth  away  because  of  trouble. 
Then  they  cry  unto  the  LoRD  in  their  trouble, 
And  he  bringeth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 
He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm, 
So  that  the  waves  thereof  are  still. 
Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be  quiet ; 
He  bringeth  them  unto  ^  the  haven  where  they  would  be. 

Refrain  : 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness, 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

'  But  the  foundation  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord  was 
not  yet  laid. 

.  ^        ...    .  I       "  R.  V.  marc;.,   Or,  tlie  haveu  of 

>  Ezra  .11,6.  \  their  desire. 


Ezra  3.  8.J        CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  533 


CHAPTER  II. 

REBUILDING   AND   DEDICATION   OF   THE   TEMPLE. 

Now  in  the  *  second  year  of  their  coming  unto  Jerusa- 
lem began  Zerubbabel  and  Jeshua  and  the  Temple 
rest  to  build  the  house  of  the  LORD.  And  foundation 
when  the  builders  laid  the  foundation,  the 
priests  in  their  apparel,  with  trumpets,  and  the  Levites, 
with  cymbals,  ^  sang  one  to  another,  in  praising  the 
Lord,  saying, 

"  For  he  is  good, 

For  his  mercy  endureth  forever." 

And  all  the  people  shouted  with  a  great  shout. 

But  many  of  the  priests  and  Levites  and  heads  of  fa- 
thers' houses,  the  old  men  that  had  seen  the  first  house, 
wept  with  a  loud  voice  ;  and  many  shouted  aloud  for 
joy ;  so  that  the  people  could  not  discern  the  noise  of 
the  shout  of  joy  from  the  noise  of  the  weeping  of  the 
people  ;  for  the  people  shouted  with  a  loud  shout,  and 
the  noise  was  heard  afar  off 

'  The  word  of  the  Lord  by  Haggai  the  prophet. 
**"  Speak  now  to  Zerubbabel  the  governor,  Joshua, 
and  the  remnant  of  the  people,  saying,  *  Who  is  left 
among  you  that  saw  this  house  in  its  former  glory? 
And  how  do  ye  see  it  now?  Is  it  not  in  your  eyes  as 
nothing  ?  Yet  now  be  strong,  saith  the  LORD,  and  work  ; 
for  I  am  with  you,  saith  the  LORD  of  hosts.  Fear  ye 
not.  For  thus  saith  the  LORD  of  hosts.  Yet  once,  it  is 
a  little  while,  and  I  will  shake  the  heavens,  and  the  earth, 
and  the  sea,  and  the  dry  land  ;  and  I  will  shake  all  na- 
tions, and  the  desirable  things  of  all  nations  shall  come, 
and  I  will  fill  this  house  with  glory,  saith  the  LoRD  of 
hosts.     The  silver  is  mine,  and  the  gold  is  mine.     The 

'Hag.  i,  I.  I       -^B.    C.    535.       ''See    Psalm    civ, 

'-'  Hag.  ii,  2,  I  probably  sung  at  this  time. 


534:  The  Shorter  Bible  [Hag.  2. 9. 

latter  glory  of  this  house  shall  be  greater  than  the  for- 
mer, saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  and  in  this  place  will  I 
give  peace.' " 

'  Now  when  the  ''adversaries  of  Judah  and  Benjamin 
heard  that  the  children  of  the  captivity 
ofSamari-"  builded  a  temple  unto  the  LORD,  the  God  of 
tans.  Israel,   they   drew    near   to   Zerubbabel,   and 

to  the  heads  of  fathers'  houses,  and  said  unto  them, 
"  Let  us  build  with  you ;   we  seek  your  God,  as  ye  do." 

But  Zerubbabel  said  unto  them,  "Ye  have  nothing  to 
do  with  us  to  build  an  house  unto  our  God  ;  but  we 
ourselves  together  will  build  unto  the  Lord,  as  king 
Cyrus  the  king  of  Persia  hath  commanded  us." 

Then  the  people  of  the  land  weakened  the  hands  of 
the  people  of  Judah,  and  ''troubled  them  in  building, 
and  hired  counselors  against  them,  to  frustrate  their 
purpose,  all  the  days  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia. 

And  in  the  days  of  "^  Artaxerxes  they  wrote  a  letter 
against  Jerusalem  to  Artaxerxcs  the  king,  in  this  sort, 

"  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  that  the  Jews  which  came 
up  from  thee  are  come  to  us  unto  Jerusalem;  they  are 
building  the  rebellious  and  the  bad  city,  and  have  finished 
the  walls,  and  repaired  the  foundations.  Be  it  known 
now  unto  the  king,  that,  if  this  city  be  builded,  and  the 
walls  finished,  they  will  not  pay  tribute,  custom,  or  toll, 
and  in  the  end  it  will  endamage  the  kings.  Now  because 
we  eat  the  salt  of  the  palace,  and  it  is  not  meet  for  us  to 
see  the  king's  dishonor,  therefore  have  we  sent  and 
certified  the  king." 

Then  sent  the  king  an  answer,  "  The  letter  which  ye 
sent  unto  us  hath  been  ''  plainly  read  before  me.  And  I 
decreed,  and  search  hath  been  made,  and  it  is  found  that 
this  city  of  old  time  hath  made  insurrection  against 
kings,  and  that  rebellion  and  seditit^n  have  been  made 
therein.     There  have  been  mighty  kings  also  o\er  Jcru- 


'  Ezra  iv,  i. 


"  The  people  of  Samaria  (2  K.ini;s 
xvi,  5,  etc.).  '' R.  V.  niarg.,  Or, 
tetTiJiid.  'Goniatis,  or  Pseudos- 
merdis,  a  usurper.  He  reigned  only 
seven  months  of  15.  C.  522.  '' R.V. 
marg.,   Oi,  trait  slate  J, 


Ezra  4. 20.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  535 

salem,  which  have  ruled  over  all  the  country  beyond  the 
river;  and  tribute,  custom,  and  toll  was  paid  unto  them. 
Make  ye  now  a  decree  to  cause  these  men  to  cease,  and 
that  this  city  be  not  builded  until  a  decree  shall  be 
made  by  me.  And  take  heed  that  ye  be  not  slack  herein  ; 
why  should  damage  grow  to  the  hurt  of  the  kings?" 

Then  when  the  copy  of  king  Artaxerxes'  letter  was 
read,  they  went  in  haste  to  Jerusalem  unto  cessation  of 
the  Jews,  and  made  them  to  cease  by  force  work. 
and  power.  Then  ceased  the  work  of  the  house  of  God 
which  is  at  Jerusalem;  and  it  ceased  unto  '"'the  second 
year  of  Darius  king  of  Persia. 

*  In  the  second  year  of  Darius,  in  the  sixth  month, 
came  the  word  of  the  LORD  by  Haggai  the  prophet, 
unto  Zerubbabel  the  governor,  and  to  Jeshua  the  high 
priest,  saying,  "Thus  speaketh  the  LORD  of  hosts,  'This 
people  say,  "  It  is  not  the  time  for  the  LORD'S  house  to 
be  built."  But  is  it  a  time  for  you  yourselves  to  dwell 
in  your  ceiled  houses,  while  this  house  lieth  waste? 
Now  therefore  thus  saith  the  LORD  of  hosts,  prophecy  of 
Consider  your  ways.  Ye  have  sown  much,  K^gg^i- 
and  bring  in  little;  ye  eat,  but  ye  have  not  enough; 
ye  drink,  but  ye  are  not  filled  with  drink ;  ye  clothe 
you,  but  there  is  none  warm  ;  and  he  that  earneth  wages 
earneth  wages  to  put  it  into  a  bag  with  holes.  Ye  looked 
for  much,  and,  lo,  it  came  to  little  ;  and  when  ye  brought 
it  home  I  did  ''blow  upon  it.  Why?  saith  the  LORD  of 
hosts.  Because  of  mine  house  that  lieth  waste,  while  ye 
run  every  man  to  his  own  house.  Therefore  the  heaven 
is  stayed  from  dew,  and  the  earth  is  stayed  from  her 
fruit.  Thus  saith  the  LoRD  of  hosts.  Go  up  to  the 
mountain,  and  bring  wood,  and  build  the  house;  and  I 
will  take  pleasure  in  it,  and  I  will  be  glorified.'  " 

The  word  of  the  Lord  by  Zechariah. 

Mn  the    eighth  month   of  the  second  year  of  Darius, 
came  the  word  of  the  LORD   also  to   Zech-    Prophecy  of 
ariah  the  prophet,  saying,  "'Thus  saith  the    Zechariah. 
Lord,  'I  am   returned  to   Jerusalem  with  mercies.     My 

1  Hag.  i,  I.       3  Zech.  i,  i6.       I       "  B.  C.  520.      ^R.  V.    marg.,   Or, 
^  Zecli.  i,  I.  I  />/o7a  it  away. 


536  The  Shorter  Bible  [Zech.  i.i6. 

house  shall  be  built  in  it.  The  LORD  shall  comfort  Zion. 
'  This  is  the  word  of  the  LORD  unto  Zerubbabel,  '  Not  by 
might  nor  by  power,  but  by  my  spirit.  Who  art  thou, 
O  great  mountain  ?  Before  Zerubbabel  thou  shalt  become 
a  plain.  The  hands  of  Zerubbabel  have  laid  the  founda- 
tions of- this  house;  his  hands  also  shall  finish  it.  For 
Avho  hath  despised  the  day  of  small  things  ?  '  " 

°  Thus  saith  the  LORD,  "I  am  returned  unto  Zion,  and 
will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  Jerusalem  ;  and  Jerusalem 
shall  be  called  The  city  of  truth,  The  holy  mountain. 
There  shall  yet  old  men  and  old  women  dwell  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem,  every  man  with  his  staff  in  his  hand 
for  very  age.  And  the  streets  of  the  city  shall  be  full 
of  boys  and  girls  playing  in  the  streets  thereof."  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  "  Behold,  I  will  save  my  people  from  the 
east  and  from  the  west,  and  the}' shall  dwell  in  the  midst 
of  Jerusalem  and  shall  be  my  people.  Let  your  hands 
be  strong,  ye  that  hear  these  words.  ^  I  have  thought  to 
do  good  unto  Jerusalem  ;  fear  ye  not.  *  For  I,"  saith  the 
Lord,  "  will  be  unto  her  a  wall  of  fire  round  about,  and  I 
will  be  the  glory  in  the  midst  of  her.  ^  For  he  that 
toucheth  you  toucheth  the  apple  of  his  eye.  For,  lo,  I 
come,  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee.  And 
many  nations  shall  join  themselves  to  the  LuRD  in  that 
day,  and  shall  be  my  people. 

""And  it  shall  come  to  pass  that,  as  ye  were  a  curse 
among  the  nations,  so  will  I  save  you,  and  ye  shall  be  a 
blessing.  'There  shall  be  the  seed  of  peace.  The  vine 
shall  give  her  fruit,  and  the  ground  her  increase,  and  the 
lieavens  their  dew." 

"Then  rose  up  Zerubbabel  and  Jeshua,  and  began  to 
build  tlie  house  of  God,  the  prophets  helping  them. 

But  Tattenai,  governor  beyond  the  river,  and  h  i  s  com- 
panions, came  and  said,  "  Who  gave  you  a  decree  to 
Building  build  this  house,  and  to  finish  this  wall  ?  "  But 
resumed.  the  eye  of  God  was  upon  the  Jews,  and  they 
did  not  make  them  cease  till  the  matter  should  come  to 
Darius  and  answer  should  be  returned  concerning  it. 

'  Zech.  iv,  6.  ''Zech.  viii,  15.      'Zech.  ii,  8.  'Zech.  viii,    12. 

■  Zecli.  viii, ,3.       •*  Zecli.  ii,  5.  "Zech.  viii,    13.     "^Ezra  v,  2. 


Psaimi27. 1.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  537 


A   SONG   IN  THE    NIGHT. 
First  company  of  singers  : 

'  Except  the  Lord  build  the  house, 
They  labor  in  vain  that  build  it ; 

Second  company  of  singers  : 

Except  the  LORD  keep  the  city, 
The  watchman  waketh  but  in  vain. 

First  company  : 

'  They  that  trust  in  the  LORD 

Are    as   mount    Zion,    which    cannot    be    moved,   but 
abideth  forever. 

Second  company  : 

As  the  mountains  are  round  about  Jerusalem, 
So  the  Lord  is  round  about  his  people. 
A  single  voice  : 

I  wait  for  the  LORD,  my  soul  doth  wait. 

And  in  his  word  do  I  hope. 

My  soul  looketh  for  the  Lord, 

More  than  watchmen  look  for  the  morning; 

Yea,  more  than  watchmen  for  the  morning". 

First  company  : 

O  Israel,  hope  in  the  LORD, 
Second  company  : 

For  with  the  LORD  there  is  mercy, 

And  with  him  there  is  plenteous  redemption. 

All: 

And  he  shall  redeem  Israel 
From  all  his  inicjuities. 

The  copy  of  the  letter  that  Tattenai  sent  unto  Darius  the  king, 

"  Unto  Darius  the  king,  all  peace.  Be  it  known  unto 
the  king,  that  we  went  into  the  province  of  Judah,  to  the 
house  of  the  great  God.  Then  asked  we  those  elders, 
'  Who  gave  you  a  decree  to  build  this  house,  and  to 
finish  this  wall  ?  '  And  thus  they  returned  us  an  answer, 
saying,   '  We  are  the  servants  of  the  God  of  heaven  and 

'  Psalm  cxxvii,  i.  '■'  Psalm  cxxv,  i. 

37 


538  T}iE  vShorter  Bible  [Ezras,  n. 

cartli.  Cyrus,  king  of  Babylon,  made  a  decree  to  build 
this  house  of  God.  And  the  gold  and  silver  vessels 
which  Nebuchadnezzar  took  out  of  the  temple  in  Jeru- 
salem and  brought  into  the  temple  of  Babylon,  those 
did  Cyrus  the  king  take  out  of  the  temple  of  Baby- 
lon, and  they  were  delivered  unto  one  whom  he  had 
made  governor.  And  he  said  unto  him,  "Take  these 
vessels,  go,  put  them  in  the  temple  that  is  in  Jerusalem, 
and  let  the  house  of  God  be  builded  in  its  place."  Then 
came  the  same  Sheshbazzar,  and  laid  the  foundations  of 
the  house  of  God  which  is  in  Jerusalem  ;  and  since  that 
time  even  until  now  hath  it  been  in  building,  and  yet  it 
is  not  completed.'  Now  therefore,  if  it  seem  good  to 
the  king,  let  there  be  search  made  in  the  king's  treasure 
house,  which  is  there  at  Bab}'lon,  whether  it  be  so,  that 
a  decree  was  made  of  Cyrus  the  king  to  build  this  house 
of  God  at  Jerusalem,  and  let  the  king  send  his  pleasure 
to  us  concerning  this  matter." 

'  Then  Darius  the  king  made  a  decree  and  search  was 
made.  And  there  was  found  a  roll,  and  therein  was 
written  the  decree  of  Cyrus  the  king,  that  the  house 
be  builded.  Then  Darius  commanded,  "Now 
therefore,  let  the  Jews  build  this  house  of  God  in  its 
place.  Moreover  I  make  a  decree,  that  of  the  king's 
goods,  even  of  the  tribute,  expenses  be  given  unto  these 
men,  that  they  be  not  hindered.  That  which  they  have 
Help  of  need  of,  young  bullocks,  and  rams,  and  lambs 
Darius.  for  burnt  offerings  to  the  God  of  heaven, 
wheat,  salt,  wine,  and  oil,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
priests,  let  it  be  given  them  day  by  day  without  fail ;  that 
they  may  offer  sacrifices  of  sweet  savor  unto  the  God 
of  heaven,  and  pray  for  the  life  of  the  king,  and  of  his 
sons.  Also  I  have  made  a  decree,  that  whosoever  shall 
alter  this  word,  let  a  beam  be  pulled  out  from  his  house, 
and  let  him  be  lifted  up  and  fastened  thereon.  I  Darius 
have  made  a  decree  ;  let  it  be  done  with  all  diligence." 

Then  Tattenai  did  accordingly  with  all  diligence. 
And  the  Jews  buildctl  and  prospered,  and  this  house 
was    finished    in    the    sixth    year    of   Darius.     And   the 

'  Ezra  vi,  i. 


Ezra6.  i6.]  CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  539 

priests  and  Levites,  and  the  rest  of  tlie  children  of  the 
captivity,  kept  the  dedication  of  this  house  -j-^e  house 
of  God  with  joy.  And  they  offered  offer-  dedicated, 
i  n  gs,  according  to  the  number  of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 
And  they  set  the  priests  in  their  divisions,  and  the 
Levites  in  their  courses,  for  the  service  of  God. 

And  the  children  of  the  captivity  kept  the  passover 
upon  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month.  For  the 
priests  and  the  Levites  had  purified  themselves.  And 
the  children  of  Israel,  which  were  come  again  out  of  the 
captivit}^  and  all  such  as  had  separated  themselves  unto 
them  from  the  heathen  of  the  land,  to  seek  the  LORD, 
the  God  of  Israel,  did  eat,  and  kept  the  feast  of  unleav- 
ened bread  seven  days  with  joy  ;  for  the  Lord  had  made 
them  joyful,  and  had  turned  the  heart  of  the  king  unto 
them. 

Songs  of  the  dedication, 

L 
Grand  chorus  : 

'  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised, 
In  the  city  of  our  God,  in  his  holy  mountain. 

First  company  of  singers  : 

Beautiful  in  elevation,  the  joy  of  the  whole  earth, 

Second  company  : 

Is  mount  Zion,  on  the  sides  of  the  north, 

Third  company  : 

The  city  of  the  great  King. 

All: 

God  hath  made  himself  known   in  her  palaces  for  a 
refuge. 

A  single  voice  : 

We  have  thought  on  thy  lovingkindness,  O  God, 
In  the  midst  of  thy  temple. 

First  company  : 

Let  mount  Zion  be  glad, 

Second  company  : 

Let  the  daughters  of  Judah  rejoice, 

'  Psalm  xlviii. 


540  The  Shorter  Bible         [1^^3111148.11. 

Third  company  : 

Because  of  thy  judgments. 

A  single  voice  : 

Walkabout  Zion,  and  go  round  about  her; 
Tell  the  towers  thereof. 

First  company  : 

Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks, 

Second  company  : 

'^  Consider  her  palaces  ; 

Third  company  : 

That  ye  may  tell  it  to  the  generation  following. 

Grand  chorus  : 

For  this  God  is  our  God  forever  and  ever; 
He  will  be  our  truide  even  unto  death. 


II. 

'  •>  Praise  ye  the  LORD. 

Praise  ye  the  LORD  from  the  heavens; 

Praise  him  in  the  heights. 

Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels; 

Praise  ye  him,  all  his  host. 

Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon  ; 

Praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 

Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens, 

And  ye  waters  that  be  above  the  heavens. 

Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 

For  he  commanded,  and  they  were  created. 

Praise  the  LORD  from  the  earth. 
Ye  dragons,  and  all  deeps ; 
Fire  and  hail,  snow  and  vapor ; 
Stormy  wind,  fulfilling  his  word  ; 
Mountains  and  all  hills; 
Fruitful  trees  and  all  cedars; 
Beasts  and  all  cattle  ; 
Creeping  things  and  flying  fowl; 
Kings  of  the  earth  and  all  peoples  ; 

,  ,,    ,  ,   ...  '       "  R.     V.    marc:.,     Or,     Traverse. 

I  "  R.  v.  marg.,  II eb.  Ilaiielujan, 


Psalm  148. 1 1.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  541 

Princes  and  all  judges  of  the  earth  ; 

Both  young  men  and  maidens  ; 

Old  men  and  children  ; 

Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  LORD; 

For  his  name  alone  is  exalted  ; 

His  glory  is  above  the  earth  and  heaven. 

""  Praise  ye  the  LORD. 

III. 

'  When  Israel  went  forth  out  of  Egypt, 

The  house  of  Jacob  from  a  people  of  strange  language ; 

Judah  became  his  sanctuary, 

Israel  his  dominion. 

^  The  sea  saw  it,  and  fled  ; 

*^Jordan  was  driven  back. 

The  mountains  skipped  like  rams, 

The  little  hills  like  young  sheep. 

What  aileth  thee.  O  thou  sea,  that  thou  fleest? 

Thou  Jordan,  that  thou  turnest  back  ? 

^  Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 

At  the  presence  of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; 

•^  Which  turned  the  rock  into  a  pool  of  water, 

The  flint  into  a  fountain  of  waters. 

IV. 
" ""  Praise  ye  the  LORD. 
Blessed  is  the  man  that  feareth  the  LORD, 
That  delighteth  greatly  in  his  commandments. 
For  he  shall  never  be  moved  ; 

Tlie  righteous  shall  be  had  in  everlasting  remembrance. 
He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidings  ; 
His  heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  LORD, 

V. 
'  =^  Praise  ye  the  LORD. 
Praise  the  LORD,  O  my  soul. 
While  I  live  will  I  praise  the  LORD ; 
I  will  sing  praises  unto*my  God  while  I  have  any  being. 

,^    ,          .  "  R.  V.  mars.,  Heb.     Hallelujah. 

Psa  m  cx>v.  ,  j,^^^^_   ^i      ^l  .Josh,   iii,  15,  16. 

'Psamcxu.  ^  Exod.    xix,    18.  ^- Exod.    xvii,    6; 

3PsalmcxIvi.  Num.  xx,  11. 


542  The  Shorter  Bible        [Psalm  146. 3. 

Put  not  your  trust  in  princes, 

Nor  in  the  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 

Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of  Jacob  for  his  help, 

Whose  hope  is  in  the  Lord  his  God ; 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth, 

The  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is ; 

Which  keepeth  truth  forever; 

Which  executeth  judgment  for  the  oppressed; 

Which  giveth  food  to  the  hungry. 

The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners ; 

The  Lord  openeth  the  eyes  of  the  blind ; 

The  Lord  raiseth  up  them  that  are  bowed  down  ; 

The  Lord  loveth  the  righteous; 

The  Lord  preserveth  the  strangers; 

He  upholdcth  the  fatherless  and  widow  ; 

But  the  way  of  the  wicked  he  turneth  upside  down. 

The  Lord  shall  reign  forever. 

Thy  God,  O  Zion,  unto  all  generations. 

^  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

VI. 
' "  Praise  ye  the  LORD. 

For  it  is  good  to  sing  praises  unto  our  God  ; 
For  it  is  pleasant,  and  praise  is  comely. 
The  Lord  doth  build  up  Jerusalem  ; 
He  gathereth  together  the  outcasts  of  Israel. 
He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart. 
And  bindeth  up  their  ^  wounds. 
He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars; 
He  giveth  them  all  their  names. 
Great  is  our  Lord,  and  mighty  in  power; 
His  understanding  is  infinite. 
The  Lord  upholdcth  the  meek; 
He  bringeth  the  wicked  down  to  the  ground. 
Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiving; 
Sing  praises  upon  the  harp  unto  our  God; 

Who  covereth  the  hcavtMi  with  clpuds, 

Who  prepareth  rain  for  the  earth, 

Who  maketh  grass  to  grow  upon  the  mountains. 

1  r>     1  1   ••  I       "  R.  y.  inaru.,    Ileb.   Jlallihijiili. 

'  1  .sal 111  cxlvii.  1,  1.    \-    1 1   1 


I'salin  I47-9-J     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  543 

He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food, 

And  to  the  young  ravens  which  cry. 

The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that  fear  him, 

In  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy. 

Praise  the  LoRD,  O  Jerusalem  ; 

Praise  thy  God,  O  Zion. 

For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of  thy  gates ; 

He  hath  blessed  thy  children  within  thee. 

He  maketh  peace   in  thy  borders ; 

He  filleth  thee  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 

He  sendeth  out  his  commandment  upon  earth; 

His  word  runneth  very  swiftly. 

He  giveth  snow  like  wool ; 

He  scattereth  the  hoar  frost  like  ashes. 

He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  morsels ; 

Who  can  stand  before  his  cold? 

He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and  melteth  them  ; 

He  causeth  his   wind  to  blow,  and  the  waters  flow. 

He  showeth  his  word  unto  Jacob, 

His  statutes  and  his  judgments  unto  Israel. 

He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation  ; 

And  as  for  his  judgments,  they  have  not  known  them. 

""  Praise  ye  the  LORD. 

vn. 
'  ^  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Praise  God  in  his  sanctuary ; 
Praise  him  in  the  firmament  of  his  power. 
Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts  ; 
Praise  him  according  to  his  excellent  greatness. 
Praise  him  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet  ; 
Praise  him  with  the  psaltery  and  harp. 
Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and  dance  ; 
Praise  him  with  stringed   instruments  and  the  pipe. 
Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals;  * 

Praise  him  upon  the  high-sounding  cymbals. 
Let  everything  that  hath  breath  praise  the  LORD. 
"  Praise  ye  the  LoRD. 

'  Psalm  cl.  1    ^  R.Y.  marg.,   lleh.   //a//e/itjaA. 


544  The  Shorter  Bh;le  [Ezra;,  i. 


CHAPTER  III. 

EZRA'S   RETURN   TO   JERUSALEM  :    A   REFORM. 

'  Now  after  these  things,  in  the  reign  of  '^  Artaxerxes 
king  of  Persia,  Ezra  the  priest  went  np  from  Babylon 
unto  Jerusalem  ;  f  o  r  the  king  granted  him  his  request. 
Ezra's  ^^  ^^"^^  ^  ready  scribe   in   the   law  of  Moses, 

return.  And  there  went  up  some  of  the  children    of 

Israel,  priests  and  Levites  and  singers.  For  Ezra  had 
set  his  heart  to  seek  the  law  of  the  LoRD,  and  to  do  and 
to  teach  it  in  Israel. 

Now  this  is  the  copy  of  the  letter  that  the  king  gave 
Ezra : 

"Artaxerxes,  king  of  kings,  unto  Ezra  the  priest,  the 
scribe  of  the  law  of  God,  and  so  forth.  I  make  a  decree, 
that  all  the  people  of  Israel  in  my  realm,  which  are 
minded  of  their  own  free  will  to  go  to  Jerusalem,  go  with 
thee.  And  the  precious  vessels  that  are  given  thee 
for  the  service  of  the  house  of  thy  (jod,  deliver  thou  be- 
fore the  God  of  Jerusalem.  And  whatsoever  more  shall 
be  needful,  bestow  it  out  of  the  king's  treasure  house. 
And  I,  even  I  Artaxerxes  the  king,  do  make  a  de- 
cree to  all  the  treasurers  which  are  beyond  the  river,  that 
whatsoever  Ezra  shall  require,  it  may  be  done  with  all 
diligence,  unto  an  hundred  talents  of  silver,  and  m  u  ch 
wheat,  oil,  and  salt.  Whatsoever  is  commanded  by  the 
God  of  heaven,  let  it  be  done  exactly.  Also  touching 
any  of  the  priests  and  Levites,  the  singers,  porters,  or 
servants  *of  this  house  of  God,  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to 
impose  tribute,  custom,  or  toll  upon  them.  And  thou, 
Ezra,  ^  inquire  concerning  Judah,  and  carry  the  silver  and 
gold  which  the  king  and  his  counselors  have  freely 
offered   unt<j  the  God  of  Israel.     And    'appoint  magis- 

'  Ezra  vii,  I.       •' Ezra  vii,  25.        I      "  Son  of  Xerxes,  who  was  the  "Alias- 
•' Ezra  vii,  14.  |  uenis"  of  Esther.     B.C.  465-423. 


Ezra;.  25.1  CHRONOLOGICALLY    ArRANGKI),  545 

trates  and  judges,  such  as  know  the  laws  of  thy  God  ; 
and  teach  ye  him  that  knoweth  them  not.  And  who- 
soever will  not  do  the  law  of  thy  God,  and  the  law  of 
the  king,  let  judgment  be  executed  upon  him  with  all 
diligence." 

And    Ezra   said, 

"  Blessed  be  the  LORD,  the  God  of  our  fathers,  which 
hath  put  such  a  thing  in  the  king's  heart,  to  beautify  the 
house  of  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem." 

And  I  was  strengthened  according  to  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  my  God  upon  mc.  And  I  gathered  together  chief 
men  to  go  up  with  me  ;  '  and  I  gathered  them  together 
to  the  river,  and  there  we  encamped  three  days. 

Then  I  proclaimed  a  fast  there  at  the  river,  that  we 
might  humble  ourselves  before  our  God,  to  seek  of  him 
a  straight  way  for  us,  and  for  our  little  ones,  and  for  all 
our  substance.  For  I  was  ashamed  to  ask  of  the  king  a 
band  of  soldiers  and  horsemen  to  help  us  against  the 
enemy  in  the  way;  because  we  had  spoken  unto  the 
king,  saying,  "  The  hand  of  our  God  is  upon  all  them  that 
seek  him,  for  good."  So  we  fasted  and  besought  our  God 
for  this. 

Then  I  separated  twelve  of  the  chiefs  of  the  priests, 
and  weighed  unto  them  the  silver  and  gold.  And  I  said 
unto  them,  "  Ye  are  holy  unto  the  LORD,  and  the  silver 
and  gold  are  a  freewill  offering.  Watch  ye  and  keep 
them,  until  ye  weigh  them  before  the  chiefs  of  the  priests 
at  Jerusalem  in  the  house  of  the  LORD." 

Then  we  departed  to  go  unto  Jerusalem  ;  and  the  hand 
of  our  God  was  upon  us,  and  he  delivered  us  from  the 
hand  of  the  enemy  and  the  Her  in  wait  by  the  way.  And 
we  came  to  Jerusalem  ;  and  the  silver  and  gold  was 
weighed  in  the  house  of  God  into  the  hand  of  the  priest, 
the  whole  by  number  and  weight,  and  all  the  weight  was 
written. 

The  children  of  the  captivity  offered  burnt  offerings 
unto  the  LORD  ;  and  they  delivered  the  king's  commis- 
sions unto  the  governors  beyond  the  river.  And  they 
furthered  the  people  and  the  house  of  God. 

'  Ezra  viii.  15. 


54:6  The  Shorter  Bible  [Ezra  9.1. 

Now  the  princes  drew  near  to  me,  saying,  "  The  people 
of  Israel  have  not  separated  themselves  from  the  people 
Purifying  of  the  lands,  doing  according  to  their  abomina- 
the  people,  tions.  For  they  have  taken  of  their  daughters 
for  themselves  and  their  sons,  so  that  the  holy  seed  have 
mingled  with  the  people  of  the  lands." 

And  when  I  heard  this  thing,  I  rent  my  garments,  and 
plucked  off  the  hair  of  my  head  and  my  beard,  and  sat 
down  astonished.  Then  were  assembled  unto  me  every- 
one that  trembled  at  the  words  of  the  God  of  Israel,  be- 
cause of  the  trespass  of  them  of  the  captivity  ;  and  I  sat 
astonished  until  the  evening  oblation.  And  I  arose  with 
my  garment  rent,  and  fell  upon  my  knees,  and  spread 
out  my  hands  unto  the  LORD.  And  I  said,  "  O  my  God, 
I  am  ashamed  and  blush*to  lift  up  my  face  to  thee.  Our 
iniquities  are  increased  over  our  head.  For  our  iniquities 
have  we  been  delivered  to  the  sword  and  to  captivity. 
And  now  for  a  little  moment  grace  hath  been  showed 
from  the  LORD  our  God.  And  now,  what  shall  we  say? 
h^jr  we  have  forsaken  thy  commandments.  O  LoRD, 
none  can  stand  before  thee  because  of  this." 

Now  while  Ezra  prayed,  and  made  confession,  weeping 
and  casting  himself  down  before  the  house  of  God,  there 
was  gathered  together  unto  him  out  of  Israel  a  very  great 
congregation  of  men  and  women  and  children  ;  for  the 
people  wept  sore. 

Then  arose  Ezra,  and  they  made  proclamation  through- 
out Judah  unto  all  the  children  of  the  captivity,  that 
they  should  gather  themselves  together  unto  Jerusalem, 
within  three  days.  Then  all  the  men  of  Judah  and  Ben- 
jamin gathered  themselves  together;  and  all  the  people 
sat  in  the  broad  place  before  the  house  of  God,  trembling 
because  of  this  matter,  and  for  the  great  rain;  for  'it 
was  a  time  of  much  rain.  \ 

*And  Ezra  the  priest  stood  up,  and  said  unto  them; 
"Ye  have  trespassed,  and  have  married  strange  women, 
to  increase  the  guilt  of  Israel.  Now  therefore  make  con- 
fession unto  the  Lord,  and  separate  yourselves  from  the 
people  of  the  land,  and  from  the  strange  women." 

Then  all  the  congregation  answered  and  said  with  a 
'  ICzia  X,  13.  '^  Kzia  x,  lo. 


Ezraio.  I2.J        CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  547 

loud  voice,  "As  thou  hast  said,  so  must  we  do,  until  the 
wrath  of  our  God  be  turned  from  us." 

'And  Ezra,  with  certain  heads  of  fathers'  houses,  sat 
down  to  examine  the  matter.  And  all  that  had  married 
strange  women  came  "at  appointed  times,  until  this 
matter  was  dispatched. 

'  Ezra  X,  i6.  ^  Ezra  x,  14. 


548  The    ShOKTKR    BiULK  [Esther  I.  I. 


:STIIER. 


CHAPTER    I. 

THE   ROYAL    FEAST:     ESTHER    MADE   QUEEN:     HAMAN'S 
PROMOTION   AND   PLOT    AGAINST   THE   JEWS. 

Now  it  came  to  pass  in  tlie  days  of  '' Ahasuerus,  (this 
is  Ahasuerus  which  reigned,  from  India  even  unto  Ethi- 
opia, over  an  hundred  and  seven  and  twenty  provinces,) 
that  in  those  days,  when  king  Ahasuerus  sat  on  the 
throne  of  his  kingdom  in  Shushan  the  palace,  in  the  third 
The  royal  year  of  his  reign,  he  made  a  feast  unto  all 
^®^'^^-  his   princes  and  his  servants;    the  power  of 

Persia  and  Media,  the  nobles  and  princes,  being  before 
him  ;  when  he  showed  the  riches  of  his  glorious  king- 
dom and  the  honor  of  his  excellent  majesty  many  days, 
even  an  hundred  and  fourscore  days. 

And  when  these  days  were  fulfilled,  the  king  made  a 
feast  unto  all  the  people  present  in  Shushan  the  palace, 
both  great  and  small,  seven  days,  in  the  court  of  the 
garden  of  the  king's  palace.  There  were  hangings  of 
white  cloth,  of  green,  and  of  blue,  fastened  with  cords  of 
fine  linen  and  purple  to  silver  rings  and  pillars  of  marble  ; 
the  couches  were  of  gold  and  silver,  upon  a  pavement 
of  red,  and  white,  and  yellow,  and  black  marble.  And 
they  gave  them  drink  in  vessels  of  gold  in  abundance, 
according  to  the  bounty  of  the  king. 

Also  Vashti  the  queen  made  a  feast  for  the  women  in 
the  royal  house  which  belonged  to  king  Ahasuerus. 

On  the  seventh  da}',  when  the  heart  of  the  king  was 
merry  with  wine,  he  commanded  the  seven  chamberlains 
that  ministered  in  the  presence  of  the  king  to  bring 
Vashti  the  queen  before  the  king  with  the  crow  n  royal, 

"The  Xerxes  of  secular  history.      Reigned  4S6-465  B.  C. 


Esther  I.  II.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  549 

to  show  the  peoples  and  the  i)rhices  her  beauty  ;   for  she 
was  fair  to  look  on. 

But  queen  Vashti  refused  to  come. 

Therefore  was  the  king  very  wroth  ;  and  the  king  said 
to  the  wise  men,  "  What  shall  we  do  unto  the       vashti 
queen,  because  she  hath  not  done  the  bidding       divorced, 
of  the  king?  " 

And  Memucan  answered,  "  If  it  please  the  king,  let 
there  go  forth  a  royal  commandment  from  him,  that 
Vashti  come  no  more  before  king  Ahasuerus ;  and  let 
the  king  give  her  royal  estate  unto  another." 

And  the  saying  pleased  the  king ;  and  the  king  did  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  Memucan. 

After  these  things,  when  the  wrath  of  king  Ahasuerus 
was  pacified,  he  remembered  Vashti,  and  what  she  had 
done,  and  what  was  decreed  against  her. 

Then  said  the  king's  servants  that  ministered  unto 
him,  "Let  there  be  fair  young  virgins  sought  for  the 
king;  and  let  the  maiden  which  pleaseth  the  king  be 
queen  instead  of  Vashti." 

And  the  thing  pleased  the  king  ;  and  he  did  so. 

There  was  a  certain  Jew  in  Shushan,  whose  name  was 
Mordecai,  who  had  been  carried  away  from  Jerusalem 
with  the  captives  carried  away  with  '^Coniah  king  of 
Judah,  whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Babylon  had 
carried  away.  And  he  brought  up  Esther,  his  uncle's 
daughter ;  for  she  had  neither  father  nor  Esther 
mother.  The  maiden  was  fair  and  beautiful ;  ^ade queen, 
and  when  her  father  and  mother  were  dead,  Mordecai 
took  her  for  his  own  daughter.  So  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  king's  commandment  was  heard,  that  Esther 
was  taken  into  the  king's  house.  Esther  showed  not 
her  people  nor  her  kindred  ;  for  Mordecai  had  charged 
her  that  she  should  not.  And  Mordecai  walked  every 
day  before  the  court  of  the  women's  house,  to  know  how 
Esther  did,  and  what  should  become  of  her. 

And  Esther  obtained  favor  in  the  sight  of  all  them 
that  looked  upon  her.  So  Esther  was  taken  unto  king 
Ahasuerus  into  his  royal  house  in   the  tenth  month,  in 

°2  Chron.  xxxvi,  5. 


550  TlIK   vSlIORTER    Bible  [Esther  2.  i6. 

the  seventh  year  of  his  reign.  And  the  king  loved 
Esther,  and  she  obtained  grace  and  favor  in  hissiglit;  so 
that  he  set  the  royal  crown  upon  her  head,  and  made 
Pier  queen. 

Then  the  king  made  a  great  feast  unto  all  his  princes 
and  his  servants,  even  Esther's  feast ;  and  he  made  a 
release  to  the  provinces,  and  gave  gifts,  according  to  the 
bounty  of  the  king.  Esther  had  not  yet  showed  her 
kindred  nor  her  people,  as  Mordecai  had  charged  her; 
for  Esther  did  the  commandment  of  Mordecai,  as  when 
she  was  brought  up  with  him. 

In  those  days,  while  Mordecai  sat  in  the  king's  gate, 
two  of  the  king's  chamberlains  were  wroth,  and  sought 
Mordecai        to  lay  hands  on  kiufrAhasuerus.    And  the  thing 

saves   the  ,  .t\ti         •        i  i  j-^         . 

king's  life.  was  Kuowu  to  INJordecai,  who  showed  it  unto 
Esther  the  queen  ;  and  Estlier  told  the  king  thereof  in 
Mordecai's  name.  And  when  inquisition  was  made  of 
the  matter,  and  it  w^as  found  to  be  so,  they  were  both 
hanged  on  a  tree;  and  it  was  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  before  the  king. 

After  these  things  did  king  Ahasuerus  promote 
Haman  the  Agagite,  and  set  his  seat  above  all  the 
princes.  And  all  the  king's  servants,  that  were  in 
the  king's  gate,  bowed  down  and  did  reverence  to 
Haman.  But  Mordecai  bowed  not  down,  nor  did  him 
reverence. 

Then  the  king's  servants  told  Haman,  to  see  whether 
Mordecai's  matters  would  stand  ;  for  he  had  told  them 
that  he  was  a  Jew.  And  when  Haman  saw  that  Mor- 
decai bowed  not  down,  nor  did  him  reverence,  then  was 
Haman  full  of  wrath.  But  he  thought  scorn  to  lay 
hands  on  Mordecai  alone;  but  sought  to  destroy  all 
the  Jews  that  were  throughout  the  whole  kingdom  of 
Ahasuerus,  even  the  people  of  Mordecai. 

And  Haman  said  unto  king  Ahasuerus,  "  There  is  a 
certain  peoj^le  scattered  abroad  in  all  the  provinces  of 
thy  kingdom.  Their  laws  are  diverse  from  those  of 
Haman's  every  people,  neither  keep  they  the  king's 
P^°*-  laws;  therefore  it  is  not  for  the  king's  profit 

to  suffer  them.     If  it  please   the  king,  let  it  be  written 


Esther  3- 9J       CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  551 

that  they  be  destroyed  ;  and  I  will  pay  ten  thousand 
talents  of  silver  into  the  king's  treasuries." 

And  the  king  took  his  ring  from  his  hand,  and  gave  it 
unto  Haman.  And  the  king  said,  "The  silver  is  given 
to  thee,  the  people  also,  to  do  with  them  as  it  seemeth 
good  to  thee," 

Then  were  the  king's  scribes  called,  and  there  was 
written  according  to  all  that  Haman  commanded.  In 
the  name  of  king  Ahasuerus  was  it  written,  and  it  was 
sealed  with  the  king's  ring,  and  sent  by  posts  into  all  the 
king's  provinces,  to^  slay  all  Jews,  both  young  and  old, 
little  children  and  women,  in  one  day,  even  upon  the 
thirteenth  day  of  the  twelfth  month,  and  to  take  the 
spoil  of  them  for  a  prey.  The  posts  went  forth  in  haste 
by  the  king's  commandment,  and  the  decree  was  given 
out  in  Shusan  the  palace.  And  the  king  and  Haman  sat 
down  to  drink ;  but  the  city  of  Shusan  was  perplexed. 


552  The  vSiiortl:!;  Bible  [Esthei^.  i. 


CHAPTER  II. 

THE    DISTRESS     OF    THE     JEWS  :      ESTHER'S     PETITION  : 
THE   jews'    deliverance:    THE   FEAST   OF   PURIM. 

Now  when  Mordecai  knew  all  that  was  done,  Mor- 
The  Jews'  decai  rent  his  clothes,  and  put  on  sackcloth 
distress.  ■^yith  Eshes,  and  went  out  into  the  midst  of 
the  city,  and  cried  with  a  loud  and  a  bitter  cry. 
And  he  canje  even  before  the  king's  gate  ;  for  none 
might  enter  within  the  king's  gate  clothed  with  sack- 
cloth. And  in  every  province,  whithersoever  the  king's 
commandment  came,  there  was  great  mourning  among 
the  Jews,  and  fasting,  and  weeping,  and  wailing  ;  and 
many  lay  in  sackcloth  and  ashes. 

And  Esther's  maidens  and  her  chamberlains  came  and 
told  it  her ;  and  the  queen  was  exceedingly  grieved  ;  and 
she  sent  raiment  to  clothe  Mordecai,  and  to  take  his 
sackcloth  from  off  him  ;  but  he  received  it  not. 

Then  called  Esther  for  Hathach,  one  of  the  king's 
M  rdecai's  chamberlains,  whom  he  had  appointed  to 
messages.  attend  upon  her,  and  charged  him  to  go  to 
Mordecai,  to  know  why  this  was.  So  Hathach  went 
forth  to  Mordecai ;  and  Mordecai  told  him  of  all  that 
had  happened  unto  him,  and  the  exact  sum  of  the  money 
that  Haman  had  promised  to  pay  to  the  king's  treas- 
uries for  the  Jews,  to  destroy  them.  Also  he  gave  him 
the  copy  of  the  decree,  to  show  it  unto  Esther  ;  and  to 
charge  her  that  she  should  go  in  unto  the  king,  to  make 
supplication  for  her  people. 

And  Hathach  came  and  told  Esther  the  words  of 
Mordecai.  Then  Esther  gave  him  a  message  unto 
Mordecai,  saying,  "  7\11  the  king's  servants  do  know, 
that  whosoever,  whether  man  or  woman,  shall  come  unto 
the  king  into  the  inner  court,  who  is  not  called,  there  is 
one  law  for  him,  that  he  be  put  to  death,  except  such  to 


Esther4.  ii-l     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  553 

whom  the  king  shall  hold  out  the  golden  scepter,  that  he 
may  live.  But  I  have  not  been  called  to  come  in  unto 
the  king  these  thirty  days." 

And  they  told  Mordecai  Esther's  words. 

Then  Mordecai  bade  them  return  answer  unto  Esther, 
"Think  not  that  thou  shalt  escape  in  the  king's  house, 
more  than  all  the  Jews.  For  if  thou  altogether  boldest 
thy  peace  at  this  time,  then  shall  relief  and  deliverance 
arise  to  the  Jews  from  another  place,  but  thou  and  thy 
father's  house  shall  perish.  And  who  knoweth  whether 
thou  art  not  come  to  the  kingdom  for  such  a  time  as 
this?  " 

Then  Esther  bade  them  return  answer  unto  Mordecai, 
"  Go",  gather  together  all  the  Jews  that  are  present  in 
Shushan,  and  fast  ye  for  me,  and  neither  eat  nor  drink 
three  days,  night  or  day.  I  also  and  my  maidens  will 
fast  in  like  manner;  and  so  \\ill  I  go  in  unto  the  king, 
which  is  not  according  to  the  law  ;  and  if  I  perish,  I 
perish." 

So  IVIordecai  went  his  way,  and  did  according  to  all 
that  Esther  had  commanded  him. 

Now  on  the  third  day  Esther  put  on  her  royal 
apparel,  and  stood  in  the  inner  court  of  the  Esther  be- 
king's  house.  And  the  king  sat  upon  his  ^°in^^^^ 
royal  throne.  And  when  the  king  saw 
Esther  the  queen  standing  in  the  court,  she  obtained 
favor  in  his  sight ;  and  the  king  held  out  the  golden 
scepter  that  was  in  his  hand.  So  Esther  drew  near, 
and  touched  the  top  of  the  scepter. 

Then  said  the  king  unto  her,  "  What  wilt  thou,  queen 
Esther,  and  what  is  thy  request?  It  shall  be  given  thee 
even  to  the  half  of  the  kingdom." 

And  Esther  said,  "  If  it  seem  good  unto  the  king,  let 
the  king  and  Haman  come  this  day  unto  the  banquet 
that  I  have  prepared  for  him." 

Then  the  king  said,  "  Cause  Haman  to  make  haste, 
that  it  may  be  done  as  Esther  hath  said."  So  the  king 
and  Haman  came  to  the  banquet  that  Esther  had  pre- 
pared. 

And  the  king  said  unto  Esther  at  the  banquet,  "  What 
is   thy   petition?     And   it   shall  be  granted    thee.     And 
38 


554  The  Shorter  Bible  [Esther  5. 6. 

what  is  thy  request  ?     Even  to  the  half  of  the  kingdom 

it  shall  be  performed." 

Then  answered    Esther,  "  Let  the  king  and    Haman 

_,    ,     ,  come  to  the  banquet  that  I  shall  prepare  for 

first  them,  and   I   will  do  to-morrow  as   the   king 

banquet.  ,.'.,,,  ° 

hath  said. 

Then  went  Haman  forth  that  day  joyful  and  glad  of 
heart.  But  when  Haman  saw  Mordecai  in  the  king's 
gate,  that  he  stood  not  up  nor  ^  moved  for  him,  he  was 
filled  with  wrath.  Nevertheless  Haman  refrained  him- 
self and  went  home  ;  and  he  sent  and  fetched  his  friends 
and  Zeresh  his  wife.  And  Haman  recounted  unto  them 
the  glory  of  his  riches,  and  the  multitude  of  his  children, 
and  all  the  things  wherein  the  king  had  promoted  him, 
and  how  he  had  advanced  him  above  the  princes  and 
servants  of  the  king.  Haman  said  moreover,  "Yea, 
Esther  the  queen  did  let  no  man  come  in  with  the  king 
unto  the  banquet  that  she  had  prepared  but  myself; 
and  to-morrow  also  am  I  invited  by  her  together  with 
the  king.  Yet  all  this  availeth  me  nothing,  so  long  as  I 
see  Mordecai  the  Jew  sitting  at  the  king's  gate." 

Then  said  his  wife  and  all  his  friends,  "  Let  a  gallows  be 
made  fifty  cubits  high,  and  in  the  morning  speak  thou  unto 
the  king  that  Mordecai  may  be  hanged  thereon.  Then 
go  thou  in  merrily  with  the  king  unto  the  banquet." 

And  the  thing  pleased  Haman  ;  and  he  caused  the 
gallows  to  be  made. 

On  that  night  could  not  the  king  sleep  ;  and  he  com- 
manded to  bring  the  book  of  records,  and  they  were 
read  before  the  king.  And  it  was  found  written,  that 
Mordecai  had  told  of  two  of  the  king's  chamberlains, 
Mordecai  ^^^'^^  ^^^^  sought  to  lay  hands  on  the  king, 
honored.  And  the  king  said,  "  What  honor  and  dignity 
hath  been  done  to  Mordecai  for  this?"  Then  said  the 
king's  servants,  "There  is  nothing  done  for  him." 

And  the  king  said,  "  Who  is  in  the  court?" 

Now  Haman  was  come  into  the  court,  to  speak  unto 
the  king  to  hang  Mordecai  on  the  gallows  that  he  had 
prepared  for  him.  And  the  king's  servants  said  unto 
him,  "  Ik-hold,  Haman  standeth  in  the  court." 

■  R.  V.  in.Tit;.,  Or,  tr^iithh-dbifore  him. 


Esther  6.  50      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  555 

And  the  king  said,  "  Let  him  come  in." 

So  Haman  came  in.  And  the  king  said  unto  him, 
"  What  shall  be  done  unto  the  man  whom  the  king  de- 
lighteth  to  honor?" 

Now  Haman  said  in  his  heart,  "  To  whom  would  the 
king  delight  to  do  honor  more  than  to  myself?"  And 
Haman  said  unto  the  king,  "  Let  royal  apparel  be 
brought  which  the  king  useth  to  wear,  and  the  horse 
that  the  king  rideth  upon,  and  on  the  head  of  which  a 
crown  royal  is  set ;  and  let  the  appafel  and  horse  be  de- 
livered to  the  hand  of  one  of  the  king's  most  noble 
princes,  that  they  may  array  the  man  withal  whom  the 
king  delighteth  to  honor,  and  cause  him  to  ride  on 
horseback  through  the  street  of  the  city,  and  proclaim 
before  him,  *  Thus  shall  it  be  done  to  the  man  whom 
the  king  delighteth  to  honor.'  " 

Then  the  king  said  to  Haman,  "  Make  haste,  and 
take  the  apparel  and  the  horse,  as  thou  hast  said, 
and  do  even  so  to  Mordecai  the  Jew,  that  sitteth  at 
the  king's  gate.  Let  nothing  fail  of  all  that  thou  hast 
spoken." 

Then  took  Haman  the  apparel  and  the  horse,  and 
arrayed  Mordecai,  and  caused  him  to  ride  through  the 
street  of  the  city,  and  proclaimed  before  him,  "  Thus 
shall  it  be  done  unto  the  man  whom  the  king  delighteth 
to  honor."  And  Mordecai  came  again  to  the  king's 
gate.  But  Haman  hasted  to  his  house,  mourning  and 
having  his  head  covered. 

And  Haman  recounted  unto  Zeresh  his  wife  and  all 
his  friends  everything  that  had  befallen  him. 

Then  said  his  wise  men  and  Zeresh  his  wife,  "  If 
Mordecai,  before  whom  thou  hast  begun  to  fall,  be  of 
the  seed  of  the  Jews,  thou  shalt  not  prevail  against  him, 
but  shalt  surely  fall  before  him."  While  they  were  yet 
talking  with  him,  came  the  king's  chamberlains,  and 
hasted  to  bring  Haman  unto  the  banquet  that  Esther 
had  prepared. 

So  the  king  and   Haman  came  to  banquet  , 

with    Esther  the  queen.     And  the  king   said   second  ban- 
again   unto  Esther  on  the  second  day  at  the    '^^^  ' 
banquet,  "  What  is  thy  petition,  queen   Esther,     And  it 


556  The  Shorter  Bible  [Esther  7. 2. 

shall  be  granted  thee.  And  what  is  thy  request  ?  Even 
to  the  half  of  the  kingdom  it  shall  be  performed." 

Then  Esther  the  queen  answered  and  said,  "  If  I  have 
found  favor  in  thy  sight,  O  king,  let  my  life  be  given 
me  at  my  petition,  and  my  people  at  my  request.  For 
we  are  sold,  I  and  my  people,  to  be  destroyed,  to  be 
slain,  and  to  perish." 

Then  spake  the  king  Ahasuerus  and  said  unto  Esther 
the  queen,  "  Who  is  he,  and  where  is  he,  that  durst  pre- 
sume in  his  heart  to  do  so?  " 

And  Esther  said,  "  An  adversary  and  an  enemy,  even 
this  wicked  Haman." 

Then  Haman  was  afraid  before  the  king  and  the 
queen.  And  the  king  arose  in  his  wrath  and  went  into 
the  palace  garden  ;  and  Haman  stood  up  to  make  re- 
quest for  his  life  to  Esther.  Then  the  king  returned  out 
of  the  palace  garden,  and  Haman  was  fallen  upon  the 
couch  whereon  Esther  was.  As  the  word  went  out  of 
the  king's  mouth,  they  covered  Haman's  face. 

Then  said  one  of  the  chamberlains,  "  Behold,  the  gal- 
Hamande-  lows  fifty  cubits  high,  whicli  Haman  hath 
stroyed.  made  for  Mordecai,  who  spake  good  for  the 

king,  standeth  in  the  house  of  Haman." 

And  the  king  said,  "  Hang  him  thereon." 

So  they  hanged  Haman  on  the  gallows  that  he  had 
prepared  for  Mordecai.  Then  was  the  king's  wrath 
pacified. 

On  that  day  did  the  king  give  the  house  of  Haman 
Mordecai  the  Jews'  enemy  unto  Esther  the  queen. 
TifJ^je^s  ^''"^1  Mordecai  came  before  the  king ;  for  Es- 
deiivered.  ti^^r  had  told  what  he  was  unto  lier.  And 
the  king  took  off  his  ring,  which  he  had  taken  from 
Haman,  and  gave  it  unto  Mordecai.  And  Esther  set 
Mordecai  over  the  house  of  Haman. 

And  Esther  spake  yet  again  before  the  king,  and  fell 
down  at  his  feet,  and  besought  him  with  tears  to  put 
away  the  mischief  of  Haman  the  Agagite.  And  she 
said,  "If  it  please  the  king,  let  it  be  written  to  reverse 
the  letters  devised  by  Haman,  which  he  wrote  to  destroy 
the  Jews;  for  how  can  I  endure  to  see  the  evil  that  shall 
come  unto  my  people?" 


Esther  8.  7.]      ClIRONOLOCICALLV    x\rRANGED.  557 

Then  the  king  said,  "Write  ye  to  the  Jews,  as  it  liketh 
you,  in  the  king's  name,  and  seal  it  with  the  king's 
ring."  For  the  writing  which  is  written  in  the  king's 
name,  and  sealed  with  the  king's  ring,  may  no  man 
reverse. 

Then  were  the  king's  scribes  called,  and  it  was  writ- 
ten according  to  all  that  Mordecai  commanded,  to  the 
governors  and  princes  of  the  provinces  which  are  from 
india  unto  Ethiopia,  an  hundred  twenty  and  seven  prov- 
inces, unto  every  province  according  to  the  writing  and 
language  thereof.  And  he  wrote  in  the  name  of  king 
Ahasuerus,  and  sealed  it  with  the  king's  ring,  and  sent 
letters  by  posts  on  horseback,  riding  on  swift  steeds  that 
were  used  in  the  king's  service  ;  wherein  the  king  granted 
the  Jews  which  were  in  every  city  to  gather  themselves 
together,  and  to  stand  for  their  life,  to  cause  to  perish, 
all  the  power  of  the  people  that  would  assault  them, 
their  little  ones  and  women,  and  to  take  the  spoil  of 
them  for  a  prey. 

And  Mordecai  went  forth  from  the  presence  of  the 
king  in  royal  apparel  of  blue  and  white,  and  with  a  great 
crown  of  gold,  and  a  robe  of  fine  linen  and  purple;  and 
the  city  of  Shushan  shouted  and  was  glad.  The  Jews 
had  light  and  gladness,  and  joy  and  honor.  And  in 
every  province  and  city  whithersoever  the  king's  decree 
came  the  Jews  had  gladness  and  joy,  a  feast  and  a  good 
day.  And  many  from  among  the  peoples  of  the  land  be- 
came Jews  ;  for  the  fear  of  the  Jews  was  fallen  upon  them. 

Now  in  the  twelfth  month,  when  the  king's  decree 
drew  near  to  be  put  in  execution,  in  the  day  that  the 
enemies  of  the  Jews  hoped  to  have  rule  over  them,  it 
was  turned  to  the  contrary ;  the  Jews  gathered  them- 
selves together  throughout  all  the  provinces  of  the  king 
Ahasuerus,  and  stood  for  their  lives,  and  no  man  could 
withstand  them.  But  on  the  spoil  they  laid  not  their 
hand.  And  all  the  princes  of  the  provinces,  and  the 
governors  helped  the  Jews;  because  the  fear  of  Morde- 
cai was  fallen  upon  them.  For  the  man  Mordecai  waxed 
greater  and  greater. 

'  And  Mordecai  wrote  and  sent  letters  unto  all  the 
'  Esther  ix   20. 


558  The  Shorter  Bible  [Esther  9. 20. 

Jews  in  all  the  provinces  of  king  Ahasuerus,  both  nigh 
and  far,  '  with  words  of  truth  and  peace,  '  to  enjoin 
them  that  they  should  keep  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
month  Adar,  and  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same,  yearly, 
The  feast  '^^  the  days  wherein  the  Jews  had  rest  from 
ofPurim.  their  enemies,  and  the  month  which  was 
turned  unto  them  from  sorrow  to  gladness  ;  and  that 
they  should  make  them  days  of  feasting  and  gladness, 
and  of  sending  portions  one  to  another,  and  gifts  to  the 
poor.  And  they  called  these  days  Purim,  after  the  name 
of  Pur,'  because  Haman  had  cast  Pur,  that  is,  the  lot  to 
destroy  them,  ^  from  day  to  day  and  from  month  to 
month,  to  the  twelfth  month,  the  month  Adar.  'And 
the  commandment  of  Esther  confirmed  these  matters  of 
Purim  ;  and  it  was  written  in  the  book.  *  Therefore  the 
Jews  keep  these  two  days,  according  to  the  appointed 
time,  every  year. 

'  Esther  ix,  31.  ^  P'.stlier  ix,  24.  '  Esther  ix,  32. 

-Esther  ix,  21.  ■*  Kstlier  iii,  7.  *  Esther  ix,  26. 


Neh.  I.  i]      Chronologically  Arranged.  559 


NEHEMIAH. 


CHAPTER    I. 

NEHEMIAH'S     return     to     JERUSALEM  :       THE     WALLS 
REBUILT  AND  DEDICATED  :  EZRA'S  LATER  REFORMS. 

The  words  of  Nehemiah. 

It  came  to  pass  in  the  month  Chislev,  in  the  ^  twen- 
tieth year,  as  I  was  in  Shushan  the  palace,  that  certain 
men  out  of  Judah  came,  and  I  asked  them  concerning 
the  Jews  that  had  escaped,  and  concerning"  Jerusalem. 

And  they  said  unto  me,  "  The  remnant  that  are  left  of 
the  captivity  there  are  in  great  affliction  and  The  sad 

reproach  ;   the   wall  of  Jerusalem  also  is  bro-  news. 

ken  down,  and  the  gates  thereof  are  burned  with  fire." 

And  when  I  heard  these  words  I  sat  down  and  wept 
certain  days  ;  and  I  fasted  and  prayed  before  the  God 
of  heaven. 

'  Now  I  was  cupbearer  to  the  king  ;  and  ^  in  the 
month  Nisan,  in  the  twentieth  year  of  ^  Artaxerxes  the 
king,  I  took  up  the  cup  and  gave  it  unto  the  king.  Now 
I  had  not  been  sad  in  his  presence  before. 

And  the  king  said  unto  me,  "  Why  is  thy  countenance 
sad?     Thou  art   not   sick?     This  is  nothing 

di      ,  r  1  1.  "  Nehemiah 

se  but  sorrow  of  heart.  and  the 

Then  I  was  very  sore  afraid.     And    I   said,         "^^' 
"  Let  the  king  live  forever.     Why  should  not  my  coun- 
tenance be  sad,  when  the  city,  the  place   of  my  fathers' 
sepulchers,  Heth   waste,  and   the  gates   thereof  are  con- 
sumed with  fire  ?  " 

Then  the   king  said   unto  me,  "  For  what  dost  thou 

ij^gj^   i    jj  I       "B.  C.   445.     ^Four  months  after 

■    '      ■  I  hearing  the  news.   "^  The  son  of  Xerxes. 


560  The  Shorter  Bible  [Neh.  2. 4. 

make  request?"  So  I  prayed  to  God,  and  I  said,  "  If  it 
please  the  king,  and  if  thy  servant  have  found  favor  in 
thy  sight,  that  thou  wouldest  send  me  unto  Judah,  unto 
the  city  of  my  fathers'  sepulchers,  that  I  may  buikl  it." 

And  the^king  said  unto  me,  the  queen  also  sitting  by 
him,  "  For  how  long  shall  thy  journey  be?  When  wilt 
thou  return  ?  " 

And  I  set  him  a  time.  So  it  pleased  the  king  to 
send  me. 

Moreover  I  said  unto  the  king,  "  If  it  please  the  king, 
let  letters  be  given  me  to  the  governors  be)'ond  the 
river,  that  they  may  let  me  pass  through ;  and  a  letter 
unto  Asaph  the  keeper  of  the  king's  forest  that  he  may 
give  me  timbers  to  make  beams  for  the  wall  of  the  city." 

And  the  king  granted  me,  according  to  the  good  hand 
of  my  God  upon  me.     So  I  came  to  Jerusalem. 

And  I  arose  in  the  night,  I  and  some  men  with  me  ; 
neither  told  I  any  man  what  God  put  in  my  heart  to  do 
for  Jerusalem.  And  I  went  out  by  night  and  viewed 
the  walls  of  Jerusalem,  which  were  broken  down,  and 
the  gates  thereof  were  C(Misumcd  with  fire. 

Then  said  I  unto  'the  priests  and  nobles,  "Ye  see 
the  evil  case  that  we  are  in,  how  Jerusalem  lieth  waste. 
Building  ^^^^  the  gates  thereof  are  burned  with  fire. 
the  wall.  Come  and  let  us  build  up  the  wall  of  Jerusa- 
lem, that  we  be  no  more  a  reproach."  And  I  told  them 
of  the  hand  of  my  God  which  was  good  upon  me;  as 
also  of  the  king's  words  that  he  had  spoken  unto  me. 

And  they  said,  "  Let  us  rise  up  and  buikl."  So  they 
strengthened  their  hands  for  the  good  work. 

But  when  Sanballat  the  Horonite,  and  Tubiah  the 
servant,  the  Ammonite,  aiul  Gesheni  the  Arabian,  heard 
it,  they  laughed  us  to  scorn,  and  despised  us,  and  said, 
"  What  is  this  thing  that  ye  do  ?  " 

Then  answered  I,  "  The  God  of  heaven,  he  will  prosper 
us;  therefore  we  his  servants  will  arise  and  build.' 

"So  we  built  the  wall;  and  all  the  wall  was  joined 
together  unto  half  the  height  thereof;  for  the  people 
had  a  mind  to  work.  "  But  it  came  to  pass  that,  when 
Sanballat  heard  that  we  builded  the  wall,  he  was  wroth, 

'Nell,   ii,  16.  ^Neli.  iv,  6.  -' Neli.  iv,  i. 


Neh.  4- I.]      CiiRoxoLOGicALLY  Arranged.  501 

and  mocked  the  Jews.  And  he  spake  before  his 
brethren  and  the  army  of  Samaria,  and  said,  "  What  do 
these  feeble  Jews?  Will  they  fortify  themselves?  Will 
they  sacrifice  ?  " 

Now  Tobiah  the  Ammonite  was  by  him,  and  he  said, 
"  Even  that  which  they  build,  if  a  fox  go  up,  he  shall 
break  down  their  stone  wall  !  " 

But  when  they  heard  that  the  repairing  of  the 
walls  went  forward,  and  the  breaches  began  to  be 
stopped,  they  were  very  wroth  ;  and  they  conspired  to- 
gether to  come  and  fight  against  Jerusalem,  and  said, 
"  They  shall  not  know  till  we  come  in  the  midst  of  them, 
and  slay  them,  and  cause  the  work  to  cease." 

'But  we  made  our  prayer  unto  our  God,  and  set  a 
watch  against  them  day  and  night.  And  I  said,  "  Be 
not  afraid  of  them  ;  remember  the  LORD,  which  is  great 
and  terrible,  and  fight  for  your  brethren,  your  sons  and 
your  daughters,  }'our  wives  and  your  houses." 

And  when  our  enemies  heard  that  it  was  known  unto 
us,  and  God  had  brought  their  counsel  to  naught,  we 
returned  all  of  us  to  the  wall,  every  one  unto  his  work. 

And  from  that  time  forth  half  of  my  servants  wrought 
in  the  work,  and  half  of  them  held  the  spears  and  bows, 
and  the  coats  of  mail.  Every  one  with  one  of  his  hands 
wrought  in  the  work,  and  with  the  other  held  his  weapon  ; 
and  the  builders,  every  one  had  his  sword  girded  by  his 
side.     And  he  that  sounded  the  trumpet  was  by  me. 

And  I  said  unto  the  people,  "The  work  is  great  and 
large,  and  we  are  separated  upon  the  wall ;  in  what 
place  soever  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  resort  ye 
tliither;  our  God  shall  fight  for  us." 

So  we  wrought  in  the  work ;  and  half  of  them  held 
the  spears  from  the  rising  of  the  morning  till  the  stars 
appeared.  Neither  I,  nor  my  brethren,  nor  servants, 
nor  the  men  of  the  guard  which  followed  me,  none  of  us 
put  off  our  clothes. 

'A   SONG   OF   ASCENTS. 

I  will  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  mountains: 
From  whence  shall  my  help  come? 

'  Nell,  iv,  (J.  -  Psalm  cxxi. 


562  The  Shorter  Bible        [Psalm  121. 2. 

My  help  cometh  from  the  LORD, 
Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved  : 

He  that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 

Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel 

Shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

The  Lord  is  thy  keeper: 

The  Lord  is  thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 

The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day, 

Nor  the  moon  by  night.  , 

The  Lord  shall  keep  thee  from  all  evil ; 

He  shall  keep  thy  soul. 

The  Lord  shall  keep  thy  going  out  and  thy  coming  in, 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

'  Now  when  it  was  reported  to  our  enemies  that  I  had 
builded  the  wall,  and  that  there  was  no  breach  left 
therein,  they  sent  unto  me,  saying,  "Come,  let  us 
meet  together." 

But  they  thought  to  do  me  mischief. 

And  I  sent  messengers  unto  them,  saying,  "  I  am  doing 
a  great  work,  so  that  I  cannot  come  down." 

And  they  sent  unto  me  four  times  after  this  sort ;  and 
I  answered  them  after  this  manner. 

Then  Sanballat  sent  his  servant  unto  me  in  like  man- 
ner the  fifth  time  with  an  open  letter  in  his  hand,  wherein 
was  written,  "  It  is  reported  that  thou  and  the  Jews  think 
to  rebel ;  for  which  cause  thou  buildest  the  wall.  And 
thou  wouldest  be  their  king.  And  now  it  shall  be  re- 
ported to  the  king  according  to  these  words." 

Then  I  sent  unto  him,  saying,  "  There  are  no  such 
things  done  as  thou  sayest,  but  thou  feignest  them  out 
of  thine  own  heart."  For  they  would  have  made  us 
afraid,  saying,  "  Their  hands  shall  be  weakened  from  the 
work,  that  it  be  not  done."  But  now,  O  God,  strengthen 
thou  my  hands. 

And  I  went  unto  the  house  of  Shemaiah,  and  he  said, 
"  Let  us  meet  together  in  the  house  of  God,  within  the 
temple,  and  let  us  shut  the  doors  of  the  temple  ;  for  tiiey 
will  come  to  slay  thee  in  the  night." 

'  Nell,  vi,  I. 


Neh.  6.  ii.j    Chronologically  Arranged.  563 

And  I  said,  "  Should  such  a  man  as  I  flee  ?     I  will  not." 

And  I  discerned,  and  lo,  God  had  not  sent  him  ;  but 
Sanballat  had  hired  him,  that  I  should  be  afraid  and  do 
so,  and  sin,  and  that  they  might  have  matter  for  an  evil 
report. 

'  So  the  wall  was  finished  in  fifty  and  two  days.  And 
when  our  enemies  heard  thereof  all  the  heathen  that  were 
about  us  feared,  and  were  much  cast  down,  for  they  per- 
ceived that  this  work  was  wrought  of  our  God. 

"And  at  the  dedication  of  the  wall  they  sought  the 
Levites  out  of  all  their  places  to  bring  them  to  Jerusalem, 
to  keep  the  dedication  with  gladness,  with  The -walls 
thanksgivings  and  with  singing,  and  with  dedicated. 
harps.  And  the  sons  of  the  singers  gathered  together, 
and  the  priests  and  Levites  purified  themselves.  Then  I 
brought  the  princes  of  Judah  upon  the  wall,  and  ap- 
pointed two  great  '^  companies  that  gave  thanks  and  went 
in  procession.  One  went  on  the  right  hand  upon  the  wall, 
and  the  other  went  to  meet  them  upon  the  wall.  So 
stood  the  two  companies  in  the  house  of  God.  And  the 
singers  sang  loud.  And  they  offered  great  sacrifices  that 
day,  for  God  had  made  them  to  rejoice.  The  women 
also  and  the  children  rejoiced,  so  that  the  joy  of  Jeru- 
salem was  heard  even  afar  off. 

^  Then  there  arose  a  great  cry  of  the  people  and  of 
their  wives  against  their  brethren  the  Jews,  For  there 
were  that  said,  "  We  are  mortgaging  our  fields  and 
houses,  we  have  borrowed  money,  and,  lo,  we  bring  into 
•  bondage  our  sons  and  daughters.  Neither  is  it  in  our 
power  to  help  it,  for  other  men  have  our  fields  and  vine- 
yards." 

Then  I  consulted  with  myself,  and  contended  with  the 
nobles  and  the  rulers,  and  said  unto  them,  usury  de- 
"  Ye  exact  usury,  every  one  of  his  brother."  nounced. 
And  I  held  a  great  assembly  against  them,  and  said  unto 
them,  '*  We  have  redeemed  our  brethren  the  Jews,  which 
were  sold  unto  the  heathen,  and  would  ye  even  sell  your 
brethren  ?  " 

Then  held  they  their  peace  and  found  never  a  word. 

'  Neh.  vi,  15.  ^  Neh.  xii,  27.  ^  Neh.  v,  i.  I  »  That  is,  of  singers. 


564:  The  Sikjutkr  Biijle  [Neh.  5. 9. 

Also  I  said,  "  The  thing  that  ye  do  is  not  good.  Ought 
ye  not  to  walk  in  the  fear  of  our  God,  because  of  the 
heathen,  our  enemies?  And  I  likewise,  my  brethren  and 
my  servants,  do  lend  them  money  and  corn  on  usur)-.  1 
pray  you,  let  us  leave  off  this  usury.  Restore,  1  pray 
you,  to  them,  even  this  day,  their  fields  and  houses,  also 
the  money  and  corn,  and  oil  that  yc  exact  of  them." 

Then  said  they,  "  We  will  do  even  as  thou  sayest." 

Then  I  called  the  priests,  and  took  an  oath  of  them, 
that  they  should  do  according  to  this  promise.  Also  I 
shook  out  my  lap,  and  said,  "  So  God  shake  out  every 
man  that  performeth  not  this  promise!"  And  all  the 
congregation  said  "  Amen,"  and  praised  the  Lord.  And 
the  people  did  according  to  this  promise. 

Moreover  the  former  governors  that  were  before  me 
were  chargeable  unto  the  people,  and  took  of  them 
bread  and  wine,  beside  forty  shekels  of  silver  ;  \'ea,  even 
their  servants  bare  rule  over  the  people ;  but  so  did 
not  I,  because  of  the  fear  of  God.  *  From  the  time  I 
Nehemiah's  ^^^^  appointed  governor,  twelve  years,  1  de- 
generosity.  manded  not  the  bread  of  the  governor,  be- 
cause the  bondage  was  heavy  upon  the  people. 

"  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  wall  was  built,  and  1 
had  set  up  the  doors,  and  the  porters  and  the  singers 
and  the  Levitcs  were  appointed,  that  I  gave  my  brother 
Organiza-  Hanani,  and  Hananiah  the  governor  of  the 
govern^^^^  castle,  charge  over  Jerusalem  ;  for  he  was  a 
ment.  faithful   ma*!!,  and   feared   God   above   man}-. 

And  I  said  unto  them,  "Let  not  the  gates  of  Jerusalem 
be  opened  until  the  sun  be  hot ;  and  while  they  stand 
on  guard  let  them  shut  the  doors,  and  bar  ye  them. 
And  appoint  watches  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
every  one  in  his  watch,  and  every  one  over  against  his 
house." 

Now  the  city  was  wide  and  large  ;  but  the  people  were 
few  therein,  and  the  houses  were  not  builded.  '  And  the 
princes  of  the  people  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  ;  the  rest  of  the 
people  also  cast  lots,  to  bring  one  in  ten  to  dwell  in 
Jerusalem.  And  the  people  blessed  all  that  willing!}' 
offered  to  dwell  in  Jerusalem. 

'Neh.  V,  14.  '■'Neh.  vii,  i.  ^  Neli.  xi,  i. 


Neh.  7.  5. J        Chronologically  Arranged.  565 

'And   my  God  put  into  my  heart  to   gather  together 
the   nobles  and    rulers  and  people,  that  thev 
might  be  reckoned  by  genealogy.  '    r^cSrd^°^^^^^ 

^And  when  the  seventh  month  was  come  the  ™^'^®- 
children  of  Israel  were  in  their  cities.  And  all  the  people 
gathered  themselves  together  as  one  man  into  the  broad 
place  that  was  before  the  water  gate  ;  and  they  spake 
unto  Ezra  the  scribe  to  bring  the  book  of  the  law  of 
Moses,  which  the  Lord  had  commanded  to  The  law 

Israel.    And  Ezra  the  priest  brought  the  law  read, 

before  the  congregation,  both  men  and  women,  and  all 
that  could  hear  with  understanding,  upon  the  first  day 
of  the  seventh  month.  And  he  read  therein  from  early 
morning  until  midday,  in  the  presence  of  the  men  and 
women,  and  of  those  that  could  understand  ;  and  the 
ears  of  all  the  people  were  attentive  unto  the  book  of 
the  law.  And  Ezra  stood  upon  a  pulpit  of  wood,  which 
they  had  made  for  the  purpose.  And  Ezra  opened  the 
book  in  the  sight  of  all  the  people  ;  (for  he  was  above  all 
the  people);  and  when  he  opened  it  all  the  people  stood 
up  ;  and  Ezra  blessed  the  LORD,  the  great  God.  And 
all  the  people  answered,  "Amen!  amen!"  with  the  lift- 
ing up  of  their  hands.  And  they  bowed  their  heads,  and 
worshiped  the  LORD  with  their  faces  to  the  ground. 
Also  the  Levites  caused  the  people  to  understand  the 
law;  and  the  people  stood  in  their  place.  And  they 
read  in  the  book,  in  the  law  of  God,  ^distinctly;  and 
they  gave  the  sense,  so  they  understood  the  reading. 

And  Nehemiah  which  was  the  ^  Tirshatha,  and  Ezra 
the  priest  the  scribe,  and  the  Levites  that  taught  the 
people,  said  unto  all  the  people,  "  This  day  is  holy  unto 
the  Lord  your  God  ;  mourn  not,  nor  weep." 

For  all  the  people  wept  when  they  heard  the  words 
of  the  law. 

Then  he  said  unto  them,  "■  Go  your  way,  eat  the  fat, 
and  drink  the  sweet,  and  send  portions  unto  him  for 
whom  nothing  is  prepared  ;  for  this  day  is  holy  unto  our 


'  Neh.  vii,  5. 
"Nell,  vii,  73. 


"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  with  an  interpre- 
tation. The  book  was  Hebrew.  They 
came  back  from  Babylon  speaking 
Chaklaic  dialect,     **  Or,  governor, 


566  The  Shorter  Bible  [Neh.8.  lo. 

Lord ;  neither  be  ye  grieved ;  for  the  joy  of  the  Lord 
is  your  strength." 

So  the  Levites  stilled  all  the  people,  saying,  "  Hold 
your  peace,  for  the  day  is  holy ;   neither  be  ye  grieved." 

And  all  the  people  went  their  way  to  eat,  and  to 
drink,  and  to  send  portions,  and  to  make  great  mirth, 
because  they  had  understood  the  words  that  were  de- 
clared unto  them. 

And  on  the  second  day  were  gathered  together  unto 
Ezra  the  heads  of  fathers'  houses,  the  priests,  and  the 
Levites,  to  give  attention  to  the  words  of  the  law.  And 
they  found  that  the  LORD  had  commanded  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  should  dwell  in  booths  in  the  feast  of  the 
seventh  month.  So  the  people  went  forth  and  brought 
olive  and  palm  branches,  and  branches  of  thick  trees, 
and  made  themselves  booths,  every  one  upon  the  roof 
of  his  house  and  in  their  courts  and  in  the  courts  of  the 
house  of  God.  And  all  them  that  were  come  again  out 
of  the  captivity  dwelt  in  the  booths,  for  since  the  days 
of  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  had  not  the  children  of  Israel 
Feast  of  done  so.  And  there  was  very  great  gladness, 
tabernacles.  ^Iso  day  by  day,  from  the  first  day  unto  the 
last  day,  he  read  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  God.  And 
they  kept  the  feast  seven  days  ;  and  on  the  eighth  da}' 
was  a  *  solemn  assembly,  according  unto  the  ordinance. 

Now  in  the  twenty  and  fourth  day  of  this  month  the 
A  sure  cove-  children  of  Israel  were  assembled  with  fast- 
nant.  jpg  ^^,-)j  y^[^\i  sackcloth  and  earth  upon  them. 

And  they  stood  in  their  place,  and  read  in  the  book  of 
the  law  of  the  Lord,  and  confessed  and  worshiped  the 
Lord.  'And  they  made  a  sure  covenant  and  set 
seal  unto  it,  ''  to  wiJk  in  God's  law  given  by  Moses,  and 
to  ''  observe  and  do  all  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  ; 
'and  we  will  not  forsake  the  house  of  our  God. 

*  In  the  '^  two  and  thirtieth  year  of  Artaxcrxes  the  king 
of  Babylon,  I  went  unto  the  king. 

And  after    certain   days   I  asked  leave    and   came   to 

'  Nell,  ix,  3S.  I       "R.  V.  ma.T£^.,  Or,  c/osi/io" /I's/iva/. 

^  Neh.  X,  29.  ''  This  was  observed  thereafter,  hut 

^  Nell.  X,  39.  only  in  letter.      There    was  no   more 

*  Neh.  xiii,  6.  |  idolatry.     '   15.  C.  433. 


Neh.  13. 7.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  567 

Jerusalem.  '  Now  Eliasliib  the  priest,  who  was  ap- 
pointed over  the  chambers  of  the  house  of 
God,  being  alhed  to  Tobiah,  had  prepared  cast  out  of 
for  him  a  great  chamber,  where  aforetime  ^  ®  ^"^^  ®' 
they  laid  the  offerings,  the  frankincense,  and  vessels. 
And  it  grieved  me  sore.  Therefore  I  cast  forth  all  the 
household  stuff  of  Tobiah  out  of  the  chamber,  and 
cleansed  the  chambers,  and  brought  thither  again  the 
vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  with  the  offerings  and  frank- 
incense. 

And  I  perceived  that  the  portions  of  the  Levites  had 
not  been  given  them  ;  so  that  the  Levites  and  the 
singers,  that  did  the  work,  were  fled  every  one  to  his 
field.  Then  contended  I  with  the  rulers,  and  said, 
"  Why  is  the  house  of  God  forsaken  ?  "  And  I  gathered 
them  together,  and  set  them  in  their  place. 
Then  brought  all  Judah  the  tithe  of  the  corn  J^JI^®^ S""*^- 
and  the  oil  unto  the  treasuries. 

In  those  days  I  saw  in  Judah  some  treading  wine 
presses  on  the  sabbath,  and  bringing  in  sheaves,  as 
also  grapes  and  figs  and  all  manner  of  burdens  which 
they  brought  into  Jerusalem  on  the  Sabbath  day.  And 
I  testified  against  them,  and  said  unto  them,  "  What 
evil  thing  is  this  ye  do  ?  " 

And  when  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  began  to  be  dark 
before  the  sabbath,  I  commanded  that  Thesab- 
the  doors  be  shut  and  not  opened  till  after        bathob- 

scrvoci. 

the  sabbath.     And  I  commanded  the  Levites 
that  they  should  purify  themselves,  and  that  they  should 
come   and   keep  the  gates,  to  sanctify  the  sabbath  day. 
Remember  unto  me,  O  my  God,  this  also,  and  spare  me 
according  to  the  greatness  of  thy  mercy. 

'  Neh.  xiii,  4. 


568  The  Shorter  Bible  [Mai-  i-  !• 


MALACHI. 

CHAPTER  I. 

MESSAGES  TO  PRIESTS  AND  PEOPLE. 

'  The  word  of  the  LORD  to  Israel  by  Malachi. 

"  I  have  loved  you,"  saith  the  LORD. 

"  A  son  honoreth  his  father  and  a  servant  his  master. 
To  the  wick-  Where  is  mine  honor,  and  where  is  my  fear?  " 
ed  priests.  j,,^j^.j^  j.j^g  LORD  of  hosts  unto  yoLi,  "  6  priests 
that  despise  my  name. 

"  Ye  offer  polluted  bread  upon  mine  altar, and  the  blind 
and  lame  and  sick  for  sacrifice.  '^  And  ye  say,  '  It  is  no 
evil.'  Present  it  now  to  thy  governor;  will  ho  be 
pleased?  I  have  no  pleasure  in  you,"  saith  the  Lord, 
"  neither  will  I  accept  an  offering  at  \-our  hand.  Ye  pro- 
fane ^  my  name.  Ye  say,  'What  a  weariness  it  is!' 
Ye  have  snuffed  at  it,"  saith  the  Lord. 

"  And  now,  O  ye  priests,  this  commandment  is  for  you. 
If  ye  will  not  hear  and  lay  it  to  heart,  then  will  I  send 
the  curse  upon  you.  For  the  priest's  lips  should  keep 
knowledge,  and  m  e  n  should  seek  the  law  at  his  mouth. 
He  is  the  messenger  of  the  Lord  of  luists." 

Have  we  not  all  one  father?  Math  not  one  God 
created  us?  W'hy  do  we  deal  treacherously,  ever}'  man 
against  his  brother?  And  this  again  }"c  do:  yc  coxer 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  with  the  tears  o  f  )•  o  u  r  w  i  fi.' . 
The  Lord  hath  been  witness  between  thee  and  the  wifi' 
of  thy  youth,  against  whom  thou  hast  dealt  treacher- 
ously.     "  I  hate  putting  aw.i}-,"  saith  the  LoRD. 

"Ye  have  wearied  the  Lord  with  your  words,  in  that 
ye    say,  'Where  is   the  God   of  judgment?'     Behold,  I 

'  Mai.  i,  I.  ■■■  .Mai.  i,  7.  ='  Mai.  i,  11. 


Mai.  3- I.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  569 

send  my  messenger,  and  he  shall  prepare  the  way  be- 
fore me.  And  the  Lord,  whom  ye  seek,  shall  suddenly 
come  to  his  temple ;  behold,  he  cometh,"  saith  the 
Lord. 

"  But  who  may  abide  the  day  of  his  coming  ?  And  who 
shall  stand  when  he  appeareth  ?  For  he  is  like  a  refiner's 
fire  and  like  fullers'  soap  ;  and  he  shall  sit  as  a  refiner 
and  purifier  of  silver,  and  shall  purify  the  sons  of  Levi 
and  purge  them  as  gold  and  silver.  They  shall  offer  unto 
the  Lord  in  righteousness.  Then  shall  the  offering  be 
pleasant  unto  the  LORD,  as  in  the  days  of  old.  And  I 
will  come  near  you  to  judgment ;  and  I  will  be  a  swift 
witness  against  false  swearers,  and  against  those  that 
oppress  the  hireling  in  his  wages,  the  widow,  and  the 
fatherless,  and  that  turn  aside  the  stranger  from  his  right 
and  fear  not  me,"  saith  the  Lord. 

"Will  a  man  rob  God  ?  Yet  ye  rob  me.  But  ye  say, 
'Wherein  have  we  robbed  thee  ?  '  In  tithes  concerning 
and  offerings.  Ye  are  cursed  with  the  curse,  tithes. 
even  this  whole  nation.  Bring  ye  the  whole  tithe  into 
the  storehouse,  and  prove  me  now  herewith,"  saith  the 
Lord,  "  if  I  will  not  open  to  you  the  windows  of  heaven 
and  pour  you  out  a  blessing  that  there  shall  not  be 
room  enough  to  receive  it.  I  will  rebuke  the  de- 
vourer  for  your  sakes,  and  all  nations  shall  call  you 
happy;  for  ye  shall  be  a  delightsome  land,"  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

"  Your  words  have  been  stout  against  me.  Ye  have 
said,  '  It  is  vain  to  serve  God,'  and  *  What  profit  is 
it  that  we  have  kept  his  charge? 

Then  they  that  feared  the  Lord  spake  one  with  an- 
other. And  the  Lord  hearkened  and  heard,  Gracious 
and  a  book  of  remembrance  was  written  be-  promises. 
fore  him  for  them  that  feared  the  LORD  and  that 
thought  upon  his  name.  "  They  shall  be  mine,"  saith  the 
Lord,  "and  I  will  spare  them  as  a  man  spareth  his  own 
son  that  serveth  him. 

"  Behold,  the  day  cometh,  it  burneth  as  a  furnace  ;  and 
all  the  proud  and  all  that  work  wickedness  shall   be    a  s 
stubble.      But  unto  you  that  fear  my  name  shall  the  sun 
of  righteousness  arise  with  healing  in  his  wings. 
39 


5Y0  The  Shorter  Bible  [Mai.  4. 5. 

"  Behold,  I  will  send  you  Elijah  the  prophet  before  the 
great  and  terrible  day  of  the  LORD  come.  He  shall 
turn  the  heart  of  the  fathers  to  the  children  and  the 
heart  of  the  children  to  their  fathers,  lest  I  come  and 
smite  the  earth  with  a  curse." 


Psalm  1. 1.]      Chronologically  Arranged. 


571 


PSALMS.* 


SELECTIONS    FROM 


THE    HYMN    BOOK    OF    THE   JEWISH 
CHURCH. 


A    Psahn. 
'  Blessed  is  the  man  that  vvalk- 

eth   not  in    the  counsel  of  the 

wicked, 
Nor  standeth  in  the  way  of  sin- 
ners, 
Nor   sitteth    in    the  seat    of   the 

scornful. 
But  his  delight  is  in   the  law  of 

the  Lord  ; 
And  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate 

day  and  night. 
He  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by 

streams  of  water. 
That  bringeth   forth   its   fruit  in 

its  season, 
\Vhose  leaf  also  doth  not  wither  ; 
And  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall 

prosper. 

The  wicked  are  not  so, 

But  are  like  the  chaff  which  the 

wind  driveth  away. 
Therefore  the  wicked  shall    not 

stand  in  the  judgment. 
Nor  sinners  in  the  congregation 

of  the  righteous. 

The  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of 

the  righteous. 
But  the  way  of  the  wicked  shall 

perish. 

A  Psalm. 
"^  Why  do  the  nations  rage, 
And  the  peoples  imagine  a  vain 
thing  } 

'  Psalm  i.     -  Psalm  ii.  | 

*  For  other  Psalms  see  hi 


in    the   heavens 
have    them     in 


The  kings  of  the  earth  set  them- 
selves, 

And  the  rulers  take  counsel  to- 
gether. 

Against  the  Lord,  and  against 
his  anointed,  saying, 

"  Let  us  break  their  bands  asun- 
der. 

And  cast  away  their  cords  fiom 
us." 

He  that    sitteth 
shall  laugh  ; 

The   Lord    sha 
derision. 

Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them 
in  his  wrath. 

And  "  vex  them  in  his  sore  dis- 
pleasure ; 

"  Yet  have  I  set  my  king 

Upon  my  holy  hill  of  Zion." 

I  will  tell  of  the  decree  ; 

The  Lord  said  unto  me,  "  Thou 
art  my  son  ; 

This  day  have  I  begotten  thee. 

Ask  of  me,  and  I  will  give  thee 
the  nations  for  thine  inherit- 
ance, 

And  the  uttermost  parts  of  the 
earth  for  thy  possession." 

Now   therefore    be    wise,    ()    ye 

kings  ; 
Be  instructed  ;   ye   judges  of  the 

earth. 
Serve  the  Lord  with  fear, 
And  rejoice  with  trembling. 

a  R.  V.  maig.,  Or,  trouMc. 
stovical  ]);)oks  piccciliiig. 


572 


The  Shorter  Bible 


[Psalm  2.  12. 


Kiss  the  son,  lest  he  be  angry, 
and  ye  perish  in  the  way. 

For  his  wrath  "  will  soon  be  kin- 
dled. 

Blessed  are  all  they  that  ^  put 
their  trust  in  him. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 
'  Unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up 

my  soul. 
O  my  God,  in  thee  have  I  trusted. 
Show  me  thy  ways,  O  Lord  ; 
Teach  me  thy  paths. 
Guide  me  in  thy  truth,  teach  me ; 
For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  sal- 
vation ; 
On  thee  do  I  wait  all  the  day. 
Remember,  O  LoRD,  thy  tender 
"  mercies    and     thy    lovingkind- 

nesses  ; 
For  they  have  been  ever  of  old. 
Remember   not    the   sins  of  my 

youth,  nor  my  transgressions; 
According  to  thy  lovingkindness 

remember  thou  me. 
For  thy  goodness'  sake,  O  Lord. 
Good  and  upright  is  the  LORD  ; 
Therefore  will  he  instruct  sinners 

in  the  way. 
The  meek  will   he  guide  in  judg- 
ment ; 
The  meek  will  he  teach  his  way. 
All  the  paths  of  the  LoKD  are 

lovingkindness  and  truth 
Unto  such  as  keep  his  covenant 

and  his  testimonies. 
For  thy  name's  sake,  O  Lord, 
Pardon  mineiniquity,for  it  isgrcat. 
What  man  is  he  that  fcareth  the 

Lord  ? 
Him  shall  he  instruct  in  the  way 

that  he  shall  choose. 
The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  with 

them  that  fear  him  ; 
He  will  show  thein  his  covenant. 

'  Psalm  XXV. 


*  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  /mi  v. 
marg.,  Or,  take  refuse. 


R.  \". 


A  Psalm  of  David. 

'  The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my 

salvation  ;  whom  shall  1  fear  ? 
The  Lord  is  the  strength  of  mv 

life  ;  of  whom  shall  I  be  afraid  .'' 
When  evil  doers  came  upon   me 

to  eat  up  my  flesh. 
Even  mine  adversaries   and    my  i 

foes,  they  stumbled  and   fell. 
Though  an  host  should   encamp 

against  me. 
My  heart  shall  not  fear; 
Though  war  should  rise  against 

me. 
Even  then  will  I  be  confident. 
One  thing   have   I   asked   of    the 

Lord,  that  will  I  seek  after  ; 
That  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of 

the  Lord  all  the  days  of  my 

life, 
To   behold    the    beauty    of   the 

Lord,   and    to    inquire  in   his 

temjile. 
For  in  thedavof  trouble  he  shall 

keep  me  secretly  in  his  pavilion  ; 
In   the   covert   of  his  tabernacle 

shall  he  hide  me; 
He  shall  lift  me  up  upon  a  rock. 

Hear,  O  Lord,  when  I  cry  with 

my  voice ; 
Have  mercy  also  upon   me,  and 

answer  me. 
When  thou  saidst,  "  Seek  ye  my 

face  ;"  my  heart  said, 
"Thy  face,  Lord,  will  I  seek." 
Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  ; 
Put    not    thy    servant    away   in 

anger ; 
Thou  hast  been  my  hel|); 
Cast   nic   not  off,  ni-iihtr  forsake 

me,  O  (jO(1  of  my  salvation. 
■'  For  my  father  and  my  mother 

have  forsaken  me. 
Put  the  Lord  will  take  me  up  ; 

'  Psalm  xxvii. 


"  R.V.  marg., Or,  IVltcit  my  fatlier 
and  niv  mother  forsake  me.  clr, 


Psalm  27.  II.]  Chronologically  Arranged. 


5Y3 


Teach  me  thy  way.  O  LORD ; 

And  lead  me  in  a  plain  path. 

I  had  fainted,  unless  I  had  be- 
lieved to  see  the  goodness  of 
the  Lord 

In  the  land  of  the  living. 

Wait  on  the  LORD  ; 

Be  strong,  and  let  thine  heart 
take  courage  ; 

Yea,  wait  thou  on  the  Lord. 

A  Song  at  the  Dedication  of  the 
House. 

'  Sing  praise  unto  the  Lord,  Oye 
saints  of  his, 

And  give  thanks  to  his  holy 
name. 

For  his  anger  is  but  for  a  mo- 
ment ; 

'^  In  his  favor  is  life  ; 

Weeping  may  tarry  for  the  night. 

But  joy  Cometh  in  the  morning. 

For    the    Chief    Musician.      A 

Psabn  of  David. 
-  In  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my 

trust  ;  let  me  never  be  ashamed; 
Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness. 
Into  thine  hand  I  commend  my 

spirit; 
Thou  hast  redeemed  me,  O  Lord, 

thou  God  of  truth. 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord, 

for  I  am  in  distress  ; 
My  life  is  spent  with  sorrow,  and 

my  years  with  sighing. 

But  I  trusted  in  thee,  O  Lord  ; 
My  limes  are  in  thy  hand. 
Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy 

servant ; 
Save  me  in  thy  lovingkindness. 
Oh    how    great  is  thy  goodness, 

which    thou   hast   laid    up    for 

them  that  fear  thee. 
Which    thou    hast    wrought    for 

'  Psalm  XXX.     ''  Psalm  xxxi. 


*  R.   V.  marg.,  Or,  //is  favor  is 
for  a  lifetifne. 


them   that  put    their  trust    in 

thee,  before  the  sons  of  men  ! 
In    the    covert    of   thy   presence 

shalt  thou  hide  them  from  the 

plottings  of  man  ; 
Thou  shalt  keep  them  secretly  in 

a   paviHon   from    the    strife  of 

tongues. 

O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his 
saints  ; 

The  Lord  preserveth  the  faith- 
ful. 

Be  strong,  and  let  your  heart  take 
courage, 

All  ye  that  hope  in  the  LORD. 

A   Psalm. 

'  Rejoice  in  the  LORD,  O  ye  right- 
eous ; 

Praise  is  comely  for  the  upright. 

Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with 
harp  ; 

Sing  praises  unto  him  with  the 
psaltery  of  ten  strings. 

Sing  unto  him  a  new  song; 

Play  skillfully  with  a  loud  noise. 

For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is 
right ; 

And  all  his  work  is  done  in  faith- 
fulness. 

He  loveth  righteousness  and  judg- 
ment ; 

The*  earth  is  full  of  the  loving- 
kindness  of  the  Lord. 

By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were 
the  heavens  made ; 

And  all  the  host  of  them  by  the 
breath  of  his  mouth. 

He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the 
sea  together  as  an  heap  ; 

He  layeth  up  the  deeps  in  store- 
houses. 

Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  LORD; 
Let  all  the  world  stand  in  awe  of 
him. 

'  Psalm  xxxiii. 


574 


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[Psalm  33.  1 1. 


The  counsel  of  the  Lord  standeth 

fast  forever, 
The  thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all 

generations. 
Blessed  is  the  nation  whose  God 

is  the  Lord  ; 
The  people  whom  he  hath  chosen 

for  his  own  inheritance. 
Tiie  Lord  looketh  from  heaven, 
He    beholdeth    all    the    sons   of 

men. 
The   eye  of   the  Lord  is   upon 

them  that  fear  him. 
Upon    them    that    hope    in    his 

mercy; 
To  deliver  their  soul  from  death. 
And  to  keep  them  alive  in  famine. 

Our  soul    hath    waited    for    tlie 

Lord  ; 
He  is  our  help  and  our  shield. 
Our  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him, 
Because  we  have  trusted   in  his 

holy  name. 

A  Psnbn  of  David,  tJic  servant 

of  t lie  Lord. 
'  Thy  lovingkindness,  O  Lord, 

is  in  the  heavens  ; 
Thy    faitiifulness   reaciieth    unto 

the  skies. 
Thy    righteousness    is    like    the 

mountains  of  Ood  ; 
Thy  judgments  are  a  great  deej). 
How  precious  is  thy  lovingkind- 
ness, O  God  ! 
And  the   children   of   men    take 

refuge    under    the    shadow    of 

thy  wings. 
They  shall beabundnntly  satisfied; 
And  thou  shalt  make  them  drink 

of  the  river  of  thy  pleasures. 
For  with  thee  is  the    fountain  of 

life; 
In  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 

'  Psalni  xxxvi,  5. 


A  Psalm  of  David. 

'  Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil 
doers, 

Neither  be  thou  envious  against 
them  that  work  unrighteous- 
ness. 

For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down 
like  the  grass. 

And  wither  as  the  green  herb. 

Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good  ; 

Dwell  in  the  land,  and  follow 
after  faithfulness. 

Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord  ; 

And  he  shall  give  thee  the  de- 
sires of  thine  heart. 

"  Commit  thy  way  unto  the 
Lord  ; 

Trust  also  in  him,  and  he  shall 
bring  it  to  pass. 

And  he  shall  make  thy  righteous- 
ness to  go  forth  as  the  light, 

And  thy  judgment  as  the  noon- 
day. 

''Rest  in  the  Lord,  anti  wait  pa- 
tiently for  him  ; 

Fret  not  thyself  because  of  him 
who  pros])ereth  in  his  way, 

Because  of  the  man  who  bringetii 
wicked  devices  to  pass. 

Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake 
wrath  ; 

Fret  not  thyself,  it  tendeth  only 
to  evil  doing. 

For  evil  doers  shall  be  cut  off ; 

But  those  that  wait  upon  the 
Lord  shall  inherit  the  land. 

I  have  been  young,  and  now  am 

old; 
Yet  have  1  not  seen  the  righteous 

forsaken, 
Nor  his  seed  begging  their  bread. 
1  have  seen   the  wicked  in  great^ 

power, 

'  I'salm  xxxvii. 


"  R.  V.  marg. ,  I  Lh.  Roll  thy  7i.'ay 
upon  the  Loki>.  ^>  R.  V.  marg.,  Ov, 
be  still  before  (II ch.  silent  A-). 


Psalm  37- 35]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED. 


5Y5 


And  spreading  himself  like  a 
green  tree  in  its  native  soil. 

But  one  passed  by,  and,  lo,  he 
was  not ; 

Yea,  I  sought  him,  but  he  could 
not  be  found. 

Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  be- 
hold the  upright  ; 

For  the  latter  end  of  that  man 
is  peace. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

'  Blessed   is  he  that  considereth 

the  poor ; 
The  Lord  will  deliver  him  in  the 

day  of  evil. 
The  Lord  will  preserve  him,  and 

keep  him  alive. 
And  he    shall    be   blessed  upon 

the  earth  ; 
The  Lord  will  support  him  upon 

the  couch  of  languishing  ; 
Thou  "  makest  all  his  bed  in  his 

sickness. 

A  Psalm.     For  the  Chief  Mu- 
sician. 

'  As    the  hart  panteth   after  the 

water  brooks. 
So  panteth  my  soul  after  thee,  O 

God. 
My   soul    thirsteth    for  God,  for 

the  living  God ; 
When  shall  I  come  and  appear 

before  God  .-• 
My   tears    have   been    my  meat 

day  and  night, 
While  they  continually  say  unto 

me,  "  Where  is  thy  God  .''  " 
These    things  I    remember,  and 

pour  out  my  soul  within  me, 
How    I    went    with    the   throng, 

and  led  them  to  the  house  of 

God, 

'  Psalm  xli.        *  Psalm  xlii. 


*  R.  V.   marg.,  Heb.  tuniest,  or, 
(Itangest. 


With  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise, 
a  multitude  keeping  holyday. 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my 
soul .'' 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted 
within  me? 

Hope  thou  in  God ;  for  I  shall 
yet  praise  him 

For  the  "  health  of  his  counte- 
nance. 

O  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down 
within  me  ; 

Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the 
noise  of  thy  waterspouts; 

All  thy  waves  and  thy  billows 
are  gone  over  me. 

Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his 
lovingkindness  in  the  day- 
time, 

And  in  the  night  his  song  shall 
be  with  me. 

As  with  sword  in  my  bones, 
mine  adversaries  reproach  me ; 

While  they  continually  say  unto 
me,  "  Where  is  thy  God  ?  " 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my 
soul  ? 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted 
within  me .' 

Hope  thou  in  God ;  for  I  shall 
yet  praise  him. 

Who  is  the  *  health  of  my  coun- 
tenance, and  my  God. 

'  Judge   me,   O  Crod,  and   plead 

my  cause   against  an  ungodly 

nation  ; 
O  deliver  me  from  the  deceitful 

and  unjust  man. 
For    thou    art   the    God    of    my 

strength  ;  why  hast  thou  cast 

me  off? 
Why  go  I  mourning  because  of 

the  oppression  of  the  enemy  ? 

'  Psalm  xliii. 


"R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  help. 


576 


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[Psalm  43.  3. 


0  send  out  thy  light  and  thy 
truth  ;  let  them  lead  me  ; 

Let  them  bring  me  unto  thy  holy 

hill, 
And  to  thy  tabernacles. 
Then  will  I  go  unto  the  altar  of 

God, 
Unto  God  "■  my  exceeding  joy  ; 
And  upon  the  harp  will  I  praise 

thee,  O  God,  my  God. 
Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my 

soul  ? 
And    why   art    thou    disquieted 

within  me? 
Hope  thou  in  God  ;    for   I  shall 

yet  praise  him, 
Who  is  the  ''  health  of  my  coun- 
tenance, and  my  God. 

A  Sofig'  of   loves. 

'  My  heart  overfloweth  with  a 
goodly  matter; 

1  speak  the  things  which  I  have 
made  touching  the  king; 

My  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a  ready 
writer. 

Thou  art  fairer  than  the  children 

of  men  ; 
Grace  is  poured  into  thy  li])s; 
Therefore  Goil  halh  blessed  thee 

forever. 

Gird  thy  sword  upon  thy  tliigh, 
O  mighty  one, 

Thy  glory  and  thy  majesty. 

And  in  thy  majesty  ride  on  pros- 
perously, 

"  Because  of  truth  and  meekness 
and  riglitcousness  ; 

And  thy  right  hand  shall  teach 
thee  terrible  things. 

Thine  arrows  are  sharp  ; 

The  peoples  fall  under  thee  ; 


They  are  in  the  heart  of  the 
king's  enemies. 

"  Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  forever 
and  ever ; 

A  scepter  of  equity  is  the  scep- 
ter of  thy  kingdom. 

Thou  hast  loved  righteousness, 
and  hated  wickedness ; 

Therefore  God,  thy  God,  hatii 
anointed  thee 

With  the  oil  of  gladness  above 
thy  fellows. 

All  thy  garments  smell  of  myrrh, 
and  aloes,  and  cassia  ; 

Out  of  ivory  palaces  stringed  in- 
struments have  made  thee 
glad. 

Kings'  daughters  are  among  thy 
honorable  women  ; 

At  thy  right  hand  doth  stand  the 
queen  in  gold  of  Ophir. 

Hearken,  O  daughter,  and  con- 
sider, and  incline  thine  ear  ; 

Forget  also  thine  own  people, 
and  thy  father's  house  ; 

So  shall  the  king  desire  thy 
beauty ; 

For  he  is  thy  Lord  ;  and  wor- 
ship thou  him. 

The  king's  daughter  within  the 

palace  is  all  glorious  ; 
Her  clothing  is    inwrought  with 

gold. 
She  shall  be  led  unto  the  king  in 

broidered  work; 
Tlie  virgins  her  companions  that 

follow  her 
Shall  be  brought  unto  thee. 
With  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall 

they  be  led  ; 
They  shall  enter  into  the  king's 

iialace. 


'  Psalm  xlv. 

"  R.  V.  iiiai}^.,  Hel).  the  i^ladnrss 
of  ntv  joy.  '' R.V.  marg. ,  Or,  help. 
'R.  v.  marg.,  Or,  In  behalf  of. 


"  R.  \'.  mart;.,  Or,    Thy  throne  is 
the  throne  of  God.  etc. 


Psalm  45- 16.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED. 


bit 


Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be 
thy  children, 

Whom  thou  shalt  make  princes 
in  all  the  earth. 

I  will  make  thy  name  to  be  re- 
membered in  all  generations  ; 

Therefore  shall  the  peoples  give 
thee  thanks  forever  and  ever. 

J^or    the    Chief  Mustcmn ;    on 

stri7iged      itisfriifnents.        A 

Psalm  of  David. 
'  Give  ear  to  my  prayer,  O  God  ; 
And  hide   not   thyself  from    my 

supplication. 
Tearfulness   and    trembling    are 

come  upon  me. 
And    horror   hath    overwhelmed 

me. 
And  I  said,  "  Oh  that  I  had  wings 

like  a  dove  ! 
Then  would  I  fly  away,  and  be 

at  rest. 
Lo,  then  would  I  wander  far  off, 
I  would  lodge  in  the  wilderness, 
I  would  haste  me  to  a  shelter 
From  the  stormy  wind  and  tem- 
pest." 
For   it    was    not  an  enemy  that 

reproached  me  ; 
Then  I  could  have  borne  it ; 
Neither  was  it  he  that  hated  me 

that      did      magnify     himself 

against  me  ; 
Then    I    would  have  hid  myself 

from  him ; 
But    it    was   thou,  a    man   mine 

equal, 
My  companion,  and  my  familiar 

friend. 
We  took  sweet  counsel  together. 
We  walked  in  the  house  of  God 

with  the  throng. 

As  for  me,  I  will  call  upon  God ; 
And  the  Lord  shall  save  me. 
Evening,  morning,  and  at  noon. 
He  shall  hear  my  voice. 


Cast  thy  burden  upon  the  Lord, 
and  he  shall  sustain  thee ; 

He  shall  never  suffer  the  right- 
eous to  be  moved. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

'Be   merciful  unto  me,  O  God; 

for   man    would    swallow    me 

up; 
All  the  day  long  he  lighting  op- 

presseth  me. 
Mine  enemies  would  swallow  me 

up  all  the  day  long; 
For    they    be    many    that    fight 

proudly  against  me. 

What  time  I  am  afraid, 

I  will  put  my  trust  in  thee. 

In   God   have   I  put  my  trust,  I 

will  not  be  afraid  ; 
What  can  man  do  unto  me.'' 
Thy  vows  are  upon  me,  O  God  ; 
1  will  render  thank  offerings  unto 

thee. 
For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul 

from  death  ; 
Hast  thou  not  delivered  my  feet 

from  falling  ? 
That  I  may  walk  before  God 
In  the  light  of  the  li\ing. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

"^  Hear  my  cry,  O  God  ; 

Attend  unto  my  prayer. 

From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I 
call  unto  thee,  when  my  heart 
is  overwhelmed  ; 

Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is 
higher  than  I. 

For  thou  hast  been  a  refuge  for 
me, 

A  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 

I  will  dwell  in  thy  tabernacle  for- 
ever; 

I  will  take  refuge  in  the  covert  of 
thy  wings. 


•  Psalm  Iv. 


Psalm  Ivi. 


•^  Psalm  Ixi. 


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[Psalm  62. 


A  Psalm  of  David. 

'  My   soul    "  waitelh    only    upon 

God  ; 
From  him  cometh  my  salvation. 

Trust  in  him  at  all  times,  ye  peo- 
ple ; 

Pour  out  your  heart  before  him. 

Trust  not  in  oppression  ; 

\{  riches  increase,  set  not  your 
heart  thereon. 

God  hath  spoken  once. 

Twice  have  I  heard  this  ; 

That  power  belongeth  unto  God  ; 

Also  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  be- 
longeth mercy  ; 

For  thou  renderest  to  every  man 
according  to  his  work. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  in  tJie  wilder- 
ness of  Judah. 

*  O  God,  thou  art  my  God  ;  early 

will  I  seek  thee  ; 
My  soul  thirsteth    for  thee,   my 

flesh  longeth  for  thee. 
In  a  dry  and  weary  land,  where 

no  water  is. 
For  thy  lovingkindness  is  better 

than  life  ; 
My  lips  shall  praise  thee. 
So  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live; 
I    will    lift   up   my  hands  in   thy 

name. 

My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with 

marrow  and  fatness  ; 
And  my  mouth  shall   |)raise  thee 

with  joyful  lijis  ; 
When  I  remember  thee  upon  my 

bed. 
And    meditate    on    thee    in    the 

night  watches. 
For  thou  hast  been  my  help. 
And  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings 

will  I  rejoice. 

'  Psalm  Ixii.       '  Psalm  Ixiii. 

"  R.  ^'.  inarg.,  Heb.  is  silent  unto. 


A  Sofig  of  David. 

'  Praise  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God, 

in  Zion  ; 
And  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be 

performed. 
O  thou  that  hearest  prayer. 
Unto  thee  shall  all  flesh  come. 
Thou  that  art  the  confidence  of 

all  the  ends  of  the  earth, 
And  of  them   that   are    afar  off 

upon  the  sea  ; 
Which  stilleth  the  roaring  of  the 

seas, 
And  tiie  tumult  of  the  peoples. 

Thou  visitest  the  earth  and 
waterest  it, 

Thou  greatly  enrichest  it  ; 

The  river  of  God  is  full  of  water. 

Thou  hast  prepared  the  earth. 

Thou  waterest  her  furrows  abun- 
dantly ; 

Thou  settlest  the  ridges  there- 
of; 

Thou  makest  it  soft  with 
showers ; 

Thou  blessest  the  springing  there- 
of. 

Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy 
goodness. 

And  thy  paths  drop  fatness. 

The  hills  are  girded  with  joy  ; 

The  pastures  are  clothed  with 
flocks ; 

The  valleys  also  are  covered  with 
corn  ; 

They  shout  for  joy,  they  also 
sing. 

A  Song,  a  Psalm. 

"^  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  God, 

all  the  earth  ; 
.Sing  forth  the  glory  of  his  name. 
Come  and  see  the  works  of  God  ; 
He  ruleth  by  his  might  forever. 

'  Psalm  Ixv.       -  Psalm  Ixvi. 


[Psalm  66.  I o.    CHRONOLOGICALLY   ARRANGED. 


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Thou,  O  God,  hast  proved  us  ; 
Thou  hast   tried  us,  as  silver  is 

tried. 
Thou  hast  caused  men   to  ride 

over  our  heads ; 
We     went     through     fire     and 

through  water ; 
But  thou  broughtest  us  out  into 

a  wealthy  place. 

I  will  pay  thee  my  vows. 
Which  my  lips  have  uttered. 
And    my    mouth    have    spoken 

when  I  was  in  distress. 
Come,  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear 

God, 
And  I  will  declare  what  he  hath 

done  for  my  soul. 
If  I  regard  iniquity  in  my  heart, 
The  Lord  will  not  hear ; 
But  verily  God  hath  heard. 
Blessed  be  God. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  a  Song. 
'  Let  God  arise,  let  his  enemies 

be  scattered ; 
Let  them  that  hate  him  flee. 
A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a 

judge  of  the  widows, 
Is  God  in  his  holy  habitation. 
God  setteth  the  solitary  in  fam- 
ilies ; 
He  bringeth  out    prisoners  into 

prosperity. 
The  Lord  giveth  the  word ; 
The    women    that    publish    the 

tidings  are  a  great  host. 
Kings  of  armies  flee,  they  flee; 
And   she   that   tarrieth   at   home 

divideth  the  spoil. 
The  chariots  of  God  are  twenty 

thousand. 
Even  thousands  upon  thousands. 
Thou    hast    ascended    on    high, 

thou     hast    led    thy    captivity 

captive  ; 
Thou  hast  received  gifts  among 

men. 


Yea,  among  the  rebellious  also, 
that  the  Lord  God  might 
dwell  with  them. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  daily 
beareth  our  burden, 

Even  the  God  of  our  salvation. 

God  is  unto  us  a  God  of  deliver- 
ances, 

Unto  Jehovah  belong  the  issues 
from  death. 

He  hath  scattered  the  peoples 
that  delight  in  war  ; 

Ethiopia  shall  haste  to  stretch 
out  her  hands  unto  God. 

0  God,  thou  art  terrible  out  of 
thy  holy  places  ; 

The  God  of  Israel,  he  giveth 
strength  and  power  unto  his 
people. 

Blessed  be  God. 

A  Psahn  of  David. 

'  Save  me,  O  God  ; 
For  the  waters  are  come  in  unto 
my  soul. 

1  sink  in  deep  mire,  where  there 
is  no  standing  ; 

I    am    come   into    deep    waters, 

where  the  floods  overflow  me. 
I  am  weary  with  my  crying ;  my 

throat  is  dried  ; 
Mine  eyes   fail  while   I   wait  for 

my  God. 
For  thy  sake   I   have  borne  re- 
proach ; 
Shame  hath  covered  my  face. 
I  am  become  a  stranger  unto  my 

brethren, 
And  an   alien  unto  my  mother's 

children. 
For  the  zeal  of  thine  house  hath 

eaten  me  up  ; 
And  the  reproaches  of  them  that 

reproach  thee  are  fallen  upon 

me. 
Reproach  hath  broken  my  heart  ; 

and  I  am  full  of  heaviness  ; 


'  Psalm  xviii. 


'  Psalm  Ixix. 


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[Psalm  69.  20. 


And  I  looked  for  some  to  take 

pity,  but  there  was  none  ; 
And  for  comforters,  but   I   found 

none. 
They  gave  me  also  gall   for  my 

meat  ; 
And   in  my  thirst  they  gave  me 

vinegar  to  drink. 

'  My  prayer  is  unto  thee,  O  LORD  ; 
Answer  me  in  the  multitude  of 

thy  mercy. 
^  For    the     Lord     heareth    the 

needy, 
And  despiseth  not  his  prisoners. 

A  Psalm. 

^  In  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my 

trust ; 
Let  me  never  be  ashamed. 
Thou  art  my  hope,  O  Lord  God  ; 
Thou    art    my    trust    from    my 

youth. 
Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of  old 

age; 
Forsake  me  not  when  my  strength 

faileth. 
I  will  hope  continually, 
And  will  praise   thee   yet    more 

and  more. 
My  mouth  shall  tell  of  thy  right- 
eousness. 
And  of  thy  salvation  all  the  day. 
O  God,  thou  hast  taught  me  from 

my  youth  ; 
And  hitherto  have  I  declared  thy 

wondrous  works. 
Yea,  even  "  when  I  am   old   and 

grayheaded,    O    God,    forsake 

me  not ; 
Until  I  have  declired  thy  strength 

unto  the  next  generation. 
Thou,   which    hast    showed    us 

many  and  sore  troubles, 
Shalt  quicken  us  again, 

'  Psalm  Ixix,  13.     ^  Psalm  Ixxi. 
**  Psalm  Ixix,  33. 


"R.  V.  marg.,  lleb.  unto  old  a^e 
and  gray  hairs. 


And  shalt  bring  us  up  again 
from  the  depths  of  the  earth. 

^  He  shall  tleliver  the  needy  when 

he  crieth  ; 
And     the    poor,    that    hath    no 

helper. 
He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from 

oppression  and  violence, 
And  precious  shall  their  blood  be 

in  his  sight. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the 

God  of  Israel, 
Who      only      doeth      wondrous 

things ; 
And    blessed    be     his     glorious 

name  forever ; 
Let    the    whole    earth    be    tilled 

with  his  glory. 

Amen  and  Amen. 

The  prayers  of  Davkl,   the  son  of  Jesse, 
are  ended. 

A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

'  Surely  God  is  good  to  Israel, 

Even  to  such  as  are  pure  in 
heart. 

But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  al- 
most gone  ; 

My  steps  had  well-nigh  slipped. 

For  I  was  envious  at  the  arro- 
gant. 

When  I  saw  the  prosperity  of  the 
wicked. 

Pride  is  as  a  chain  about  thtir 
neck  ; 

Violence  covercth  them  as  a  gar- 
ment. 

Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fat- 
ness ; 

They  have  more  than  heart 
could  wish. 

They  say,  "  How  doth  God 
know  ?  " 


'  Psalm  Ixxii,  12.     '■'  Psalm  Ixxiii. 
"  R.  \'.  marg.,  Only  good  is  God. 


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And,  "  Is  there  knowledge  in  the 
Most  High?  " 

Surely    in  vain   have   I   cleansed 

my  heart, 
And  washed   my  hands  in   inno- 

cency  ; 
For  all  the  day  long  have  I  been 

plagued. 
And  chastened  every  morning. 
When    I    thought    how  I   might 

know  this, 
It  was  too  painful  for  me  ; 
Until  I  went   into   the   sanctuary 

of  God, 
And  considered  their  latter  end. 

For  my  heart  "  was  grieved, 
And  I  was  pricked  in  my  reins  ; 
So  brutish  was  I,  and  ignorant ; 
I  was  as  a  beast  before  thee. 

Nevertheless    I    am     continually 

with  thee; 
Thou  hast  holden  my  right  hand. 
Thou   shalt  guide   me  with    thy 

counsel, 
And    afterward    receive    me   to 

glory. 

Whom    have    I    in    heaven    but 

thee  ? 
And    there    is   none  upon    earth 

that  I  desire  beside  thee. 
My  flesh  and  my  heart  faileth  ; 
But  God   is   the   strength   of  my 

heart  and  my  portion  forever. 
It  is  good  for   me  to  draw  near 

unto  God  ; 
I  have  made  the   Lord   GOD   my 

refuge. 
That  I  may  tell  of  all  thy  works. 

A    Psalm    of    the     Cap- 
tivity . 

'  O  God,  why  hast  thou  cast  us  off 

forever  ? 
Why   doth    thine    anger   smoke 

against  the  sheep  of  thy  pasture.-* 


Lift  up  thy  feet  unto  the  per- 
petual ruins, 

All  the  evil  that  the  enemy  hath 
done  in  the  sanctuary. 

They  seemed  as  men  that  lifted 
up 

Axes  upon  a  thicket  of  trees. 

And  now  all  the  carved  work 
thereof  together 

They  break  down  with  hatchet 
and  hammers. 

They  have  set  thy  sanctuary  on 
fire  ; 

They  have  profaned  the  dwelling 
place  of  thy  name  even  to  the 
ground. 

We  see  not  our  signs  ; 

Tiiere  is  no  more  any  prophet. 

How  long,  O  God,  shall  the  ad- 
versary reproach  ? 

Shall  the  enemy  blaspheme  thy 
name  forever.' 

Yet  God  is  my  King  of  old, 
Working  salvation  in  the  midst 

of  the  earth. 
Thou  didst  divide  the  sea  by  thy 

strength  ; 
Thou  didst  cleave  fountain  and 

flood. 
The  day  is  thine,  the  night  also 

is  thine  ; 
Thou  hast  prepared  the  light  and 

the  sun. 
Thou  hast  set  all  the  borders  of 

the  earth  ; 
Thou    hast   made    summer   and 
-     winter. 

Have  respect  unto  the  covenant; 
For  the  dark  places  of  the  earth 

are   full  of  the   habitations   of 

violence. 
O    let  not  the  oppressed  return 

ashamed  ; 
Let    the  poor  and   needy  praise 

thy  name. 


'  Psalm  Ixxiv. 


R.  V.  marg. ,  Heb.  was  in  a  ferment. 


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[Psalm  TJ.  I. 


A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

'  I  will  cry  unto  God  with  my 
voice, 

And  he  will  give  ear  unto  me. 

In  the  day  of  my  trouble  1  sought 
the  Lord  ; 

My  hand  was  stretched  out  in 
the  night. 

Thou  holdest  mine  eyes  watch- 
ing ; 

I  am  so  troubled  that  I  cannot 
speak. 

Will  the  Lord  cast  off  forever? 

And  will  he  be  favorable  no  more? 

Ls  his  mercy  clean  gone  forever? 

Doth  his  promise  fail  forever- 
more  ? 

Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  gra- 
cious ? 

Hath  he  in  anger  shut  up  his 
tender  mercies  ? 

And  I  said,  "This  is  my  infirmity; 

But  I  will  remember  the  years  of 
the  right  hand  of  the  Most 
High. 

1  will  meditate  also  upon  all  thy 
work, 

And  muse  on  thy  doings  " 

Thy  way,  OGod,  is  "  in  the  sanc- 
tuary ; 

Who  is  a  great  god  like  unto 
God  ? 

Thou  art  the  God  that  doest 
wonders  ; 

Thou  hast  made  known  thy 
strength  among  the  peoples. 

Thou  hast  with  thine  arm  re- 
deemed thy  people, 

The  sons  of  Jacob  and  Joseph. 

The  waters  saw  thee,  O  God ; 
The  waters  saw  thee,  they  were 

afraid  ; 
The  depths  also  trembled. 
The  clouds  poured  out  water  ; 

'  Psalm  Ixxvii. 


R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  ui  holiness. 


The  skies  sent  out  a  sound  ; 
Thine  arrows  also  went  abroad. 
The  voice  of  thy  thunder  was  in 

the  whirlwind  ; 
The     lightnmgs     lightened     the 

world  ; 
The  earth  trembled  and  shook. 
Thy  way  was  in  the  sea, 
And  thy  paths  in  the  great  waters. 
And     thy    footsteps     were     not 

known. 
Thou  leddest    thy  people   like  a 

flock. 
By  the  hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 

A  Song  of  Trust . 

'  He  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret 
place  of  the  Most  High 

Shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of 
the  Almighty. 

I  will  say  of  the  LoRD,  "  He  is 
my  refuge  and  my  fortress  ; 

My  God,  in  whom  I  trust." 

For  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the 

snare  of  the  fowler, 
And  from  the  noisome  pestilence. 
He   shall    cover    thee    with    his 

pinions. 
And  under  his  wings  shalt  thou 

take  refuge ; 
His  truth  is  a  shield  and  a  buck- 
ler. 
Thou  shalt  not   be  afraid  for  the 

terror  by  night. 
Nor  for  the  arrow  that   flieth  by 

day  ; 
For  the  pestilence  that  walketh 

in  darkness, 
Nor    for    the     destruction     that 

wasteth  at  noonday. 
A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side, 
And  ten    thousand   at   thy  right 

hand  ; 
But  it  shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 
There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee, 


'  Psalm  xci. 


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Neither    shall   any   plague   come 

nigh  thy  tent. 
For    he    shall    give    his    angels 

charge  over  thee, 
To  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 
They  shall   bear  thee  up  in  their 

hands, 
Lest  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a 

stone. 

Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon 
me,  therefore  will  I  deliver  him  ; 

I  will  set  him  on  high,  because 
he  hath  known  my  name. 

He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will 
answer  him  ; 

I  will  be  with  him  in  trouble; 

I  will  deliver  him,  and  honor  him. 

With  long  life  will  I  satisfy  him, 

And  show  him  my  salvation. 

A  Psabn,  a  Soiigfor  the  Sabbat Ji. 

'  It  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks 

unto  the  Lord, 
And    to    sing    praises    unto    thy 

name,  O  Most  High  ; 
To   show    forth    thy   lovingkind- 

ness  in  the  morning. 
And  thy  faithfulness  every  night. 

For  thou.  Lord,  hast  made  me 
glad  through  thy  work  ; 

I  will  triumpli  in  the  works  of  thy 
hands. 

How  great  are  thy  works,  O 
Lord  ! 

Thy  thoughts  are  very  deep. 

The  righteous  shall  flourish  like 

the  palm  tree  ; 
He    shall    grow  like   a   cedar  in 

Lebanon. 
They   that    are    planted     in    the 

house  of  the  LoRD. 
Shall  flourish  in  the  courts  of  our 

God. 


'  Psalm  xcii. 


They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit 
in  old  age  ; 

They  shall  be  full  of  sap  and 
green  ; 

To  show  that  the  Lord  is  up- 
right ; 

He  is  my  rock,  and  there  is  no 
unrighteousness  in  him. 

A    S 0 ng    of    the    S atic - 
t  u  a  ry . 

'  O   come,    let  us  sing  unto  the 

Lord  ; 
Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the 

rock  of  our  salvation. 
Let  us  come  before  his  presence 

with  thanksgiving. 
Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  unto 

him  with  psalms. 
For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God, 
And  a  great  King  alcove  all  gods. 
In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places 

of  the  earth  ; 
The  heights  of  the  mountains  are 

his  also. 
The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it ; 
And   his   hands    formed  the  dry 

land. 
O  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow 

down  ; 
Let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord  our 

Maker ; 
For  he  is  our  God, 
And    we    are   the   people  of  his 

pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his 

hand. 
"  To-day,  O  that  ye  would  hear 

his  voice  ! 

A    P  s  a  1 711  . 

'  The    Lord    reigneth ;    let    the 

earth  rejoice  ; 
Let  the  multitude  of  isles  be  glad. 
Clouds  and  darkness  are  round 

about  him  ; 

'  Psalm  xcv.       '^  Psalm  xcvii. 


»  R.   V.  marg. ,  Or,    To-day,  if  ye 
will  hear  his  voice,  harden,  etc. 


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[Psalm  97.  2. 


Righteousness  and  judgment  are 

the  foundation  of  his  throne. 
A  fire  goeth  before  him. 
His     Hghtnings      hghtened     the 

world ; 
The  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 
The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the 

presence  of  the  Lord. 
O   ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate 

evil ; 

He  preserveth  the  souls  of  his 
saints  ; 

He  delivereth  them  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  wicked. 

Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous, 

And  gladness  for  the  upright  in 
heart. 

Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  ye  right- 
eous ; 

And  give  thanks  to  his  holy 
"  name. 

A  Psalm. 

*  O  sing  unto   the  LORD  a  new- 
song; 
For    he     hath  marvelous 

things  ; 
His    right    hand,   and    his    holy 

arm,    hath    wrought    salvation 

for  him. 
Make  a    joyful    noise    unto    the 

Lord,  all  the  earth  ; 
Break    forth,    and    sing  for   jcjy, 

yea,  sing  praises. 
Sing  praises  unto  the  Lord  with 

the  harp  ; 
With  the  h.up  and   the  voice  of 

melody. 
Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fullness 

thereof; 
The  world,  and   they  that   dwell 

therein  ; 
Let  the  floods  clap  tluir  hands  ; 

'  Psalm  xcviii. 


Let  the  hills  sing  for  joy  to- 
gether 

Before  the  Lord,  for  he  cometh 
to  judge  the  earth  ; 

He  shall  judge  the  world  with 
righteousness, 

And  the  peoples  with  equity. 

A  Psalm  ^  of  Thanksgiving. 

'  Make  a  joyful    noise   unto  the 

Lord,  all  ye  lands. 
Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness  ; 
Come  before    l.is    presence  with 

singing. 
Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God ; 
It  is   he  that  hath  made  us,  and 

we  are  his; 
We  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep 

of  his  pasture. 
Enter  into  his  gates  with ''  thanks- 
giving. 
And  into  his  courts  with  praise ; 
Give  thanks  unto  him,  and  bless 

his  name. 
For  the  Lord  is  good  ;  his  mercy 

endureth  forever ; 
And    his    faithfulness    unto    all 

generations. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

^  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 
O  Lord  my  God,  thou  art  very 

great ; 
Thou    art    clothed     with    honor 

and  majesty. 
Who  coverest  thyself  with  light 

as  with  a  garment  ; 
Who  stretchest  out  the  heavens 

like  a  curtain  ; 
Who     maketh     the    clouds    his 

chariot ; 
Who  walketh  upon  the  wings  of 

the  wind  ; 


"K.  V.  mavg.,  Hcl).  Or,  niemorial. 


rs;ilin  c. 


'^  I'salin  civ. 


"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  for  the  tJumk 
offcriiig.  ^  R.  \'.  mnrg. ,  Or,  a  thank 
cffn-iug.   ^ 


Psalmio4.4-]   CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED. 


585 


Who  maketh  ''winds  his  mes- 
sengers ; 

His  ministers  a  Haniing  fire  ; 

Who  laid  the  foundations  of  the 
earth, 

That  it  should  not  be  moved  for- 
ever. 

Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep 
as  with  a  vesture  ; 

The  waters  stood  above  the 
mountains. 

At  thy  rebuke  they  fled  ; 

At  the  voice  of  thy  thunder  they 
hasted  away ; 

They  went  up  by  the  mountains, 
they  went  down  by  the  valleys, 

Unto  the  place  which  thou  hadst 
founded  for  them. 

Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that  they 
may  not  pass  over; 

That  they  turn  not  again  to  cover 
the  earth. 

He  sendeth  forth  springs  into  the 

valleys ; 
They  run  among  the  mountains  ; 
They  give    drink  to  every  beast 

of  the  field  ; 
The    wild    asses    quench     their 

thirst. 
By  them  the  fowl  of  the  heaven 

have  their  habitation, 
They  sing  among  the  branches. 
He  watereth  the  mountains  from 

his  chambers ; 
The  earth   is  satisfied   with  the 

fruit  of  thy  works. 
The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  satis- 
fied ; 
The   cedars   of  Lebanon,  which 

he  hath  planted  ; 

He  appointed  the  moon  for 
seasons : 

The  sun  knoweth  his  going  down. 

Thou  makest  darkness,  and  it  is 
night; 

Wherein  all  the  beasts  of  the  for- 
est do  creep  forth. 


The  young  lions  roar  after  their 
prey. 

And  seek  their  meat  from  God. 

The  sun  ariseth,  they  get  them 
away. 

And  lay  them  down  in  their  dens. 

Man  goeth  forth  unto  his  work 

And  to  his  labor  until  the  even- 
ing. 

O  Lord,  how  manifold  are  thy 

works  ! 
In  wisdom  hast  thou  made  them 

all ; 
The  earth  is  full  of  thy  riches. 
Yonder    is    the    sea,  great    and 

w^ide, 
Wherein  are  things  creeping  in- 
numerable. 
Both  small  and  great  beasts. 
There  go  the  shi|5s  ; 
There  is   leviathan,  whom   thou 

hast    formed  to  take  his  pas- 
time therein. 
These  wait  all  upon  thee. 
That  thou  mayest  give  them  their 

meat  in  due  season. 
That  thou  givest  unto  them  they 

gather ; 
Thou   openest   thine    hand,  they 

are  satisfied  with  good. 
Thou    hidest   thy  face,   they  are 

troubled  ; 
Thou  takest  away  their  breath, 

they  die, 
And  return  to  their  dust. 
Thou    sendest    forth    thy    spirit, 

they  are  created  ; 
And    thou  renewest  the  face  of 

the  ground. 

Let  the  glory  of  the  Lord  endure 

forever ; 
Let    the     Lord    rejoice    in    his 

works ; 
Who  looketh  on  the  earth,  and  it 

trembleth ; 
He  toucheth  the  mountains,  and 

they  smoke. 


40 


"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  his  angels  winds. 


586 


The  Shorter  Bn5EE         [Psalm  104. 33. 


I    will    sing    unto    the    Lord  as 

long  as  1  live  ; 
1    will    sing   praise   to    my    God 

while  I  have  any  being. 
Let  my  meditation  be  sweet  unto 

him  ; 
I  will  rejoice  in  the  Lord. 
Let  sinners  be  consumed  out  of 

the  earth, 
And  let  the  wicked  be  no  more. 
Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 
»  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 
'The  Lord  saith  unto  my  lord, 

"  Sit  thou  at  my  right  hand. 
Until  I  make    thine  enemies   thy 

footstool." 
The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will 

not  repent. 
Thou  art  a  priest  forever 
After  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 
The  Lord  at  thy  right  hand 
Shall  judge  among  the  nations. 

A  Psalm   of  t  h  e   Lor  d. 

K   ALEI'H. 

'  Blessed  are  they  that  are  ""  per- 
fect in  the  way. 

Who  walk  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord. 

Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his 
testimonies. 

That  seek  him  with  the  whole 
heart. 

2  ISETII. 

Wherewithal  shall  a  young  man 

cleanse  his  way  ? 
By  taking  heed  thereto  according 

to  thy  word.  • 

Thy  word  have  I  laid  up  in  mine 

heart, 
That    I    might    not    sin    against 

thee. 

3  OIMKI.. 

Deal  bountifully  with  thy  serv- 
ant, that  I  may  live  ; 


'  Psalm  ex. 


^  Psalm  cxix. 


So  will  I  observe  thy  word. 
Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I  may 

behold 
Wondrous  things  out  of  thy  law. 

"1     liALETH. 

My  soul  cleaveth   unto  the  dust  ; 

(Quicken  thou  me  according  to 
thy  word. 

Make  me  to  understand  the  way 
of  thy  precepts  ; 

So  shall  I  meditate  of  thy  won- 
drous works. 

n  HE. 
Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  way  of 

thy  statutes ; 
And  I  shall  keep  it  unto  the  end. 
Give    me    understanding,  and    I 

shall  keep  thy  law  ; 
Yea,  I   shall   observe  it  with  my 

whole  heart. 

1    VAU. 

And  I  will  walk  at  liberty ; 
For  I  have  sought  thy  precepts. 
1  will    also    speak    of   thy  testi- 
monies before  kings. 
And  will  not  be  ashamed. 

T   ZAIN. 

Thy  statutes  have  been  my  songs 
In  the  house  of  my  pilgrimage. 
I  have  remembered  thy  name,  O 

Lord,  in  the  night. 
And  have  observed  thy  law. 

n    CHETH. 

1  thought  on  my  ways. 

And  turned  my  feet  unto  thy  tes- 
timonies. 

The  earth,  O  Lord,  is  full  of  thy 
mercy ; 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 

13    TETH. 

Before    I    was    afflicted  I  went 

astray  ; 
But  now  I  observe  thy  word. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Heh.   Hallelujah. 
^  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  upright  in  way. 


Psalm  119.  7'-]  CHRONOLOGICALLY    ArKANGED. 


587 


It  is  good    for    me    that   I   have 

been  afflicted  ; 
That  I  might  learn  thy  statutes. 
The  law  of  thy  mouth  is  better 

unto  me 
Than    thousands    of    gold    and 

silver. 

'    JOD. 

Thy  hands  have   made  me  and 

•>  fashioned  me  ; 
Give    me    understanding,    that  I 

may  learn  thy  commandments. 
Let  my  heart   be    perfect  in  thy 

statutes ; 
That  I  be  not  ashamed. 

3    CAPH. 

My  soul  fainteth  for  thy  salva- 
tion ; 

But  I  hope  in  thy  word. 

Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word. 

While  I  say,  "  When  wilt  thou 
comfort  me  .'^  " 

7    LAMED. 

Forever,  O  Lord, 

Thy  word  is  settled  in  heaven. 

Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  all  gen- 
erations ; 

Thy  commandment  is  exceeding 
broad. 

?3    MEM. 

Oh  how  love  I  thy  law  ! 

It  is  my  meditation  all  the  day. 

How  sweet  are  thy  words  unto 

my  taste  ! 
Yea,  sweeter  than  honey  to  my 

mouth ! 

J    NUN. 

Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet, 

And  light  unto  my  path. 

Thy  testimonies   have  I  taken  as 

an  heritage  forever; 
For  they  are  the  rejoicing  of  my 

heart. 

D    SAMECH. 

I  hate  them   that  are  of  a  double 

mind  ; 
But  thy  law  do  I  love. 

"  R.  V.  marg. , 


Thou   art   my    hiding  place  and 

my  shield  ; 
Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I  shall  be 

safe. 

y  AiN. 
Deal  with  thy  servant  according 

unto  thy  mercy. 
And  teach  me  thy  statutes. 
I  love  thy  commandments 
Above  gold,  yea,  above  fine  gold. 

S    PE. 

Thy  testimonies  are  wonderful ; 
Therefore    doth    my    soul    keep 

them. 
The  opening  of  thy  words  giveth 

light ; 
It  giveth  understanding  unto  the 

simple. 

i*   TZADE. 

Righteous  art  thou,  O  LORD, 
And  upright  are  thy  judgments. 
Thou  hast  commanded  thy  tes- 
timonies in  righteousness 
And  very  faithfulness. 

p    KOPH. 

I  have  called  with  my  whole 
heart ;  answer  me,  O  LORD  ; 

I  will  keep  thy  statutes. 

Thou  art  nigh,  O  Lord  ; 

And  all  thy  commandments  are 
truth. 

"1    RESH. 

Great  are  thy  tender  mercies,  O 

Lord  ; 
Quicken    me    according    to  thy 

judgments. 
The  sum  of  thy  word  is  truth ; 
And  every  one  of  thy  righteous 

judgments  endureth  forever. 

C»    SHIN. 

I  rejoice  at  thy  word. 

As  one  that  findeth  great  spoil. 

Great  peace  have  they  which  love 

thy  law ; 
And  they  have  none  occasion  of 

stumbling. 
Or,  established. 


588 


The  Shorter  Bh'.le       [Psalm  119. 169. 


n   TAU. 

Let  my  lips  utter  praise  ; 
f^or  thou  teachest  me  thy  statutes. 
Let  my  tongue  sing  of  thy  word  ; 
For  all  thy  commandments  are 
righteousness. 

A  Psalm  of  Diund. 

'  O   Lord,    thou    hast    searched 

me,  and  known  me. 
Thou    knowest    my    downsitting 

and  mine  uprising. 
Thou  understandest  my  thought 

afar  off. 
Thou    "  searchest    out    my    path 

and  my  lying  down. 
And  art  acquainted  with  all  my 

ways. 
For    there    is  not  a  word  in  my 

tongue. 
But,  lo,  O  Lord,  thou  knowest  it 

altogether. 
Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and 

before. 
And  laid  thine  hand  upon  me. 
Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful 

for  me ; 
It  is  high,  I  cannot  attain  unto  it. 

Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy 
spirit  ? 

Or  whither  shall  I  flee  from  thy 
presence  } 

If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou 
art  there  ; 

If  I  make  my  bed  in  Sheol,  be- 
hold, thou  art  there. 

If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning. 

And  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts 
of  the  sea ; 

Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me, 

And  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

If  I  say,  "  Surely  the  darkness 
shall  ''overwhelm  me, 

'  Psalm  cxxxi.x. 


"  R.    V.    marg.,    Or,    unnnowcst. 
^  R.  \ .  niarg.,  Or,  cover. 


"  And  the  light  about  me  siiall  be 

night ;  " 
Even    the    darkness    hideth    not 

from  thee, 
But  the  night  shineth  as  the  day  ; 
The  darkness  and   the  light  are 

both  alike  to  thee. 

For   thou    hast    '•  possessed    my 

reins; 
Thou   hast    *=  covered    me  in    my 

mother's  womb. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee  ;  for 
I  am  fearfully  and  wonderfully 
made ; 

Wonderful  are  thy  works  ; 

And  that  my  soul  knoweth  right 
well. 

My  frame  was  not  hidden  from 
thee. 

When  I  was  made  in  secret, 

And  curiously  wrought  in  the 
lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 

Thine  eyes  did  see  iiune  un per- 
fect substance, 

And  in  thy  book  were  all  my 
members  written. 

Which  day  by  day  were  fash- 
ioned, 

When  as  yet  there  was  none  of 
them. 

How  precious  also  are  thy 
thoughts  unto  me,  O  (}od  ! 

How  great  is  the  sum  of  them  ! 

If  I  should  count  them,  they  are 
more  in  number  than  the  sand  ; 

When  I  awake,  I  am  still  with 
tlu-e. 

Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my 
heart  ; 

Try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts  ; 

See  if  there  be  any  way  of  wicked- 
ness in  me. 

And  lead  me  in  the  way  ever- 
lasting. 

"  R.  V.  ni.nri:;. ,  Or,  I'hcti  thr  night 
shall  be  light  about  »ic.  •>  R.  \' . 
mari:;..  Or,  formed.  •=  R.  V.  marg. , 
Or,  knit  vie  tos^ether. 


FROM 


THE   NEW  TESTAMENT 


OF 


OUR  LORD  AND   SAVIOUR 
JESUS  CHRIST. 


John  I.  I.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  591 


THE  LIFE  OF  JESUS  CHRIST,  TOLD  BY 

MATTHEW,  MARK,  LUKE,  AND  JOHN. 


CHAPTER   I. 


THE    BIRTH    AND    CHILDHOOD    OF   JOHN    THE   BAPTIST: 
THE  BIRTH  AND  CHILDHOOD  OF  JESUS  CHRIST. 

*  In  the  beginning  was  the  Word,  and  the  Word  was 
with  God,  and  the  Word  was  God. 

All  things  were  made  by  him. 

In  him  was  life  ;  and  the   life  was   the   light  of  men. 
And  the  light  shineth    in   the   darkness;  and        introduc- 
the    darkness  ^  apprehended    it   not.     There        ^^o^^- 
was  the  true  light,  even  the  light  which  lighteth   every 
man,  coming  into  the  world. 

He  was  in  the  world,  and  the  world  was  made  by  him, 
and  the  world  knew  him  not.  He  came  unto  his  owii, 
and  they  that  were  his  own  received  him  not.  But  as 
many  as  received  him,  to  them  gave  he  the  right  to  be- 
come children  of  God,  even  to  them  that  believe  on  his 
name  ;  which  were  born,  not  of  blood,  nor  of  the  will  of 
the  flesh,  nor  of  the  will  of  man,  but  of  God. 

And  the  Word  became  flesh,  and  dwelt  among  us 
(and  we  beheld  his  glory,  glory  as  of  the  only  begotten 
from  the  Father),  full  of  grace  and  truth.  For  the  law 
was  given  by  Moses ;  grace  and  truth  came  by  Jesus 
Christ. 

^^  There  was  *  in  the  days  of  Herod,  king  of  Judaea,  a 

'John  i,  I.     'Luke  i,  5.  |  "  R.V.  marg.,  Or,  oziercc7me.    *>  B.  C.  6. 

*By  a  mistake  of  reckoning,  the  beginning  of  the  Cliristian  Era,  recog- 
nized not  till  centuries  after  the  actual  birth  of  Christ,  was  placed 
about  five  years  too  late.  Hence  a  constant  difference  of  four  or  five 
years  between  the  actual  events  of  Christ's  life  and  the  corresponding 
A.  D.  dates  as  now  used. 


592  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  i.  5. 

certain  priest  named  Zacharias  ;  and  lie  had  a  wife  of  the 
Vision  of  daughters  of  Aaron,  and  her  name  was  Elisa- 
Zacharias.  beth.  And  they  were  both  righteous  before 
God,  walking  in  all  the  commandments  and  ordinances 
of  the  Lord  blameless.  And  they  had  no  child,  and 
they  both  were  now  well  stricken  in  years. 

Now  his  lot  was  to  enter  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord 
and  burn  incense.  And  the  whole  multitude  of  the  peo- 
ple were  praying  without.  And  there  appeared  unto  him 
an  angel  of  the  Lord  standing  on  the  right  side  of  the 
altar  of  incense.  And  Zacharias  was  troubled  when  he 
saw  him,  and  fear  fell  upon  him. 

But  the  angel  said  unto  him,  "  Fear  not,  Zacharias ; 
thy  supplication  is  heard,  and  thy  wife  Elisabeth  shall 
bear  thee  a  son,  and  thou  shalt  call  his  name  John. 
And  thou  shalt  have  joy  and  gladness ;  and  many  shall 
rejoice  at  his  birth.  For  he  shall  be  great  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  drink  no  wine  nor  strong 
drink  ;  and  he  shall  be  filled  with  the  '^  Holy  Ghost,  even 
from  his  mother's  womb.  And  many  of  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  he  turn  unto  the  Lord  their  God.  And  he 
shall  go  before  his  face  in  the  spirit  and  power  of  Elijah, 
to  turn  the  hearts  of  the  fathers  to  the  children,  and  the 
disobedient  to  walk  in  the  wisdom  of  the  just ;  to  make 
ready  for  the  Lord  a  people  prepared  for  him." 

And  Zacharias  said  unto  the  angel,  "  Whereby  shall  I 
know  this.''  For  I  am  an  old  man,  and  my  wife  well 
stricken  in  years." 

And  the  angel  said,  "  I  am  Gabriel,  that  stand  in  the 
presence  of  God  ;  and  I  was  sent  to  bring  thee  these 
good  tidings.  And  behold,  thou  shalt  be  silent  and  not 
able  to  speak,  until  the  day  that  these  things  shall  come 
to  pass,  because  thou  belicvedst  not  my  words." 

And  the  people  were  waiting  for  Zacharias,  and  they 
marveled  while  he  tarried  in  the  temple.  And  when 
he  came  out,  he  could  not  speak  unto  them  ;  and  they 
perceived  that  he'had  seen  a  vision  in  the  temple;  and 
he  continued  making  signs  unto  them,  and  remained 
dumb.  And  when  the  days  of  his  ministration  were  ful- 
filled, he  departed  unto  his  house 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  //o/y  Spirit ;  and  su  thiuugliout  tlii>  hook. 


Lukei.26.|      Chronologically  Arranged. 


593 


Now  the   angel   Gabriel  was  sent   from   God   unto  a 
city  of  Galilee,  named   Nazareth,  to  a  virgin 
betrothed  to  a  man  whose  name  was  Joseph,     message  to 
of  the  house  of  David  ;  and  the  virgin's  name        ^^^' 
was  Mary.     And  he  came  in  unto  her,  and  said,  "  Hail, 
thou  that  art  highly  favored,  the  Lord  is  with  thee."^  " 

But  she  was  greatly  troubled  at  the  saying. 

And  the  angel  said  unto  her,  "Fear  not,  Mary;  for 
thou  hast  found  ^  favor  with  God.  And  behold,  thou 
shalt  bring  forth  a  son,  and  shalt  call  his  name  jESUS  ; 
'  for  it  is  he  that  shall  save  his  people  from  their  sins. 
He  shall  be  great,  and  shall  be  called  the  Son  of  the 
Most  High.  The  Lord  God  shall  give  unto  him  the 
throne  of  his  father  David  ;  and  of  his  kingdom  there 
shall  be  no  end." 

And  Mary  said  unto  the  angel,  "  How  shall  this  be?" 

And  the  angel  said,  "The  Holy  Ghost  shall  come 
upon  thee,  and  the  power  of  the  Most  High  shall  over- 
shadow thee ;  wherefore  also  that  which  is  to  be  born 
shall  be  called  holy,  the  Son  of  God.  And  behold, 
Elisabeth  thy  kinswoman,  she  also  hath  conceived  a 
son  in  her  old  age.  For  no  word  from  God  shall  be 
void  of  power." 

And  Mary  said,  "  Behold,  the  handmaid  of  the  Lord  ; 
be  it  unto  me  according  to  thy  word."  And  the  angel 
departed  from  her. 

And  Mary  arose  in  these  days  and  went  into  the  hill 
country  with  haste,  into  a  city  of  Judah  ;  and  Mary  and 
entered  into  the  house  of  Zacharias  and  Elisabeth. 
saluted  Elisabeth.  And  Elisabeth  was  filled  with  the 
Holy  Ghost  ;  and  she  lifted  up  her  voice  with  a  loud 
cry,  and  said,  "  Blessed  art  thou  among  women.  And 
whence  is  this  to  me,  that  the  mother  of  my  Lord 
should  come  unto  me?  Blessed  is  she  that  believed; 
for  there  shalt  be  a  fulfillment  of  the  things  which  have 
been  spoken  to  her  from  the  Lord." 

And   Mary  said, 

"  My  soul  doth  magnify  the  Lord, 


'  Matt,  i,  21.      -  Luke  i,  32. 


"  R.  V.  marg.,  Many  ancient  author- 
ities add,  Blessed  art  tliou  among 
women.     '' R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  grace. 


591  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  i.  47. 

And  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced  in  God  iny  Saviour. 
For  he  hath  looked  upon  the  low  estate  of  his  hand- 
maiden ; 
For  behold,  from  henceforth  all  generations  shall  call 

me  blessed. 
For  he  that  is  mighty  hath  done  to  me  great  things  ; 
And  holy  is  his  name. 

And  his  mercy  is  unto  generations  and  generations 
On  them  that  fear  him." 
And  Mary  abode  with   her  about  three  months  and 
returned  unto  her  house. 

Now  Elisabeth's  time  was  fulfilled,  and  she  ''brought 
Birth  and  fo'th  a  SOU.  And  her  neighbors  and  kinsfolk 
naming  of       heard  that  the  Lord  had  magnified  his  mercy 

John.  ,  ,  .    .     ^,       .   ,     ,  A       . 

toward  her;  and  they  rejoiced  with  her.  And 
it  came  to  pass  on  the  eighth  day  that  they  came  to  cir- 
cumcise the  child ;  and  they  would  have  called  him 
Zacharias,  after  his  father.  And  his  mother  answered 
and  said,  "  Not  so;  but  he  shall  be  called  John." 

And  they  said  unto  her,  '*  There  is  none  of  thy  kin- 
dred that  is  called  by  this  name."  And  they  made 
signs  to  his  father,  what  he  would  have  him  called. 

And  he  asked  for  a  writing  tablet,  and  wrote,  saying, 
"  His  name  is  John."  And  they  marveled  all.  And 
his  mouth  was  opened  immediately,  and  his  tongue 
loosed,  and  he  spake,  blessing  God.  And  fear  came  on 
all  that  dwelt  round  about  them  ;  and  all  these  sayings 
were  noised  abroad  throughout  all  the  hill  country  of 
Judaea.  And  all  that  heard  them  laid  them  up  in  their 
heart,  saying,  "  What  then  shall  this  child  be?"  For 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  with  him. 

Sonpof  And    his  father   Zacharias   was  filled  with 

Zaciiarias.       the  Holy  Ghost,  and  prophesied,  saying, 
"  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Lsrael ; 
For  he  hath  visited  and  wrought  redemption  for  his 

people. 
And  hath  raised  up  a  horn  of  salvation  for  us 
In  the  house  of  his  servant  David  ; 
To  grant  unto  us  that  we  being  delivered  out  of  the 
hand  of  our  enemies 

"  Spring  of  B.  C.  5. 


Luke  I.  74.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED,  595 

Should  serve  him  without  fear, 

In  hoHness  and  righteousness  before  him  all  our  days. 

Yea  and  thou,  child,  shalt  be  called  the  prophet  of 

the  Most  High; 
For  thou  shalt  go   before  the  face   of  the  Lord  to 

make  ready  his  ways  ; 
To  give  knowledge  of  salvation  unto  his  people 
In  the  remission  of  their  sins, 
Because  of  the  ^  tender  mercy  of  our  God, 
Whereby  the  dayspring  from  on  high  shall  visit  us. 
To  shine   upon  them  that  sit  in  darkness  and   the 

shadow  of  death  ; 
To  guide  our  feet  into  the  way  of  thy  peace." 
And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong  in  spirit,  and 
was  in  the  deserts  till  the  day  of  his  showing  unto  Israel. 

Now  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  there  went  out  a 
decree  from  Caesar  Augustus,  that  all  the  Birth  of 
world  should  be  enrolled.  And  all  went  to  Jesus, 
enroll  themselves,  every  one  to  his  own  city.  Joseph 
also  went  up  from  Galilee,  out  of  the  city  of  Nazareth, 
into  Judaea,  to  the  city  of  David,  which  is  called  Beth- 
lehem, because  he  was  of  the  house  and  family  of  David  ; 
to  enroll  himself  with  Mary,  who  was  betrothed  to  him. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they  were  there,  ^  she 
brought  forth  her  firstborn  son  ;  and  she  wrapped  him 
in  swaddling  clothes,  and  laid  him  in  a  manger,  because 
there  was  no  room  for  them  in  the  inn. 

And  there  were  shepherds  in  the  same  country  abid- 
ing in  the  field,  and  keeping  watch  by  night  ^j^gg^g  ^^^^^ 
over  their  flock.  And  an  angel  of  the  Lord  t^^f  shep- 
stood  by  them,  and  the  glory  ot  the  Lord 
shone  round  about  them  ;  and  they  were  sore  afraid. 
And  the  angel  said  unto  them,  "  Be  not  afraid  ;  for  be- 
hold, I  bring  you  good  tidings  of  great  joy  which  shall 
be  to  all  the  people  ;  for  there  is  born  to  you  this  day  in 
the  city  of  David  a  Saviour,  which  is  ^  Christ  the  Lord. 
And  this  is  the  sign  unto  you :  ye  shall  find  a  babe 
wrapped  in  swaddling  clothes,  and  lying  in  a  manger." 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  /wari  of  fuercy.     ''  Late  in  B.  C.  5,  or  early  in  B.  C.  4. 
*R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  Anointed  Lord. 


596  The  Shorter  Bible  [Lukea.  13. 

And  suddenly  there  was  with  the  angel  a  multitude 
of  the  heavenly  host  praising  God,  and  saying, 
"  Glory  to  God  in  the  highest, 

And  on  earth  ''  peace  among  men  in  whom  he  is  well 
pleased." 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  angels  went  away  from 
them  into  heaven,  the  shepherds  said  one  to  another, 
"  Let  us  now  go  even  unto  Bethlehem,  and  see  this  thing 
that  is  come  to  pass,  which  the  Lord  hath  made  known 
unto  us."  And  they  came  with  haste,  and  found  both 
Mary  and  Joseph,  and  the  babe  lying  in  the  manger. 
And  when  they  saw  it  they  made  known  concerning  the 
saying  which  was  spoken  to  them  about  this  child.  And 
all  that  heard  it  wondered  at  the  things  which  were 
spoken  unto  them  by  the  shepherds.  But  Mary  kept 
all  these  sayings,  pondering  them  in  her  heart.  And 
the  shepherds  returned,  glorifying  and  praising  God  for 
all  the  things  that  they  had  heard  and  seen. 

And  when  eight  days  were  fulfilled  for  circumcising 
Jesus  l^''"""*'  his  name  was  called    Jesus,  which  was 

named.  ^^  called  by  the  angel. 

And  when  the  days  of  their  purification  according  to 
the  law  of  Moses  were  fulfilled,  they  brought  him  up  to 
Jerusalem,  to  present  him  to  the  Lord  (as  it  is  written 
in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  "Every  firstborn  male  shall 
be  called  holy  to  the  Lord  "  ),  and  to  offer  a  sacrifice  ac- 
cording to  that  which  is  said  in  the  law  of  the  Lord, 
"A  pair  of  turtledoves,  or  two  young  pigeons." 

And   behold,  there  was  a  man  in    Jerusalem,   whose 
name  was  Simeon  ;  and  this  man  was  right- 
imeon.  eous  and  devout,  looking  for  the  consolation 

of  Israel ;  and  the  Holy  Spirit  was  upon  him.  And  it 
had  been  revealed  unto  him  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  that  he 
should  not  see  death,  before  he  had  seen  the  Lord's 
Christ.  And  he  came  in  the  Spirit  into  the  temple; 
and  when  the  parents  brought  in  the 'child  Jesus,  that 
they  might  do  concerning  him  after  the  custom  of  the 
law,  then  he  received  him  into  his  arms,  and  blessed 
God,  and  said, 

"  R.  V.  niarg.,  Many  ancient  auUioiitics  xeo.(\,  f<eace, good J>lftisur,- umoni^' 
nun. 


Luke 2. 29. j        Chronologically  Arranged.         597 

*'  Now  lettest  thou  thy  servant  depart,  O  Lord, 

According  to  thy  word,  in  peace  ; 

For  mine  eyes  have  seen  thy  salvation, 

Which  thou  hast  prepared  before  the  face  of  all  peo- 
ples ; 

A  light  for  revelation  to  the  Gentiles, 

And  the  glory  of  thy  people  Israel." 
And  his  father  and  his  mother  were  marveling  at  the 
things  which  were  spoken  concerning  him  ;  and  Simeon 
blessed  them,  and  said  unto  Mary  his  mother,  "  Behold, 
this  child  is  set  for  the  falling  and  rising  up  of  many  in 
Israel ;  and  for  a  sign  which  is  spoken  against ;  yea  and 
a  sword  shall  pierce  through  thine  own  soul  ;  that 
thoughts  out  of  many  hearts  may  be  revealed." 

And  there  was  one  Anna,  a  prophetess,  of  the  tribe 
of  Asher  (she   was  of  a  great  age  and   had  Anna 

been  a  widow  even  for  fourscore  and  four 
years),  which  departed  not  from  the  temple,  worshiping 
with  fastings  and  supplications  night  and  day.  And 
coming  up  at  that  very  hour  she  gave  thanks  unto  God, 
and  spake  of  him  to  all  them  that  were  looking  for  the 
redemption  of  Jerusalem. 

'Now  when  Jesus  was  born  in  Bethlehem  of  Judaea  in 
the  days  of  Herod  the  king,  behold,  wise  The  wise 
men  from  the  east  came  to  Jerusalem,  saying,  men-The 
"  Where  is  he  that  is  born  King  of  the  Jews  ? 
We  saw  his  star  in  the  east,  and  are  come  to  worship 
him." 

And  when  Herod  heard  it,  he  was  troubled,  and  all 
Jerusalem  with  him.  And  gathering  together  all  the 
chief  priests  and  scribes  of  the  people,  he  inquired  of 
them  where  the  Christ  should  be  born.  And  they  said 
unto  him,  "  In  Bethlehem  of  Judaea  ;  for  thus  it  is  written 
*  by  the  prophet, 

"'And  thou  Bethlehem,  land  of  Judah, 
Art  in  no  wise  least  among  the  princes  of  Judah  ; 
For  out  of  thee  shall  come  forth  a  governor. 
Which  shall  be  shepherd  of  my  people  Israel.'  " 
Then  Herod  privily  called  the  wise  men,  and  learned 
'  Matt,  ii,  I.  I  «  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  through. 


598  The  vShorter  Bible  [^Iatt.  2. 7. 

of  them  carefully  what  time  the  star  appeared.     And  he 

sent   them   to    Bethlehem,  and  said,  "  Go  and 

search    out    carefully    concerning    the    young 

child  ;   and  when   ye  have   found    him,  bring   me  word, 

that  I  also  may  come  and  worship  him." 

And  they,  having  heard  the  king,  went  their  way; 
and  lo,  the  star,  which  they  saw  in  the  east,  went  before 
them,  till  it  came  and  stood  over  where  the  young  child 
was.  And  when  they  saw  the  star,  they  rejoiced  with 
exceeding  great  joy.  And  they  came  into  the  house 
and  saw  the  young  child  with  Mary  his  mother  ;  and 
they  fell  down  and  worshiped  him  ;  and  opening  their 
treasures  they  offered  unto  him  gifts,  gold  and  frankin- 
cense and  myrrh.  And  being  warned  of  God  in  a  dream 
that  they  should  not  return  to  Herod,  they  departed 
into  their  own  country  another  way. 

Now  when  they  were  departed,  behold,  an  angel  of 
the  Lord  appeareth  to  Joseph  in  a  dream,  saying,  "  Arise 
and  take  the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and  flee  into 
Egypt,  and  be  thou  there  until  I  tell  thee  ;  for  Herod 
will  seek  the  young  child  to  destroy  him." 

And  he  arose  and  took  the  young  child  and  his  mother 
Fiightinto  by  night,  and  departed  into  Egypt;  and  was 
Egypt.  there  until  the  death  of  Herod  ;  that  it  might 

be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken   by  the  Lord  through  the 
prophet,  saying,  "  Out  of  Egypt  did  I  call  my  son." 

Then  Herod,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  mocked  of  the 
Murder  of  \\'\'^c  men,  was  exceeding  wroth,  and  sent 
the  babes.  f^j-th  and  slew  all  the  male  children  that 
were  in  Bethlehem,  and  in  all  the  borders  thereof,  from 
two  years  old  and  under,  according  to  the  time  which  he 
had  carefully  learned  of  the  wise  men.  Then  was  ful- 
filled that  which  was  spoken  by  Jeremiah,  saying, 

"  A  voice  was  heard  in  Ramah, 

Weeping  and  great  mourning, 

Rachel  weeping  for  her  children  ; 

And  would  not  be  comforted,  because  they  are  not." 

But  when   Herod   was  dead,  behold,  an   angel  of  the 

Lord  appeareth  in  a  dream  to  Joseph  in  Egypt,  saying, 

"  Arise  and  take  the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and  go 

into  the  land  of  Israel  ;  for  they  are  dead  that  sought 


Matt.  2.20.J    Chronologically  Arranged.  599 

the  young  child's  life."  And  he  arose  and  took  the 
young  child  and  his  mother,  and  catne  into  the  land  of 
Israel.  But  when  he  heard  that  Archelaus  was  reigning 
over  Judaea  in  the  room  of.  his  father  Herod,  he  was 
afraid  to  go  thither ;  and  being  warned  of  God  in  a 
dream,  he  withdrew  into  the  parts  of  Galilee,  Return  to 
and  came  and  dwelt  in  a  city  called  Nazareth  ;  Nazareth. 
that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the 
prophets,  that  he  should  be  called  a  Nazarene. 

'And  the  child  grew  and  waxed  strong,  ^filled  with 
wisdom  ;  and  the  grace  of  God  was  upon  him. 

And  his  parents  went  every  year  to  Jerusalem  at  the 
feast  of  the  passover.  And  when  he  was  twelve  years 
old,  they  went  up  after  the  custom  of  the 
feast;  and  when  they  had  fulfilled  the  days,  jesus  inthe 
as  they  were  returning,  the  boy  Jesus  tarried  ^®°^p  ^• 
behind  in  Jerusalem  ;  and  his  parents  knew  it  not ;  but 
supposing  him  to  be  in  the  company,  they  went  a  day's 
journey.  And  they  sought  for  him  among  their  kins- 
folk and  acquaintance  ;  and  when  they  found  him  not, 
they  returned  to  Jerusalem,  seeking  for  him.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  after  three  days  they  found  him  in  the 
temple,  sitting  in  the  midst  of  the  ^  doctors,  both  hear- 
ing them,  and  asking  questions;  and  all  that  heard 
him  were  amazed  at  his  understanding  and  his  answers. 
And  when  they  saw  him  they  were  astonished  ;  and 
his  mother  said  unto  him,  "  Son,  why  hast  thou  thus 
dealt  with  us?  Behold,  thy  father  and  I  sought  thee 
sorrowing." 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  How  is  it  that  ye  sought 
me  ?  Wist  ye  not  that  I  must  be  *=  in  my  Father's  house  ?  " 

And   they  understood  not  the  saying. 

And  he  went  down  with  them,  and  came  to  Nazareth  ; 
and  he  was  subject  unto  them  ;  and  his  mother  kept  all 
these  sayings  in  her  heart. 

And  Jesus  advanced  in  wisdom  and  stature,  and  in 
favor  with  God  and  men. 

I       "  R.  V.  marg.,   Gr.  becoming  full 
'  Luke  ii,  40.  |  of   Tvisdom.       *>  R.    V.    marg.,    Or, 

I  teachers.       '^  R  V.   marg.,  Or,   about 
»iv  Father's  business. 


600  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  3.  i. 


CHAPTER  II. 

THE     MINISTRY     OF     JOHN:     JESUS    CHRIST;     HIS    GEN- 
EALOGY, EARLY  MINISTRY:    IMPRISONMENT  OF  JOHN. 

Now  '"^in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  Tiberius 
Caesar,  Pontius  Pilate  being  governor  of  Judaea,  and 
Herod  tetrarch  of  Galilee,  in  the  high-priesthood  of 
Ministry  of  Annas  and  Caiaphas,  the  word  of  God  came 
John.  unto  John  the  son  of  Zacharias  in   the  wil- 

derness. And  he  came  into  all  the  region  round  about 
Jordan,  preaching  the  baptism  of  repentance  unto  remis- 
sion of  sins ;  as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  the  words  of 
Isaiah  the  prophet, 

"  The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness, 

'  Make  ye  ready  the  way  of  the  Lord, 

Make  his  paths  straight. 

Every  valley  shall  be  filled. 

And  every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be  brought  low; 

And  the  crooked  shall  become  straight, 

And  the  rough  ways  smooth  ; 

And  all  flesh  shall  see  the  salvation  of  God.'  " 
'  Now  John  himself  had  his  raiment  of  camel's  hair,  and 
a  leathern  girdle  about  his  loins;  and  his  food  was  lo- 
custs and  wild  honey.  Then  went  out  unto  him  Jerusa- 
lem, and  all  Judaea,  and  all  the  region  round  about  Jor- 
dan ;  and  they  were  baptized  of  him  in  the  river  Jordan, 
confessing  their  sins. 

But  when  he  saw  many  of  the  Pharisees  and  Saddu- 
cees  coming  to  his  baptism,  he  said  unto  them,  "Ye  off- 
spring of  vipers,  who  warned  you  to  flee  from  the  wrath 
to  come  ?  Bring  forth  therefore  fruit  worthy  of  repent- 
ance ;  and  think  not  to  say  within  yourselves,  '  We  have 
Abraham  to  our  father;  '  for  I  say  unto  you  that  God  is 
able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up  children  unto  Abraham. 

'  Malt,  iii,  4.  I  "  A.  D.  25. 


Matt.  3- lo.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  601 

And  even  now  is  the  ax  laid  unto  the  root  of  the  trees  ; 
every  tree  therefore  that  bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is 
hewn  down  and  cast  into  the  fire." 

And  as  the  people  were  in  expectation,  and  all  men 
reasoned  in  their  hearts  concerning  John,  \vhether  haply 
he  were  the  Christ ;  John  answered,  saying, 

"^I  indeed  baptize  you  '"^  with  water  unto  repentance; 
but  he  that  cometh  after  me  is  mightier  than  I,  whose 
shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to  bear ;  he  shall  baptize  you 
with  the  Holy  Ghost  and  with  fire  ;  whose  fan  is  in  his 
'hand,  and  he  will  thoroughly  cleanse  his  threshing  floor  ; 
and  he  will  gather  his  wheat  into  the  garner,  but  the 
chaff  he  will  burn  up  with  unquenchable  fire." 

^  Then  cometh  Jesus  from  Galilee  to  the  Jordan   unto 
John,    to    be    baptized    of    him.     But    John      Baptism  of 
would    have  hindered  him,  saying,  "  I  have      Jesus, 
need  to  be  baptized  of  thee,  and  comest  thou  to  me  ?  " 

But  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  *'  Suffer  it  now  ; 
for  thus  it  becometh  us  to  fulfill  all  righteousness." 

Then  he  suffereth  him.  And  Jesus,  ^  having  been  bap- 
tized and  praying,  ^went  up  straightway  from  the 
water ;  and  lo,  the  heavens  were  opened  and  "  the  Holy 
Ghost  descended  in  a  bodily  form,  as  a  dove,  upon  him, 
and  a  voice  came  out  of  heaven,  "  Thou  art  my  beloved 
Son ;  in  thee  I  am  well  pleased." 

And  Jesus  himself,  when  he  began  to  teach,  was  about 
thirty  years  of  age,  being  the  son  (as  was  supposed)  of 
Joseph,  the  son  of  Heli,  the  son  of  Matthat,  the  son  of 
Levi,  the  son  of  Melchi,  the  son  of  Jannai,  the  son  of 
Joseph,  the  son  of  Mattathias,  the  son  of  Genealogy 
Amos,  the  son  of  Nahuin,  the  son  of  Esli,  of  Je^us. 
the  son  of  Naggai,  the  son  of  Maath,  the  son  of  Matta- 
thias, the  son  of  Semein,  the  son  of  Josech,  the  son  of 
Joda,  the  son  of  Joanan,  the  son  of  Rhesa,  the  son  of 
Zerubbabel,  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  the  son  of  Neri,  the 
son  of  Melchi,  the  son  of  Addi,  the  son  of  Cosam,  the 
son  of  Elmadam,  the  son  of  Er,  the  son  of  Jesus,  the 
son  of  Eliezer,  the  son  of  Jorim,  the  son  of  Matthat, 
the  son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Symeon,  the  son  of  Judas, 

'  Matt,  iii,  ii.         ^  Matt,  iii,  i6.  I       "■  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  in.     ^  A.  D.  26 
^  Luke  iii,  25.         *  Luke  iii,  22.   |  or  27. 
41 


602  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  3. 30. 

the  son  of  Joseph,  the  son  of  Jonam,  the  son  of  EUakim, 
the  son  of  Melea,  the  son  of  Menna,  the  son  of  Mattatha, 
the  son  of  Nathan,  the  son  of  David,  the  son  of  Jesse, 
the  son  of  Obed,  the  son  of  Boaz,  the  son  of  Sahnon,  the 
son  of  Nahshon,  the  son  of  Amminadab,  the  son  of  Arni, 
the  son  of  Hezron,  the  son  of  Perez,  the  son  of  Judah, 
the  son  of  Jacob,  the  son  of  Isaac,  the  son  of  Abraham, 
the  son  of  Terah,  the  son  of  Nahor,  the  son  of  Serug,  the 
son  of  Reu,  the  son  of  Peleg,  the  son  of  Eber,  the  son  of 
Shelah,  the  son  of  Cainan,  the  son. of  Arphaxad,  the  son 
of  Shem,  the  son  of  Noah,  the  son  of  Lamech,  the  son 
of  Methuselah,  the  son  of  Enoch,  the  son  of  Jared,  the 
son  of  Mahalaleel,  the  son  of  Cainan,  the  ^on  of  Enos, 
the  son  of  Seth,  the  son  of  Adam,  the  son  of  God. 

'  Then  was  Jesus  led  up  of  the  Spirit  into  the  wilder- 
ness to  be  tempted  of  the  devil.  ^  And  he  was  with  the 
wild  beasts.  '  And  when  he  had  fasted  forty  days  and 
forty  nights,  he  afterward  hungered. 

And  the  tempter  came  and  said  unto  him,  "  If  thou 
Temptation  ^^''^  the  Son  of  God,  command  that  these 
of  Jesus.         stones  become  •'*■  bread." 

But  he  answered  and  said,  "  It  is  written,  '  Man  shall 
not  live  by  bread  alone,  but  by  every  word  that  pro- 
ceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  of  God.'  " 

Then  the  devil  taketh  him  into  the  holy  city,  and  on 
the  pinnacle  of  the  temple,  and  saith  unto  him,  "  If 
thou  art  the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself  down  ;  for  it  is 
written, 

'  He  shall  give  his  angels  charge  concerning  thee; 
And  on  their  hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up, 
»  Lest  haply  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone.'  " 

Jesus  said  unto  him,  "  Again  it  is  written,  '  Thou  shalt 
not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God.'" 

Again,  the  devil  taketh  him  unto  an  exceeding  high 
mountain,  and  showeth  him  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
world,  and  the  glory  of  them  ;  and  he  said  unto  him, 
"  All  these  things  will  I  give  thee  if  thou  wilt  fall  down 
and  worship  me." 

Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him,  "Get  thee  hence,  Satan; 

'  Matt,  iv,  I.      "Malt,  iv,  2.         I  „  ,,     .,  <■./,,„.,. 

.,,,,.'  '  "  1\.  \  .  niari:.,  (ii.  loaves. 

•  Mark  i,  13.  '  ^ 


Matt.  4.  10.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  603 

for  it  is  written,  'Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  hini  only  shalt  thou  serve.'  " 

Then  the  devil  leaveth  him  '  for  a  season  ;  ^  and  be- 
hold, angels  came  ancl  ministered  unto  him. 

^  And  this  is  the  witness  of  John,  when  the  Jews  sent 
unto  him  from   Jerusalem  priests  and  Levites      ,.  v  , 

...         ,TTT,-'  ,  i^,,      TT       1       -1  John's  wit- 

to  ask  hnn,'*  W  ho  art  thou  r        He  denied  not,     nessto 
and  confessed,  "  I  am  not  the  Christ." 

And  they  asked  him,  "  What  then  ?  Art  thou  Eli- 
jah?" 

And  he  saith,  "  I  am  not." 

"  Art  thou  the  prophet  ?  " 

And  he  answered,  "  No." 

They  said  therefore  unto  him,  "  Who  art  thou  ?  that 
we  may  give  an  answer  to  them  that  sent  us.  What 
sayest  thou  of  thyself?" 

He  said,  "  I  am  the  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilder- 
ness, *  Make  straight  the  way  of  the  Lord,'  as  said  Isaiah 
the  prophet." 

And  they  had  been  sent  from  the  Pharisees.  And 
they  asked  him,  "  Why  then  baptizest  thou,  if  thou  art 
not  the  Christ,  neither  Elijah,  neither  the  prophet?" 

John  answered  them,  saying,  "I  baptize  with  water; 
in  the  midst  of  you  standeth  one  whom  ye  know  not, 
even  he  that  cometh  after  me,  the  latchet  of  whose 
shoe  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose." 

These  things  were  done  in  Bethany  beyond  Jordan, 
where  John  was  baptizing. 

On  the  morrow  he  seeth  Jesus  coming  unto  him,  and 
saith,  "  Behold,  the  Lamb  of  God,  which  ""  taketh  away 
the  sin  of  the  world!  This  is  he  of  whom  I  said,  'After 
me  cometh  a  man  which  is  become  before  me  ; '  for  he 
was  before  me.  And  I  knew  him  not  ;  but  that  he 
should  be  made  manifest  to  Israel,  for  this  cause  came  I 
baptizing  with  water." 

And  John  bare  witness,  saying,  "  I  have  beheld  the 
Spirit  descending  as  a  dove  out  of  heaven  ;  and  it  abode 
upon  him.  And  I  knew  him  not ;  but  he  that  sent  me 
to  baptize  with  water,  he  said  unto  me,  '  Upon  whomso- 

l  Lul<f  i^'  13.        '  John  i,  19.     I      ,  f^^^^^^^j^  ^j^^  ^  .^^_ 

*  Matt.  IV,  II.  I  fa  '        ' 


(>04  The  vShorter  Bible  [John  1.33. 

ever  thou  shalt  see  the  Spirit  descending,  and  abiding 
upon  him,  the  same  is  he  that  baptizeth  with  the  Holy 
Spirit.'  And  I  have  seen,  and  have  borne  witness  that 
this  is  the  Son  of  God." 

Again  on  the  morrow  John  was  standing,  and  two  of 
The  first,  ^^'^  disciples  ;  and  he  looked  upon  Jesus  as 
disciples.  he  walked,  and  saith,  "  Behold,  the  Lamb  of 
God !  "  And  the  two  disciples  heard  him  speak,  and 
they  followed  Jesus. 

And  Jesus  turned,  and  beheld  them  following,  and 
saith  unto  them,  "What  seek  ye?" 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "  Rabbi  "  (which  is  to  say, 
being  interpreted,  *  Master),  "  where  abidest  thou  ?" 

He  saith  unto  them,  "  Come,  and  ye  shall  see." 

They  came  therefore  and  saw  where  he  abode,  and 
abode  with  him  that  day  ;  it  was  about  the  tenth  hour. 

One  of  the  two  that  heard  John  speak,  and  followed 
him,  was  Andrew,  Simon  Peter's  brother.  He  findeth 
first  his  own  brother  Simon,  and  saith  unto  him,  "  We 
have  found  the  Messiah  "  (which  is,  being  interpreted, 
^  Christ).     He  brought  him  unto  Jesus. 

Jesus  looked  upon  him,  and  said,  "  Thou  art  Simon 
the  son  of  John  ;  thou  shalt  be  called  Cephas  "  (which  is 
by  interpretation,  *=  Peter). 

On  the  morrow  lie  was  minded  to  go  forth  into  Gali- 
lee, and  he  findeth  Philip,  and  saith,  "  Follow  me." 

Now  Philip  was  from  l^ethsaida,  of  the  city  of  An- 
drew and  Peter.  Philip  findeth  Nathanael,  and  saith 
unto  him,  "We  have  found  him,  of  whom  Moses  in  the 
law,  and  the  prophets,  did  write,  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  the 
son  of  Joseph." 

And  Nathanael  said,  "Can  any  good  thing  come  out. 
of  Nazareth?  " 

Philip  saith,  "  Come  and  see." 

Jesus  saw  Nathanael  coming  to  him,  and  saith  of  him, 
"  Behold,  an  Israelite  indeed,  in  whom  is  no  guile," 

Nathanael  saith,  "Whence  knoweth  thou  me?" 

Jesus  answered  and  said,  "  Before  I^hilip  called  thee, 
when  thou  wast  under  the  fig  tree,  I  saw  thee." 

"  R.  V.  mart,'.,  Or,  Teacher.  '' R.  V.  maig. ,  '\\\z.\.\'i.  Anointed.  *■  R.  V. 
marg.,  That  is,  Rock  or  Stone. 


John  1. 49-]      Chronologically  Arranged,  G05 

Nathanael  answered  him,  "  Rabbi,  thou  art  the  Son 
of  God  ;  thou  art  King  of  Israel." 

Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  "  Because  I  said 
unto  thee,  I  saw  thee  underneath  the  fig  tree,  believest 
thou  ?  Thou  shalt  see  greater  things  than  these.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  ye  shall  see  the  heaven  opened, 
and  the  angels  of  God  ascending  and  descending  upon 
the  Son  of  man." 

And  the  third  day  there  was  a  marriage  in  Cana  of 
Galilee;  and  the  mother  of  Jesus  was  there  ;  and  Jesus 
also  was  bidden,  and  his  disciples,  to  the  marriage. 

And  when  the  wine,  failed   the  mother  of    ^he  first 
Jesus  saith  unto  him,  "  They  have  no  wine."     ^^^^er^®- 

And  Tesus  saith  unto  her,  "  Woman,  what     changed  to 

•  win©. 

have   I  to  do  with   thee?     Mine  hour   is  not 
yet  come." 

His  mother  saith  unto  the  servants,  "  Whatsoever  he 
saith  unto  you,  do  it." 

Now  there  were  six  waterpots  of  stone  set  there  after 
the  Jews'  manner  of  purifying,  containing  two  or  three 
firkins  apiece.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  "  Fill  the  water- 
pots  with  water." 

And  they  filled  them  up  to  the  brim. 

And  he  saith  unto  them,  "  Draw  out  now,  and  bear 
unto  the  ruler  of  the  feast." 

And  they  bare  it. 

And  when  the  ruler  of  the  feast  tasted  the  water  now 
become  wine,  and  knew  not  whence  it  was  (but  the 
servants  which  had  drawn  the  water  knew),  the  ruler  of 
the  feast  calleth  the  bridegroom,  and  saith  unto  him, 
"  Every  man  setteth  on  first  the  good  wine  ;  and  when 
men  have  drunk  freely,  then  that  which  is  worse;  thou 
hast  kept  the  good  wine  until  now." 

This  beginning  of  his  signs  did  Jesus  in  Cana  of  Gali- 
lee, and  manifested  his  glory  ;  and  his  disciples  believed 
on  him. 

After  this  he  went  down  to  Capernaum,  he,  and  his 
mother,  and  his  brethren,  and  his  disciples ;  and  there 
they  abode  not  many  days. 

And  the  passover  of  the  Jews  was  at   hand,  and  Jesus 


606  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  2. 13. 

went   up  to   Jerusalem.     And    he   found    in   the  temple 
^,    ^    ^  those    that    sold   oxen  and  sheep  and  doves, 

The  first  ,     ,  ,  r  -^S  i    i 

cleansing  of  and  the  changers  01  money  sittmg;  and  he 
emp  e.  j^^^g  ^  scourge  of  cords,  and  cast  all  out  of 
the  temple,  both  the  sheep  and  the  oxen  ;  and  he  poured 
out  the  changers'  money,  and  overthrew  their  tables ; 
and  to  them  that  sold  the  doves  he  said,  "Take  these 
things  hence  ;  make  not  my  Father's  house  a  house  of 
merchandise." 

His  disciples  remembered  that  it  was  written,  "The 
zeal  of  thine  house  shall  eat  me  up." 

The  Jews  therefore  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
"  What  sign  showest  thou  unto  us,  seeing  that  thou 
doest  these  things?" 

Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  "  Destroy  this 
""  temple,  and  in  three  days  I  will  raise  it  up." 

The  Jews  therefore  said,  "  Forty  and  six  years  was  this 
temple  in  building ;  wilt  thou  raise  it  up  in  three  days  ?  " 

But  he  spake  of  the  '"^  temple  of  his  body.  When 
therefore  he  was  raised  from  the  dead,  his  disciples  re- 
membered that  he  spake  this;  and  they  believed  the 
scripture,  and  the  word  which  Jesus  had  said. 

Now  when  he  was  in  Jerusalem  at  the  passover,  dur- 
ing the  feast,  many  believed  on  his  name,  beholding  his 
signs  which  he  did.  But  Jesus  did  not  trust  himself 
unto  them,  for  that  he  knew  all  men,  and  because  he 
needed  not  that  anyone  should  bear  witness  concerning 
-man;  for  he  himself  knew  what  was  in  man. 

Now  there  was  a  man  of  the  Pharisees,  named  Nic- 
odemus,  a  ruler  of  the  Jews;  the  same  came  unto 
him  by  night,  and  said  to  him,  "  Rabbi,  we  know  that 
thou  art  a  teacher  come  from  God  ;  for  no  man  can  do 
these  signs  that  thou  doest,  except  God  be  with  hmi." 

Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  "Verily,  verily,  I 
say  unto  thee,  except  a  man  be  born  ''anew,  he  cannot 
see  the  kingdom  of  God." 

Nicodemus    '     Nicodemus  saith    unto   him,   "  How  can  a 
by  night.        ^nan  be  born  when  he  is  old  ?  " 

Jesus  answered,  "Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto,  thee  ex- 
cept a  man  be  born  of  water  and   the   Spirit,  he   cannot 

«  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  sanctuary.     ''  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  from  above. 


John  3.  5.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  -607 

enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God.  That  which  is  born  of 
the  flesh  is  flesh  ;  and  that  which  is  born  of  the  Spirit  is 
spirit.  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto  thee,  '  Ye  must  be 
born  ^  anew.'  ^  The  wind  bloweth  where  it  listeth,  and 
thou  hearest  the  voice  thereof,  but  knowest  not  whence 
it  Cometh  and  whither  it  goeth  ;  so  is  everyone  that  is 
born  of  the  Spirit.  .  .  . 

"  And  as  Moses  Hfted  up  the  serpent  in  the  wilderness, 
even  so  must  the  Son  of  man  be  lifted  up  ;  that  whoso- 
ever believeth  may  in  him  have  eternal  life. 

"  For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his  only  be- 
gotten Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  on  him  should  not 
perish,  but  have  eternal  life.  For  God  sent  not  the  Son 
into  the  world  to  judge  the  world  ;  but  that  the  world 
should  be  saved  through  him." 

After  these  things  came  Jesus  and  his  disciples  into 
the  land  of  Judaea  ;  and  there  he  tarried  with  judean 
them,  and  baptized.  And  John  also  was  bap-  ministry, 
tizing  in  yEnon  near  to  Salim,  because  there  was  much 
water  there ;  and  they  came,  and  were  baptized.  For 
John  was  not  yet  cast  into  prison. 

There  arose  therefore   a   questioning  on   the   part  of 
John's  disciples  with  a  Jew  about  purifying.       f    th  r 
And  they  came  unto  John,  and  said  to  him,       testimony 
"  Rabbi,  he   that  was  with   thee  beyond  Jor- 
dan, to  whom  thou  hast  borne  witness,  behold,  the  same 
baptizeth,  and  all  men  come  to  him." 

John  answered  and  said,  *'  A  man  can  receive  nothing, 
except  it  have  been  given  him  from  heaven.  Ye  your- 
selves bear  me  witness  that  I  said,  I  am  not  the  Christ, 
but,  that  I  am  sent  before  him.  He  that  hath  the  bride 
is  the  bridegroom ;  but  the  friend  of  the  bridegroom, 
which  standeth  and  heareth  him,  rejoiceth  greatly 
because  of  the  bridegroom's  voice ;  this  my  joy  there- 
fore is  fulfilled.      He  must  increase,  I  must  decrease." 

He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  hath  eternal  life;  but 
he  that  '  obeyeth  not  the  Son  shall  not  see  life,  but  the 
wrath  of  God  abideth  on  him. 

"  R,  V..marg.,  Or,  from  above.  ''R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  the  Spirit  breatheth. 
■^  R.  V.    marg.,  Or,   believeth  not. 


608  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  3. 19. 

'  But  Herod,  the  tetrarch,  being  reproved  by  John, 
John  put  in  because  he  had  married  Herodias, 
prison.  \•^\^  brother's  wife,  and  for  all  the  evil  things 

which  Herod  had  done,  added  yet  this  above  all,  that 
he  shut  John  up  in  prison. 

"Now  when  Jesus  heard  that  John  was  delivered 
up  he  withdrew  into  Galilee.  ^  And  he  must  needs 
T  ,        pass  through  Samaria.     So   he   cometh  to  a 

thewoman     city  of  Samaria,   called   Sychar,  near  to  the 

of  Samaria.  -^      ,       -  '      ,  ,.         i  i  • 

parcel  01  ground  that  Jacob  gave  to  his  son 
Joseph;  and  Jacob's  '^ well  was  there.  Jesus  therefore, 
being  wearied  with  his  journey,  sat  thus  by  the  ^  well. 
It  was  about  the  sixth  hour. 

There  cometh  a  woman  of  Samaria  to  draw  water. 

Jesus  saith  unto  her,  "  Give  me  to  drink."  For  his 
disciples  were  gone  away  into  the  city  to  buy  food. 

The  Samaritan  woman  therefore  saith  unto  him, 
"  How  is  it  that  thou,  being  a  Jew,  asketh  drink  of  me, 
which  am  a  Samaritan  woman  ?  "  (For  Jews  have  no 
dealings  with  Samaritans.) 

Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  "  If  thou  knewest 
the  gift  of  God,  and  who  it  is  that  saith  to  thee,  *  Give 
me  to  drink,'  thou  wouldest  have  asked  of  him,  and  he 
would  have  given  thee  living  water," 

The  woman  saith  unto  him,  "  ^' Sir,  thou  hast  nothing 
to  draw  with,  and  the  well  is  deep;  from  whence  then 
hast  thou  that  living  water?  Art  thou  greater  than  our 
father  Jacob,  which  gave  us  the  well,  and  drank  thereof 
himself,  and  his  sons,  and  his  cattle?  " 

Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  "  Everyone  that 
drinkcth  of  this  water  shall  thirst  again;  but  whosoever 
drinketh  of  the  water  that  I  shall  give  him  shall  never 
thirst ;  but  the  water  that  I  shall  give  him  shall  become 
in  him  a  ^  well  of  water  springing  up  unto  eternal  life." 

The  woman  saith  unto  him,  "  ^'  Sir,  give  me  this  water, 
that  I  thirst  not,  neither  come  all  the  way  hither  to 
draw." 

Jesus  saith  unto  her,  "  Go,  call  thy  husband,  and  come." 

The  woman  answered,  "  I  have  no  husband." 

'  Luke  iii,  19.        ^  Jolm  iv,  4.      I       "  R.  V.  marg. ,  (Ir.  s/rii/i;:     '•  K.  V. 
'■'  Matt,  iv,  12.  I  niarg.,  Ov,  Lord. 


John  4- I7-]    Chronologically  Arranged.  609 

Jesus  saith  unto  her,  "  Thou  saidst  well,  '  I  have  no 
husband  ; '  for  thou  hast  had  five  husbands  ;  and  he  whom 
thou  now  hast  is  not  thy  husband." 

The  woman  saith  unto  him,  "  '"•  Sir,  I  perceive  that  thou 
art  a  prophet.  Our  fathers  worshiped  in  this  mountain; 
and  ye  say,  that  in  Jerusalem  is  the  place  where  men 
ought  to  worship." 

Jesus  saith  unto  her,  "Woman,  believe  me,  the  hour 
cometh  when  neither  in  this  mountain,  nor  in  Jerusa- 
lem, shall  ye  worship  the  Father.  Ye  worship  that 
w^ich  ye  know  not;  we  worship  that  which  we  know; 
for  salvation  is  from  the  Jews.  But  the  hour  cometh, 
and  now  is,  when  the  true  worshipers  shall  worship  the 
Father  in  spirit  and  truth  ;  for  such  doth  the  Father 
seek  to  be  his  worshipers.  ^'  God  is  a  Spirit ;  and  they 
that  worship  him  must  worship  in  spirit  and  truth." 

The  woman  saith  unto  him,  "  I  know  that  Messiah 
cometh  (which  is  called  Christ) ;  when  he  is  come,  he 
will  declare  unto  us  all  things." 

Jesus  saith  unto  her,  "  I  that  speak  unto  thee  am  he." 

And  upon  this  came  his  disciples  ;  and  they  marveled 
that  he  was  speaking  with  a  woman  ;  yet  no  man  said, 
"  Why  speakest  thou  with  her?  " 

So  the  woman  left  her  waterpot,  and  went  away  into 
the  city,  and  saith  to  the  men,  "  Come,  see  a  man,  which 
told  me  all  things  that  ever  I  did ;  can  this  be  the 
Christ?" 

They  went  out  of  the  city,  and  were  coming  to  him. 

In  the  meanwhile  the  disciples  prayed  him,  saying, 
"  Rabbi,  eat." 

But  he  said  unto  them,  "  I  have  meat  to  eat  that  ye 
know  not." 

The  disciples  therefore  said  one  to  another,  "  Hath 
any  man  brought  him  aught  to  eat?" 

Jesus  saith  unto  them,  "  My  meat  is  to  do  the  will  of 
him-  that  sent  me,  and  to  accomplish  his  work.  Say  not 
ye,  *  There  are  yet  four  months,  and  then  Samaritan 
cometh  the  harvest  ?  '  Behold,  I  say  unto  ministry, 
you,  lift  up  your  eyes,  and  look  on  the  fields,  that  they 
are  white  already  unto  harvest.      He  'that    reapeth    re- 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  Lord.  i"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  Godis spirit. 


Glu  The  Shorter  Bible  |john4. 36. 

ceivetli  wages,  and  gathereth  fruit  unto  life  eternal ;  that 
he  that  soweth  and  he  that  reapeth  may  rejoice  together. 
For  herein  is  the  saying  true,  *  One  soweth,  and  another 
reapeth.'  I  sent  you  to  reap  that  whereon  ye  have  not 
labored  ;  others  have  labored,  and  ye  are  entered  into 
their  labor." 

And  from  that  city  many  of  the  Samaritans  believed 
on  him  because  of  the  word  of  the  woman,  who  testi- 
fied, "  He  told  me  all  things  that  ever  I  did."  So  when 
the  Samaritans  came  unto  him  they  besought  him  to 
abide  with  them  ;  and  he  abode  there  two  days.  And 
many  more  believed  because  of  his  word  ;  and  they  said 
to  the  woman,  "  Now  we  believe,  not  because  of  thy 
speaking;  for  we  have  heard  for  ourselves,  and  know 
that  this  is  indeed  the  Saviour  of  the  world." 

And  after  the  two  days  he  went  forth  from  thence 
into  Galilee. 


John  4- 45-1        CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  611 


CHAPTER  III. 

JESUS  IN  GALILEE,  WORKING  MIRACLES  AND  TEACHING  : 
DISCIPLES  CALLED. 

When  Jesus  came  into  Galilee  the  Galileans  received 
him,  having   seen    all   the  things  that  he  did  jesusin 

at    Jerusalem.     For    they  also    went    to    the  Galilee, 

feast. 

'  From  that  time  began  Jesus  to  preach  and  to  say, 
'*  Repent  ye,  for  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand." 

^  And  a  fame  went  out  concerning  him  through  all  the 
region  round  about.  And  he  taught  in  their  syna- 
gogues, being  glorified  of  all. 

^  He  came  therefore  again  unto  Cana  of  Galilee,  where 

he   made  the  water   wine.     And  there  was  a      m, 

.  ,  The  noble- 

certain    nobleman    whose    son    was    sick    at      man'sson 

Capernaum.     When  he  heard  that  Jesus  was 

come  out  of  Judaea  into  Galilee,  he  went  unto  him,  and 

besought  him  that   he  would  come  down   and  heal   his 

son;  for  he  was  at  the  point  of  death. 

Jesus  therefore  said  unto  him,  "  Except  ye  see  signs 
and  wonders  ye  will  in  no  wise  believe." 

The  nobleman  saith  unto  him,  "  Sir,  come  down  ere 
my  child  die." 

Jesus  saith  unto  him,  "  Go  thy  way;  thy  son  liveth." 

The  man  believed  the  word  that  Jesus  spake  unto 
him,  and  he  went  his  way.  And  as  he  was  now 
going  down  his  servant  met  him,  saying  that  his  son 
lived.  So  he  inquired  of  them  the  hour  when  he  began 
to  amend.  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  "  Yesterday 
at  the  seventh  hour  the  fever  left  him."  So  the  father 
knew  that  it  was  at  that  hour  in  which  Jesus  said  unto 
him,  "  Thy  son  liveth,"  and  himself  believed,  and  his 
whole  house. 

'Matt,  iv,  17.         '■*  Luke  iv,  14.  *John  iv,  46. 


612  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  4-  54- 

This  is  again  the  second  sign  that  Jesus  did,  liaving 
come  but  of  Judaea  into  GaHlee. 

'  And  he  came  to  Nazareth,  where  he  had  been 
brought  up  :  and  he  entered,  as  his  custom 
Nazareth-  was,  into  the  synagogue  on  the  sabbath  day, 
Rejected.  ^^^^  stood  up  to  read.  And  there  was  de- 
livered unto  him  ^  the  book  of  the  prophet  Isaiah.  And 
he  opened  the  book,  and  found  the  place  where  it  was 
written, 

"  The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon  me, 

''Because  he  anointed  me  to  preach  'good  tidings 

to  the  poor: 
He  hath  sent  me  to  proclaim  release  to  the  captives. 
And  recovering  of  sight  to  the  blind, 
To  set  at  liberty  them  that  are  bruised, 
To  proclaim  the  acceptable  year  of  the  Lord." 
And  he  closed   the   book,  and  gave  it  back  to  the  at- 
tendant, and  sat  down  ;  and  the  eyes  of  all  in  the  syna- 
gogue were  fastened  on  him. 

And  he  began  to  say  unto  them,  "  To-day  hath  this 
scripture  been  fulfilled  in  your  ears." 

And  all  bare  him  witness,  and  wondered  at  the  words 
of  grace  which  proceeded  out  of  his  mouth  ;  and  they 
said,  "  Ls  not  this  Joseph's  son  ?" 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Doubtless  ye  will  say  unto 
me  this  parable,  '  Physician,  heal  thyself.  Whatsoever 
we  have  heard  done  at  Capernaum,  do  also  here  in  thine 
own  country.'  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  no  prophet  is 
acceptable  in  his  own  country.  But  of  a  truth  there  were 
many  widows  in  Israel  in  the  days  of  Elijah,  when  the 
heaven  was  shut  up  three  years  and  six  months,  when 
there  came  a  great  famine  over  all  the  land  ;  and  unto 
none  of  them  was  Elijah  sent,  but  only  to  Zarephath,  in 
the  land  of  Sidon,  unto  a  woman  that  was  a  widow. 
And  there  were  many  lepers  in  Israel  in  the  time  of 
Elisha  the  prophet ;  and  none  of  them  was  cleansed,  but 
only  Naaman  the  Syrian." 

And  they  were  all  filled  with  wrath  in  the  synagogue, 

I       "  R.  V.  m.-iig.,  Or.  n  roll.     '•  R.V. 
'  Luke  iv,  i6.  ,      \\wxx^,Ox,lVherefor€.   'R.V.  marj^. , 

I  Or,  the  gospel. 


Luke4. 28.]       CHRONOLOGICALLY   ARRANGED.  613 

as  they  heard  these  things  ;  and  they  rose  up,  and  cast 
him  forth  out  of  the  city,  and  led  him  unto  the  brow  of 
the  hill  whereon  their  city  was  built,  that  they  might 
throw  him  down  headlong.  But  he  passing  through  the 
midst  of  them  went  his  way.  '  And  leaving  Nazareth,  he 
came  and  dwelt  in  Capernaum,  which  is  by  Dweiimgat 
the  sea,  in  the  borders  of  Zebulun  and  Naph-  Capernaum. 
tali,  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by 
Isaiah  the  prophet,  saying, 

"  The  land  of  Zebulun  and  the  land  of  Naphtali, 

Toward  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan, 

Galilee  of  the  "^  Gentiles, 

The  people  which  sat  in  darkness 

Saw  a  great  light ; 

To  them  which  sat  in  the  region  and  shadow  of  death, 

To  them  did  light  spring  up." 
^  Now  it  came  to  pass,  while  the  multitude  pressed 
upon  him  and  heard  the  word  of  God,  that  At  the  sea 
he  was  standing  by  the  lake  of  Gennesaret  ;  ofGaiiiee. 
and  he  saw  two  boats  standing  by  the  lake  ;  but  the 
fishermen  had  gone  out.  of  them,  and  were  washing  their 
nets.  And  he  entered  into  one  of  the  boats,  which  was 
Simon's,  and  asked 'him  to  put  out  a  little  from  the 
land.  And  he  sat  down  and  taught  the  multitudes  out  of 
the  boat. 

And  when  he  had  left  speaking  he  said  unto  Simon, 
"Put  out  into  the  deep,  and  let  down  your  nets  for  a 
draught." 

Simon  answered  and  said,  "  Master,  we  toiled  all  night, 
and  took  nothing  ;  but  at  thy  word  I  will  let  down  the 
nets." 

And  when  they  had  this  clone  they  inclosed  a  great 
multitude  of  fishes  ;  and  their  nets  were  breaking;  and 
they  beckoned  unto  their  partners  in  the  other  boat, 
that  they  should  come  and  help  them.  And  they  came, 
and  filled  both  the  boats,  so  that  they  began  to  sink. 

But  Simon  Peter,  when  he  saw  it,  fell  down  at  Jesus' 
knees,  saying,  "  Depart  from  me  ;  for  I  am  a  sinful  man, 
O  Lord."     For  he  was  amazed,  and  all  that  were  with 

'Matt,  iv,  13.  I       "  R.  V.   marg.,   Gr.  nations,  and 

^  Luke  V,  I.  I  so  elsewhere. 


614  The  vSiiorter  Bible  [Luke  5. 9. 

him,  at  the  draught  of  the  fishes  which  they  had  taken; 
and  so  were  also  James  and  John,  sons  of  Zebedee,  which 
were  partners  with  Simon. 

And  Jesus  said  unto  Simon,  "  Fear  not  ;  from  hence- 
forth thou  shalt  catch  men." 

And  when  they  had  brought  their  boats  to  land,  they 
left  all  and  followed  him. 

'  And  he  saw  James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his 
brother,  mending  the  nets.  And  straightway  he  called 
them  ;  and  they  left  their  father  Zebedee  in  the  boat 
with  the  hired  servants,  and  went  after  him. 

And  they  go  into  Capernaum  ;  and  straightway  on  the 
sabbath  day  he  entered  into  the  synagogue  and  taught. 
And  they  were  astonished  at  his  teaching  ;  for  he  taught 
them  as  having  authority,  and  not  as  the  scribes. 

And  straightway  there  was  in  their  synagogue  a  man 
M  1  s  f  ^^^^^  ^"  unclean  spirit ;  and  he  cried  out,  sa)-- 
heaiing."  jng,  "  What   have   we  to   do  with  thee,  thou 

Jesus  of  Nazareth?  art  thou  come  to  destroy  us?  I 
know  thee  who  thou  art,  the  Holy  One  of  God." 

And  Jesus  rebuked  ^  him,  saying,  "  Hold  thy  peace, 
and  come  out  of  him." 

And  the  unclean  spirit,  ''tearing  him  and  crying  with 
a  loud  voice,  came  out  of  him. 

And  they  were  all  amazed,  insomuch  that  they  ques- 
tioned among  themselves,  saying,  "  What  is  this  ?  A  new 
teaching!  With  authority  he  commandeth  even  the 
unclean  spirits,  and  they  obey  him."  And  the  report  of 
him  went  out  straightway  everywhere  into  all  the  region 
of  Galilee  round  about. 

And  straightway,  when  they  were  come  out  of  the 
synagogue,  they  came  into  the  house  of  Simon  and 
Andrew,  with  James  and  John.  Now  Simon's  wife's 
mother  lay  sick  of  a  fever  ;  and  straightway  they-tell  him 
of  her,  and  he  came  and  took  her  by  the  hand,  and 
raised  her  up  ;  and  the  fever  left  her,  and  she  ministered 
unto  them. 

And  at  even,  when  the  sun  did  set,  they  brought  unto 

,  ^,    ,   .  I       "R.   V.    niarg.,   Or,   /V.     ''  K.   \'. 

^^^-"^  '•  ^'>  I  marg.,  Or,  convulsing. 


Mark  I.  32.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY   ARRANGED.  615 

him  all  that  were  sick,  and  them  that  were  '''  possessed 
with  devils.  And  all  the  city  was  gathered  together  at 
the  door.  And  he  healed  many  that  were  sick  with 
divers  diseases,  and  cast  out  many  ''devils;  and  he 
suffered  not  the  devils  to  speak,  because  the}-  knew 
him.     And  in  the  mornijig,  a  great  while  be-  ,t-  ^,^■ 

r  11  111-  1  iNlght 

lore  day,  he  rose  up  and  departed  mto  a  desert  prayer, 

place,  and  there  prayed. 

And  Simon  and  they  that  were  with  him  followed 
after  him  ;  and  they  found  him,  and  say  unto  him,  "All 
are  seeking  thee." 

And  he  saith  unto  them,  "  Let  us  go  elsewhere  into 
the  next  towns,  that  I  may  preach  there  also ;  for  to 
this  end  came  I  forth," 

And  he  went  into  their  synagogues  throughout  all 
Galilee,  preaching  and  casting  out  devils,  journeying 
'  and  healing  all  manner  of  disease  and  all  fe^°teaching 
manner  of  sickness  among  the  people.  And  and  heaimg. 
the  report  of  him  went  forth  into  all  Syria  ;  and  they 
brought  unto  him  all  that  were  sick,  holden  with  divers 
diseases  and  torments,  ^  possessed  with  devils,  and 
epileptic,  and  palsied  ;  and  he  healed  them.  And  there 
followed  him  great  multitudes  from  Galilee  and  De- 
capolis  and  Jerusalem  and  Judaea  and  from  beyond 
Jordan. 

^  And  there  cometh  to  him  a  leper,  beseeching  him, 
and  kneeling  down  to  him,  and  saying  unto  him,  "  If 
thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean." 

And  being  moved  with  compassion,  he  stretched  forth 
his  hand,  and  touched  him,  and  saith  unto  him,  "  I  will  ; 
be  thou  made  clean." 

And  straightway  the  leprosy  departed  from  him,  and 
he  was  made  clean. 

And  he  strictly  charged  him,  and  straightway  sent 
him  out,  and  saith  unto  him,  "  .See  thou  say  nothing  to 
any  man  ;  but  go  thy  way,  show  thyself  to  the  priest, 
and  offer  for  thy  cleansing  the  things  which  Moses  com- 
manded for  a  testimony  unto  them." 

But  he  went  out,  and  began   to  publish   it  much,  and 

'  Matt,  iv,  23.  I     "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  de7noinacs.    ^  R.  V. 

*  Mark  i,  40.  |  marg.,  Or,  demons. 


616  The  Shorter  Bible  [Mark  1.45. 

to  spread  abroad  the  matter,  insomuch  that  Jesus  could 
no  more  openly  enter  into  a  city,  but  was  without  in 
desert  places  ;  and  they  came  to  him  from  every  quarter. 

And  when  he  entered  again  into  Capernaum  after 
some  days,  it  was  noised  that  he  was  *  in  the  house. 
And  many  were  gathered  together,  so  that  there  was  no 
longer  room  for  them,  no,  not  even  about  the  door  ;  and 
he  spake  the  word  unto  them.  And  they  came,  bring- 
ing unto  him  a  man  sick  of  the  palsy,  borne  of  four. 
And  when  they  could  not  come  nigh  unto  him  for  the 
crowd,  they  uncovered  the  roof  where  he  was  ;  and 
when  they  had  broken  it  up  they  let  down  the  bed 
whereon  the  sick  of  the  palsy  lay. 

And  Jesus  seeing  their  faith  saitJi  unto  the  sick  of  the 
palsy,  "  Son,  thy  sins  are  forgiven." 

But  there  were  certain  of  the  scribes  sitting  there,  and 
reasoning  in  their  hearts,  "  Why  doth  this  man  thus 
speak  ?  he  blasphemeth ;  who  can  forgive  sins  but  one, 
even  God  ?" 

And  straightway  Jesus,  perceiving  in  his  spirit  that 
they  so  reasoned  within  themselves,  saith  unto  them, 
"Why  reason  ye  these  things  in  your  hearts? 
Whether  is  easier,  to  say  to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,  '  Thy 
sins  are  forgiven,'  or  to  say,  '  Arise,  and  take  up  thy  bed, 
and  walk?  '  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of  man 
hath  ''  power  on  earth  to  forgive  sins,"  (he  saith  to  the 
sick  of  the  palsy,)  "  I  say  unto  thee,  arise,  take  up  thy 
bed,  and  go  unto  thy  house." 

And  he  arose,  and  straightway  took  up  the  bed,  and 
went  forth  before  them  all;  insomuch  that  they  were  all 
amazed,  and  glorified  God,  saying,  "  We  never  saw  it  on 
this  fashion." 

And  he  went  forth  again  by  the  seaside  ;  and  all  the 
multitude  resorted  unto  him,  and  he  taught  them. 

And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw  Levi,  the  son  of  Alphaius 
Levi  called-  sitting  at  the  place  of  toll,  and  he  saith 
Levi's  feast,    unto  him,  "Follow  me." 

And  he  arose  and  followed  him. 

'  And  Levi  made  him  a  great  feast  in  his  house ;  and 

,T    ,  1       "  R.V.  marc.,  Or,  rt/ //cw<'.    •"  R.V. 

Luke  V.  29.  I  ^^j.g_^  Q^.  ^^thority. 


Lukes- 29.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  617 

there  was  a  great   multitude  of  publicans  and  of  others 
that  were  sitting  at  meat  with  them. 

And  the  Pharisees  and  their  scribes  murmured  against 
his  disciples,  saying,  "  Why  do  }'e  eat  and  drink  with 
the  publicans  and  sinners?  " 

And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  them,  "  They  that  are 
whole  have  no  need  of  a  physician  ;  but  they  that  are 
sick.  I  am  not  come  to  call  the  righteous  but  sinners  to 
repentance." 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "The  disciples  of  John  fast 
often,  and  make  supplications ;  likewise  also  the  dis- 
ciples of  the  Pharisees  ;  but  thine  eat  and  drink." 

And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  "  Can  ye  make  the  sons  of 
the  bridechamber  fast  while  the  bridegroom  is  with 
them?  But  the  days  will  come;  and  when  the  bride- 
groom shall  be  taken  away  from  them,  then  will  they 
fast  in  those  days." 

And  he  spake  also  a  parable  unto  them,  "  No  man 
rendeth  a  piece  from  a  new  garment  and  putteth  it  upon 
an  old  garment ;  else  he  will  rend  the  new,  and  also  the 
piece  from  the  new  will  not  agree  with  the  old." 

'And  behold,  there  came  a  man  named  Jairus,  and  he 
was  a  ruler  of  the  synagogue;  and  lie  fell  down  at  Jesus' 
feet,   and    besought    him    to    come   into    his      j,.      ,      ^ 
house;  for  he  had  an  only  daughter, about      healing. 
twelve  years  of  age,  and  she  lay  a  dying. 

But  as  he  went  the  multitudes  thronged  him. 

And  a  woman  having  an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years, 
which  had  spent  all  her  living  upon  physicians,  and 
could  not  be  healed  of  any,  came  behind  him  and 
touched  the  border  of  his  garment ;  and  immediately  the 
issue  of  her  blood  stanched. 

And  Jesus  said,  "  Who  is  it  that  touched  me?" 

And  when  all  denied,  Peter  said,  and  they  that  were 
with  him,  "  Master,  the  multitudes  press  thee  and  crush 
thee." 

But  Jesus  said,  "  Some  one  did  touch  me :  for  I  per- 
ceived that  power  had  gone  forth  from  me." 

And  when  the  woman  saw  that  she  was  not  hid,  she 

came  trembling,  and  falling  down  before  him  declared 

'  Luke  viii,  41. 
42 


618  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  8. 27. 

in   the  presence   of  all  the   people   for  what  cause  she 
touched  him,  and  how  she  was  healed  immediately. 

And  he  said  unto  her,  "  Daughter,  thy  faith  hath  made 
thee  whole  ;  go  in  peace." 

While  he  yet  spake,  there  cometh  one  from  the  ruler 
of  the  synagogue's  house,  saying,  "  Thy  daughter  is  dead ; 
trouble  not  the  Master." 

But  Jesus  hearing  it,  answered  him,  "  Fear  not ;  only 
believe,  and  she  shall  be  made  whole." 

And  when  he  came  to  the  house,  he  suffered  not  any 
man  to  enter  in  with  him,  save  Peter,  and  John,  and 
James,  and  the  father  of  the  maiden  and- her  mother. 
And  all  were  weeping,  and  bewailing  her ;  but  he  said, 
"  Weep  not,  for  she  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth." 

And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn,  knowing  that  she  was 
dead.  But  he,  taking  her  by  the  hand,  called,  saying, 
"Maiden,  arise  !  " 

And  her  spirit  returned,  and  she  rose  up  immediately ; 
and  he  commanded  that  something  be  given  her  to  eat. 
And  her  parents  were  amazed ;  but  he  charged  them  to 
tell  no  man  what  had  been  done. 

'And  as  Jesus  passed  by  from  thence,  two  blind  men 
followed  him,  crying  out  and  saying,  "  Have  mercy  on 
us,  thou  son  of  David." 

And  when  he  was  come  into  the  house  the  blind  men 
came  to  him.  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  "  Believe  ye 
that  I  am  able  to  do  this  ?  " 

They  say  unto  him,  "Yea,  Lord." 

Then  touched  he  their  eyes,  saying,  "  According  to 
your  faith  be  it  done  unto  you." 

And  their  eyes  were  opened. 

And  Jesus  strictly  charged  them,  saying,  "  See  that  no 
man  know  it."  But  they  went  forth,  and  spread  abroad 
his  fame  in  all  that  land. 

And  as  they  went  forth,  behold,  there  was  brought  to 
him  a  dumb  man  possessed  with  a  devil.  And  when 
the  devil  was  cast  out  the  dumb  man  spake. 

And  the  multitudes  marveled,  saying,  "It  was  never 
so  seen  in  Israel."  But  the  Pharisees  said,  "  By  the 
prince  of  the  devils  casteth  he  out  devils." 

'  Matt,  ix,  27. 


John  5- I.)        CllRUNOLOGICALl.Y    AkRANGItD.  619 


CHAPTER    IV. 

JESUS     HEALS     DISEASES    ON     THE     SABBATH  ;      IS     CRIT- 
ICISED ;    PERSECUTED  :    THE  APOSTLES  CHOSEN. 

'After  these  things  there  was  "^  a  feast  of  the  Jews; 
and  Jesus  went  up  to  Jerusalem. 

Now  there  is  in  Jerusalem  by  the  sheep  gate  a  pool, 

which  is  called  in  Hebrew  Bethesda,  having  five  porches. 

In  these   lay  a  multitude   of  them  that  were    Piracies  of 

sick,   blind,    halt,    withered.     And   a  certain    mercyonthe 
1  1-1111  1  •  1    sabbatn. 

man  was  there,  which   had  been   thirty  and 
eight  years  in  his  infirmity.    When  Jesus  saw  him  lying, 
and  knew  that  he  had  been  now  a  long  time  in  that  case, 
he  saith  unto  him,  "  Wouldest  thou  be  made  whole?" 

The  sick  man  answered  him, "Sir,  I  have  no  man,  when 
the  water  is  troubled,  to  put  me  into  the  pool ;  but  while 
I  am  coming  another  steppeth  down  before  me." 

Jesus  saith,  "  Arise,  take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk." 

And  straightway  the  man  was  made  whole,  and  took 
up  his  bed  and  w^alked. 

Now  it  was  the  sabbath  on  that  day.  So  the  Jews 
said  unto  him  that  was  cured,  "  It  is  the  sabbath,  and  it 
is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  take  up  thy  bed." 

But  he  answered  them,  "  He  that  made  me  whole,  the 
same  said  unto  me,  *  Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk.'  " 

They  asked  liim,  "  Who  is  the  man  that  said  unto 
thee,  '  Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk? 

But  he  that  was  healed  wist  not  who  it  was  ;  for  Jesus 
had  conveyed  himself  away,  a  multitude  being  in  the 
place.  Afterward  Jesus  findeth  him  in  the  temple,  and 
said  unto  him,  "  Behold,  thou  art  made  whole  ;  sin  no 
more,  lest  a  worse  thing  befall  thee." 

The   man   went  away,  and   told   the   Jews  that  it  was 

]  y  ,  I       "  R.  V.  marg.,  Many  ancient  au- 

.  I  thorities  read,  the  feast. 


620  Thp:  vSiiORTER  Bible  [John  5.  15. 

Jesus  which  had  made  him  whole.     And   for  this  cause 
Jesus  per-       did  the  Jews  persecute  Jesus,  because  he  did 
Defending      these  things  on  the  sabbath, 
himself.  3^|-    jesus    answered    them,    "  My   Father 

worketh  even  until  now,  and  I  work."  For  this  cause 
therefore  the  Jews  sought  the  more  to  kill  him,  because 
he  not  only  brake  the  sabbath,  but  also  called  God  his 
own  Father,  making  himself  equal  with  God. 
Jesus  therefore  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
"  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  the  Son  can  do  noth- 
ing of  himself,  but  what  he  seeth  the  Father  doing;  for 
what  things  soever  he  doeth,  these  the  Son  also  doeth 
in  like  manner.  For  the  Father  loveth  the  Son,  and 
showeth  him  all  things  that  himself  doeth  ;  and  greater 
works  than  these  will  he  show  him,  that  ye  may  marvel. 
P'or  as  the  Father  raiseth  the  dead  and  ^quickeneth 
them,  even  so  the  Son  also  quickeneth  whom  he  will. 
For  neither  doth  the  Father  judge  any  man,  but  he  hath 
given  all  judgment  unto  the  Son  ;  that  all  may  honor 
the  Son,  even  as  they  honor  the  Father.  He  that  hon- 
oreth  not  the  Son  honoreth  not  the  Father  which  sent 
him.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  he  that  hearcth  my 
word,  and  believcth  him  that  sent  me,  hath  eternal  life, 
and  cometh  not  into  judgment,  but  hath  passed  out  of 
death  into  life.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  the  hour 
cometh,  and  now  is,  when  the  dead  shall  hear  the  voice  of 
the  Son  of  God  ;  and  they  that  hear  shall  live.  For  as  the 
Father  hath  life  in  himself,  even  so  gave  he  to  the  Son 
also  to  have  life  in  himself;  and  he  gave  him  authority 
to  execute  judgment,  because  he  is  '^  the  Son  of  man. 
Marvel  not  at  this;  for  the  hour  cometh,  in  which  all 
that  are  in  the  tombs  shall  hear  his  voice,  and  shall 
come  forth  ;  they  that  have  done  good,  unto  the  resur- 
rection of  life;  and  they  that  have  done  ill,  unto  the 
resurrection  of  judgment. 

"I  can  of  myself  do  nothing;  as  F  hear,  I  judge;  and 
my  judgment  is  righteous  ;  because  I  seek  not  mine  own 
will,  but  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me.  If  I  bear  witness 
of  myself,  my  witness  is  not  true.  It  is  another  that 
beareth  witness  of  me;  and  I  know  that  the  witness 
*That  is,  maketh  alive.  ''  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  a  son  of  man. 


John  5.  32.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  621 

which  he  witnesseth  of  me  is  true.  Ye  have  sent  unto 
John,  and  he  hath  borne  witness  unto  the  truth.  .  .  .  He 
was  the  lamp  that  burneth  and  shineth  ;  and  ye  were 
willing  to  rejoice  for  a  season  in  his  light.  But  the  wit- 
ness which  I  have  is  greater  than  that  of  John  ;  for  the 
works  which  the  Father  hath  given  me  to  accomplish, 
the  very  works  that  I  do,  bear  witness  of  me,  that  the 
Father  hath  sent  me.  And  the  Father  which  sent  me, 
he  hath  borne  witness  of  me.  Ye  have  neither  heard 
his  voice  at  any  time,  nor  seen  his- form.  And  ye  have 
not  his  word  abiding  in  you  ;  for  whom  he  sent,  him  ye 
believe  not.  '^  Ye  search  the  scriptures,  because  ye  think 
that  in  them  ye  have  eternal  life  ;  and  these  are  they 
which  bear  witness  of  me  ;  and  ye  will  not  come  to  me, 
that  ye  may  have  life.  I  receive  not  glory  from  men. 
But  I  know  you,  that  ye  have  not  the  love  of  God  in 
yourselves.  I  am  come  in  my  Father's  name,  and  ye 
receive  me  not;  if  another  shall  come  in  his  own  name, 
him  ye  will  receive.  How  can  ye  believe,  which  receive 
glory  one  of  another,  and  the  glory  that  cometh  from 
the  only  God  ye  seek  not  ?  Think  not  that  I  will  accuse 
you  to  the  Father;  there  is  one  that  accuseth  you,  even 
Moses,  on  whom  ye  have  set  your  hope.  For  if  ye  be- 
lieved Moses  ye  would  believe  me  ;  for  he  wrote  of  me. 
But  if  ye  believe  not  his  writings,  how  shall  ye  believe 
my  words?" 

'  At  that  season  Jesus  went  on  the  sabbath  day 
through  the  cornfields  ;  and  his  disciples  were  an  hun- 
gred,  and  began  to  pluck  ears  of  corn  and  to  eat. 

But  the  Pharisees,  when  they  saw  it,  said  unto  him, 
"  Behold,  thy  disciples  do  that  which  it  is  not  lawful  to 
do  upon  the  sabbath." 

But  he  said  unto  them,  "  Have  ye  not  read  what  David 
did,  when  he  was  an  hungred,  and  they  that  were  with 
him  ;  how  he  entered  into  the  house  of  God,  and  did  eat 
the  showbread,  which  it  was  not  lawful  for  him  to  eat, 
neither  for  them  that  were  with  him,  but  only  for  the 
priests?  Or  have  ye  not  read  in  the  law,  how  that  on 
the  sabbath  day  the  priests  in   the  temple  profane  the 

'Matt,  xii,  I.  I  "R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  Search. 


622  The  Shorter  Bible  [Matt.  12. 5. 

sabbath,  and  are  guiltless?  But  I  say  unto  you,  that 
one  greater  than  the  temple  is  here.  But  if  ye  had 
known  what  this  meaneth,  '  I  desire  mercy,  and  not  sacri- 
fice,* ye  would  not  have  condemned  the  guiltless.  For 
the  Son  of  man  is  lord  of  the  sabbath." 

'  And  it  came  to  pass  on  another  sabbath,  that  he  en- 
tered into  the  synagogue  and  taught ;  and  there  was  a 
man  there,  and  his  right  hand  was  withered.  And  the 
scribes  and  Pharisees  watched  him. 

"  And  they  asked  him,  saying,  "  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on 
the  sabbath  day?"  that  they  might  accuse  him. 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  What  man  shall  there  be  of 
you,  that  shall  have  one  sheep,  and  if  this  fall  into  a  pit 
on  the  sabbath  day,  will  he  not  lay  hold  on  it,  and  lift  it 
out?  How  much  then  is  a  man  of  more  value  than  a 
sheep !  Wherefore  it  is  lawful  to  do  good  on  the  sab- 
bath day." 

Then  saith  he  to  the  man,  "  Stretch  forth  thy  hand." 

And  he  stretched  it  forth  ;  and  it  was  restored  whole, 
as  the  other. 

But  the  Pharisees  went  out,  and  took  counsel  against 
him,  how  they  might  destroy  him.  And  Jesus  perceiv- 
ing it  withdrew  from  thence ;  and  many  fol- 
drawsto  lowed  him  ^from  Galilee,  and  from  Judaea  and 
Jerusalem,  from  Idumaea  and  beyond  Jordan, 
and  about  Tyre  and  Sidon,  a  great  multitude,  hearing 
what  great  things  he  did.  And  he  spake  to  his  disciples, 
that  a  little  boat  should  wait  on  him  because  of  the 
Great  crowd,  Icst  they  should  throng  him  ;    for  he 

crowds.  ^^^^  healed  many,  insomuch  that  as  many  as 

had  plagues  pressed  upon  him  that  they  might  touch 
him.  And  the  unclean  spirits,  whensoever  they  beheld 
him,  fell  down  before  him,  and  cried,  saying,  "  Thou  art 
the  Son  of  God!"  "And  he  healed  them  all,  and 
charged  them  that  they  should  not  make  him  known  ; 
that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  Isaiah  the 
prophet,  saying, 

"  Behold,  my  servant  whom  I  have  chosen  ; 
My  beloved,  in  whom  my  soul  is  well  pleased. 
I  will  put  my  Spirit  upon  him, 

'  Luke  vi,  6.  *  Matt,  xii,  lo.  ^  Mark  iii,    7.  ■'Matt,  xii,  16. 


Matt.  12.  i8.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  623 

And  he  shall  declare  judgment  to  the  Gentiles. 

He  shall  not  strive,  nor  cry  aloud  ; 

Neither  shall  anyone  hear  his  voice  in  the  streets. 

A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break, 

And  smoking  flax  shall  he  not  quench, 

Till  he  send  forth  judgment  unto  victory. 

And  in  his  name  shall  the  Gentiles  hope." 
'  And  it  came  to  pass  in  these  days  that  he  went  out 
into  the  mountain  to  pray  ;  and  he  continued  all  night 
in  prayer  to  God.  And  when  it  was  day,  he  Theaposties 
called  his  disciples  ;  and  he  chose  from  them  chosen, 
twelve,  *  that  they  might  be  with  him,  and  that  he  might 
send  them  forth,  ^  whom  also  he  named  apostles ; 
Simon,  whom  he  also  named  Peter,  and  Andrew  his 
brother,  and  James  and  John,  and  Philip  and  Bar- 
tholomew, and  Matthew  and  Thomas,  and  James  the 
son  of  Alphaeus,  and  Simon  which  was  called  the  Zealot, 
and  Judas  the  '''son  of  James,  and  Judas  Iscariot,  which 
was  the  traitor  ;  and  he  came  down  with  them  and  stood 
on  a  level  place,  and  a  great  multitude  of  his  disciples, 
and  a  great  number  of  the  people  from  all  Judaea  and 
Jerusalem,  and  the  seacoast  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which 
came  to  hear  him,  and  to  be  healed  of  their  diseases ; 
and  they  that  were  troubled  with  unclean  spirits  were 
healed.  And  all  the  multitude  sought  to  touch  him  ; 
for  power  came  forth  from  him,  and  healed  them  all. 

'Lukevi,  12.  ^Lukevi,  13.       I  «  r>    ir  f\     u    *i 

oni^     ,   •••  '    "^  "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  brother. 

■*  Mark  111,  14.  &  >       > 


G24:  The  Shorter  Bible  [Matt.  5. 2. 


CHAPTER  V. 

THE  SERMON  ON  THE  MOUNT  ;  CONCERNING  THE  KING- 
DOM OF  HEAVEN,  THE  PRIVILEGES  AND  DUTIES  OF 
ITS  CITIZENS. 

'  And  he  opened  his  mouth  and  taught  them,  saying, 

"  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit  ;  for  theirs  is  the  king- 
dom of  heaven. 

"  Blessed  arc  they  that  mourn  ;  for  they  shall  be  .com- 
forted. 

The  beati-  "  Blessed  are  the  meek ;  for  they  shall  inherit 
tudes.  the  earth. 

"  Blessed  are  they  that  hunger  and  thirst  after  right- 
eousness ;  for  they  shall  be  filled. 

"  Blessed  are  the  merciful  ;  for  they  shall  obtain  mercy. 

"  Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart ;  for  they  shall  see  God. 

"  Blessed  are  the  peacemakers  ;  for  they  shall  be  called 
sons  of  God. 

"Blessed  are  they  that  have  been  persecuted  for  right- 
eousness' sake  ;  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 
Blessed  are  ye  when  men  shall  reproach  you,  and  perse- 
cute you,  and  say  all  manner  of  evil  against  you  falsely, 
for  my  sake.  Rejoice,  and  be  exceeding  glad  ;  for  great 
is  your  reward  in  heaven  ;  for  so  persecuted  they  the 
prophets  which  were  before  you. 

"  Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth  ;  but  if  the  salt  have  lost 
its  savor,  wherewith  shall  it  be  salted  ?     It  is  thenceforth 
good  for  nothing  but  to  be  cast  out  and  trod- 
tianinthe    den    undcr   foot  of  men.     Ye  are  the  light  of 
^^^^'^^  the  world.     A  city  set  on  a  hill  cannot  be  hid. 

Neither  do  men  light  a  lamp  and  put  it  under  the  bushel, 
but  on  the  stand  ;  and  it  shineth  unto  all  that  are  in  the 
house.  Even  .so  let  your  light  shine  before  men,  that 
they  may  see  your  good  works,  and  glorify  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

'  MaU.  V,  2. 


Matt.  5.  17. J  Chronologically  Arranged.  625 

"  Think  not  that  I  came  to  destroy  the  law  or  the 
prophets  ;  I  came  not  to  destroy,  but  to  fulfill.  For 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  till  heaven  and  earth  pass  away, 
qne  jot  or  one  tittle  shall  in  no  wise  pass  away  from  the 
law,  till  all  things  be  accomplished.  Whosoever  there- 
fore shall  break  one  of  these  least  commandments,  and 
shall  teach  men  so,  shall  be  called  least  in  the  kingdom 
of  heaven;  but  whosoever  shall  do  and  teach  Law  up- 
them,  he  shall  be  called  great  in  the  kingdom  ^®^'^- 
of  heaven.  For  I  say  unto  you,  that  except  your  right- 
eousness shall  exceed  the  righteousness  of  the  scribes 
and  Pharisees,  ye  shall  in  no  wise  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  heaven. 

"  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  to  them  of  old  time, 
'  Thou  shalt  not  kill ;  and  whosoever  shall  kill  shall  be 
in  danger  of  the  judgment.'  But  I  say  unto  you,  that 
every  one  who  is  angry  with  his  brother  ^  shall  be  in 
danger  of  the  judgment;  and  whosoever  shall  The  Law 
say  to  his  brother,  '  ^  Raca !'  shall  be  in  danger  concerning 
of  the  council ;  and  whosoever  shall  say,  anger. 
'  '^  Thou  fool !  '  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  '^  hell  of  fire. 

"  If  therefore  thou  art  offering  thy  gift  at  the  altar,  and 
there  rememberest  that  thy  brother  hath  aught  against 
thee,  leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar,  and  go  thy 
way,  first  be  reconciled  to  thy  brother,  and  then  come 
and  offer  thy  gift.  Agree  with  thine  adversary  quickly, 
whiles  thou  art  with  him  in  the  way;  lest  haply  the  ad- 
versary deliver  thee  to  the  judge,  and  the  judge  deliver 
thee  to  the  officer,  and  thou  be  cast  into  prison.  Verily 
I  say  unto  thee,  thou  shalt*  by  no  means  come  out 
thence,  till  thou  have  paid  the  last  farthing. 

"  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said,  '  Thou  shalt  not  com- 
mit adultery.'  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  every  one  that 
looketh  on  a  woman  to  lust  after  her  hath  concerning 
committed  adultery  with  her  already  in  his  P^^rity. 
heart.  And  if  thy  right  eye  causeth  thee  to  stumble, 
pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from  thee;  for  it  is  profitable 
for   thee    that    one  of  thy  members  should  perish,  and 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Many  ancient  authorities  insert,  ivithout  cause.  ^  R.  V. 
marg.,  An  expression  of  contempt.  '^  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  Aforeh,  a  Hebrew 
expression  of  condemnation.      ''  R.  V,  marg.,  Gr.   Gehenna  of  fire. 


G26  The  Shorter  Bible  [Matt.  5.29. 

not  thy  whole  body  be  cast  into  =*  hell.  And  if  thy 
right  hand  causeth  thee  to  stumble,  cut  it  off,  and  cast 
it  from  thee ;  for  it  is  profitable  for  thee  that  one  of 
thy  members  should  perish,  and  not  thy  whole  body  go 
into  hell.  It  was  said  also,  *  Whosoever  shall  put  away 
his  wife,  let  him  give  her  a  writing  of  divorcement.' 
But  I  say  unto  you,  that  every  one  that  putteth  away 
his  wife,  saving  for  the  cause  of  fornication,  maketh  her 
an  adulteress  ;  and  whosoever  shall  marry  her  when  she 
is  put  away  committeth  adultery. 

"  Again,  ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  to  them  of  old 
Concerning  time,  '  Thou  shalt  not  forswear  thyself,  but 
oaths.  shalt  perform  unto  the  Lord  thine  oaths;'  but 

I  say  unto  you,  swear  not  at  all ;  neither  by  the  heaven, 
for  it  is  the  throne  of  God  ;  nor  by  the  earth,  for  it  is 
the  footstool  of  his  feet ;  nor  by  Jerusalem,  for  it  is 
the  city  of  the  great  King.  Neither  shalt  thou  swear  by 
thy  head,  for  thou  canst  not  make  one  hair  white  or 
black.  But  let  your  speech  be,  'Yea,  yea;'  'Nay,  nay;' 
and  whatsoever  is  more  than  these  is  of  the  evil  one. 

"  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said,  '  An  eye  for  an  eye, 
and  a  tooth  for  a  tooth  ;'  but  I  say  unto  you,  resist  not 
him  that  is  evil ;  but  whosoever  smiteth  thee  on  thy 
right  cheek,  turn  to  him  the  other  also.  And 
revenge.  if  any  man  would  go  to  law  with  thee,  and 
take  away  thy  coat,  let  him  have  thy  cloak  also.  And 
whosoever  shall  compel  thee  to  go  one  mile,  go  with 
him  twain.  Give  to  him  that  asketh  thee,  and  from  him 
that  would  borrow  of  thee  turn  not  thou  away. 

"  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said,  'Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbor,  and  hate  thine  enemy;'  but  I  say  unto  you. 
Concerning  ^^vQ  your  enemies,  and  pray  for  them  that 
love.  persecute  you  ;   '  to  him  that  smiteth  thee  on 

the  one  cheek  offer  the  other  also  ;  ^  that  ye  may  be  sons 
of  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven;  for  he  maketh  his 
sun  to  rise  on  the  evil  and  the  good,  and  sendeth  rain 
on  the  just  and  the  unjust.  For  if  ye  love  them  that 
love  you,  what  reward  have  ye.     Do  not  even  the  ''  pub- 


'  Luke  vi,  29. 
'  Malt.  V,  45. 


»  R.  V.  niarp;.,  Gr.  Gehenna.  ^  R.  V. 
marg.,  That  is,  collectors  or  renters  of 
Roman  taxes. 


Matt  5- 46-1    Chronologically  Arranged.  627 

licans  the  same?  'And  if  ye  do  good  to  them  that  do 
good  to  you,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  For  even  sinners  do 
the  same.  But  love  your  enemies,  and  do  them  good, 
and  your  reward  shall  be  great,  and  ye  shall  be  sons  of 
the  Most  High  ;  for  he  is  kind  toward  the  unthankful  and 
evil.     Be  ye  merciful,  even  as  your  Father  is  merciful. 

•'  *  Take  heed  that  ye  do  not  your  righteousness  before 
men,  to  be  seen  of  them  ;  else  ye  have  no  reward  with 
your  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

"  When  therefore  thou  doest  alms,  sound  not  a  trumpet 
before  thee,  as  the  hypocrites  do  in  the  syna-  concerning 
gogues  and  in  the  streets,  that  they  may  have  almsgiving, 
glory  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  they  have  re- 
ceived their  reward.  But  when  thou  doest  alms,  let  not 
thy  left  hand  know  what  thy  right  hand  doeth  ;  that 
thine  alms  may  be  in  secret;  and  thy  Father  which 
seeth  in  secret  shall  recompense  thee. 

"  And  when  ye  pray,  ye  shall  not  be  as  the  hypocrites; 
for  they  love  to  stand  and  pra}^  in  the  syna-  concerning 
gogues  and  in  the  corners  of  the  streets,  that  prayer, 
they  may  be  seen  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  they 
have  received  their  reward.  But  thou,  when  thou  pray- 
est,  enter  into  thine  inner  chamber,  and  having  shut  thy 
door,  pray  to  thy  Father  which  is  in  secret,  and  thy 
Father  which  seeth  in  secret  shall  recompense  thee.  And 
in  praying  use  not  vain  repetitions,  as  the  Gentiles  do; 
for  they  think  that  they  shall  be  heard  for  their  much 
speaking.  Be  not  therefore  like  unto  them  ;  for  your 
Father  knoweth  what  things  ye  have  need  of  before  ye 
ask  him.  After  this  manner  therefore  pray  ye:  Our 
Father  which  art  in  heaven.  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done,  as  in  heaven, 
so  on  earth.  Give  us  this  day  *our  daily  bread.  And 
forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  also  have  forgiven  our  debtors. 
And  bring  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver  us  from 
the   evil  one.''     For  if  ye  forgive  men    their  trespasses, 

*  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  our  bread  for  tlie 

coming  day.    "^  R.  V.  marg..    Many  au- 

'  Luke  vi,  33.  thorities,  some  ancient,  but  with  vari- 

^  Matt,  vi,  I.  ations,  add,  For  thine  is  the  kingdotn, 

and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  forever. 

Af?teu . 


628  The  Shorter  Bible  [Matt.  6.  14. 

your  heavenly  Father  wiU  also  forgive  you.  But  if  ye 
forgive  not  men  their  trespasses,  neither  will  your  Father 
forgive  your  trespasses. 

"  Moreover  when  ye  fast,  be  not,  as  the  hypocrites,  of  a 
sad  countenance;  for  they  disfigure  their  faces,  that 
they  may  be  seen  of  men  to  fast.  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
they  have  received  their  reward.  But  thou,  when  thou 
fastest,  anoint  thy  head,  and  wash  thy  face;  that  thou 
be  not  seen  of  men  to  fast,  but  of  thy  Father  which  is  in 
secret;  and  thy  Father,  which  seeth  in  secret,  shall  recom- 
pense thee. 

"  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures  upon  the  earth, 
Concerning  where  moth  and  rust  doth  consume,  and 
riches.  where  thieves  break  through  and  steal ;  but 

lay  up  for  yourselves  treasures  in  heaven,  where  neither 
moth  nor  rust  doth  consume,  and  where  thieves  do  not 
break  through  nor  steal;  for  where  thy  treasure  is,  there 
will  thy  heart  be  also.  The  lamp  of  the  body  is  the  eye  ; 
if  therefore  thine  eye  be  single,  thy  whole  body  shall  be 
full  of  light.  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy  whole  body 
shall  be  full  of  darkness.  If  therefore  the  light  that  is 
in  thee  be  darkness,  how  great  is  the  darkness  !  No  man 
can  serve  two  masters ;  for  either  he  will  hate  the  one, 
and  love  the  other;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  one,  and 
despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God  and  mammon. 
Therefore  I  say  unto  you,  be  not  anxious  for  your  life. 
Concerning  \vhat  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye  shall  drink  ; 
anxiety.  j-jqj-  yg^-  for  your  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on. 

Is  not  the  life  more  than  the  food,  and  the  body  than 
the  raiment?  Behold  the  birds  of  the  heaven,  that  Ihcy 
sow  not,  neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather  into  barns  ; 
and  your  heavenly  Father  feedetli  them.  Are  not  ye 
of  much  more  value  than  they?  And  which  of  you  by 
being  anxious  can  add  one  cubit  unto  his  ^  stature  ?  And 
why  are  ye  anxious  concerning  raiment?  Consider  the 
lilies  of  the  field,  how  they  grow  ;  they  toil  not,  neither 
do  they  spin  :  yet  I  say  unto  you,  that  even  Solomon  in 
all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one  o^these.  But  if  God 
doth  so  clothe  the  grass  of  the  field,  which  to-day  is,  and 
to-morrow  is  cast  into  the  oven,  shall  he  not  much  more 
"  R.  V.  niarg. ,  Or,  a^e. 


Matt.  6.  30.J    Chronologically  Arranged.  629 

clothe  you,  O  ye  of  little  faith  ^  Be  not  therefore  anxious, 
saying, '  What  shall  we  eat  ? '  or, '  What  shall  we  drink  ? '  or, 
'  Wherewithal  shall  we  be  clothed?  *  For  after  all  these 
things  do  the  Gentiles  seek ;  for  your  heavenly  Father 
knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  all  these  things.  But  seek 
ye  first  his  kingdom,  and  his  righteousness ;  and  all  these 
things  shall  be  added  unto  you.  Be  not  therefore 
anxious  for  the  morrow  ;  for  the  morrow  will  be  anxious 
for  itself.     Sufficient  unto  the  day  is  the  evil  thereof. 

"  Judge  not,  that  ye  be  not  judged.  For  with  what 
judgment  ye  judge,  ye  shall  be  judged.  'Give,  and  it 
shall  be  given  unto  you  ;  good  measure,  pressed  down, 
shaken  together,  running  over,  shall  they  give  . 

into  your  bosom.  For  with  what  measure  precepts. 
ye  mete  it  shall  be  measured  to  you  again. 

" "  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that  is  in  thy 
brother's  eye,  but  considerest  not  the  beam  that  is  in 
thine  own  eye?  Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy  brother, 
'  Let  me  cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thine  eye  ; '  and  lo,  the 
beam  is  in  thine  own  eye?  Thou  hypocrite,  cast  out 
first  the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye  ;  and  then  shalt  thou 
see  clearly  to  cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thy  brother's 
eye. 

"  Give  not  that  which  is  holy  unto  the  dogs,  neither  cast 
your  pearls  before  the  swine,  lest  haply  they  trample 
them   under  their  feet,  and  turn  and  rend  you. 

"Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find  ; 
knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you;  for  every  one 
that  asketh  receiveth  ;  and  he  that  seeketh  findeth;  and 
to  him  that  knocketh  it  shall  be  opened.  Or  what  man 
is  there  of  you,  who,  if  his  son  shall  ask  him  for  a  loaf, 
will  give  him  a  stone  ;  or  if  he  shall  ask  for  a  fish,  will 
give  him  a  serpent?  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how 
to  give  good  gifts  unto  your  children,  how  much  more 
shall  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven  give  good  things 
to  them  that  ask  him  ?  All  things  therefore  whatsoever 
ye  would  that  men  should  do  unto  you,  even  so  do  ye 
also  unto  them;  for  this  is  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

"  Enter  ye  in  by  the  narrow  gate  ;  for  wide  is  the  gate, 
and   broad  is  the  way,  that   leadeth  to    destruction,  and 
'  Luke  vi,  38.  ^  Matt,  vii,  3. 


630  The  Shorter  Bible  [Matt.  7. 13. 

many  be  they  that  enter  ip  thereby.  ^  For  narrow  is  the 
gate,  and  straitened  the  way,  that  leadeth  unto  Hfc,  and 
few  be  they  that  find  it. 

"  Beware  of  false  prophets,  which  come  to  you  in  sheep's 
clothing,  but  inwardly  are  ravening  wolves. 
By  their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them.  Do  men 
gather  grapes  of  thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles  ?  Even  so  every 
good  tree  bringeth  forth  good  fruit  ;  but  the  corrupt 
tree  bringeth  forth  evil  fruit.  A  good  tree  cannot  bring 
forth  evil  fruit,  neither  can  a  corrupt  tree  bring  forth 
good  fruit.  Every  tree  that  bringeth  not  forth  good 
fruit  is  hewn  down  and  cast  into  the  fire.  Therefore  by 
their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them.  Not  every  one  that 
saith  unto  me,  'Lord,  Lord!'  shall  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  heaven  ;  but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of  my 
Father  which  is  in  heaven.  Many  will  say  to  me  in  that 
day,  '  Lord,  Lord,  did  we  not  prophesy  by  thy  name, 
and  by  thy  name  cast  out  devils,  and  by  thy  name  do 
many  mighty  works?'  And  then  will  I  profess  unto 
them,  *  I  never  knew  you  ;  depart  from  me,  ye  that  work 
iniquity.' 

"  Every  one  therefore  which  heareth  these  words  of 
mine,  and  doeth  them,  shall  be  likened  unto  a  wise  man, 
A  compari-  wliich  built  his  housc  upon  the  rock  ;  and  the 
^°^-  rain  descended,  and  the  floods  came,  and  the 

winds  blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house  ;  and  it  fell  not  ; 
for  it  was  founded  upon  the  rock.  And  every  one  that 
heareth  these  words  of  mine,  and  doeth  them  not,  shall  be 
likened  unto  a  foolish  man,  which  built  his  house  upon 
the  sand  ;  and  the  rain  descended,  and  the  floods  came, 
and  the  winds  blew,  and  smote  upon  that  house  ;  and  it 
fell ;  and  great  was  the  fall  thereof." 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  ended  these  words, 
the  multitudes  were  astonished  at  his  teaching  ;  for  he 
taught  them  as  one  having  authority,  and  not  as  their 
scribes. 

•  R.  V.  marg.,  Many  ancient  authorities  read,  //o7f  narrow  is  the  gate. 


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CHAPTER    VI. 

MIRACLES  OF  MERCY:  JOHN'S  MESSENGERS:  JESUS' 
MOTHER  AND  BRETHREN:  BLASPHEMOUS  ACCUSA- 
TION  OF   THE   PHARISEES. 

And  when  he  was  come  down  from  the  mountain, 
great  multitudes  followed  him. 

And  '  he  entered  into  Capernaum.  And  a  certain  cen- 
turion's ^  servant,  who  was  ^  dear  unto  him,  was  sick  and 
at  the  point  of  death.  And  when  he  heard  concerning 
Jesus,  he  sent  unto  him  elders  of  the  Jews,  asking  him 
that  he  would  come  and  save  his  servant.  And  they, 
when  they  came  to  Jesus,  besought  him  earnestly,  say- 
ing, "  He  is  worthy  that  thou  shouldest  do  this  for  him  ; 
for  he  loveth  our  nation,  and  hiinself  built  us  our  syna- 
gogue." 

And  Jesus  went  with  them.  And  when  he  was  now  not 
far  from  the  house,  the  centurion  sent  friends    rru^„    + 

1  •  T  1  The  centu- 

to  him,  saymg  unto  him,  "Lord,  trouble  not  ^^"J^^^  ^fJ' 
thyself;  for  I  am  not  worthy  that  thou 
shouldest  come  under  my  roof;  wherefore  neither 
thought  I  myself  worthy  to  come  unto  thee ;  but  say 
the  word,  and  my  servant  shall  be  healed.  For  I  also 
am  a  man  set  under  authority,  having  under  myself 
soldiers ;  and  I  say  to  this  one,  '  Go,'  and  he  goeth  ;  and 
to  another,  '  Come,'  and  he  cometh  ;  and  to  my  serv- 
ant, '  Do  this,'  and  he  doeth  it." 

And  when  Jesus  heard  these  things,  he  marveled  at 
him,  and  turned  and  said  unto  the  multitude  that  followed 
him,  **  I  say  unto  you,  I  have  not  found  so  great  faith, 
no,  not  in  Israel." 

And  they  that  were  sent,  returning  to  the  house,  found 
the  servant  whole. 

*R.  V.   marg.,    Gr.    bondservant. 
'  Luke  vii,  i.  ''  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  precious  to  hit>i, 

or,  honorable  with  him. 


032  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke;,  n. 

And  it  came  to  pass  soon  afterward,  that  he  went  to 
a  city  called  Nain  ;  and  his  disciples  went  with  him,  and 
a  great  multitude.  Now  when  he  drew  near  to  the  gate 
of  the  city,  behold,  .there  was  carried  out  one  that  was 
dead,  the  only  son  of  his  mother,  and  she  was  a  widow  ; 
and  much  people  of  the  city  was  with  her.  And  when 
the  Lord  saw  her,  he"  had  compassion  on  her,  and  said 
unto  her,  "Weep  not." 

And  he  came  nigh  and  touched  the  bier;  and  the 
The  widow's  bearers  stood  still.  And  he  said,  "Young 
son  raised.      man,  I  Say  unto  thee,  arise." 

And  he  that  was  dead  sat  up,  and  began  to  speak. 
And  he  gave  him  to  his  mother. 

And  fear  took  hold  on  all ;  and  they  glorified  God, 
saying,  "A  great  prophet  is  arisen  among  us;  and,  God 
hath  visited  his  people." 

And  this  report  went  forth  concerning  him  in  the 
whole  of  Judcca  and  all  the   region  round  about. 

And  the  disciples  of  John  told  him  of  all  these  things. 
Messengers  And  John  Calling  uuto  him  two  of  his  disciples 
from  John.  sent  them  to  the  Lord,  saying,  "Art  thou  he 
that  Cometh,  or  look  we  for  another?  " 

In  that  hour  he  cured  many  of  diseases  and  plagues 
and  evil  spirits ;  and  on  many  that  were  blind  he  be- 
stowed sight.  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
"  Go  your  way,  and  tell  John  what  things  ye  have  seen 
and  heard ;  the  blind  receive  their  sight,  the  lame  walk, 
the  lepers  are  cleansed,  and  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead  are 
raised  up,  the  poor  have  good  tidings  preached  to  them. 
And  blessed  is  he  whosoever  shall  find  none  occasion  of 
stumbling  in  me." 

~     And  when  the  messengers  of  John  were  departed,  he 
began  to  say  unto  the  multitude  concerning  John, 

"  What  went  ye  out  into  the  wilderness  to  behold  ?  a 
reed  shaken  with  the  wind  ?  But  what  went  ye  out  to 
Jesus' wit-  s^'^?  ^  ^""^^^  clothed  in  soft  raiment?  Behold, 
nesstoJohn.  they  which  are  gorgeously  appareled,  and 
live  delicately,  are  in  kings'  courts.  But  what  went 
ye  out  to  see?  a  prophet?  Yea,  I  say  unto  you,  and 
much  more  than  a  prophet.  This  is  he  of  whom  it  is 
written, 


Luke  7. 37.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  633 

"  '  Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy  face, 
Who  shall  prepare  thy  way  before  thee.' 

"  I  say  unto  you,  among  them  born  of  women  there  is 
none  greater  than  John;  yet  he  that  is  but  little  in  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  greater  than  he."  (And  all  the  people 
when  they  heard,  and  the  publicans,  justified  God,  being 
baptized  with  the  baptism  of  John.  But  the  Pharisees 
and  the  lawyers  rejected  for  themselves  the  counsel  of 
God,  beiu'^-  not  baptized  of  him.)  "  Whereunto  then 
shall  I  liken  the  men  of  this  generation,  and  to  what  are 
they  like?  They  are  like  unto  children  that  sit  in  the 
market  place,  and  call  one  to  another  ;  which  say,  '  We 
piped  unto  you,  and  ye  did  not  dance  ;  we  wailed,  and  ye 
did  not  weep.'  For  John  the  Baptist  is  come  eating  no 
bread  nor  drinking  wine  ;  and  ye  say,  '  He  hath  a  devil.' 
The  Son  of  man  is  come  eating  and  drinking  ;  and  ye 
say,  '  Behold,  a  gluttonous  man,  and  a  winebibber,  a  friend 
of  publicans  and  sinners  ! '  And  wisdom  is  justified  of  all 
her  children." 

'  Then  began  he  to  upbraid  the  cities  wherein  most  of 
his  mighty  works  were  done,  because  they  repented  not : 

"  Woe  unto  thee,  Chorazin!  woe  unto  thee,  Bethsaida! 
for  if  the  mighty  works  had  been  done  in  Tyre  Refusing 
and  Sidon  which  were  done  in  you,  they  thehght. 
would  have  repented  long  ago  in  sackcloth  and  ashes, 
Howbeit  I  say  unto  you,  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  for 
Tyre  and  Sidon  in  the  day  of  judgment  than  for  you. 
And  thou,  Capernaum,  shalt  thou  be  exalted  unto 
heaven?  thou  shalt  go  down  unto  Hades;  for  if  the 
mighty  works  had  been  done  in  Sodom  which  were  done 
in  thee,  it  would  have  remained  until  this  day.  Howbeit 
I  say  unto  you,  that  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  for 
the  land  of  Sodom  in  the  day  of  judgment,  than  for 
thee." 

'  And  one  of  the  Pharisees  desired  him  that  he  would 
eat  with  him.     And  he  entered  into  the  Pharisee's  house, 
and  sat  down  to  meat.    And  behold,  a  woman     Asinner 
which    was  in    the  city,   a  sinner,  when  she     fgsu^^feet 
knew  that  he  was  sitting  at  meat  in  the  Phari- 
see's house,  brought  an  alabaster  cruse  of  ointment,  and 

1  Matt,  xi,  20.  '^  Luke  vii,  36. 

43 


634  The  Shorter  Bh^le  [Luke  7. 38. 

standing  behind  at  his  feet,  weeping,  she  began  to  wet 
his  feet  with  her  tears,  and  wiped  them  with  the  hair  of 
her  head,  and  ^  kissed  his  feet,  and  anointed  them  with 
the  ointment.  Now  when  the  Pharisee  which  had  bid- 
den him  saw  it,  he  spake  within  himself,  saying,  "  This 
man,  if  he  were  a  prophet,  would  have  perceived  who  and 
what  manner  of  woman  this  is  which  toucheth  him,  that 
she  is  a  sinner." 

And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  "  Simon,  I  have 
somewhat  to  say  unto  thee." 

And  he  saith,  "  Master,  say  on." 

*'  A  certain  lender  had  two  debtors  ;  the  one  owed  five 
hundred  pence,  and  the  other  fifty.  When  they  had 
not  wherewith  to  pay,  he  forgave  them  both.  Which  of 
them  therefore  will  love  him  most  ?  " 

Simon  answered  and  said,  "  He,  I  suppose,  to  whom 
he  forgave  the  most." 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "Thou  hast  rightly  judged." 

And  turning  to  the  woman,  he  said  unto  Simon,  ''  Seest 
thou  this  woman  ?  I  entered  into  thine  house,  thou 
gavest  me  no  water  for  my  feet ;  but  she  hath  wetted  my 
feet  with  her  tears  and  wiped  them  with  her  hair.  Thou 
gavest  me  no  kiss  ;  but  she,  since  the  time  I  came  in,  hath 
not  ceased  to  ^kiss  my  feet.  My  head  with  oil  thou 
didst  not  anoint ;  but  she  hath  anointed  my  feet  with 
ointment.  Wherefore  I  say  unto  thee,  her  sins,  which 
are  many,  are  forgiven  ;  for  she  loved  much ;  but  to 
whom  little  is  forgiven,  the  same  loveth  little." 

And  he  said  unto  her,  "  Thy  sins  are  forgiven." 

And  they  that  sat  at  meat  with  him  began  to  say^ 
within    themselves,   '"Who   is  this   that   even    forgiveth 
sins  ?  " 

And  he  said  unto  the  woman,  "  Thy  faith  hath  saved 
thee  ;  go  in  peace." 

And  it  came  to  pass  soon  afterward,  that  he  went 
about  through  cities  and  villages,  preaching  and  bringing 
the  good  tidings  of  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  with  him 
Ministering  ^^^^  twelve,  and  certain  women  which  had  been 
■women.  hcalcd   of  evil   spirits  and    infirmities,   Mary 

that  was  called  Magdalene,  from  whom  seven  devils  had 
"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  kissed  imich.     ^  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  kiss  much. 


Luke  8. 2.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  635 

gone  out,  and  Joanna  the  wife  of  Chuza  Herod's  steward, 
and  Susanna,  and  many  others,  which  ministered  unto 
them  of  their  substance. 

'And  he  cometh  '"^into  a  house.  And  the  multitude 
Cometh  together  again,  so  that  they  could  not  so  much 
as  eat  bread.  And  when  his  friends  heard  it,  they  went 
out  to  lay  hold  on  him  ;  for  they  said,  "  He  jesusand 
is  beside  himself."  '  While  he  was  yet  speak-  ^^dTreth- 
ingto  the  multitudes,  behold,  his  mother  and  ^®"- 
his  brethren  stood  without,  seeking  to  speak  to  him. 

And  one  said  unto  him,  "  Behold,  thy  mother  and  thy 
brethren  stand  without,  seeking  to  speak  to  thee." 

But  he  answered  and  said  unto  him  that  told  him, 
"  Who  is  my  mother,  and  who  are  my  brethren  ?  " 

And  he  stretched  forth  his  hand  toward  his  disciples, 
and  said,  "  Behold,  my  rhother  and  my  brethren !  For 
whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of  my  Father  which  is  in 
heaven,  he  is  my  brother,  and  sister,  and  mother." 

'  Then  was  brought  unto  him  one  possessed  with  a 
devil,  blind  and  dumb ;  and  he  healed  him,  insomuch 
that  the  dumb  man  spake  and  saw.  And  all  the  multi- 
tudes were  amazed,  and  said,  "  Is  this  the  son  siasphe- 
of  David?"  But  when  the  Pharisees  heard  it,  SfThlphaff- 
they  said,  "  This  man  doth  not  cast  out  ^®®^- 
devils,  but   by  Beelzebub  the  prince  of  the  devils." 

And  knowing  their  thoughts  he  said  unto  them, 
"  Every  kingdom  divided  against  itself  is  brought  to  des- 
olation ;  and  every  city  or  house  divided  against  itself 
shall  not  stand  ;  and  if  Satan  casteth  out  Satan,  he  is 
divided  against  himself;  how  then  shall  his  kingdom 
stand?  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub  cast  out  devils,  by 
whom  do  your  sons  cast  them  out?  Therefore  shall  they 
be  your  judges.  But  if  I  by  the  Spirit  of  God  cast  out 
devils,  then  is  the  kingdom  of  God  come  upon  you. 
Or  how  can  one  enter  into  the  house  of  the  strong  man 
and  spoil  his  goods,  except  he  first  bind  the  strong  man  ? 
And  then  he  will  spoil  his  house.  He  that  is  not  with 
me  is  against  me ;  and  he  that  gathereth  not  with  me 
scattereth.      Therefore    I  say    unto  you,  every  sin  and 

'  Mark  iii,  lo.         ^  Matt,  xii,  22.  I  a  t>    ir  /-^     / 

*  Matt,  xii,  46.  ^■^-  "'''''^•'  °'"'  ^'""'- 


636  The  Shorter  Bible  [Matt.  12.31. 

blasphemy  shall  be  forgiven  ^  unto  men  ;  but  the  blas- 
phemy against  the  Spirit  shall  not  be  forgiven.  And 
whosoever  shall  speak  a  word  against  the  Son  of  man,  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him  ;  but  whosoever  shall  speak  against 
the  Holy  Spirit,  it  shall  not  be  forgiven  him,  neither  in 
this  "J  world,  nor  in  that  which  is  to  come."  ('Because 
they  said,  "  He  hath  an  unclean  spirit.") 

^"Either  make  the  tree  good,  and  its  fruit  good;  or 
make  the  tree  corrupt,  and  its  fruit  corrupt ;  for  the  tree 
is  known  by  its  fruit.  Ye  offspring  of  vipers,  how  can 
ye,  being  evil,  speak  good  things?  For  out  of  the  abun- 
dance of  the  heart  the  mouth  speaketh.  The  good  man 
out  of  his  good  treasure  bringeth  forth  good  things ; 
and  the  evil  man  out  of  his  evil  treasure  bringeth  forth 
evil  things.  And  I  say  unto  you,  that  every  idle  word 
that  men  shall  speak,  they  shall  give  account  thereof  in 
the  day  of  judgment.  For  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be 
justified,  and  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  condemned." 

Then  certain  of  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  answered  him, 
saying,  "  Master,  we  would  see  a  sign  from  thee." 

But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  "An  evil  and 
adulterous  generation  seeketh  after  a  sign  ;  and  there 
shall  no  sign  be  given  to  it  but  the  sign  of  Jonah  the 
The  sign  of  prophet;  for  as  Jonah  was  three  days  and 
Jonah.  three   nights  in  the  belly   of  the  '^  whale,  so 

shall  the  Son  of  man  be  three  days  and  three  nights  in 
the  heart  of  the  earth.  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  stand 
up  in  the  judgment  with  this  generation,  and  shall  con- 
demn it;  for  they  repented  at  the  preaching  of  Jonah  ; 
and  behold,  a  greater  than  Jonah  is  here.  The  queen 
of  the  south  shall  rise  up  in  the  judgment  with  this  gen- 
eration, and  shall  condemn  it  ;  for  she  came  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth  to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon  ;  and 
behold,  a  greater  than  Solomon  is  here.  But  the  un- 
clean spirit,  when  he  is  gone  out  of  the  man,  passeth 
through  waterless  places,  seeking  rest,  and  findeth  it  not. 
Then  he  saith,  '  I  will  return  into  my  house  whence  I 


'  Mark  iii,  30. 
2  Matt,  xii,  33. 


"  R.  V.  marg.,  Some  ancient  au- 
thorities read,  uutoypuincn.  ''  R.V. 
marg..  Or,  age.  '  R.  V.  marg., 
Gr.  sea  monster. 


Matt.  36.  19.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  637 

came  out.'  And  when  he  is  come,  he  findeth  it  empty, 
swept,  and  garnished.  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  with 
himself  seven  other  spirits  more  evil  than  himself,  and 
they  enter  in  and  dwell  there  ;  and  the  last  state  of  that 
man  becometh  worse  than  the  first.  Even  so  shall  it  be 
also  unto  this  evil  generation." 


638  The  Shorter  Bible  [Mark  4.1. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

PARABLES :  MIRACLES :  JESUS  REJECTED. 

'  And  again  he  began  to  teach  by  the  seaside.  And 
Parable  of  there  is  gathered  unto  him  a  very  great  mul- 
the  sower.  titude,  SO  that  he  entered  into  a  boat,  and 
sat  in  the  sea  ;  and  all  the  multitude  were  by  the  sea  on 
the  land.  And  he  taught  them  many  things  in  parables, 
and  said  unto  them  in  his  teaching: 

"  Hearken  !  Behold,  the  sower  went  forth  to  sow  ;  and 
as  he  sowed,  some  seed  fell  by  the  wayside,  and  the 
birds  came  and  devoured  it.  And  other  fell  on  the 
rocky  ground,  where  it  had  not  much  earth  ;  and  straight- 
way it  sprang  up,  because  it  had  no  deepness  of  earth  ; 
and  when  the  sun  was  risen,  it  was  scorched  ;  and  be- 
cause it  had  no  root  it  withered  away.  And  other  fell 
among  the  thorns,  and  the  thorns  grew  up  and  choked 
it,  and  it  yielded  no  fruit.  And  others  fell  into  the 
good  ground,  and  yielded  fruit,  growing  up  and  increas- 
ing ;  and  brought  forth,  thirtyfold,  and  sixtyfold,  and  a 
hundredfold.     Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear." 

And  when  he  was  alone,  they  that  were  about  him 
with  the  twelve  asked  of  him  the  parables.  And  he  said 
unto  them  : 

"  Unto  you  is  given  the  mystery  of  the  kingdom  of 
God;  but  unto  them  that  are  without,  all  things  are  done 
in  parables  ;  ^  ^because  seeing  they  see  not,  and  hearing 
they  hear  not,  neither  do  they  understand.  But  blessed 
are  your  eyes,  for  they  see  ;  and  your  ears,  for  they  hear. 
For  verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  many  prophets  and 
righteous  men  desired  to  see  the  things  which  ye  see, 
and  saw  them  not;  and  to  hear  the   things  which  ye 


'  Mark  iv,  I. 
*  Matt,  xiii,  13. 


"  Notice,  tliis  was  just  after  tlie 
l)Iasphemouscliarge  of  the  Pharisees 
(Mark  iii,  22). 


Matt.  13.  17.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  639 

hear,  and  heard  them  not.  Hear  then  ye  the  parable  of 
the  sower.  When  anyone  heareth  the  word  of  the  king- 
dom, and  understandeth  it  not,  then  cometh  the  evil  one, 
and  snatcheth  away  that  which  hath  been  sown  in  his 
heart.  This  is  he  that  was  sown  by  the  wayside.  And 
he  that  was  sown  upon  the  rocky  places,  this  is  he  that 
heareth  the  word,  and  straightway  with  joy  receiveth  it ; 
yet  hath  he  not  root  in  himself,  but  endureth  for  a  while  ; 
and  when  tribulation  or  persecution  ariseth  because  of 
the  word,  straightway  he  stumbleth.  And  he  that  was 
sown  among  the  thorns,  this  is  he  that  heareth  the  word  ; 
and  the  care  of  the  world,  and  the  deceitfulness  of 
riches,  choke  the  word,  and  he  becometh  unfruitful. 
And  he  that  was  sown  upon  the  good  ground,  this  is  he 
that  heareth  the  word,  and  understandeth  it ;  who  verily 
beareth  fruit,  and  bringeth  forth,  some  a  hundredfold, 
some  sixty,  some  thirty." 

'And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Is  the  lamp  brought  to  be 
put  under  the  bushel,  and  not  on  the  stand?  For  there 
is  nothing  hid,  save  that  it  should  be  manifested.  If  any 
man  have  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear." 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Take  heed  what  ye  hear ; 
with  what  measure  ye  mete  it  shall  be  measured  to  you  ; 
and  more  shall  be  given  unto  you.  For  he  that  hath,  to 
him  shall  be  given  ;  and  he  that  hath  not,  from  him  shall 
be  taken  away  even  that  which  he  hath. 

"  So  is  the  kingdom  of  God,  as  if  a  man  should  cast 
seed  upon  the  earth  ;  and  should  sleep  and  rise  night 
and  day,  and  the  seed  should  spring  up  and  grow,  he 
knoweth  not  how.  The  earth  beareth  fruit  other  para- 
of  herself;  first  the  blade,  then  the  ear,  then  ^^®^- 
the  full  corn  in  the  ear.  But  when  the  fruit  is  ripe, 
straightway  he  putteth  forth  the  sickle,  because  the  har- 
vest is  come. 

"  How  shall  we  liken  the  kingdom  of  God,  or  in  what 
parable  shall  we  set  it  forth?  It  is  like  a  grain  of  mus- 
tard seed,  which,  when  it  is  sown  upon  the  earth,  though 
it  be  less  than  all  the  seeds  that  are  upon  the  earth, 
yet  when  it  is  sown,  groweth  up,  and  becometh  greater 
than  all  the  herbs,  and  putteth  out  great  branches ;  so 

'  Mark  iv,  21. 


640  The  Shorter  Bible  [Mark  4. 32. 

that  the  birds  of  the  heaven  can  lodge  under  the 
shadow. 

"  '  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  hkened  unto  a  man  that 
sowed  good  seed  in  his  field  ;  but  while  men  slept,  his 
enemy  came  and  sowed  tares  also  among  the  wheat,- 
and  went  away.  But  when  the  blade  sprang  up,  and 
brought  forth  fruit,  then  appeared  the  tares  also.  And 
the  servants  of  the  householder  came  and  said  unto  him, 
'  Sir,  didst  thou  not  sow  good  seed  in  thy  field  ?  Whence 
then  hath  it  tares  ?  '  And  he  said  unto  them, '  An  enemy 
hath  done  this,'  And  the  servants  say  unto  him,  '  Wilt 
thou  then  that  we  go  and  gather  them  up  ? '  But  he  saith, 
'  Nay  ;  lest  haply  while  ye  gather  up  the  tares,  ye  root  up 
the  wheat  with  them.  Let  both  grow  together  until  the 
harvest ;  and  in  the  time  of  the  harvest  I  will  say  to  the 
reapers,  "  Gather  up  first  the  tares,  and  bind  them  in  bun- 
dles to  burn  them  ;  but  gather  the  wheat  into  my  barn."  ' 

"The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  leaven,  which  a 
woman  took,  and  hid  in  three  measures  of  meal,  till  it 
was  all  leavened." 

All  these  things  spake  Jesus  in  parables  unto  the  mul- 
titudes; ^but  privately  to  his  own  disciples  he  ex- 
pounded all  things. 

^  Then  he  left  the  multitudes,  and  went  into  the  house  ; 
and  his  disciples  came  unto  him,  saying,  "  Explain  unto 
us  the  parable  of  the  tares  of  the  field." 

And  he  answered,  "  He  that  soweth  the  good  seed  is 
the  Son  of  man ;  the  field  is  the  world ;  the  good  seed, 
these  are  the  sons  of  the  kingdom  ;  the  tares  are  the 
sons  of  the  evil  one  ;  the  enemy  that  sowed  them  is  the 
devil  ;  and  the  harvest  is  the  end  of  the  world  ;  and 
the  reapers  are  angels.  As  therefore  the  tares  are  gath- 
ered up  and  burned  with  fire,  so  shall  it  be  in  the  end 
of  the  world.  The  Son  of  man  shall  send  forth  his 
angels,  and  they  shall  gather  out  of  his  kingdom  all 
things  that  cause  stumbling,  and  them  that  do  iniquity, 
and  shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of  fire  ;  there  shall 
be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth.  Then  shall  the 
righteous  shine  forth  as  the  sun  in  the  kingdom  of  their 
Father.     He  that  hath  ears,  let  him  hear. 

'  Matt,  xiii,  24.  "  Mark  iv,  34.  '  Matt,  xiii,  36. 


Matt.  13.  44.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  641 

"  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  treasure  hid- 
den in  the  field,  which  a  n:ian  found  and  hid  ;  and  in 
his  joy  he  goeth  and  selleth  all  that  he  hath,  and  buyeth 
that  field. 

"  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that 
is  a  merchant  seeking  goodly  pearls ;  and  having  found 
one  pearl  of  great  price,  he  went  and  sold  all  that  he  had, 
and  bought  it. 

"  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  net,  that 
was  cast  into  the  sea,  and  gathered  of  every  kind  ;  which, 
when  it  was  filled,  they  drew  up  on  the  beach  ;  and  they 
sat  down,  and  gathered  the  good  into  vessels,  but  the 
bad  they  cast  away.  Have  ye  understood  all  these 
things?  " 

They  say  unto  him,  "Yea." 

And  he  said,  "  Every  scribe  who  hath  been  made  a  dis- 
ciple to  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that 
is  a  householder,  which  bringeth  forth  out  of  his  treasure 
things  new  and  old." 

'  Now  when  Jesus  saw  great  multitudes  about  him,  he 
gave  commandment  to  depart  unto  the  other  side. 
"  And  leaving  the  multitude,  they  take  him  Thetempest 
with  them,  even  as  he  was,  in  the  boat.  stilled. 

And  there  ariseth  a  great  storm  of  wind,  and  the 
waves  beat  into  the  boat,  insomuch  that  the  boat  was 
now  filling.  And  he  himself  was  in  the  stern,  asleep  on 
the  cushion  ;  and  they  awake  him,  and  say  unto  him, 
"  Master,  carest  thou  not  that  we  perish  ?" 

'And  he  saith  unto  them,  "Why  are  ye  fearful,  O  ye 
of  little  faith?" 

'  And  he  said  unto  the  sea,  "  Peace,  be  still." 

And  there  was  a  great  calm. 

And  they  feared  exceedingly,  and  said  one  to  another, 
"  Who  is  this,  that  even  the  wind  and  the  sea  obey 
him  ?  " 

And  they  came  to  the  other  side  of  the  sea,  into  the 
country  of  the  Gerasenes.  And  when  he  was  come  out 
of  the  boat,  straightway  there  met  him  out  of  the  tombs 
a  man  with  an  unclean  spirit,  who  had  his  dwelling  in 

'  Matt,  viii,  i8.         '^  Mark  iv,  36.        ^  Matt,  viii,  26.        •'Mark  iv,  39. 


642  The  Shorter  Bible  [Mark  5. 3. 

the  tombs ;  and  no  man  could  any  more  bind  him,  no, 
A  demoniac  ^^^  with  a  chain  ;  because  that  he  had  been 
healed.  often  bound  with  fetters  and  chains,  and  the 

chains  had  been  rent  asunder  by  him,  and  the  fetters 
broken  in  pieces ;  and  no  man  had  strength  to  tame 
him.  And  always,  night  and  day,  in  the  tombs  and  in 
the  mountains,  he  was  crying  out,  and  cutting  himself 
with  stones.  And  when  he  saw  Jesus  from  afar,  he  ran 
and  worshiped  him  ;  and  crying  out  with  a  loud  voice, 
he  saith,  "  What  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son 
of  the  Most  High  God?  I  adjure  thee  by  God,  torment 
me  not."  (For  he  said  unto  him,  "  Come  forth,  thou 
unclean  spirit,  out  of  the  man.") 

And  he  asked  him,  "What  is  thy  name?" 

And  he  saith,  "  My  name  is  Legion  ;  for  we  are  many." 

And  he  besought  him  much  that  he  would  not  send 
them  away  out  of  the  country. 

Now  there  was  there  on  the  mountain  side  a  great 
herd  of  swine  feeding.  And  they  besought  him,  saying, 
"  Send  us  into  the  swine,  that  we  may  enter  into 
them." 

And  he  gave  them  leave.  And  they  entered  into  the 
swine  ;  and  the  herd  rushed  down  the  steep  into  the  sea, 
in  number  about  two  thousand  ;  and  they  were  choked 
in  the  sea.  And  they  that  fed  them  fled,  and  told  it  in 
the  city,  and  in  the  country.  And  they  came  to  see 
what  it  was  that  had  come  to  pass.  And  '  all  the  city 
'  come  to  Jesus,  and  behold  him  that  was  possessed  with 
devils  sitting,  clothed  and  in  his  right  mind,  even  him 
that  had  the  legion  ;  and  they  were  afraid.  And  they 
that  saw  it  declared  unto  them  how  it  befell  him  that 
was  possessed  with  devils,  and  concerning  the  swine. 
And  they  began  to  beseech  him  to  depart. 

And  as  he  was  entering  into  the  boat,  he  that  had 
been  possessed  with  devils  besought  him  that  he  might 
be  with  him.  And  he  suffered  him  not,  but  saith  unto 
him,  "  Go  to  thy  house  unto  thy  friends,  and  tell  them 
how  great  things  the  Lord  hath  done  for  thee,  and  how 
he  had  mercy  on  thee." 

And  he  went  his  way,  and  began  to  publish  in  Decap- 
'  Matt,  viii,  34.  '■*  Mark  v,  15. 


Mark  5.  20.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  643 

olis  how  great  things  Jesus  had  done  for  him  ;  and  "all 
men  did  marvel. 

*  And  he  entered  into  a  boat  and  crossed  over.  ^  And 
the  multitude  welcomed  him,  for  they  were  all  waiting 
for  him.  ^  And  he  went  out  from  thence,  *  and  came  into 
his  own  city. 

^  And  when  the  sabbath  was  come,  he  began  to  teach 
in  the  synagogue  ;  and  many  hearing  him  were  astonished, 
saying,  "  Whence  hath  this  man  these 
things?"  and,  "What  is  the  wisdom  that  is  re/ectedby 
given  unto  this  man,  and  what  mean  such  Nazarenes. 
mighty  works  wrought  by  his  hands  ?  Is  not  this  the 
carpenter,  the  son  of  Mary,  and  brother  of  James,  and 
Joses,  and  Judas,  and  Simon  ?  And  are  not  his  sisters 
here  with  us?"     And  they  were  offended  in  him. 

And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  "A  prophet  is  not  without 
honor,  save  in  his  own  country,  and  among  his  own  kin, 
and  in  his  own  house."  And  he  could  there  do  no  mighty 
work,  save  that  he  laid  his  hands  upon  a  few  sick  folk, 
and  healed  them.  And  he  marveled  because  of  their 
unbelief. 

1  Matt,  ix,  I.     ''Luke  viii,  40.      ^  ]\iark  vi,  I.     •*  Matt,  ix,  i.      ^  Mark  vi,  2. 


044 


TiiK  Shorter  Bible 


Mat;.  9.  35. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

TEACHING  AND   HEALING    IN   GALILEE  :    THE   BREAD   OF 
LIFE:    CONCERNING   JEWISH   CEREMONIES. 


'  And  Jesus  went  about  all  the  cities  and  the  villages, 
teaching  in  their  synagogues,  and  preaching  the  gospel 
in  °^  ^^^^  kingdom,  and  healing  all  manner  of 
about  disease  and  all  manner  of  sickness.     But  when 

he  saw  the  multitudes,  he  was  moved  with 
compassion  for  them,  because  they  were  distressed  and 
scattered,  as  sheep  not  having  a  shepherd.  Then  saith 
he  unto  his  disciples,  "  The  harvest  truly  is  plenteous, 
but  the  laborers  are  few.  Pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord 
of  the  harvest,  that  he  send  forth  laborers  into  his 
harvest." 

And  he  called  unto  him  his  twelve  disciples,  and  gave 
them  authority  over  unclean  spirits,  to  cast  them  out, 
and  to  heal  all  manner  of  disease  and  all  manner  of  sick- 
Thetweive  "^ss.  'And  he  began  to  send  them  forth  by 
sent  out.  tvvo  and  two,  ^  to  preach  the  kingdom  of  God, 
and  to  heal  the  sick.     And  he  said  unto  them  : 

"  *  As  ye  go,  preach,  saying,  '  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
at  hand.'  Heal  the  sick,  raise  the  dead,  cleanse  the 
lepers,  cast  out  ^devils;  freely  ye  received,  freely  give. 
Get  you  no  gold,  nor  silver,  nor  brass  in  your  ^purses  ;  no 
wallet  for  your  journey,  neither  two  coats,  nor  shoes,  nor 
staff;  for  the  laborer  is  worthy  of  his  food.  .  .  .  Behold, 
1  send  you  forth  as  sheep  in  the  midst  of  wolves  ;  be  ye 
therefore  wise  as  serpents  and  harmless  as  doves.  .  .  . 
'A  disciple  is  not  above  his  master,  nor  a  servant  above 
his  lord.  It  is  enough  for  the  disciple  that  he  be  as  his 
master,  and  the  servant  as  his  lord.     If  they  have  called 


'  Matt.  i.x,  35. 
'■*  M.irk  vi,  7. 
^  Luke  ix,  2. 


•»Matt.  X,  7. 
"Matt.  X,  24. 


"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  doitoiis.    ''  R. 
\'.  marg.,  (j\.  ;^inihs. 


Matt.  lo.  25.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  6-15 

the  inaster  of  the  house  ^  Beelzebub,  how  much  more 
shall  they  call  them  of  his  household  !  Fear  them  not 
therefore  ;  for  thergis  nothing  covered,  that  shall  not  be 
revealed  ;  and  hid,  that  shall  not  be  known.  What  I  tell 
you  in  the  darkness,  speak  ye  in  the  light ;  and  what  ye 
hear  in  the  ear,  proclaim  upon  the  housetops.  And  be 
not  afraid  of  them  which  kill  the  body,  but  are  not  able 
to  kill  the  soul ;  but  rather  fear  him  which  is  able  to  de- 
stroy both  soul  and  body  in  ^hell.  Are  not  two  sparrows 
sold  for  a  farthing?  And  not  one  of  them  shall  fall  on  the 
ground  without  )'our  Father;  but  the  very  hairs  of  your 
head  are  all  numbered.  Fear  not  therefore  ;  ye  are  of 
more  value  than  many  sparrows.  Every  one  therefore 
who  shall  confess  me  before  men,  him  will  I  also  confess 
before  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  But  whosoever 
shall  deny  me  before  men,  him  will  I  also  deny  before 
my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  .  .  . 

"  He  that  loveth  father  or  mother  more  than  me  is  not 
worthy  of  me  ;  and  he  that  loveth  son  or  daughter  more 
than  me  is  not  worthy  of  me.  And  he  that  doth  not 
take  his  cross,  and  follow  after  me,  is  not  worthy  of  me. 
He  that  findeth  his  life  shall  lose  it  ;  and  he  that  loseth 
his  life  for  my  sake  shall  find  it. 

"  He  that  receiveth  you  receiveth  me,  and  he  that  re- 
ceiveth  me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me.  He  that  receiv- 
eth a  prophet  in  the  name  of  a  prophet  shall  receive  a 
prophet's  reward  ;  and  he  that  receiveth  a  righteous  man 
in  the  name  of  a  righteous  man  shall  receive  a  righteous 
man's  reward.  And  whosoever  shall  give  to  drink  unto 
one  of  these  little  ones  a  cup  of  cold  water  only,  in  the 
name  of  a  disciple,  verily  I  say  unto  you,  he  shall  in  no 
wise  lose  his  reward." 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  made  an  end  of 
commanding  his  twelve  disciples,  he  departed  thence  to 
teach  and  preach  in  their  cities.  *  And  they  went  out,  and 
preached  that  men  should  repent.  And  they  cast  out 
many  devils,  and  anointed  with  oil  many  that  were  sick, 
and  healed  them. 

"  A  heathen   deity,   thought  by  the 
Mark  vi,  I2.  Jews  to  be  prince  of  the  evil  spirits. 

•^  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  Gehenna. 


fi46  The  Shorter  Bible  [Mark  6.  14. 

And  king  Herod  heard  thereof;  for  his  name  had  be- 
come known;  and  he  said,  "  John  ^  the  Baptist  is  risen 
Herod's  from  the  dead,  and  therefore  do  these  powers 

t|rror-How  ^ork  in  him,"  But  others  said,  "  It  is  Elijah," 
siainjohn.  And  others  said,  "  It  is  a  prophet,  even  as 
one  of  the  prophets."  But  Herod,  when  he  heard 
thereof,  said,  "  John,  whom  I  beheaded,  he  is  risen," 

For  Herod  himself  had  sent  forth  and  laid  hold  upon 
John,  and  bound  him  in  prison  for  the  sake  of  Herodias, 
his  brother  Philip's  wife ;  for  he  had  married  her.  For 
John  said  unto  Herod,  "  It  is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  have 
thy  brother's  wife."  And  Herodias  set  herself  against 
him,  and  desired  to  kill  him  ;  and  she  could  not ;  for 
Herod  feared  John,  knowing  that  he  was  a  righteous 
man  and  a  holy,  and  kept  him  safe.  And  when  he  heard 
him,  he  ''was  much  perplexed  ;  and  he  heard  him  gladly. 

And  when  a  convenient  day  was  come,  that  Herod  on 
his  birthday  made  a  supper  to  his  lords,  and  the  high 
captains,  and  the  chief  men  of  Galilee;  and  when  the 
daughter  of  Herodias  herself  came  in  and  danced,  she 
pleased  Herod  and  them  that  sat  at  meat  with  him  ;  and 
the  king  said  unto  the  damsel,  "  Ask  of  me  whatsoever 
thou  wilt,  and  I  will  give  it  thee."  And  he  sware  unto 
her,  '*  Whatsoever  thou  shalt  ask  of  me,  I  will  give  it 
thee,  unto  the  half  of  my  kingdom." 

And  she  went  out,  and  said  unto  her  mother,  "  What 
shall  I  ask?  " 

And  she  said,  "The  head  of  John  the  Baptist." 

And  she  came  in  straightway  with  haste  unto  the 
king,  and  asked,  saying,  "  I  will  that  thou  forthwith  give 
me  in  a  charger  the  head  of  John  the  Baptist." 

And  the  king  was  exceeding  sorry ;  but  for  the  sake 
of  his  oaths,  and  of  them  that  sat  at  meat,  he  would  not 
reject  her.  And  straightway  the  king  sent  forth  a  soldier 
of  his  guard,  and  commanded  to  bring  his  head  ;  and  he 
went  and  beheaded  him  in  the  prison,  and  brought  his 
head  in  a  charger,  and  gave  it  to  the  damsel ;  and  the 
damsel  gave  it  to  her  mother. 

And  when  his  disciples  heard  thereof,  they  came  and 

"R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  the  Baptizer.  '' R.  V.  marg.,  Many  ancient  author- 
ities read,  did  many  things. 


Mark  6.  29.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  647 

took  up  his  corpse,  and  laid  it  in  a  tomb.     '  And  they 
went  and  told  Jesus. 

^And  =*  the  apostles  gather  themselves  together  unto 
Jesus;  and  they  told  him  all  things,  whatsoever  they 
had  done,  and  whatsoever  they  had  taught. 

And  he  saith  unto  them,  "Come  ye  yourselves  apart 
into  a  desert  place,  and  rest  a  while."  For  there  were 
many  coming  and  going,  and  they  had  no  leisure  so 
much  as  to  eat.  And  they  went  away  in  the  boat  to  a 
desert  place  apart. 

And  the  people  saw  them  going,  and  many  knew  them, 
and  they  ran  there  together  ^  on  foot  from  all  the  cities, 
and  outwent  them.  And  he  came  forth  and  saw  a  great 
multitude,  and  he  had  compassion  on  them,  because  they 
were  as  sheep  not  having  a  shepherd.  ^  And  he  welcomed 
them,  and  spake  to  them  of  the  kingdom  of  God,  and 
them  that  had  need  of  healing  he  healed. 

^And  when  the  day  was  now  far  spent  his  disciples 
came  unto  him,  and  said,  "  The  place  is  desert,  and  the 
day  is  now  far  spent ;  send  them  away,  that  they  may  go 
into  the  country  and  villages  round  about,  and  buy 
themselves  somewhat  to  eat." 

But  he  answered,  "  Give  ye  them  to  eat." 

And  they  say  unto  him,  "  Shall  we  go  and  buy  two 
hundred  pennyworth  of  bread,  and  give  them  to 
eat?" 

And  he  saith  unto  them,  "  How  many  loaves  have 
yer 

And  when  they  knew,  they  say,  "  Five,  and  two  fishes." 

And  he  commanded  them  that  all  should  '^  sit  down 
by  companies  upon  the  green  grass.  And  they  sat  down 
in  ranks,  by  hundreds  and  by  fifties.  And  he 
took  the  five  loaves  and  the  two  fishes,  and  thousand 
looking  up  to  heaven,  he  blessed,  and  brake  ^^^' 
the  loaves  ;  and  he  gave  to  the  disciples  to  set  before 
them  ;  and  the  two  fishes  divided  he  among  them  all. 
And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled.  And  they  took  up 
broken  pieces,  twelve  basketfuls,  and  also  of  the  fishes. 

'  Matt,  xiv,  12.     ^  Luke  ix,  11.    I       ^  A.  D.  29.      >>  R.  V.   marg.,  Or,  dy 
-  Mark  vi,  30.       ''  Mark  vi,  35.    |  /and.     "=  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  recline. 


648  The  Shorter  Bible  [Mark  6. 44. 

And  they  that  ate  the  loaves  were  five  thousand  men, 
'beside  women  and  children. 

^  Jesus  therefore  perceiving  that  they  were  about  to 
come  and  take  him  by  force,  to  make  him  king,  ^  straight- 
way constrained  his  disciples  to  enter  into  the  boat,  and 
to  go  before  him  unto  the  other  side  to  Bethsaida,  while 
he  himself  sendeth  the  multitude  away.  And  he  de- 
parted into  the  mountain  to  pray. 

And  when  even  was  come  the  boat  was  in  the  midst 
of  the  sea,  and  he  alone  on  the  land.  And  seeing  them 
distressed  in  rowing,  for  the  wind  was  contrary  unto 
them,  about  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night  he  cometh 
unto  them,  walking  on  the  sea ;  and  he  would  have 
passed  by  them  ;  but  they,  when  they  saw  him  walking 
on  the  sea,  supposed  that  it  was  an  apparition,  and  cried 
out  ^  for  fear.  But  straightway  Jesus  spake  unto  them, 
saying,  "  Be  of  good  cheer;  it  is  I  ;  be  not  afraid." 

And  Peter  answered,  "  Lord,  if  it  be  thou,  bid  me  come 
unto  thee  upon  the  waters." 

And  he  said,  "  Come." 

Peter  walk-         And  Peter  went  down  from   the  boat,  and 

ingonthe        walked   upon  the  waters,  to  come   to  Jesus. 

But  when  he  saw  the  wind  he  was  afraid  ;  and 

beginning  to  sink,  he  cried  out,  saying,  "  Lord,  save  me." 

And  immediately  Jesus  stretched  forth  his  hand,  and 
took  hold  of  him,  and  saith,  "  O  thou  of  little  faith, 
wherefore  didst  thou  doubt?" 

And  when  they  were  gone  up  into  the  boat  the  wind 
ceased.  Agtl  they  that  were  in  the  boat  worshiped  him, 
saying,  "  Of  a  truth  thou  art  the  Son  of  God." 

And  when  they  had  crossed  over,  they  came  to  the 
land,  unto  Gennesaret.  And  when  the  men  of  that 
Many  place  knew  him,  they  sent  into  all  that  region 

healed.  round  about,  and  brought  unto  him  all  that 

were  sick  ;  and  they  besought  him  that  they  might  only 
touch  the  border  of  his  garment ;  and  as  many  as  touched 
were  made  whole. 

'On   the   morrow  the  multitude   came  to  Capernaum, 
seeking   Jesus.      And    when   they  found   him   they  said 
unto  him,  "  Rabbi,  when  camest  thou  hither?" 
'Matt,  xiv,  21.    2  John  vi,  15.    ^Maikvi,  45.    ^  Matt,  xiv,  26.    *  John  vi,  22. 


John  6.  26.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  649 

Jesus  answered  them  and  said,  "Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  ye  seek  me,  not  because  ye  saw  signs,  but  be- 
cause ye  ate  of  the  loaves,  and  were  filled.  The  bread 
Work  not  for  the  meat  which  perisheth,  but  of  life, 
for  the  meat  which  abideth  unto  eternal  life,  which  the 
Son  of  man  shall  give  unto  you  ;  for  him  the  Father,  even 
God,  hath  sealed." 

They  said  therefore  unto  him,  "  What  must  we  do, 
that  we  may  work  the  works  of  God  ?  " 

Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  "This  is  the  work 
of  God,  that  ye  believe  on  him  whom  he  hath  sent." 

They  said  therefore  unto  him,  "  What  then  doest  thou 
for  a  sign,  that  we  may  see,  and  believe  thee?  What 
workest  thou  ?  Our  fathers  ate  the  manna  in  the  wilder- 
ness ;  as  it  is  written,  '  He  gave  them  bread  out  of 
heaven  to  eat.'  " 

Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them,  ''Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  it  was  not  Moses  that  gave  you  the  bread  out 
of  heaven  ;  but  my  Father  giveth  you  the  true  bread  out 
of  heaven.  For  the  bread  of  God  is  that  which  cometh 
down  out  of  heaven,  and  giveth  life  unto  the  world." 

They  said  therefore  unto  him,  "  Lord,  evermore  give 
us  this  bread." 

Jesus  said  unto  them,  "  I  am  the  bread  of  life.  He 
that  cometh  to  me  shall  not  hunger,  and  he  that  be- 
lieveth  on  me  shall  never  thirst.  But  I  said  unto  you, 
that  ye  have  seen  me,  and  yet  believe  not.  All  that 
which  the  Father  giveth  me  shall  come  unto  me  ;  and 
him  that  cometh  to  me  I  will  in  no  wise  cast  out."  .  .  . 

The  Jews  therefore  murmured  concerning  him,  be- 
cause he  said,  "  I  am  the  bread  which  came  down  out 
of  heaven."  And  they  said,  "  Is  not  this  Jesus,  the  son 
of  Joseph,  whose  father  and  mother  we  know  ?  how  doth 
he  now  say,  '  I  am  come  down  out  of  heaven  ?  '  " 

Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  "  Murmur  not 
among  yourselves.  .  .  .  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
he  that  believeth  hath  eternal  life.  I  am  the  bread  of 
life.  Your  fathers  did  eat  the  manna  in  the  wilderness, 
and  they  died.  This  is  the  bread  which  cometh  down 
out  of  heaven,  that  a  man  may  eat  thereof,  and  not  die. 
I  am  the  living  bread  which  came  down  out  of  heaven  ; 
44 


650  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  6.  51. 

if  any  man  eat  of  this  bread,  he  shall  live  forever  ;  yea, 
and  the  bread  which  I  will  give  is  my  flesh,  for  the  life  of 
the  world." 

The  Jews  therefore  strove  one  with  another,  saying, 
"  How  can  this  man  give  us  his  flesh  to  eat  ?" 

Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them,  "Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  except  ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of  man  and 
drink  his  blood,  ye  have  not  life  in  yourselves.  He  that 
eatcth  my  flesh  and  drinketh  my  blood  hath  eternal  life  ; 
and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last  day.  For  my  flesh  is 
meat  indeed,  and  my  blood  is  drink  indeed.  He  that 
eateth  my  flesh  and  drinketh  my  blood  abideth  in  me, 
and  I  in  him.  As  the  living  Father  sent  me,  and  I  live 
because  of  the  Father;  so  he  that  eateth  me,  he  also 
shall  live  because  of  me.  This  is  the  bread  which  came 
down  out  of  heaven ;  not  as  the  fathers  did  eat,  and 
died  ;  he  that  eateth  this  bread  shall  live  forever." 

These  things  said  he  in  the  synagogue,  as  he  taught 
in  Capernaum. 

Many  therefore  of  his  disciples,  when  they  heard  this, 
said,  "  This  is  a  hard  saying ;  who  can  hear  it  ?  " 

But  Jesus  knowing  in  himself  that  his  disciples  mur- 
mured at  this,  said  unto  them,  "  Doth  this  cause  you  to 
stumble  ?  What  then  if  ye  should  behold  the  Son  of 
man  ascending  where  he  was  before?  It  is  the  spirit 
that  quickeneth;  the  flesh  profiteth  nothing;  the  words 
that  I  have  spoken  unto  you  are  spirit,  and  are  life.  But 
there  are  some  of  you  that  believe  not."  For  Jesus 
knew  from  the  beginning  v\'ho  they  were  that  believed 
not,  and  who  it  was  that  should  betray  him. 

Upon  this  many  of  his  disciples  went  back,  and  walked 
Many  for-  "o  more  with  him.  Jesus  said  therefore  unto 
sake  Jesus.     ^]^q  twelve,  "  Would  ye  also  go  away  ?  " 

Simon  Peter  answered  him,  "  Lord,  to  whom  shall  we 
go?  thou  hast  the  words  of  eternal  life.  And  we  have 
believed  and  know  that  thou  art  the  Holy  One  of  God." 

Jesus  answered  them,  "  Did  not  I  choose  you  the 
twelve,  and  one  of  you  is  a  devil?  "  Now  he  spake  of 
Judas  the  son  of  Simon  Iscariot,  for  he  it  was  that 
should  betray  him,  being  one  of  the  twelve. 

And  after  these  things  Jesus  walked  in  Galilee;  for 


John  7.  I.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  661 

he  would  not  walk  in  Jud?ea,  because  the  Jews  sought 
to  kill  him. 

'  And  there  are  gathered  together  unto  him  the  Phari- 
sees, and  certain  of  the  scribes,  which  had  come  from 
Jerusalem,  and  had  seen  that  some  of  his  disciples  ate 
their  bread  with  ^  defiled,  that  is,  unwashed,  hands.  For 
the  Pharisees,  and  all  the  Jews,  except  they  wash  their 
hands  *-'  diligently,  eat  not,  holding  the  tradition  of  the 
elders ;  and  when  they  come  from  the  market  place,  ex- 
cept they  '^  wash  themselves,  they  eat  not ;  and  many 
other  things  there  be,  which  they  have  received  to  hold, 
'^  washings  of  cups,  and  pots,  and  brazen  vessels.  And 
the  Pharisees  and  the  scribes  ask  him,  "  Why     ^ 

,,  ,  ,.      .    ,  ,.  ^      ,'  ,r        Concerning 

walk  not  thy  disciples  according  to  the  tradi-     mere  por- 
tion of  the  elders,  but   eat  their  bread  with 
defiled  hands  ?  " 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Well  did  Isaiah  prophesy  of 
you  hypocrites, 

" '  This  people  honoreth  me  with  their  lips, 
But  their  heart  is  far  from  me. 
But  in  vain  do  they  worship  me, 
Teaching  as  their  doctrines  the  precepts  of  men.' 

"  Full  well  do  ye  reject  the  commandment  of  God,  that 
ye  may  keep  your  tradition.  For  Moses  said,  '  Honor 
thy  father  and  thy  mother,'  and,  *  He  that  speaketh 
evil  of  father  or  mother,  let  him  die  the  death  ; '  but  ye 
say,  '  If  a  man  shall  say  to  his  father  or  his  mother, 
"That  wherewith  thou  mightest  have  been  profited  by  me 
is  Corban,"  '  (that  is  to  say,  given  to  God,)  ye  no  longer 
suffer  him  to  do  aught  for  his  father  or  his  mother ; 
making  void  the  word  of  God  by  your  tradition  ;  and 
many  such  like  things  ye  do." 

And  he  called  to  him  the  multitude  again,  and  said 
unto  them,  "  Hear  me  all  of  you,  and  understand  ;  there 
is  nothing  from  without  the  man,  that  going  into  him 
can  defile  him  ;  but  the  things  which  proceed  out  of 
the  man  are  those  that  defile  the  man." 

"  R.V.  marg.,  Or,  comtnon.    *"  R.  V. 
marg. ,  Or,  up  to  the  clhotv.       '^  R.  V. 
'  Mark  vii,  l.  marg.,  Gr.  baptize.    Some  ancient  au- 

thorities read,     sprinkle    themselves, 
^  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  baptizings. 


652  The  Shorter  Bible  [Mark  7.  17. 

And  when  he  was  entered  into  the  house  from  the 
multitude,  his  disciples  asked  of  him  the  parable.  And 
he  saith  unto  them,  "  Are  ye  so  without  understanding 
also  ?  Perceive  ye  not,  that  whatsoever  from  without 
goeth  into  the  man,  it  cannot  defile  him  ?  because  it  goeth 
not  into  his  heart." 

This  he  said,  making  all  meats  clean. 

And  he  said,  "  That  which  proceedeth  out  of  the  man, 
that  dcfileth  the  man.  For  from  within,  out  of  the  heart 
of  men,  evil  thoughts  proceed,  fornications,  thefts,  mur- 
ders, adulteries,  covetings,  wickednesses,  deceit,  lascivi- 
ousness,  an  evil  eye,  railing,  pride,  foolishness;  all  these 
evil  things  proceed  from  within,  and  defile  the  man." 


Matt.  15.21.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  65^ 


CHAPTER  IX. 

MIGHTY   MIRACLES   AND    WONDROUS    TEACHINGS:    THE 
TRANSFIGURATION  :  MORE  MIRACLES  AND  TEACHINGS. 

'  And  Jesus  went  out  thence,  and  withdrew  into  the 
parts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon. 

And  behold,  a  Canaanitish  woman  came  out  from 
those  borders,  and  cried,  saying,  "  Have  mercy  on  me, 
O  Lord,  thou  son  of  David  ;  my  daughter  is  grievously 
vexed  with  a  devil." 

But  he  answered  her  not  a  word. 

And  his  disciples  came  and  besought  him,  saying, 
"  Send  her  away  ;  for  she  crieth  after  us." 

But  he  answered,  "  I  was  not  sent  but  unto  mercy.®^°^ 
the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel." 

But  she  came  and  worshiped  him,  saying,  "  Lord,  help 
me." 

And  he  answered  and  said,  "  It  is  not  meet  to  take 
the  children's  bread  and  cast  it  to  the  dogs." 

But  she  said,  "  Yea,  Lord  ;  for  even  the  dogs  eat  of 
the  crumbs  which  fall  from  their  masters'  table." 

Then  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  *'  O  woman, 
great  is  thy  faith  ;  be  it  done  unto  thee  even  as  thou 
wilt." 

And  her  daughter  was  healed  from  that  hour. 

And  Jesus  departed  thence,  and  came  nigh  unto  the 
Sea  of  Galilee.  ^And  they  bring  unto  him  one  that  was 
deaf,  and  had  an  impediment  in  his  speech  ;  and  beseech 
him  to  lay  his  hand  upon  him.  And  he  took  him  aside 
from  the  multitude  privately,  and  put  his  fingers  into  his 
ears,  and  he  spat,  and  touched  his  tongue  ;  and  look- 
ing up  to  heaven,  he  sighed,  and  saith  unto  him, 
"  Ephphatha,"  that  is,  "  Be  opened."  And  his  ears  were 
opened,  and  the  bond  of  his  tongue  was  loosed,  and  he 
'  Matt.  XV,  21.  "^  Mark  vii,  32. 


654  The  Shorter  Bible  [Mark  7. 35. 

spake  plain.  And  he  charged  them  that  they  should 
tell  no  man  ;  but  the  more  he  charged  them,  so  much 
the  more  a  great  deal  they  published  it.  And  they  were 
beyond  measure  astonished,  saying,  "  He  hath  done  all 
these  things  well ;  he  maketh  even  the  deaf  to  hear,  and 
the  dumb  to  speak." 

'And  there  came  unto  him  great  multitudes,  having 
with  them  the  lame,  blind,  dumb,  maimed,  and  many 
others,  and  they  cast  them  down  at  his  feet ;  and  he 
healed  them  ;  insomuch  that  the  multitude  wondered, 
when  they  saw  the  dumb  speaking,  the  maimed  whole, 
and  the  lame  walking,  and  the  blind  seeing  ;  and  they 
glorified  the  God  of  Israel. 

And  Jesus  called  unto  him  his  disciples,  and  said,  "  I 

Th  f  II  have  compassion  on  the  multitude,  because 

thousand        tlicy  Continue  with   me   now  three  days  and 

have   nothing  to  eat ;  and  I  would  not  send 

them  away  fasting,  lest  haply  they  faint  in  the  way." 

And  the  disciples  say  unto  him,  "Whence  should  we 
have  so  many  loaves  in  a  desert  place  as  to  fill  so  great 
a  multitude?" 

And  Jesus  saith,  "  How  many  loaves  have  ye?" 

And  they  said,  "  Seven,  and  a  few  small  fishes." 

And  he  commanded  the  multitude  to  sit  down  on  the 
ground  ;  and  he  took  the  seven  loaves  and  the  fishes ; 
and  he  gave  thanks  and  brake,  and  gave  to  the  disciples, 
and  the  disciples  to  the  multitudes.  And  they  did  all 
eat,  and  were  filled  ;  and  they  took  up  that  which  re- 
mained over  of  the  broken  pieces,  seven  baskets  full. 
And  they  that  did  eat  were  four  thousand  men,  beside 
women  and  children. 

And  he  sent  away  the  multitudes,  and  entered  into 
the  boat,  and  came  into  the  borders  of  Magadan. 

And  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees  came,  and  tempt- 
ing him  asked  him  to  show  them  a  sign  from  heaven. 

But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  "  When  it  is 
,  evening,  ye  say,  'It  will  be  fair  weather; 
ersre-  for  the   heavcu   is  red.'      And   in   the   morn- 

prove  .  .^^^^  ,  j^  ^^.jj  ^^  ^^^j  weather  to-day  ;  for  the 

heaven   is  red   and    lowring.'     Ye  know  how  to  discern 
'  Matt.  XV,  30. 


Matt.  i6. 3-]    Chronologically  Arranged.  655 

the  face  of  the  heaven  ;  but  ye  cannot  discern  the  signs 
of  the  times." 

'  And  he  sighed  deeply  in  his  spirit,  and  saith,  *'  Why 
doth  this  generation  seek  a  sign  ?  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  there  shall  no  sign  be  given  unto  this  generation, 
'^  but  the  sign  of  ^  Jonah." 

^  And  he  left  them,  and  again  entering  into  the  boat 
departed  to  the  other  side. 

*  And  they  come  unto  Bethsaida.  And  they  bring  to 
him  a  blind  man,  and  beseech  him  to  touch  him.  And 
he  took  hold  of  the  blind  man  by  the  hand,  and  brought 
him  out  of  the  village  ;  and  when  he  had  spit  ^  blind  man 
on  his  eyes,  and  laid  his  hands  upon  him,  he  Sealed. 
asked  him,  "  Seest  thou  aught  ?" 

And  he  looked  up,  and  said,  "  I  see  men  ;  for  I  behold 
them  as  trees,  walking." 

Then  again  he  laid  his  hands  upon  his  eyes;  and  he 
looked  steadfastly,  and  was  restored,  and  saw  all  things 
clearly.  And  he  sent  him  away  to  his  home,  saying, 
"  Do  not  even  enter  into  the  village." 

^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  praying  alone,  the  dis- 
ciples were  with  him;  and  he  asked  them,  saying,  "  Who 
do  the  multitudes  say  that  I  am  ?  " 

And  they  answering  said,  "John  the  Bap-    p  +   ., 
tist ;  but  others  say,  Elijah;   and  others,  that    fessionof 
one  of  the  old  prophets  is  risen  again." 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  But  who  say  ye  that  I  am  ?  " 

And  Peter  answering  said,  "  The  Christ  of  God." 

*  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  "  Blessed  art  thou, 
Simon  Bar-Jonah ;  for  flesh  and  blood  hath  not  re- 
vealed it  unto  thee,  but  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven." 

Then  charged  he  the  disciples  that  they  should  tell  no 
man  that  he  was  the  Christ. 

'  From  that  time  began  Jesus  to  show  unto  his  disci- 
ples, how  that  he  must  go  unto  Jerusalem,  and  suffer 
many  things  of  the  elders  and  chief  priests  and  scribes, 
and    be   killed,  and   the  third    day   be   raised   up.     And 


'  Mark  viii,  12.  ^  Luke  ix,  i8. 

^  Malt,  xvi,  4.  «Matt.  xvi,  17. 

^  Mark  viii,  13.  'Matt,  xvi,  21. 
*  Mark  viii,  22. 


Matt,  xii,  38-40. 


656  The  Shorter  Bible         [Matt.  i6.  22. 

Peter  took  him,  and  began  to  rebuke  him,  saying,  "  *  Be 
it  far  from  thee.  Lord  ;  this  shall  never  be  unto  thee." 

But  he  turned,  and  said  unto  Peter,  "  Get  thee  behind 
me,  Satan  ;  thou  art  a  stumbling-block  unto  me  ;  for 
thou  mindcst  not  the  things  of  God,  but  of  men." 

Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples,"  If  any  man  would 
^  come  after  me,  let  him  deny  himself,  and  take 

Concerning  '        .  -^       ^  ' 

cross-  up  his  cross,  and  follow  me.     ror  whosoever 

would  save  his  life  shall  lose  it ;  and  whoso- 
ever shall  lose  his  life  for  my  sake  shall  find  it.  For 
what  shall  a  man  be  profited,  if  he  shall  gain  the  whole 
world,  and  forfeit  his  life?  Or  what  shall  a  man  give  in 
exchange  for  his  life  ? 

"  '  Whosoever  shall  be  ashamed  of  me  and  of  my  words 
in  this  sinful  generation,  the  Son  of  man  also  shall  be 
ashamed  of  him,  when  he  cometh  in  the  glory  of  his  Fa- 
ther with  the  holy  angels." 

^  And  it  came  to  pass  about  eight  days  after  these 
The  trans-  sayings,  he  took  with  him  Peter  and  John 
figuration.  j^j-,(;j  James,  and  went  up  into  the  mountain 
to  pray.  And  as  he  was  praying,  the  fashion  of  his 
countenance  was  altered,  and  his  raiment  became  white 
and  dazzling.  And  behold,  there  talked  with  him  two 
men,  which  were  Moses  and  Elijah;  who  appeared  in 
glory,  and  spake  of  his  ^  decease  which  he  was  about  to 
accomplish  at  Jerusalem. 

^  And  Peter  answered,  and  said  unto  Jesus,  "Lord,  it 
is  good  for  us  to  be  here.  If  thou  wilt,  I  will  make  here 
three  tabernacles ;  one  for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses, 
and  one  for  Elijah." 

While  he  was  yet  speaking,  behold,  a  bright  cloud 
overshadowed  them  ;  and  behold,  a  voice  out  of  the 
cloud,  saying,  "This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am 
well  pleased  ;  hear  ye  him." 

And  when  the  disciples  heard  it,  they  fell  on  their 
face,  and  were  sore  afraid.  And  Jesus  came  and  touched 
them  and  said,  "Arise,  and  be  not  afraid."  And  lifting 
u[)  their  e)-es,  the\-  saw  no  one,  save  Jesus  onl)-. 

'  Mark  viii,  3S.      ^Matt.  xvii,  4.  I       "  R.  V.   marg.,  Or,  God  Jiuvemtrcy 
■  Luke  ix,  28.  |  on  thee,     ''  R.V.  marg.,  Or,  departtirc. 


Matt.  17. 9-]    Chronologically  Arranged.  657 

And  as  they  were  coming  down  from  the  mountain, 
Jesus  commanded  them,  saying,  "Tell  the  vision  to  no 
man,  until  the  Son  of  man  be  risen  from  the  dead." 

And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying,  "  Why  then  say 
the  scribes  that  Elijah  mu«t  first  come  ?  " 

And  he  answered  and  said,  "  Elijah  indeed  cometh. 
But  I  say  unto  you,  that  Elijah  is  come  already,  and  they 
knew  him  not,  but  did  unto  him  whatsoever  they  listed. 
Even  so  shall  the  Son  of  man  also  suffer  of  them." 

Then  understood  the  disciples  that  he  spake  unto  them 
of  John  the  Baptist. 

'  And  when  they  came  to  the  disciples,  they  saw  a 
great  multitude  about  them,  and  scribes  questioning 
with  them.  And  straightway  all  the  multitude,  when 
they  saw  him,  were  greatly  amazed,  and  running  to  him 
saluted  him. 

And    one    of    the    multitude    answered,    "  Master,    I 
brought  unto  thee    my    son,  which    hath    ^     „,     , 
dumb  spirit;  and  wheresoever  it  taketh  him,      mac  boy 
it  dasheth  him  down  ;  and  he  foameth,  and      i^eaied. 
grindeth  his  teeth,  and  pineth  away  ;  and  I  spake  to  thy 
disciples  that  they  should  cast  it  out,  and  they  were  not 
able." 

And  he  answereth  them  and  saith,  "  O  faithless  gen- 
eration, how  long  shall  I  be  with  you  ?  How  long  shall  I 
bear  with  you  ?     Bring  him  unto  me." 

And  they  brought  him.  And  straightway  the  spirit 
*  tare  him  grievously;  and  he  fell  on  the  ground,  and 
wallowed  foaming. 

And  he  asked  his  father,  "  How  long  time  is  it  since 
this  hath  come  unto  him  ?  " 

'  And  he  said,  "  From  a  child.  And  ofttimes  it  hath 
cast  him  both  into  the  fire  and  into  the  waters,  to 
destroy  him  ;  but  if  thou  canst  do  anything,  have  com- 
passion on  us,  and  help  us." 

And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  "  '  If  thou  canst !  '  All 
things  are  possible  to  him  that  believeth." 

Straightway  the  father  of  the  child  cried  out,  and 
said,  "  I  believe ;  help  thou  mine  unbelief." 

And  when  Jesus  saw  that  a  multitude   came   running 
'  Mark  ix,  14.  |       "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  convulsed. 


658  The  vShorter  Bible  [Mark  9. 25. 

together,  he  rebuked  the  unclean  spirit,  saying  unto 
him,  "  Thou  dumb  and  deaf  spirit,  I  command  thee,  come 
out  of  him," 

And  having  cried  out,  and  torn  him  much,  he  came 
out  ;  and  the  child  became  as-  one  dead  ;  insomuch  that 
the  more  part  said,  "  He  is  dead."  But  Jesus  took  him 
by  the  hand,  and  raised  him  up  ;  and  he  arose. 

'  Then  came  the  disciples  to  Jesus  apart,  and  said, 
"  Why  could  we  not  cast  it  out  ?  " 

And  he  saith  unto  them,  "  Because  of  your  little  faith  ; 
for  verily  I  say  Unto  you,  if  ye  have  faith  as  a  grain  of 
mustard  seed,  ye  shall  say  unto  this  mountain,  '  Remove 
hence  to  yonder  place  ; '  and  it  shall  remove  ;  and  nothing 
shall  be  impossible  unto  you." 

And  while  they  abode  in  Galilee,  Jesus  said  unto 
them,  "The  Son  of  man  shall  be  delivered  up  into  the 
hands  of  men  ;  and  they  shall  kill  him,  and  the  third  day 
he  shall  be  raised  up."     And  they  were  exceeding  sorry. 

And  when  they  were  come  to  Capernaum,  they  that 
received  the  ^half-shekel  came  to  Peter,  and  said,  "  Doth 
not  your  master  pay  the  half-shekel?  " 

He  saith,  "  Yea." 

And  when  he  came  into  the  house,  Jesus  spake  first 
Paying  the  ^*-*  ^im,  saying,  "  What  thinkest  thou,  Simon  ? 
temple  tax.  The  kings  of  the  earth,  from  whom  do  they 
receive  toll  or  tribute  ?  From  their  sons,  or  from 
strangers?  " 

And  when  he  said,  "  From  strangers,"  Jesus  said  unto 
him,  "Therefore  the  sons  are  free.  But,  lest  we  cause 
them  to  stumble,  go  thou  to  the  sea,  and  cast  a  hook, 
and  take  up  the  fish  that  first  cometh  up ;  and  when 
thou  hast  opened  his  mouth,  thou  shalt  find  a  shekel  ; 
that  take,  and  give  unto  them  for  me  and  thee." 

"  And  when  he  was  in  the  house,  he  asked  them, 
"  What  were  ye  reasoning  in  the  way." 

But  they  held  their  peace ;  for  they  had  disputed  one 
with  another  in  the  way,  who  was  the  greatest. 

And  he  sat  down,  and  called  the  twelve;  and  he  saith 

'  Matt,  xvii,  19.  I       "A  poll  tax  for  the  temple;  -about 

^Mark  ix,  33.  |  thirty  cents.    See  Exod,  xx.x,  11-16. 


Mark  lo.  35.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY   ARRANGED.  659 

unto  them,  "  If  any  man  would  be  first,  he  shall  be  last 
of  all,  and  minister  of  all."  Wonderful 

And  he  took  a  little  child,  and  set  him  in  the  teachings. 
midst  of  them  ;  and  taking  him  in  his  arms,  he  said  unto 
them,  "  Whosoever  shall  receive  one  of  such  little  chil- 
dren in  my  name,  receiveth  me  ;  and  whosoever  receiveth 
me,  receiveth  not  me,  but  him  that  sent  me." 

John  said  unto  him,  "  Master,  we  saw  one  casting  out 
devils  in  thy  name ;  and  we  forbade  him,  because  he 
followed  not  us." 

But  Jesus  said,  "  Forbid  him  not  ;  for  there  is  no  man 
which  shall  do  a  mighty  work  in  my  name,  and  be  able 
quickly  to  speak  evil  of  me.  For  he  that  is  not  against 
us  is  for  us.  For  whosoever  shall  give  you  a  cup  of 
water  to  drink,  because  ye  are  Christ's,  verily  I  say  unto 
you,  he  shall  in  no  wise  lose  his  reward.  And  whosoever 
shall  cause  one  of  these  little  ones  that  believe  on  me  to 
stumble,  it  were  better  for  him  if  a  great  millstone  were 
hanged  about  his  neck,  and  he  were  cast  into  the  sea. 
'  See  that  ye  despise  not  one  of  these  little  ones  ;  for  I 
say  unto  you,  that  in  heaven  their  angels  do  always  be- 
hold the  face  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  How 
think  ye?  If  any  man  have  a  hundred  sheep  and  one 
of  them  be  gone  astray,  doth  he  not  leave  the  ninety 
and  nine,  and  go  unto  the  mountains,  and  seek  that 
which  goeth  astray?  And  if  so  be  that  he  find  it,  verily 
I  say  unto  you,  he  rejoiceth  over  it  more  than  over  the 
ninety  and  nine  which  have  not  gone  astray.  Even  so  it 
is  not  the  wjll  of  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven  that 
one  of  these  little  ones  should  perish. 

"  And  if  thy  brother  sin  against  thee,  go,  show  him  his 
fault  between  thee  and  him  alone.  If  he  hear  thee,  thou 
hast  gained  thy  brother.  But  if  he  hear  thee  not,  take 
with  thee  one  or  two  more,  that  at  the  mouth  of  two 
witnesses  or  three  every  word  may  be  established.  And 
if  he  refuse  to  hear  them,  tell  it  unto  the  ^church  ;  and 
if  he  refuse  to  hear  the  ^  church  also,  let  him  be  unto 
thee  as  the  Gentile  and  the  publican.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  what  things  soever  ye  shall  bind  on  earth  shall  be 
bound  in  heaven  ;  and  what  things  soever  ye  shall  loose 

'Matt,  xviii,  10.  |       "R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  congregation. 


660  The  Shorter  Bible  [Matt.  18.17. 

on  earth  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven.  Again  I  say  unto 
you,  that  if  two  of  you  shall  agree  on  earth  as  touching 
anything  that  they  shall  ask,  it  shall  be  done  for  them 
of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  For  where  two  or 
three  are  gathered  together  in  my  name,  there  am  I  in 
the  midst  of  them." 

Then  came  Peter,  and  said  to  him,  "  Lord,  how  oft 
shall  my  brother  sin  against  me,  and  I  forgive  him  ? 
Until  seven  times?" 

Jesus  saith  unto  him,  "  I  say  not  unto  thee,  '  until 
Parable  of  s^ven  times  ; '  but,  until  seventy  times  seven. 
the  king  and  Therefore  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven  likened 

ziis  sGrvs.ii'ts 

unto  a  certain  king,  which  would  make  a 
reckoning  with  his  servants.  And  when  he  had  begun 
to  reckon,  one  was  brought  unto  him,  which  owed  him 
ten  thousand  ^  talents.  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not 
wherewith  to  pay,  his  lord  commanded  him  to  be  sold, 
and  his  wife,  and  children,  and  all  that  he  had,  and  pay- 
ment to  be  made.  The  servant  therefore  fell  down  and 
worshiped  him,  saying,  '  Lord,  have  patience  with  me, 
and  I  will  pay  thee  all.'  And  the  lord  of  that  servant, 
being  moved  with  compassion,  released  him,  and  forgave 
him  the  debt.  But  that  servant  went  out,  and  found 
one  of  his  fellow-servants,  which  owed  him  a  hundred 
^  pence ;  and  he  laid  hold  on  him,  and  took  him  by  the 
throat,  saying,  '  Pay  what  thou  owest.'  So  his  fellow- 
servant  fell  down  and  besought  him,  saying,  '  Have 
patience  with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee.'  And  he  would 
not ;  but  went  and  cast  him  into  prison,  till  he  should 
pay  that  which  was  due.  So  when  his  fellow-servants 
saw  what  was  done,  they  were  exceeding  sorty,  and 
came  and  told  unto  their  lord  all  that  was  done.  Then 
his  lord  called  him  unto  him,  and  saith  to  him,  '  Thou 
wicked  servant,  I  forgave  thee  all  that  debt,  because 
thou  besoughtest  me  ;  shouldest  not  thou  also  have  had 
mercy  on  thy  fellow-servant,  even  as  I  had  mercy  on 
thee  ?  '  And  his  lord  was  wroth,  and  delivered  him  to  the 
tormentors,  till  he  should  pay  all  that  was  due.    So  shall 

"R.  V.  marg.,  This  lakMit  was  probably  woilh  al)out  /^240  ($I,200). 
•>  R.  V.  marg.,  The  word  in  the  Greek  denotes  a  coin  wortii  about  seven- 
teen cents. 


Matt.  1 8.  35.]   Chronologically  ArranCxEd.  661 

also  my  heavenly  Father  do  to  you,  if  ye  forgive  not 
every  one  his  brother  from  your  hearts." 

*  And  as  they  went  in  the  way,  a  certain  man  said  unto 
him,  "  I  will  follow  thee  whithersoever  thou  goest." 

And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  "  The  foxes  have  holes,  and 
the  birds  of  the  heaven  have  nests;  but  the  Meaning  of 
Son  of  man  hath  not  where  to  lay  his  head."      shfp!^^®" 

And  he  said  unto  another,  "  Follow  me." 

But  he  said,  "  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my 
father." 

But  he  said  unto  him,  "  Leave  the  dead  to  bury  their 
own  dead  ;  but  go  thou  and  publish  abroad  the  king- 
dom of  God." 

And  another  also  said,  "  I  will  follow  thee,  Lord ;  but 
first  suffer  me  to  bid  farewell  to  them  that  are  at  my 
house." 

But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  "  No  man,  having  put  his 
hand  to  the  plow,  and  looking  back,  is  fit  for  the  king- 
dom of  God." 

'  Luke  ix,  57. 


CG2  The  vSiiorter  Bible  LJolin  7-  2. 


CHAPTER    X. 

JESUS  AT  THE  FEAST:  THE  MAN  BORN  BLIND:  THE 
GOOD  SHEPHERD. 

'Now  ^  the  feast  of  the  Jews,  the  feast  of  tabernacles, 

was    at   hand.     His    brethren  therefore  said 
Jesus'  un-  ,  .  ^  ^  ,  ,  •    .      t      i 

believing         unto  hnn,  '  Depart  hence,  and  fro  mto  J  udaea, 

that  thy  disciples  also  may  behold  thy  works 

which    thou    doest.     For    no    man    doeth    anything    in 

secret,  and  himself  seeketh  to  be  known  openly.     If  thou 

doest  these  things,  manifest  thyself  to  the  world."     For 

even  his  brethren  did  not  believe  on  him. 

Jesus  therefore  saith  unto  them,  "  My  time  is  not  yet 
come  ;  but  your  time  is  alway  ready.  The  world  cannot 
hate  you ;  but  me  it  hatcth,  because  I  testify  of  it,  that 
its  works  are  evil.  Go  ye  up  unto  the  feast ;  I  go  not 
up  yet  unto  this  feast ;  because  my  time  is  not  yet 
fulfilled." 

And  having  said  these  things  unto  them,  he  abode 
still  in  Galilee.  But  when  his  brethren  were  gone  up 
unto  the  feast,  then  went  he  also  up,  not  publicly,  but 
as  it  were  in  secret. 

The  Jews  therefore  sought  him  at  the  feast,  and  said, 
T  **!,      "Where    is    he?"       And    there    was   much 

Jesus  at  tne  ... 

feast.  murmurmg  among  the  multitudes  concernmg 

him.  Some  said,  "lie  is  a  good  man  ;"  others  said, 
"  Not  so,  but  he  Icadeth  the  multitude  astray."  How- 
bcit  no  man  spake  openly  of  him  for  fear  of  the 
Jews." 

But  when  it  was  now  the  midst  of  the  feast,  Jesus  went 
up  into  the  temple  and  taught. 

The  Jews  therefore  marveled,  saying,  "Ilowknowcth 
this  man  letters,  having  never  learned?  " 

Jesus  therefore  answered  them,  and  said,  "  My  teach- 

1  John  vii,  2.  I  ".A.utiinm  of  A.  1  >.  29. 


John  7. 16.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  663 

ing  is  not  mine,  but  his  that  sent  me.  If  any  man  will- 
eth  to  do  his  will,  he  shall  know  of  the  teaching,  whether 
it  be  of  God,  or  whether  I  speak  from  myself.  .  .  . 
Moses  hath  given  you  circumcision,  and  on  the  sabbath 
ye  circumcise  a  man.  If  a  man  receiveth  circumcision 
on  the  sabbath,  that  the  law  of  Moses  may  not  be 
broken,  are  ye  wroth  with  me,  because  I  made  a  man 
every  whit  whole  on  the  sabbath  ?  Judge  not  according 
to  appearance,  but  judge  righteous  judgment." 

Some  therefore  of  them  of  Jerusalem  said,  "  Is  not 
this  he  whom  they  seek  to  kill  ?  And  lo,  he  speaketh 
openly,  and  they  say  nothing  unto  him." 

But  of  the  multitude  many  believed  on  him  ;  and  they 
said,  "  When  the  Christ  shall  come,  will  he  do  more 
signs  than  those  which  this  man  hath  done?" 

The  Pharisees  heard  the  multitude  murmuring  these 
things  concerning  him  ;  and  the  chief  priests  and  the 
Pharisees  sent  officers  to  take  him. 

Now  on  the  last  day,  the  great  day  of  the  feast,  Jesus 
stood  and  cried,  saying,  "  If  any  man  thirst.    The  water 
let  him  come  unto  me  and  drink.     He  that    ofiife. 
believeth  on  me,  as  the  scripture  hath  said,  out  of  his 
belly  shall  flow  rivers  of  living  water." 

But  this  spake  he  of  the  Spirit,  which  they  that  be- 
lieved on  him  were  to  receive ;  for  the  Spirit  was  not  yet 
given,  because  Jesus  was  not  yet  glorified. 

Some  of  the  multitude  therefore,  when  they  heard 
these  words,  said,  "  This  is  of  a  truth  the  prophet." 
Others  said,  "  This  is  the  Christ."  But  some  said, 
"  What,  doth  the  Christ  come  out  of  Galilee  ?  Hath  not 
the  scripture  said  that  the  Christ  cometh  of  the  seed  of 
David,  and  from  Bethlehem,  the  village  where  David 
was?"  So  there  arose  a  division  in  the  multitude  be- 
cause of  him.  And  some  of  them  would  have  taken 
him  ;  but  no  man  laid  hands  on  him. 

The  officers  therefore  came  to  the  chief  priests  and 
Pharisees;  and  they  said  unto  them,  "Why  Amongthe 
did  ye  not  bring  him  ?  "  Pharisees. 

The  officers  answered,  "  Never  man  so  spake." 

The  Pharisees  therefore  answered  them,  "  Are  ye  also 
led  astray  ?     Hath  any  of  the  rulers  believed  on  him,  or 


664  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  7. 48. 

of  the  Pharisees  ?  But  this  multitude  which  knoweth 
not  the  law  are  accursed." 

Nicodemus  saith  unto  them  (he  that  came  to  him  be- 
fore, being  one  of  them),  "  Doth  our  law  judge  a  man, 
except  it  first  hear  from  himself  and  know  what  he 
doeth?" 

They  answered  and  said  unto  him,  "Art  thou  also  of 
Galilee?  Search,  and  see  that  out  of  Galilee  ariseth  no 
prophet." 

Again  therefore  Jesus  spake  unto  them,  saying,  "  I  am 
Jesus'  the  light  of  the  world  ;  he  that  followeth  me 

teaching.  shall  not  walk  in  the  darkness,  but  shall  have 
the  light  of  life.  .  .  .  When  ye  have  lifted  up  the  Son  of 
man,  then  shall  ye  know  that  I  am  he,  and  that  I  do 
nothing  of  myself,  but  as  the  Father  taught  me,  I  speak 
these  things.  And  he  that  sent  me  is  with  me  ;  he  hath 
not  left  me  alone;  for  I  do  always  the  things  that  are 
pleasing  to  him." 

As  he  spake  these  things,  many  believed  on  him. 

Jesus  therefore  said  to  those  Jews  which  had  believed 
him,  "  If  ye  abide  in  my  word,  then  are  ye  truly  my  dis- 
ciples ;  and  ye  shall  know  the  truth,  and  the  truth  shall 
make  you  free." 

They  answered  unto  him,  "  We  be  Abraham's  seed, 
and  have  never  yet  been  in  bondage  to  any  man  ;  how 
sayest  thou,  '  Ye  shall  be  made  free  ?  '  " 

Jesus  answered  them,  "  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
every  one  that  committeth  sin  is  the  bondservant  of 
Concerning  sin.  .  .  .  If  therefore  the  Son  shall  make  you 
cU5m.  ^^^'  free,  ye  shall  be  free  indeed.  I  know  that  ye 
are  Abraham's  seed  ;  yet  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  because  my 
word  hatli  not  free  course  in  you.  I  speak  the  things 
which  I  have  seen  Avith  my  Father;  and  ye  also  do  the 
things  which  ye  heard  from  your  father." 

They  answered  and  said,  "  Our  father  is  Abraham." 

Jesus  saith  unto  them,  "  If  ye  were  Abraham's  chil- 
dren, ye  would  do  the  works  of  Abraham.  But  now  ye 
seek  to  kill  me,  a  man  that  hath  told  you  the 

Concerning  i  •    ,     t   i  .    r  /-      i       ^i  •       i-  i 

true  son-         truth,  which  1  heard  irom  God  ;  this  did  not 
'^'  Abraliam,     Ye  do  the  works  of  your  father." 

They  said,  "  We  have  one  Father,  even  God." 


John  8. 42.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  665 

Jesus  said  unto  them,  "  If  God  were  your  Father,  ye 
would  love  me ;  for  I  am  come  from  God ;  he  sent 
me.  .  .  .  Ye  are  of  your  father  the  devil,  and  the  lusts  of 
your  father  it  is  your  will  to  do.  He  was  a  murderer 
from  the  beginning,  and  there  is  no  truth  in  him.  When 
he  speaketh  a  lie,  he  speaketh  of  his  own  ;  for  he  is  a 
liar,  and  the  father  thereof.  But  because  I  say  the 
truth  ye  believe  me  not.  Which  of  you  convicteth  me 
of  sin  i*  If  I  say  truth,  why  do  ye  not  believe  me?  He 
that  is  of  God  heareth  the  words  of  God."  .  .  . 

The  Jews  answered  and  said  unto  him,  "  Say  we  not 
well  that  thou  art  a  Samaritan,  and  hast  a  devil  ?  " 

Jesus  answered,  "  I  have  not  a  devil ;  but  I   honor  my 
Father,  and  ye  dishonor  me.     Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  you,  if  a  man  keep  my  word,  he     true'ufe.^'^^ 
shall  never  see  death." 

The  Jews  said  unto  him,  "  Now  we  know  that  thou 
hast  a  devil.  Abraham  is  dead,  and  the  prophets ;  and 
thou  sayest,  '  If  a  man  keep  my  word,  he  shall  never  taste 
of  death.'  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  Abraham, 
which  is  dead?     Whom  makest  thou  thyself?  " 

Jesus  answered,  ..."  Your  father  Abraham  rejoiced  to 
see  my  day ;  and  he  saw  it,  and  was  glad."  The  Jews 
therefore  said  unto  him,  "  Thou  art  not  yet  fifty  years 
old,  and  hast  thou  seen  Abraham  ?" 

Jesus  said  unto  them,  "Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
before  Abraham  was,  I  am." 

They  took  up  stones  therefore  to  cast  at  him  ;  but 
Jesus  hid  himself,  and  went  out  of  the  temple. 

And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw  a  man  blind  from  his 
birth.     And  his  disciples  asked  him,  "  Rabbi, 
who  did  sin,  this  man,  or  his  parents,  that  he    healed.  °^^" 
should  be  born  blind?" 

Jesus  answered,  "  Neither  did  this  man  sin,  nor  his 
parents ;  but  that  the  works  of  God  should  be  made 
manifest  in  him.  We  must  work  the  works  of  him  that 
sent  me,  while  it  is  day;  the  night  cometh,  when  no 
man  can  work.  When  I  am  in  the  world,  I  am  the  light 
of  the  world." 

When  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  spat  on  the  ground,  and 
45 


666  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  9. 6. 

made  clay  of  the  spittle,  and  anointed  his  eyes  with  the 
clay,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Go,  wash  in  the  pool  of  Si- 
loam  "  (which  is  by  interpretation,  Sent). 

He  went  away,  and  washed,  and  came  seeing. 

The  neighbors  therefore,  and  they  which  saw  him 
aforetime,  that  he  was  a  beggar,  said,  "  Is  not  this  he 
Cross-ques-  that  sat  and  begged?"  Others  said,  "It  is 
tioning.  i^g  .  ..  others,  "  No,  but  he  is  like  him."     He 

said,  "  I  am  he." 

They  said  therefore  unto  him,  "  How  then  were  thine 
eyes  opened  ?  " 

He  answered,  "  The  man  that  is  called  Jesus  made 
clay,  and  anointed  mine  eyes,  and  said  unto  me,  '  Go  to 
Siloam,  and  wash.'  So  I  went  away  and  washed,  and  I 
received  sight." 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "  Where  is  he?  " 

He  saith,  "  I  know  not." 

They  bring  to  the  Pharisees  him  that  aforetime  was 
blind.  Now  it  was  the  sabbath  on  the  day  when  Jesus 
made  the  clay  and  opened  his  eyes.  Again  therefore  the 
Pharisees  also  asked  him  how  he  received  his  sight. 
And  he  said  unto  them,  "  He  put  clay  upon  mine  eyes, 
and  I  washed,  and  do  see." 

Some  therefore  of  the  Pharisees  said,  "  This  man  is 
not  from  God,  because  he  keepeth  not  the  sabbath." 
But  others  said,  "  How  can  a  man  that  is  a  sinner  do 
such  signs?"     And  there  was  a  division  among  them. 

They  say  therefore  unto  the  blind  man  again,  "  What 
sayest  thou  of  him,  in  that  he  opened  thine  eyes?" 

And  he  said,  "  He  is  a  prophet." 

The  Jews  therefore  did  not  believe  concerning  him, 
that  he  had  been  blind,  and  had  received  his  sight,  until 
they  called  the  parents  and  asked  them,  saying,  "  Is  this 
your  son,  who  ye  say  was  born  blind?  How  then  doth 
he  now  see?  " 

His  parents  answered  and  said,  "We  know  that  this 
is  our  son,  and  that  he  was  born  blind  ;  but  how  he  now 
seeth  we  know  not,  or  who  opened  his  ej^es  we  know 
not.     Ask  him  ;  he  is  of  age  ;  he  shall  speak  for  himself." 

These  things  said  his  parents,  because  they  feared  the 
Jews;  for  the  Jews  had  agreed  already,  that  if  any  man 


John  9.  22.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  667 

should  confess  him  to  be  Christ,  he  should  be  put  out 
of  the  synagogue.  So  they  called  a  second  time  the 
man  that  was  blind,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Give  glory  to 
God  ;  we  know  that  this  man  is  a  sinner." 

He  therefore  answered,  "  Whether  he  be  a  sinner,  I 
know  not ;  one  thing  I  know,  that,  whereas  I  was  blind, 
now  I  see." 

They  said  therefore  unto  him,  "  What  did  he  to  thee  ? 
How  opened  he  thine  eyes?" 

He  answered  them,  "  I  told  you  even  now,  and  ye  did 
not  hear;  wherefore  would  ye  hear  it  again?  Would  ye 
also  become  his  disciples?" 

And  they  reviled  him,  and  said,  "  Thou  art  his  disci- 
ple ;  but  we  are  disciples  of  Moses.  We  know  that  God 
hath  spoken  unto  Moses  ;  but  as  for  this  man,  we  know 
not  whence  he  is." 

The  man  answered  and  said  unto  them,  "  Why,  herein 
is  the  marvel,  that  ye  know  not  whence  he  is,  and  yet  he 
opened  mine  eyes.  We  know  that  God  heareth  not  sin- 
ners;  but  if  any  man  be  a  worshiper  of  God,  and  do  his 
will,  him  he  heareth.  Since  the  world  began  it  was 
never  heard  that  anyone  opened  the  eyes  of  a  man  born 
blind.  If  this  man  were  not  from  God,  he  could  do 
nothing." 

They  answered  and  said  unto  him,  "  Thou  wast  alto- 
gether born    in    sins,  and    dost    thou    teach    „    ,      ^    „ 

°    .,  ,,        All  1  .  Cast  out  of 

us/        And  they  cast  him  out.  the  syna- 

Jesus  heard  they  had  cast  him  out ;  and  find-    ^°''^®' 
ing  him,  he  said,  "  Dost  thou  believe  on  the  Son  of  God  ?  " 

He  answered  and  said,  "  And  who  is  he.  Lord,  that  I 
may  believe  on  him?" 

Jesus  said  unto  him,  "Thou  hast  both  seen  him,  and 
he  it  is  that  speaketh  with  thee." 

He  said,  "  Lord,  I  believe."     And  he  worshiped  him. 

And  Jesus  said,  "  For  judgment  came  I  into  this 
world,  that  they  which  see  not  may  see ;  and  that  they 
which  see  may  become  blind." 

Those  of  the  Pharisees  which  were  with  him  heard 
these  things,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Are  we  also  blind  ?  " 

Jesus  said  "  If  ye  were  blind,  ye  would  have  no  sin  ; 
but  now  ye  say,  '  We  see  ;'  your  sin  remaineth. 


668  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  lo.  i, 

"  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  he  that  entereth  not 
by  the  door  into  the  fold  of  the  sheep,  but  climbeth  up 
Concerning  some  Other  way,  the  same  is  a  thief  and  a 
the  good         robber.     But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the  door 

shepherd.  .,  iiiri  i  t^i-  i 

IS  the  shepherd  oi  the  sheep,  i  o  hun  the 
porter  openeth ;  and  the  sheep  hear  his  voice  ;  and  he 
calleth  his  own  sheep  by  name,  and  leadeth  them  out. 
When  he  hath  put  forth  all  his  own,  he  goeth  before 
them,  and  the  sheep  follow  him;  for  they  know  his 
voice.  And  a  stranger  will  they  not  follow,  but  will  flee 
from  him;  for  they  know  not  the  voice  of  strangers." 

This  parable  spake  Jesus  unto  them  ;  but  they  under- 
stood not. 

Jesus  said  unto  them  again,  "  Verily,  verily,  I  am  the 
door;  by  me  if  any  man  enter  in,  he  shall  be  saved,  and 
shall  go  in  and  go  out,  and  shall  find  pasture.  The 
thief  Cometh  not,  but  that  he  may  steal,  and  kill,  and 
destroy;  I  came  that  they  may  have  life,  and  may  have 
it  abundantly.  I  am  the  good  shepherd ;  the  good 
shepherd  layeth  down  his  life  for  the  sheep.  He  that  is 
a  hireling,  and  not  a  shepherd,  whose  own  the  sheep  are 
not,  beholdeth  the  wolf  coming,  and  leaveth  the  sheep, 
and  fleeth,  and  the  wolf  snatcheth  them,  and  scattereth 
them;  he  ileeth  because  he  is  a  hireling,  and  careth  not 
for  the  sheep.  I  am  the  good  shepherd  ;  and  I  know 
mine  own,  and  mine  own  know  me,  even  as  the  Father 
knoweth  me,  and  I  know  the  Father;  and  I  lay  down 
my  life  for  the  sheep.  And  other  sheep  I  have,  which 
are  not  of  this  fold  ;  them  also  I  must  bring,  and  they 
shall  hear  my  voice ;  and  they  shall  become  one  flock, 
one  shepherd.  Therefore  doth  the  Father  love  me,  be- 
cause I  lay  down  my  life,  that  I  may  take  it  again.  No 
one  takcth  it  away  from  me,  but  I  lay  it  down  of  my- 
self. I  have  power  to  lay  it  down,  and  I  have  power 
to  take  it  again.  This  commandment  received  I  from 
my  Father." 

There  arose  a  division  again  among  the  Jews  because 
of  these  words.  And  many  of  them  said,  "  He  hath  a 
devil,  and  is  mad  ;  why  hear  )'e  him  ?  "  Others  said, 
"  These  are  not  the  sayings  of  one  possessed  with  a 
devil.     Can  a  devil  open  the  eyes  of  the  blind.'*" 


Lukeio.  I.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  669 


CHAPTER  XI. 

MISSION   OF  THE    SEVENTY:     PARABLE    OF    THE    GOOD 
SAMARITAN:     OTHER   TEACHINGS. 

*  Now  after  these  things  the  Lord  appointed  seventy 
others,  and  sent  them  two  and  two  before  his  face  into 
every  city  and  place  whither  he  himself  was  about  to 
come.  And  he  said  unto  them,  "The  harvest  The  seventy 
is  plenteous,  but  the  laborers  are  few;  pray  sent  out. 
ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest  that  he  send  forth 
laborers  into  his  harvest.  Go  your  ways ;  behold,  I 
send  you  forth  as  lambs  in  the  midst  of  wolves.  Carry 
no  purse,  no  wallet,  no  shoes;  and  salute  no  man  on  the 
way.  And  into  whatsoever  house  ye  shall  enter,  first 
say,  '  Peace  be  to  this  house.'  And  in  that  same  house 
remain,  eating  and  drinking  such  things  as  they  give  ; 
for  the  laborer  is  worthy  of  his  hire.  Go  not  from 
house  to  house.  And  into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter,  and 
they  receive  you,  eat  such  things  as  are  set  before  you  ; 
and  heal  the  sick  that  are  therein,  and  say  unto  them, 
'  The  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh  unto  you.'  He  that 
heareth  you  heareth  me  ;  and  he  that  rejecteth  you  re- 
jecteth  me  ;  and  he  that  rejecteth  me  rejecteth  him  that 
sent  me." 

And  the  seventy  returned  with  joy,  saying,  "  Lord, 
even  the  devils  are  subject  unto  us  in  thy  Returning 
name."  withjoy. 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  I  beheld  Satan  fallen  as 
lightning  from  heaven.  Behold,  I  have  given  you  au- 
thority to  tread  upon  serpents  and  scorpions,  and  over 
all  the  power  of  the  enemy ;  and  nothing  shall  in  any 
wise  hurt  you.  Howbeit  in  this  rejoice  not,  that  the 
spirits  are  subject  unto  you  ;  but  rejoice  that  your  names 
are  written  in  heaven." 

'  Luke  X,  I. 


670  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  10.21. 

In  that  same  hour  he  rejoiced  ''in  the  Holy  Spirit, and 
said,  "  I  thank  thee,  O  Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and 
earth,  that  thou  didst  hide  these  things  from  the  wise 
and  understanding,  and  didst  reveal  them  unto  babes  ; 
yea,  Father,  for  so  it  was  well  pleasing  in  thy  sight. 
All  things  have  been  delivered  unto  me  of  my  Father; 
and  no  one  knoweth  who  the  Son  is,  save  the  Father; 
and  who  the  Father  is,  save  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom- 
soever the  Son  willeth  to  reveal  him." 

And  turning  to  the  disciples,  he  said  privately, 
"  Blessed  are  the  eyes  which  see  the  things  that  ye  see; 
for  I  say  unto  you,  that  many  prophets  and  kings  de- 
sired to  see  the  things  which  ye  see,  and  saw  them  not ; 
and  to  hear  the  things  which  ye  hear,  and  heard  them 
not." 

And  behold,  a  certain  lawyer  stood  up  and  tempted 
him,  saying,  "  Master,  what  shall  I  do  to  inherit  eternal 
life?" 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "What  is  written  in  the  law? 
How  readest  thou?" 

And  he  answering  said,  "  Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and 
with  all  thy  strength,  and  with  all  thy  mind  ;  and  thy 
neighbor  as  thyself." 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "Thou  hast  answered  right; 
this  do,  and  thou  shalt  live." 

But  he,  desiring  to  justify  himself,  said  unto  Jesus, 
"And  who  is  my  neighbor?" 

Jesus  made  answer  and  said,  "  A  certain  man  was 
Parable  of  going  down  from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho;  and 
the  good  he  fell  among  robbers,  which  both  stripped 
him  and  beat  him,  and  departed,  leaving  him 
half  dead.  And  by  chance  a  certain  priest  was  going 
down  that  way;  and  when  he  saw  him,  he  passed  by  on 
the  other  side.  And  in  like  manner  a  Levite  also,  when 
he  came  to  the  place,  and  saw  him,  passed  by  on  the 
other  side.  Ikit  a  certain  Samaritan,  as  he  journeyed, 
came  where  he  was  ;  and  when  he  saw  him,  he  was 
moved  with  compassion,  and  came  to  him,  and  bound 
ii})  his  wounds,  ptjuring  on  them  oil  and  wine  ;  and  he 

"R.  V.  man;.,  Or,  by. 


Luke  10.  34-]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  671 

set  him  on  his  own  beast,  and  brought  him  to  an  inn, 
and  took  care  of  him.  And  on  the  morrow  he  took  out 
two  pence,  and  gave  them  to  the  host,  and  said,  *  Take 
care  of  him  ;  and  whatsoever  thou  spendest  more,  I, 
when  I  come  back  again,  will  repay  thee.'  Which  of 
these  three,  thinkest  thou,  proved  neighbor  unto  him 
that  fell  among  the  robbers?" 

And  he  said,  "  He  that  showed  mercy  on  him." 

And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  "  Go,  and  do  thou  likewise." 

Now  as  they  went  on  their  way,  he  entered  into  a 
certain  village ;  and  a  certain  woman  named  Martha  re- 
ceived him  into  her  house..  And  she  had  a  Mary  and 
sister  called  Mary,  which  also  sat  at  the  Martha. 
Lord's  feet,  and  heard  his  word.  But  Martha  was  ^cum- 
bered about  much  serving;  and  she  came  up  to  him, 
and  said,  "  Lord,  dost  thou  not  care  that  my  sister  did 
leave  me  to  serve  alone?     Bid  her  that  she  help  me." 

But  the  Lord  answered  and  said  unto  her,  *'  Martha, 
Martha,  thou  art  anxious  and  troubled  about  many 
things ;  ^  but  one  thing  is  needful ;  for  Mary  hath  cho- 
sen the  good  part,  which  shall  not  be  taken  away  from 
her."  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  w^as  praying  in  a  certain 
place,  that  when  he  ceased,  one  of  his  disciples  said 
unto  him,  "  Lord,  teach  us  to  pray,  even  as  conceTning 
John  also  taught  his  disciples."  prayer. 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "When  ye  pray,  say:  Father, 
Hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Give  us 
d:iy  by  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  sins ; 
for  we  ourselves  also  forgive  everyone  that  is  indebted 
to  us.     And  bring  us  not  into  temptation." 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Which  of  you  shall  have  a 
friend,  and  shall  go  unto  him  at  midnight,  and  say  to 
him,  '  Friend,  lend  me  three  loaves;  for  a  friend  of  mine 
is  come  to  me  from  a  journey,  and  I  have  nothing  to  set 
before  him  ; '  and  he  from  within  shall  answer  and  say, 
*  Trouble  me  not ;  the  door  is  now  shut,  and  my  chil- 
dren are  with  me  in  bed;  I  cannot  rise  and  give  thee?' 
I  say  unto  you,  though  he  will  not   rise   and   give   him, 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  distracted.  *"  R.  V.  marg.,  Many  ancient  authorities 
read,  but  feiv  things  are  Ht'edfiil,  or  one. 


6Y2  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  n.  8. 

because  he  is  his  friend,  yet  because  of  his  importunity 
he  will  arise  and  give  him  as  many  as  he  needeth.  And 
I  say  unto  you,  ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you  ;  seek, 
and  ye  shall  find ;  knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto 
you.  For  everyone  that  asketh  receiveth  ;  and  he  that 
seekcth  findeth  ;  and  to  him  that  knocketh  it  shall  be 
opened.  And  of  which  of  you  that  is  a  father  shall  his 
son  ask  a  loaf,  and  he  give  him  a  stone  ;  or  a  fish,  and 
he  for  a  fish  give  him  a  serpent  ?  Or  if  he  shall  ask  an 
egg,  will  he  give  him  a  scorpion?  If  ye  then,  being 
evil,  know  how  to  give  good  gifts  unto  your  children, 
how  much  more  shall  your  heavenly  Father  give  the 
Holy  Spirit  to  them  that  ask  him  ?  " 

'  Now  as  he  spake,  a  Pharisee  asketh  him  to  dine  with 
him  ;  and  he  went  in,  and  sat  down  to  meat.  And  when 
the  Pharisee  saw  it,  he  marveled  that  he  had  not  first 
washed  before  dinner. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  "  Now  do  ye  Pharisees 
cleanse  the  outside  of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter  ;  but 
Concerning  your  inward  part  is  full  of  extortion  and  wick- 
reai  purity,  edness.  Ye  foolish  ones,  did  not  he  that 
made  the  outside  make  the  inside  also?  Howbeit  give 
for  alms  those  things  which  are  within  ;  and  behold,  all 
things  are  clean  unto  you. 

"  Ikit  woe  unto  you  Pharisees !  For  ye  tithe  mint  and 
rue  and  every  herb,  and  pass  over  judgment  and  the  love 
of  God  ;  but  these  ought  ye  to  have  done,  and  not  to 
leave  the  other  undone." 

And  one  of  the  lawyers  answering  saith  unto  him, 
"  *  Master,  in  saying  this  thou  reproachcst  us  also." 

And  he  said,  "  Woe  unto  you  lawyers  also !  For  ye  lade 
men  with  burdens  grievous  to  be  borne,  and  ye  your- 
selves touch  not  the  burdens  with  one  of  your  fingers. 
Woe  unto  you  lawyers  !  P'or  ye  took  away  the  key  of 
knowledge  ;  ye  entered  not  in  yourselves,  and  them  that 
were  entering  in  ye  hindered." 

And  when  he  was  come  out  from  thence,  the  scribes 
and  the  Pharisees  began  to  press  upon  him  vehemently, 
and  to  provoke  him  to  speak  of  many  things  ;  la)'ing 
wait  for  him,  to  catch  something  out  of  his  mouth. 

'  Luke  xi,  37.  |  "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,   Teacher. 


Luke  12. 13-]    Chronologically  Arranged.  673 

'  And  one  out  of  the  multitude  said  unto  him, 
"  Master,  bid  my  brother  divide  the  inheritance  with  me." 

But  he  said  unto  him,  "  Man,  who  made  me  a  judge 
or  a  divider  over  you  ?  " 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Take  heed,  and  keep  your- 
selves from  all  covetousness ;  for  a  man's  life  consisteth 
not  in  the  abundance  of  the  things  which  he  possesseth." 

And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them,  saying,  "  The 
ground  of  a  certain  rich  man  brought  forth  concerning 
plentifully;  and  he  reasoned  within  himself,  true  riches, 
saying,  '  What  shall  I  do,  because  I  have  not  where  to 
bestow  my  fruits?'  And  he  said  'This  will  I  do:  I  will 
pull  down  my  barns,  and  build  greater  ;  and  there  will  I 
bestow  all  my  corn  and  my  goods.  And  I  will  say  to 
my  ^  soul,  "  Soul,  thou  hast  much  goods  laid  up  for  many 
years  ;  take  thine  ease,  eat,  drink,  be  merry."  '  But  God 
said  unto  him,  "  Thou  foolish  one,  this  night  is  thy  "■  soul 
required  of  thee  ;  and  the  things  which  thou  hast  pre- 
pared, whose  shall  they  be  ?  '  So  is  he  that  layetli  up 
treasure  for  himself,  and  is  not  rich  toward  God." 

And  he  said  unto  his  disciples,  "  Therefore  I  say  unto 
you,  be  not  anxious  for  your  ^  life,  what  ye  shall  eat ; 
nor  yet  for  your  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on.  For  all 
these  things  do  the  nations  of  the  world  seek  after  ;  but 
your  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  these  things. 
Howbeit  seek  ye  his  kingdom,  and  these  things  shall  be 
added  unto  you.  Fear  not,  little  flock  ;  for  it  is  your 
Father's  good  pleasure  to  give  you  the  kingdom.  Sell 
that  ye  have,  and  give  alms  ;  make  for  yourselves  purses 
which  wax  not  old,  a  treasure  in  the  heavens  that  faileth 
not,  where  no  thief  draweth  near,  neither  moth  de- 
stroyeth.  For  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will  your 
heart  be  also. 

"  Let  your  loins  be  girded  about,  and  your  lamps 
burning ;  and  be  ye  yourselves  like  unto  men  looking  for 
their  lord,  when  he  shall  return  from  the  mar-  -watchfui- 
ria^e  feast ;  that  when  he  cometh  and  knock-       nessen- 

,°       ,  .     ,  ,   .  joined. 

eth,   they   may  straightway  open   unto  him. 

Blessed    are    those    servants,   whom    the   lord   when   he 

,  ^    ,        ..  I       ■'R.  V.  mare.,    Or,    /i/e.       ^  R.  V. 

'  Luke  X..,  13.  I  ^^,g^  Or,  sou/. 


674  The  vShorter  Bible  [Luke  12. 37. 

Cometh  shall  find  watching;  verily  I  say  unto  you,  that 
he  shall  gird  himself,  and  make  them  sit  down  to  meat, 
and  shall  come  and  serve  them.  And  if  he  shall  come 
in  the  second  watch,  and  if  in  the  third,  and  find  them 
so,  blessed  are  those  servants.  But  know  this,  that  if 
the  master  of  the  house  had  known  in  what  hour  the 
thief  was  coming,  he  would  have  watched,  and  not  have 
left  his  house  to  be  broken  through.  Be  ye  also  ready; 
for  in  an  hour  that  ye  think  not  the  Son  of  man  cometh." 

And  Peter  said,  "  Lord,  speakest  thou  this  parable 
unto  us,  or  even  unto  all?" 

And  the  Lord  said,  "  Who  then  is  the  faithful  and  wise 
steward,  whom  his  lord  shall  set  over  his  household,  to 
give  them  fheir  portion  of  food  in  due  season  ?  Blessed 
is  that  servant  whom  his  lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find 
so  doing.  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto  you,  that  he  will  set 
him  over  all  that  he  hath.  But  if  that  servant  shall  say 
in  his  heart,  '  My  lord  delayeth  his  coming;'  and  shall 
begin  to  beat  the  menservants  and  the  maidservants,  and 
to  eat  and  drink,  and  to  be  drunken,  the  lord  of  that 
servant  shall  come  in  a  day  when  he  expecteth  not,  and 
in  an  hour  when  he  knoweth  not,  and  shall  cut  him 
asunder,  and  appoint  his  portion  with  the  unfaithful. 
And  that  servant,  which  knew  his  lord's  will,  and  made 
not  ready,  nor  did  according  to  his  will,  shall  be  beaten 
with  many  stripes  ;  but  he  that  knew  not,  and  did  things 
worthy  of  stripes,  shall  be  beaten  with  few  stripes.  And 
to  whomsoever  much  is  given,  of  him  shall  much  be  re- 
quired ;  and  to  whom  they  commit  much,  of  him  will 
they  ask  the  more. 

"  I  came  to  cast  fire  upon  the  earth ;  and  what  will  I, 
if  it  is  already  kindled  ?  But  I  have  a  baptism  to  be 
baptized  with  ;  and  how  am  I  straitened  till  it  be  accom- 
plished!  Think  ye  that  I  am  come  to  give  peace  in  the 
earth?  I  tell  you,  nay,  but  rather  division;  for  there 
shall  be  from  henceforth  five  in  one  house  divided,  three 
against  two,  and  two  against  three.  They  shall  be  di- 
vided, father  against  son,  and  son  against  father;  mother 
against  daughter,  and  daughter  against  her  mother; 
mother-in-law  against  her  daughter-in-law,  and  daughter- 
in-law  against  her  moLhcr-in-law." 


Luke  13. 1.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  6T5 


CHAPTER  XII. 

SHORT    TEACHINGS:    A    MIRACLE:     AT    THE    FEAST    OF 
DEDICATION  :    JESUS   BEYOND  JORDAN  :    TEACHINGS. 

'  Now  there  were  some  present  at  that  very  season 
which  told  him  of  the  GaHlaians,  whose  blood  Pilate 
had  mingled  with  their  sacrifices.  And  he  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  "  Think  ye  that  these  Galilaeans  were 
sinners  above  all  the  Galilaeans,  because  they  have  suf- 
fered these  things?  I  tell  you,  nay;  but,  except  ye  re- 
pent, ye  shall  all  in  like  manner  perish.  Or  those  eight- 
een, upon  whom  the  tower  in  Siloam  fell,  and  -^  ^^^.^ 
killed  them,  think  ye  that  they  were  offenders 
above  all  the  men  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem?  I  tell  you, 
nay;   but,  except  ye  repent,  ye  shall  all  likewise  perish." 

And  he  spake  this  parable : 

"  A  certain  man  had  a  fig  tree  planted  in  his  vineyard  ; 
and  he  came  seeking  fruit  thereon,  and  found  none.  And 
he  said  unto  the  vinedresser,  '  Behold,  these  three  years  I 
come  seeking  fruit  on  this  fig  tree,  and  find  none.  Cut  it 
down;  why  doth  it  also  cumber  the  ground  ? '  And  he 
answering  saith  unto  him,  '  Lord,  let  it  alone  this  year 
also,  till  I  shall  dig  about  it,  and  dung  it ;  and  if  it  bear 
fruit  thenceforth,  well  ;  but  if  not,  thou  shalt  cut  it 
down.'  " 

And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of  the  synagogues  on  the 
sabbath  day.     And  behold,  a  woman  which  had  a  spirit 
of    infirmity   eighteen    years;    and    she    was    Abentwo- 
bowed    together,  and   could    in  no  wise   lift    ^fthe^^ab- 
herself  up.  bath. 

And  when  Jesus  saw  her,  he  called  her,  and  said  to 
her,  "  Woman,  thou  art  loosed  from  thine  infirmity." 

And  he  laid  his  hands  upon  her;  and  immediately  she 
was  made  straight,  and  glorified  God. 

'  Luke  xiii,  i. 


67Q   .  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  13. 14. 

And  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue,  being  moved  with 
indignation  because  Jesus  had  healed  on  the  sabbath, 
answered  and  said  to  the  multitude,  "  There  are  six 
days  in  which  men  ought  to  work  ;  in  them  therefore 
come  and  be  healed,  and  not  on  the  day  of  the  sabbath." 

But  tiie  Lord  answered  him,  and  said,  "  Ye  hypocrites, 
doth  not  each  one  of  you  on  the  sabbath  loose  his  ox  or 
his  ass  from  the  stall,  and  lead  him  away  to  watering  ? 
And  ought  not  this  woman,  being  a  daughter  of  Abraham, 
whom  Satan  had  bound,  lo,  these  eighteen  years,  to  have 
been  loosed  from  this  bond  on  the  day  of  the  sabbath  ?  " 

And  as  he  said  these  things,  all  his  adversaries  were 
put  to  shame ;  and  all  the  multitude  rejoiced  for  all  the 
glorious  things  that  were  done  by  him. 

'  And  it  was  the  feast  of  the  dedication  at  Jerusalem  ; 
it  was  winter,  and  Jesus  was  walking  in  the  temple  in 
Solomon's  porch. 

The  Jews  therefore  cam.e  round  about  him,  and  said 
unto' him,  "  How  long  dost  thou   hold  us  in  suspense? 
Jesus  at  the    ^^  ^hou  art  the  Christ,  tell  us  plainly." 
feast  of  dedi-        Tesus  answered  them,  "  I  told  you,  and  ye 

cation.  ;'.  1  ,  T      ,        . 

believe  not,  i  he  works  that  1  do  ni  my 
Father's  name,  these  bear  witness  of  me.  But  ye  believe 
not,  because  ye  are  not  of  my  sheep.  My  sheep  hear  my 
voice,  and  I  know  them,  and  they  follow  me;  and  I  give 
unto  them  eternal  life  ;  and  they  shall  never  perish,  and 
no  one  shall  snatch  them  out  of  my  hand.  My  Father, 
which  hath  given  them  unto  me,  is  greater  than  all ;  and 
no  one  is  able  to  snatch  '-'■  them  out  of  the  Father's  hand. 
I  and  the  Father  are  one." 

The  Jews  took  up  stones  again  to  stone  him. 

Jesus  answered  them,  "  Many  good  works  have  I 
showed  you  from  the  Father  ;  for  which  of  those  works 
do  ye  stone  me?" 

The  Jews  answered  him,  "  For  a  good  work  we  stone 
thee  not,  but  for  blasphemy;  and  because  that  thou, 
being  a  man,  makest  thyself  God." 

Jesus  answered,  ..."  If  I  do  not  the  works  of  my 
Father,  believe  me  not.  lint  if  I  do  ihem,  though  ye 
believe  not   me,   believe  the  works  ;  that  ye  may  know 

'John  X,  22.  I  »  K.  \'.  marg.,   Or,  aught. 


John  lo.  38.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  677 

and  understand  that  the  Father  is  in  me,  and  I  in  the 
Father." 

And  he  went  away  again  beyond  Jordan  into  the  place 
where  John  was  at  the  first  baptizing ;  and  there  he 
abode.  And  many  came  unto  him ;  and  they  said, 
"John  indeed  did  no  sign;  but  all  things  whatsoever 
John  spake  of  this  man  were  true."  And  many  believed 
on  him  there. 

'  And  he  went  on  his  way  through  cities  and  villages, 
teaching,  and  journeying  on  unto  Jerusalem. 

And  one  said  unto  him,  "Lord,  are  they  few  that  be 
saved  ?  " 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Strive  to  enter  in  by  the 
narrow  door  ;  for  many,  I  say  unto  you,  shall  seek  to 
enter  in,  and  shall  not  be  able.  When  once  salvation 
the  master  of  the  house  is  risen  up,  and  hath  ^^r\^ 
shut  to  the  door,  and  ye  begin  to  stand  with- 
out, and  to  knock  at  the  door,  saying,  '  Lord,  open  to 
us ;  '  and  he  shall  answer  and  say  to  you,  '  I  know  you 
not  whence  ye  are ;  '  then  shall  ye  begin  to  say,  '  We 
did  eat  and  drink  in  thy  presence,  and  thou  didst  teach 
in  our  streets; '  and  he  shall  say,  '  I  tell  you,  I  know  not 
Avhence  ye  are  ;  depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of  iniq- 
uity.' There  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of 
teeth,  when  ye  shall  see  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
and  all  the  prophets,  in  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  your- 
selves cast  forth  without.  And  they  shall  come  from  the 
east  and  west,  and  from  the  north  and  south,  and  shall 
sit  down  in  the  kingdom  of  God.  And  behold,  there  are 
last  which  shall  be  first,  and  there  are  first  which  shall 
be  last." 

In  that  very  hour  there  came  certain  Pharisees,  saying 
to    him,  "  Get  thee  out,  and  go  hence  ;  for  jesus 

Herod  would  fain  kill  thee."  warned. 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "Go  and  say  to  that  fox, 
behold,  I  cast  out  devils  and  perform  cures  to-day  and 
to-morrow,  and  the  third  day  I  am  perfected.  Howbeit 
I  must  go  on  my  way  to-day  and  to-morrow  and  the  day 
following  ;  for  it  cannot  be  that  a  prophet  perish  out  of 
Jerusalem." 

^  Luke  xiii,  22. 


678  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke.  14.  i. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  went  into  the  house  of 
one  of  the  rulers  of  the  Pharisees  on  a  sabbath  to  eat 
bread,  that  they  were  watching  him.  And  behold,  there 
Thedropsi-  ^^'^^  before  him  a  certain  man  which  had  the 
caiman  dropsy.     And    Jesus   answering    spake    unto 

the  lawyers  and  Pharisees,  saying,  "  Is  it  law- 
ful to  heal  on  the  sabbath,  or  not?  " 

But  they  held  their  peace.  And  he  took  him,  and 
healed  him,  and  let  him  go. 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "Which  of  you  shall  have  an 
ass  or  an  ox  fallen  into  a  well,  and  will  not  straightway 
draw  him  up  on  a  sabbath  day?  " 

And  they  could  not  answer  again  unto  these  things. 

And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  those  which  were  bidden, 
when  he  marked  how  they  chose  out  the  chief  seats  ; 
r.  saying  unto  them,  "  When  thou  art  bidden 

Concerning  /  ■  r  • 

humility.  of  any  man  to  a  marriage  feast,  sit  not  down 
in  the  chief  seat ;  lest  haply  a  more  honorable  man  than 
thou  be  bidden  of  him,  and  he  that  bade  thee  and  him 
shall  come  and  say  to  thee,  '  Give  this  man  place ; '  and 
then  thou  shalt  begin  with  shame  to  take  the  lowest  place. 
But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go  and  sit  down  in  the  lowest 
place,  that  when  he  that  hath  bidden  thee  cometh,  he 
may  say  to  thee,  '  Friend,  go  up  higher.'  Then  shalt 
thou  have  glory  in  the  presence  of  all  that  sit  at  meat 
with  thee.  For  every  one  that  exalteth  himself  shall  be 
humbled  ;  and  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  ex- 
alted." 

And  he  said  to  him  also  that  had  bidden  him,  "  When 
The  best  thou  makest  a  dinner  or  a  supper,  call  not 
guests.  t]iy  friends,  nor  thy  brethren,  nor  thy    kins- 

men, nor  rich  neighbors;  lest  haply  they  also  bid  thee 
again,  and  a  recompense  be  made  thee.  But  when  thou 
makest  a  feast,  bid  the  poor,  and  maimed,  the  lame,  the 
blind  ;  and  thou  shalt  be  blessed,  because  they  have  not 
wherewith  to  recompense  thee  ;  for  thou  shalt  be  recom- 
pensed in  the  resurrection  of  the  just." 

And  when  one  of  them  that  sat  at  meat  with  him 
heard  these  thing,  she  said  unto  him,  "  Blessed  is  he  that 
shall  eat  bread  in  the  kingdom  of  God." 

But  he  said  unto  him,    "  A  certain  man  made  a  great 


Luke  14.  i6.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  679 

supper  ;  and  he  bade  many  ;  and  he  sent  forth  his  servant 
at  supper  time  to  say  to  them  that  were  Parable  of 
bidden,  '  Come  ;  for  ah  things  ajre  now  ready.'       the  great 

A      J      ^1  11-1  ^      •  ,  •'  supper. 

And  they  all  with  one  consent  began  to 
make  excuse.  The  first  said,  '  I  have  bought  a  field,  and 
I  must  needs  go  out  and  see  it ;  I  pray  thee  have  me  ex- 
cused.' And  another  said,  '  I  have  bought  five  yoke  of 
oxen,  and  I  go  to  prove  them ;  I  pray  thee  have  me  ex- 
cused.' And  another  said,  *  I  have  married  a  wife,  and 
therefore  I  cannot  come.'  And  the  servant  came  and 
told  his  lord  these  things.  Then  the  master  of  the 
house  being  angry  said  to  his  servant,  *  Go  out  quickly 
into  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the  city,  and  bring  in  hither 
the  poor  and  maimed  and  blind  and  lame.'  And  the 
servant  said,  '  Lord,  what  thou  didst  command  is  done, 
and  yet  there  is  room.'  And  the  lord  said  unto  the 
servant,  '  Go  out  into  the  highways  and  hedges,  and  con- 
strain them  to  come  in,  that  my  house  may  be  filled. 
For  I  say  unto  you  that  none  of  those  men  which  were 
bidden  shall  taste  of  my  supper.'  " 

Now  there  went  with  him  great  multitudes  ;  and  he 
turned  and  said  unto  them,  "If  any  man  comcth  unto 
me,  and  hateth  not  his  own  father,  and  mother,  and  wife, 
and  children,  and  brethren,  and  sisters,  yea,  costofdis- 
and  his  own  life  also,  he  cannot  be  my  dis-  cipieship. 
ciple.  Whosoever  doth  not  bear  his  own  cross,  and 
come  after  me,  cannot  be  my  disciple.  For  which  of  you, 
desiring  to  build  a  tower,  doth  not  first  sit  down  and 
count  the  cost,  whether  he  have  wherewith  to  complete 
it?  Lest  haply,  when  he  hath  laid  a  foundation,  and  is 
not  able  to  finish,  all  that  behold  begin  to  mock  him, 
saying,  '  This  man  began  to  build,  and  was  not  able  to 
finish.'  Or  what  king,  as  he  goeth  to  encounter  another 
king  in  \var,  will  not  sit  down  first  and  take  counsel 
whether  he  is  able  with  ten  tliousand  to  meet  him  that 
cometh  against  him  with  twenty  thousand  ?  Or  else, 
while  the  other  is  yet  a  great  way  off,  he  sendeth  an  am- 
bassage,  and  asketh  conditions  of  peace.  So  therefore 
whosoever  he  be  of  you  that  renounceth  not  all  that  he 
hath,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple." 


680  The  vSiiorter  Bible  [Luke  15.  i. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

A   GROUP   OF   PARABLES. 

*  Now  all  the  publicans  and  sinners  were  drawing  near 
unto  him  for  to  hear  him.  And  both  the  Pharisees  and 
the  scribes  murmured,  saying,  *'  This  man  receiveth  sin- 
ners, and  eateth  with  them." 

And  he  spake  unto  them  this  parable,  saying,  "  What 
The  lost  ^^'^^'^  of   you,  having  a  hundred  sheep,    and 

sheep.  having  lost  one  of  them,  doth   not  leave  the 

ninety  and  nine  in  the  wilderness,  and  go  after  that 
which  is  lost,  until  he  find  it  ?  And  when  he  hath  found 
it,  he  layeth  it  on  his  shoulders,  rejoicing.  And  when 
he  Cometh  home,  he  calleth  together  his  friends  and 
his  neighbors,  saying  unto  them,  '  Rejoice  with  me,  for 
I  have  found  my  sheep  which  was  lost.'  I  say  unto  you, 
that  even  so  there  shall  be  joy  in  heaven  over  one  sinner 
that  repenteth,  more  than  over  ninety  and  nine  right- 
eous persons,  which  need  no  repentance. 

"  Or  what  woman  having  ten  pieces  of  silver,  if  she 
The  lost  lose  one  piece,  doth    not  light   a  lamp,  and 

^°^^^-  sweep  the  house,  and  seek  diligently  until  she 

find  it  ?  And  when  she  hath  found  it,  she  calleth  to- 
gether her  friends  and  neighbors,  saying,  '  Rejoice  with 
me,  for  I  have  found  the  piece  which  I  had  lost.'  Even 
so,  I  say  unto  you,  there  is  joy  in  the  presence  of  the 
angels  of  God  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth." 

And  he  said,  "A  certain  man  had  two  sons;  and  the 
Theprodi-  youuger  of  them  said  to  his  father,  '  P^ather, 
gal  son.  giyg  ii^g  ^i^Q  portion  of  thy  substance  that 

falleth  to  me.'  And  he  divided  unto  them  his  living. 
And  not  many  days  after  the  younger  son  gathered  all 
together,  and  took  his  journey  into  a  far  country ;  and 
there  he  wasted  his  substance  with  riotous  living.     And 

'  Luke  XV,  I. 


Luke  15.  14.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  681 

when  he  had  spent  all,  there  arose  a  mighty  famine  in 
that  country  ;  and  he  began  to  be  in  want.  And  he 
went  and  joined  himself  to  one  of  the  citizens  of  that 
country;  and  he  sent  him  into  his  fields  to  feed  swine. 
And  he  would  fain  have  been  filled  with  ^  the  husks  that 
the  swine  did  eat ;  and  no  man  gave  unto  him.  But 
when  he  came  to  himself,  he  said,  *  How  many  hired 
servants  of  my  father's  have  bread  enough  and  to  spare, 
and  I  perish  here  with  hunger !  I  will  arise  and  go 
to  my  father,  and  I  will  say  unto  him  :  Father,  I  have 
sinned  against  heaven,  and  in  thy  sight  ;  I  am  no  more 
worthy  to  be  called  thy  son  ;  make  me  as  one  of  thy  hired 
servants.'  And  he  arose,  and  came  to  his  father.  But 
while  he  was  yet  afar  off,  his  father  saw  him,  and  was 
moved  with  compassion,  and  ran,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and 
^kissed  him.  And  the  son  said  unto  him,  'Father,  I 
have  sinned  against  heaven,  and  in  thy  sight  ;  I  am  no 
more  worthy  to  be  called  thy  son.'  But  the  father  said 
to  his  servants,  *  Bring  forth  quickly  the  best  robe,  and 
put  it  on  him  ;  and  put  a  ring  on  his  hand,  and  shoes  on 
his  feet;  and  bring  the  fatted  calf,  and  kill  it,  and  let  us 
eat  and  make  merry;  for  this  my  son  was  dead,  and  is 
alive  again  ;  he  was  lost,  and  is  found.'  And  they  began 
to  be  merry.  Now  his  elder  son  was  in  the  field ;  and 
as  he  came  and  drew  nigh  to  the  house,  he  heard  music 
and  dancing.  And  he  called  to  him  one  of  the  servants, 
and  inquired  what  these  things  might  be.  And  he  said 
unto  him, '  Thy  brother  is  come ;  and  thy  father  hath 
killed  the  fatted  calf,  because  he  hath  received  him  safe 
and  sound.'  But  he  was  angry,  and  would  not  go  in ; 
and  his  father  came  out  and  intreated  him.  But  he 
answered  and  said  to  his  father,  '  Lo,  these  many  years 
do  I  serve  thee,  and  I  never  transgressed  a  command- 
ment of  thine;  and  yet  thou  never  gavest  me  a  kid,  that 
I  might  make  merry  with  my  friends  ;  but  when  this  thy 
son  came,  which  hath  devoured  thy  living  with  harlots, 
thou  killedst  for  him  the  fatted  calf.'  And  he  said  unto 
him,  *  Son,  thou  art  ever  with  me,  and  all  that  is  mine 
is  thine.     But  it  was  meet  to  make  merry  and  be  glad  ; 

"  R.  V.  maig.,  Gr,  the  pods  of  the  carob  tree.     ^  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  kissed 
him  much. 
46 


682  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  15.32. 

for  this   thy  brother  was  dead,  and  is    alive  again  ;  and 
was  lost,  and  is  found.'  " 

And  he  said  also  unto  the  disciples,  "  There  was  a  cer- 

„,  , ,,      tain  rich  man,  which  had  a  steward  ;  and  the 

The  worldly-  '  i  •         i         i 

wise  stew-  same  was  accused  unto  him  that  he  was  wast- 
ing his  goods.  And  he  called  him,  and  said 
unto  him,  '  What  is  this  that  I  hear  of  thee  ?  Render 
the  account  of  thy  stewardship  ;  for  thou  canst  be  no 
longer  steward.'  And  the  steward  said  within  himself, 
*  What  shall  I  do,  seeing  that  my  lord  taketh  away  the 
stewardship  from  me?  I  have  not  strength  to  dig;  to 
beg  I  am  ashamed.  I  am  resolved  what  to  do,  that,  when 
I  am  put  out  of  the  stewardship,  they  may  receive  me 
into  their  houses.'  And  calling  to  him  each  one  of  his 
lord's  debtors,  he  said  to  the  first,  '  How  much  owestthou 
unto  my  lord  ?'  And  he  said,  'A  hundred  measures  of 
oil.'  And  he  said  unto  him,  '  Take  thy  bond,  and  sit 
down  quickly  and  write  fifty.'  Then  said  he  to  another, 
'And  how  much  owest  thou?'  And  he  said,  'A  hun- 
dred measures  of  wheat.'  He  saith  unto  him,  '  Take  thy 
bond,  and  write  fourscore.'  And  his  lord  commended 
the  unrighteous  steward  '^because  he  had  done  wisely; 
for  the  sons  of  this  world  are  for  their  own  generation 
wiser  than  the  sons  of  the  light.  And  I  say  unto  you, 
make  to  yourselves  friends  by  means  of  the  mammon  of 
unrighteousness;  that,  when  it  shall  fail,  they  may 
receive  you  into  the  eternal  tabernacles.  Pie  that  is 
faithful  in  a  very  little  is  faithful  also  in  much  ;  and  he 
that  is  unrighteous  in  a  very  little  is  unrighteous  also  in 
much.  If  therefore  ye  have  not  been  faithful  in  the  un- 
righteous mammon,  who  will  commit  to  your  trust  the 
true  riches?  And  if  ye  have  not  been  faithful  in  that 
which  is  another's,  who  will  give  you  that  which  is  your 
own  ?  No  servant  can  serve  two  masters  ;  for  either  he 
will  hate  the  one  and  love  the  other,  or  else  he  will  hold 
to  one  and  despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God  and 
mammon." 

And  the  Pharisees,  who  were  lovers  of  money,  heard 
all  these  things;  and  they  scoffed  at  him.     And  he  said 
unto  them,  "  Now  there  was  a  certain  rich  man,  and  he 
"  But  not  for  his  unrighteousness. 


Luke  i6.  19-]        CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  683 

was  clothed  in  purple  and  fine  linen,  ''faring  sumptu- 
ously every  day;  and  a  certain  beggar  named  The  rich 
Lazarus  was  laid  at  his  gate,  full  of  sores,  and         man  and 

...  ^,        -11  1  irii  Lazarus. 

desn'uig  to  be  fed  with  the  crumbs  that  tell 
from  the  rich  man's  table;  yea,  even  the  dogs  came  and 
licked  his  sores.  And  it  came  to  pass  that  the  beggar 
died,  and  that  he  was  carried  away  by  the  angels  into 
Abraham's  bosom;  and  the  rich  man  also  died,  and  was 
buried.  And  in  Hades  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  being  in  tor- 
ments, and  seeth  Abraham  afar  off,  and  Lazarus  in  his 
bosom.  And  he  cried  and  said,  '  Father  Abraham,  have 
mercy  on  me,  and  send  Lazarus  that  he  may  dip  the  tip 
of  his  finger  in  water,  and  cool  my  tongue  ;  for  I  am  in 
anguish  in  this  flame.'  But  Abraham  said,  '  Son,  re- 
member that  thou  in  thy  lifetime  receivedst  thy  good 
things,  and  Lazarus  in  like  manner  evil  things;  but  now 
here  he  is  comforted,  and  thou  art  in  anguish.  And  be- 
side all  this,  between  us  and  you  there  is  a  great  gulf 
fixed,  that  they  which  would  pass  from  hence  to  you 
may  not  be  able,  and  that  none  may  cross  over  from 
thence  to  us.'  And  he  said,  '  I  pray  thee  therefore,  father, 
that  thou  wouldest  send  him  to  my  father's  house  ;  for 
I  have  five  brethren ;  that  he  may  testify  unto  them,  lest 
they  also  come  into  this  place  of  torment.'  But  Abraham 
saith,  '  They  have  Moses  and  the  prophets ;  let  them 
hear  them.'  And  he  said,  '  Nay,  father  Abraham  ;  but  if 
one  go  to  them  from  the  dead,  they  will  repent.'  And  he 
said  unto  him,  '  If  they  hear  not  Moses  and  the  prophets, 
neither  will  they  be  persuaded  if  one  rise  from  the  dead." 
And  he  said  unto  his  disciples,  "  It  is  impossible  but 
that  occasions  of  stumbling  should  come;  but  woe  unto 
him,  through  whom  they  come!  It  were  well  for  him  if 
a  millstone  were  hanged  about  his  neck,  and  he  were 
thrown  into  the  sea,  rather  than  that  he  should  cause 
one  of  these  little  ones  to  stumble." 

And  the  apostles  said  unto  the  Lord,  "  Increase  our 
faith." 

And  the  Lord  said,  "If  ye  have  faith  as  a  grain  of 
mustard  seed,  ye   w.ould  say    unto  this   sycamine   tree, 

"R.  V.  mavg.,   Or,  living  in  mirth  and  splendor  every  day. 


684  The  vShorter  Bible  [Luke  17. 6. 

'Be  thou  rooted  up,  and  be  thou  planted  in  the  sea;' 
and  it  would  have  obeyed  you.  But  who  is  there  of  you, 
having  a  servant  plowing  or  keeping  sheep,  that  will  say 
unto  him,  when  he  is  come  in  from  the  field,  '  Come 
straightway  and  sit  down  to  meat ; '  and  will  not  rather 
say  unto  him,  *  Make  ready  wherewith  I  may  sup,  and 
gird  thyself,  and  serve  me,  till  I  have  eaten  and  drunken  ; 
and  afterward  thou  shalt  eat  and  drink  ?  '  Doth  he 
thank  the  servant  because  he  did  the  things  that  were 
commanded?  Even  so  ye  also,  when  ye  shall  have  done 
all  these  things  that  are  commanded  you,  say,  '  We  are 
unprofitable  servants  ;  we  have  done  that  which  it  was 
our  duty  to  do.'  " 


John  1 1. 1.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  685 


CHAPTER     XIV. 

LAZARUS  RAISED  FROM  THE  DEAD:  A  PLOT  AND  A 
PROPHECY :  TEN  LEPERS  CLEANSED :  TEACHINGS 
AND  PARABLES. 

Now  a  certain  man  was  sick,  Lazarus  of  Bethany,  of 
the  village  of  Mary  and  her  sister  Martha.  And  it  was 
that  Mary  which  anointed  the  Lord  with  oint-    _  , 

ment,  and  wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair,  whose    sicknessand 
brother  Lazarus  was  sick.     The  sisters  there- 
fore sent  unto  him,  saying,  "  Lord,  behold,  he  whom  thou 
lovest  is  sick." 

But  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he  said,  "  This  sickness  is  not 
unto  death,  but  for  the  glory  of  God,  that  the  Son  of  God 
may  be  glorified  thereby." 

Now  Jesus  loved  Martha,  and  her  sister,  and  Lazarus. 
When  therefore  he  heard  that  he  was  sick,  he  abode  at 
that  time  two  days  in  the  place  where  he  was. 

Then  after  this  he  saith  to  the  disciples,  "  Let  us  go 
into  Judsea  again." 

The  disciples  say  unto  him,  "  Rabbi,  the  Jews  were  but 
now  seeking  to  stone  thee  ;  and  goest  thou  thither  again  ?" 

Jesus  answered,  "Are  there  not  twelve  hours  in  the 
day?  If  a  man  walk  in  the  day,  he  stumbleth  not,  be- 
cause he  seeth  the  light  of  this  world.  But  if  a  man 
walk  in  the  night,  he  stumbleth,  because  the  light  is  not 
in  him." 

These  things  spake  he  ;  and  after  this  he  saith  unto 
them,  "  Our  friend  Lazarus  is  fallen  asleep  ;  but  I  go,  that 
I  may  awake  him  out  of  sleep." 

The  disciples  therefore  said  unto  him,  "  Lord,  if  he  is 
fallen  asleep,  he  will  recover." 

Then  Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them  plainly,  "  Lazarus 
is  dead.     And  I  am  glad  for  your  sakes  that   I  was  not 

'John  xi,  I. 


686  The  Shorter  Bible  ijohn  n.  15. 

there,  to  the  intent  ye  may  believe  ;  nevertheless  let  us 
go  unto  him." 

Thomas  tlierefore,  who  is  called  ■'■  Didymus,  said  unto 
his  fellow-disciples,  "  Let  us  also  go,  that  we  may  die 
with  him." 

So  when  Jesus  came,  he  found  that  he  had  been  in  the 
tomb  four  days  already. 

Now  Bethany  was  nigh  unto  Jerusalem,  about  fifteen 
furlongs  off;  and  many  of  the  Jews  had  come  to  Martha 
and  Mary,  to  console  them  concerning  their  brother. 

Martha  therefore,  when  she  heard  that  Jesus  was  com- 
ing, went  and  met  him  ;  but  Mary  still  sat  in  the  house. 
Martha  therefore  said  unto  Jesus,  "  Lord,  if  thou  hadst 
been  here,  my  brother  had  not  died.  And  even  now  I 
know  that  whatsoever  thou  shalt  ask  of  God,  God  will 
give  thee." 

Jesus  saith  unto  her,  "  Thy  brother  shall  rise  again." 

Martha  saith  unto  him,  "  I  know  that  he  shall  rise 
again  in  the  resurrection  at  the  last  day." 

Jesus  said  unto  her,  "  I  am  the  resurrection,  and  the 
life  ;  he  that  believeth  on  me,  though  he  die,  yet  shall 
he  live  ;  and  whosoever  liveth  and  believeth  on  me  shall 
never  die.     Believest  thou  this?" 

She  saith  unto  him,  "Yea,  Lord  ;  I  have  believed  that 
thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  even  he  that  cometh 
into  the  world." 

And  when  she  had  said  this,  she  went  away,  and  called 
Mary  her  sister  secretly,  saying,  "  The  Master  is  here, 
and  calleth  thee."  And  she,  when  she  heard  it,  arose 
quickly,  and  went  unto  him.  (Now  Jesus  was  not  yet 
come  into  the  village,  but  was  still  in  the  place  where 
Martha  met  him.) 

The  Jews  then  which  were  with  her  in  the  house,  and 
were  comforting  her,  when  they  saw  Mary,  that  she  rose 
up  quickly  and  went  out,  followed  her,  supposing  that 
she  was  going  unto  the  tomb  to  weep  there. 

Mary  therefore,  when  she  came  where  Jesus  was,  and 
saw  him,  fell  down  at  his  feet,  saying  unto  him,  "  Lord, 
if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had  not  dietl." 

When  Jesus  therefore  saw  her  weeping,  and  the  Jews 

"R.  \'.  inarg.,  Thai  is  Twin. 


John  1 1. 33-]  Chronologically  Arranged.  687 

also  weeping  which  came  with  her,he  groaned  in  the  spirit, 
and  was  troubled,  and  said,  "  Where  have  ye  laid  him  ?  " 

They  say  unto  him,  "  Lord,  come  and  see." 

Jesus  wept. 

The  Jews  therefore  said,  "  Behold  how  he  loved  him  !  " 
But  some  of  them  said,  "  Could  not  this  man,  which 
opened  the  eyes  of  him  that  was  blind,  have  caused  that 
this  man  also  should  not  die?  " 

Jesus  therefore  again  groaning  in  himself  cometh  to 
the  tomb.     Now  it  was  a  cave,  and  a  stone  lay  against  it. 

Jesus  saith,  "  Take  ye  away  the  stone." 

Martha,  the  sister  of  him  that  was  dead,  saith  unto  him, 
*'  Lord,  he  hath  been  dead  four  days." 

Jesus  saith  unto  her,  "  Said  I  not  unto  thee,  that,  if 
thou  believedst,  thou  shouldest  see  the  glory  of  God  ?  " 

So  they  took  away  the  stone. 

And  Jesus  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  said,  "  Father,  I 
thank  thee  that  thou  heardest  me.  And  I  knew  that 
thou  hearest  me  always;  but  because  of  the  multitude 
which  standeth  around  I  said  it,  that  they  may  believe 
that  thou  didst  send  me." 

And   w4ien  he    had  thus   spoken,  he  cried      ^ 
with  a  loud  voice,  "  Lazarus,  come  forth  !"  raised  from 

tllG   0.62,0. 

He  that  was  dead  came  forth,  bound  hand 
and   foot   with    graveclothes ;    and    his   face   was   bound 
about  with  a  napkin.     Jesus  saith   unto  them,   "Loose 
him,  and  let  him  go." 

Many  therefore  of  the  Jews,  which  came  to  Mary  and 
beheld  that  which  he  did,  believed  on  him.  But  some 
of  them  went  away  to  the  Pharisees,  and  told  them  the 
things  which  Jesus  had  done. 

The  chief  priests  therefore  and  the  Pharisees  gathered 
a  council,  and  said,  ''What  do  we?  for  this  man  doeth 
many  signs.  If  we  let  him  thus  alone,  all  men  will  be- 
lieve on  him  ;  and  the  Romans  will  come  and  take  away 
both  our  place  and  our  nation." 

But  a  certain  one  of  them,  Caiaphas,  being  high  priest 
that  year,  said  unto  them,  "  Ye  know  nothing 
at  all,  nor  do  ye  take  account  that  it  is  ex-    unconscfous 
pedient  for  you  that  one  man  should  die  for    Prophecy, 
the  people,  and  that  the  whole  nation  perish  not." 


688  The  vShorter  Bible  [John  n.  51. 

Now  this  he  said  not  of  himself;  but  being  high  priest 
that  year,  he  prophesied  tliat  Jesus  should  die  for  the 
nation  ;  and  not  for  the  nation  only,  but  that  he  might 
also  gather  together  into  one  the  children  of  God  that 
are  scattered  abroad.  So  from  that  day  forth  they  took 
counsel  that  they  might  put  him  to  death. 

Jesus  therefore  walked  no  more  openly  among  the 
Jews,  but  departed  thence  into  a  city  called  Ephraim,  near 
the  wilderness ;  and  there  he  tarried  with  the  disciples. 

'  And  it  carne  to  pass,  as  they  were  on  the  way  to  Jeru- 
salem, that  he  was  passing  through  the  midst  of  Samaria 
and  Galilee.  And  as  he  entered  into  a  certain  village. 
The  lepers  there  met  him  ten  men  that  were  lepers,  which 
cleansed.  stood  afar  off ;  and  they  lifted  up  their  voices, 
saying,  "Jesus,  Master,  have  mercy  on  us." 

And  when  he  saw  them,  he  said  unto  them,  "Go  and 
show  yourselves  unto  the  priests." 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  went,  they  were  cleansed. 

And  one  of  them,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  healed, 
turned  back,  with  a  loud  voice  glorifying  God  ;  and  he 
fell  upon  his  face  at  his  feet,  giving  him  thanks;  and  he 
was  a  Samaritan. 

And  Jesus  answering  said,  "  Were  not  the  ten  cleansed  ? 
But  where  are  the  nine?  Were  there  none  found  that 
returned  to  give  glory  to  God,  save  this  stranger?" 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "Arise,  and  go  thy  way;  thy 
faith  hath  made  thee  whole." 

And  being  asked  by  the  Pharisees  when  the  kingdom 
of  God  Cometh,  he  answered  them  and  said,  "  The  king- 
dom of  God  Cometh  not  with  observation  ;  neither  shall 
they  say,  '  Lo,  here  ! '  or,  '  There  ! '  for  lo,  the  kingdom 
of  God  is  '^  within  you." 

And  he  said  unto  the  disciples,  "  The  days  will  come 
when  ye  shall  desire  to  see  one  of  the  days  of  the  Son 
of  man,  and  ye  shall  not  see  it.  And  they  shall  say  to 
Wonderful  70".  '  Lo,  there  !  Lo,  here  !  '  Go  not  away, 
teachings.  nor  follow  after  them  ;  for  as  the  lightning, 
when  it  lightencth  out  of  the  one  part  under  the  heaven, 
shineth  unto  the  other  part  under  heaven  ;  so  shall  the 
'  Luke  xvii,  ii.  |  "  R.V.  marg.,  Or,  in  the  midst  of  you. 


Liik<- 17.  2,|.|    ('iii<(»N()i,()(;i<;y\i.i,v    A  KKAN(;i';i).  <5S!) 

Son  of  man  he  in  his  day.  Ihit  hisl  nmsl  hcsnffcr  many 
tiiinj.rs  and  he  rejected  (jf  this  ^eiiei  al  ion.  And  as  it 
canu:  to  [)ass  in  tiie  days  of  Noali,  even  so  siiali  it  hi:  also 
in  the  days  of  the  Son  of  man.  'I'hcy  ate,  t  iiey  (hank, 
they  married,  they  were  }.;iven  in  marriage,  until  ihe  day 
that  Noih  entered  into  the  ark,  and  llu;  Hoods  came 
and  destroyed  them  all.  Likewise  even  as  it  came  to 
pass  in  the  days  of  Lot;  they  ate,  they  draidc,  they 
b(Mi!',hl,  they  sold,  they  ])laMti(h  ihcy  huildcd  ;  hut  in 
the  ckiy  that  Lot  went  out  from  .Sodom  it  rained  (ire  and 
brimstone  irom  heaven,  and  dcstioycd  them  all;  alter 
the  same  manner  shall  it  be  in  the  day  that  the  Son  of 
man  is  revealed.  In  that  day  he  which  shall  be  on  lliir 
housetop,  and  his  ^oods  in  the  hou'.e,  let  him  not  ^u) 
down  to  lakt:  them  away;  and  let  him  that  is  in  the  field 
likewise  not  return  back.  Remember  Lot'.s  wife.  Wiio- 
soevcr  shall  seek  to  ^ain  his  life  shall  hjse  it ;  but  who- 
.soever  shall  lose  his  life  shall  preserve  it.  I  say  unto 
you,  in  that  ni^ht  thert;  shall  be  two  men  on  one  bed  ; 
the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  shall  be  left. 
There  shall  be  two  women  i^rindin^f  tofa-tluM' ;  the  on(? 
shaH  be  taken,  and  the  other  shall  be  left." 

And  he  spake  a  i)arable  imto  them  to  the  (.-nd  that 
they  ought  always  to  pray,  and  ntjt  to  faint,  .saying, 
"  There  was  in  a  city  a  judge,  which  feared  p.irubioH: 
not  God,  and  regarded  not  man  ;  and  there  I'll',',.'"','""' 
was  a  widow  in  that  city  ;  and  she  came  oft  wkIow. 
unto  him,  saying,  '  "■  Avenge  me  of  mine  adversary.'  And 
he  w<jul(l  not  for  a  while  ;  but  afterward  he  said  within 
himself,  'Though  I  fear  not  God,  nor  regard  man;  yet 
because  this  widcnv  troubleth  me,  I  will  avenge  her,  lest 
she  wear  me  out  by  her  continual  coming.' "  And  the 
Lord  said,  "  Hear  what  the  unrighteous  judge  saith.  And 
shall  not  (iod  avenge  his  elect,  which  cry  1o  him  day 
and  nijdit,  and  lu;  is  longsuffering  over  them?  I  say 
unto  you  that  he  will  avenge  tliem  sfjeedily.  llowbtMt 
when  the  Son  of  man  cometh,  shall  he  find  ''  faith  on  the 
earth  ?" 

And    he    spake    also   this   parable   unto    certain    which 

"  l\.  V.  iiKUj^.,  Or,  lh>  inr  jii\ti(C  of ;  ;\w\   so  in  111''  |)l:ii:cs  ix-low  wlicrc 
tli(!  won!  occurs.       ''  K.   V.  in.-irj^.,  Or,  the  fuilh. 


090  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  18.9. 

trusted   in   themselves  that  they  were  righteous,  and  set 

T'v,    -Di.  ^il  others  at  naught :  "  Two  men  went  up  into 

The  Phan-  =>  t-.i        •  i 

see  and  the  temple  to  pray;  the  one  a  rhansee,  and 

the  other  a  pubhcan.  The  Pharisee  stood 
and  prayed  thus  with  himself,  '  God,  I  thank  tliee  that  I 
am  not  as  the  rest  of  men,  extortioners,  unjust,  adul- 
terers, or  even  as  this  publican.  I  fast  twice  in  the 
week;  I  give  tithes  of  all  that  I  get.'  But  the  publican, 
standing  afar  off,  would  not  lift  up  so  much  as  his  eyes 
unto  heaven,  but  smote  his  breast,  saying,  '  God,  be 
merciful  to  me  a  ''sinner.'  I  say  unto  you,  this  man 
went  down  to  his  house  justified  rather  than  the  other  ; 
for  every  one  that  exalteth  himself  shall  be  humbled  ; 
but  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  exalted." 

'  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Jesus  had  finished  these 
words,  he  departed  from  Galilee,  and  came  into  the 
borders  of  Judaea  beyond  Jordan;  and  great  multitudes 
followed  him  ;  and  he  healed  them  there. 

And  there  came  unto  him  Pharisees,  tempting  him, 
Concerning  '^'"'^1  saying,  "  Is  it  lawful  for  a  man  to  put 
divorce.  away  his  wife  for  every  cause?  " 

And  he  answered  and  said,  "  Have  ye  not  read  that 
he  which  made  them  from  the  beginning  made  them  male 
and  female,  and  said,  '  For  this  cause  shall  a  man  leave 
his  father  and  mother,  and  shall  cleave  to  his  wife  ;  and 
the  twain  shall  become  one  flesh  ?  '  So  that  they  are 
no  more  twain  but  one  flesh.  What  therefore  God  hath 
joined  together,  let  not  man  put  asunder." 

They  say  unto  him,  "  Why  then  did  Moses  command 
to  give  a  bill  of  divorcement,  and  to  put  her  away?" 

He  saith  unto  them,  "  Moses  for  your  hardness  of 
heart  suffered  you  to  put  away  your  wives  ;  but  from  the 
beginning  it  hath  not  been  so.  And  I  say  unto  you, 
whosoever  shall  put  away  his  wife,  except  for  fornica- 
tion, and  shall  marry  another,  committeth  adulter}- ;  and 
he  that  marrieth  her  when  she  is  put  away  committeth 
adultery." 

^Ancl  they  brought  unto  him  little  children,  that  he 
should  touch  them  ;  and  the  disciples  rebuked  them. 
But  when  Jesus  saw  it,  he  was  moved  with  indignation, 

'  MaU.  xix,  I.    "  Mark  x,  13.       |       »  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  ///<•  sinner. 


Mark  lo.  14.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  691 

and  said  unto  them,  "  Suffer  the  httle  children  to  come 
unto  me  ;  forbid  them  not ;  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom 
of  God.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  whosoever  shall  not 
receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a  little  child,  he  shall  in 
no  wise  enter  therein."  And  he  took  them  in  his  arms 
and  blessed  them,  laying  his  hands  upon  them. 


092  The  vSiiorter  Bible  [Matt.  19.  16. 


CHAPTER  XV. 

THE  RICH  YOUNG  RULER:    PARABLES  AND  TEACHINGS: 
THE   TRIUMPHAL   ENTRY. 

'  And  behold,  °a  certain  ruler  ^  came  to  him  and  said, 
Jesus  and  "Master,  what  good  thing  shall  I  do,  that 
young  man.     I  may  liave  eternal  life?" 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "  Why  askest  thou  me  concern- 
ing that  which  is  good  ?  One  there  is  who  is  good  ;  but 
if  thou  wouldest  enter  into  life,  keep  the  command- 
ments." 

The  young  man  "  said  unto  him,  "  Master,  all  these 
things  have  I  observed  from  my  youth." 

And  Jesus  looking  upon  him  loved  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  "  One  thing  thou  lackest ;  go,  sell  whatsoever  thou 
hast,  and  give  to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  treasure 
in  heaven  ;  and  come,  follow  me." 

But  his  countenance  fell  at  the  saying,  and  he  went 
away  sorrowful ;  for  he  was  one  that  had  great  pos- 
sessions. 

And  Jesus  looked  round  about,  and  saith.unto  his 
disciples,  "  How  hardly  shall  they  that  have  riches  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  God  !  " 

And  the  disciples  were  amazed  at  his  words. 

But  Jesus  answereth  again,  and  saith  unto  them, 
"  Children,  how  hard  is  it  for  them  that  trust  in  riches  to 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God  !  It  is  easier  for  a  camel 
to  go  through  a  needle's  eye  than  for  a  rich  man  to 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God." 

And  they  were  astonished  exceedingly,  saying  unto 
him,  "  Then  who  can  be  saved  ?  " 

Jesus  looking  upon  them  saith,  "  With  men  it  is  im- 
possible, but  not  with  God  ;  for  all  things  are  possible 
with  God." 

'Matt,  xix,  16.       '-' Luke  xviii,  i8.       \Matt.  xix,  i6.       ■*  .^Iark  x,  20. 


Mark  lo.  28.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  693 

Peter   began   to  say  unto  him,  "  Lo,  we  have  left  all, 
and  have  followed  thee." 

Jesus  said,  "  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  there  is  no   man 
that  hath  left  house,  or  brethren,  or  sisters, 
or  mother,  or  father,  or  children,  or  lands,  for     following 
my  sake,  and  for  the  gospel's  sake,  but  he     ^^"st- 
shall  receive  a  hujidredfold  now  in  this  time,  houses,  and 
brethren,   and   sisters,   and  mothers,   and    children,   and 
lands,   with    persecutions ;   and   in    the    world   to    come 
eternal  life.     But  many  that  are  first  shall  be  last  ;  and 
the  last  first. 

"  '  For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is 
a  householder,  which  went  out  early  in  the  parable  of 
morning  to  hire  laborers  into  his  vineyard,  theiaborers. 
And  when  he  had  agreed  with  the  laborers  for  a  '"^  penny 
a  day,  he  sent  them  into  his  vineyard.  And  he  went 
out  about  the  third  hour,  and  saw  others  standing  in  the 
market  place  idle ;  and  to  them  he  said,  '  Go  ye  also  into 
the  vineyard,  and  whatsoever  is  right  I  will  give  you.' 
And  they  went  their  way.  Again  he  went  out  about  the 
sixth  and  the  ninth  hour,  and  did  likewise.  And 
about  the  eleventh  hour  he  went  out,  and  found  others 
standing  ;  and  he  saith  unto  them,  '  Why  stand  ye  here 
all  the  day  idle?'  They  say  unto  him,  'Because  no 
man  hath  hired  us.'  He  saith  unto  them,  '  Go  ye  also 
into  the  vineyard.'  And  when  even  was  come,  the  lord 
of  the  vineyard  saith  unto  his  steward,  '  Call  the  laborers 
and  pay  them  their  hire,  beginning  from  the  last  unto 
the  first.'  And  when  they  came  that  were  hired  about 
the  eleventh  hour,  they  received  every  man  a  ""  penny. 
And  when  the  first  came,  they  supposed  that  they  would 
receive  more  ;  and  they  likewise  received  every  man  a 
"^  penny.  And  when  they  received  it,  they  murmured 
against  the  householder,  saying,  '  These  last  have  spent 
but  one  hour,  and  thou  hast  made  them  equal  unto  us, 
which  have  borne  the  burden  of  the  day  and  the  scorch- 
ing heat.'  But  he  answered  and  said  to  one  of  them, 
'  Friend,  I  do  thee  no  wrong ;  didst  not  thou  agree  with 
me  for  a  "  penny  ?     Take  up  that  which  is  thine,  and  go 

'  Matt   XX  I  I       "  R.  V.  marg.,  The  Roman  dena- 

'    ■  rius,  about  seventeen  cents. 


694  The  vShorter  Bible  [Matt.  20.  14. 

thy  way ;  it  is  my  will  to  give  unto  this  last,  even  as 
unto  thee.  Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do  what  I  will 
with  mine  own  ;  or  is  thine  eye  evil,  because  I  am  good  ?  ' 
So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first  last." 

And  as  Jesus  was  going  up  to  Jerusalem,  he  took  the 

twelve  disciples  apart,  and  in  the  way  he  said 

fi:^on^fbre-      unto  them,  "  Behold,  we  go  wp  to  Jerusalem  ; 

told.  ^|-|j  j-j^g  gQj-i  Q^  j^-j^j^  shall  be  delivered  unto 

the  chief  priests  and  scribes  ;  and  they  shall  condemn 
him  to  death,  and  shall  deliver  him  unto  the  Gentiles  to 
mock,  and  to  scourge,  and  to  crucify;  and  the  third  day 
he  shall  be  raised  up." 

Then  came  to  him  the  mother  of  the  sons  of  Zebedee, 
True  great-  with  her  SOUS  '  James  and  John,  ^  worship- 
ness  taught,    jj^g  him,  and  asking  a  certain  thing  of  him. 

And  he  said  unto  her,  "  What  wouldest  thou  ?  " 

She  saith  unto  him,  "  Command  that  these  my  two 
sons  may  sit,  one  on  thy  right  hand,  and  one  on  thy  left 
hand,  in  thy  kingdom." 

But  Jesus  answered,  "  Ye  know  not  what  ye  ask.  Are 
ye  able  to  drink  the  cup  that  I  am  about  to  drink  ?  " 

And  they  say  unto  him,  "  We  are  able." 

He  saith  unto  them,  "  My  cup  indeed  ye  shall  drink  ; 
but  to  sit  on  my  right  hand,  and  on  my  left  hand,  is  not 
mine  to  give,  but  it  is  for  them  for  whom  it  hath  been 
prepared  of  my  Father." 

And  when  the  ten  heard  it,  they  were  moved  with 
indignation  concerning  the  two  brethren. 

But  Jesus  called  them  unto,  him,  and  said,  "  Yc  know 
that  the  rulers  of  the  Gentiles  lord  it  over  thcni,  and 
their  great  ones  exercise  authority  over  them.  Not  so 
shall  it  be  among  you  ;  but  whosoever  would  become 
great  among  you  shall  be  your  "■  minister  ;  and  whoso- 
ever would  be  first  among  you  shall  be  your  ^  servant  ; 
even  as  the  Son  of  man  came  not  to  be  ministered 
unto,  but  to  minister,  and  to  give  his  life  a  ransom  for 
many." 

*And   he  entered   and  was  passing   through   Jericho. 

'  Mark  x,  35.        '*  Luke  xix,  i.        I       "  R.V.  marg.,  Or,  st-rT/in/.      ''  U.V. 
'Matt.  XX,  20.  I  marg.,  Gr.  bondsen>ant. 


Luke  19. 2.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  695 

And  behold,  a  man  called  by  name  Zacchseus  ;  and  he  was 
a  chief  publican,  and  he  was  rich.  And  he  zaccheeus 
soui^ht  to  see  Jesus  who  he  was  ;  and  could  and  Jesus, 
not  for  the  crowd,  because  he  was  little  of  stature.  And 
he  ran  on  before,  and  climbed  up  into  a  sycamore  tree  to 
see  him  ;   for  he  was  to  pass  that  way. 

And  when  Jesus  came  to  the  place,  he  looked  up,  and 
said  unto  him,  "Zacchseus,  make  haste  and  come  down  ; 
f(jr  to-day  I  must  abide  at  thy  house." 

And  he  made  haste,  and  came  down,  and  received  him 
joyfully. 

And  when  they  saw  it,  they  all  murmured,  saying, 
"  He  is  gone  in  to  lodge  with  a  man  that  is  a  sinner." 

And  Zacchaeus  stood,  and  said  unto  the  Lord,  "  Be- 
hold, Lord,  the  half  of  my  goods  I  give  to  the  poor ;  and 
if  I  have  wrongfully  exacted  aught  of  any  man,  I  restore 
fourfold." 

And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  "To-day  is  salvation  come 
to  this  house,  forasmuch  as  he  also  is  a  son  of  Abraham. 
For  the  Son  of  man  came  to  seek  and  to  save  that  which 
was  lost." 

And  as  they  heard  these  things,  he  added  and  spake 
a  parable,  because  he  was  nigh  to  Jerusalem,    parable  of 
and   because  they  supposed  that  the  kingdom    t^^e  pounds, 
of  God  was  immediately  to  appear. 

He  said  therefore,  "  A  certain  nobleman  went  into  a 
far  country,  to  receive  to  himself  a  kingdom,  and  to 
return.  And  he  called  ten  ^  servants  of  his,  and  gave 
them  ten  pounds,  and  said  unto  them,  '  Trade  ye  here- 
with till  I  come.'  But  his  citizens  hated  him,  and  sent  an 
ambassage  after  him,  saying,  '  We  will  not  that  this  man 
reign  over  us.'  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was  come 
back  again,  having  received  the  kingdom,  that  he  com- 
manded these  ^  servants,  unto  whom  he  had  given  the 
money,  to  be  called  to  him,  that  he  might  know  what 
they  had  gained  by  trading.  And  the  first  came  before 
him,  saying,  *  Lord,  thy  pound  hath  made  ten  pounds 
more.'  And  he  said  unto  him,  'Well  done,  thou  good 
servant ;  because  thou  wast  found  faithful  in  a  very  little, 
have  thou  authority  over  ten  cities.'  And  the  second 
"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  bondservants. 


()96  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  19.  18. 

came,  saying,  'Thy  pound.  Lord,  hath  made  five 
pounds.'  And  he  said  unto  him  also,  *  Be  thou  also 
over  five  cities.'  And  another  came,  saying,  '  Lord,  be- 
hold, here  is  thy  pound,  which  I  kept  laid  up  in  a 
napkin  ;  for  I  feared  thee,  because  thou  art  an  austere 
man  ;  thou  takest  up  that  thou  layedst  not  down,  and 
reapest  that  thou  didst  not  sow.'  He  saith  unto  him, 
'  Out  of  thine  own  mouth  will  I  judge  thee,  thou  wicked 
servant.  Thou  knewest  that  I  am  an  austere  man,  tak- 
ing up  that  I  laid  not  down,  and  reaping  that  I  did  not 
sow?  Then  wherefore  gavest  thou  not  my  money  into 
the  bank,  and  I  at  my  coming  should  have  required  it 
with  interest  ?  '  And  he  said  unto  them  that  stood  by, 
'  Take  away  from  him  the  pound,  and  give  it  unto  him  that 
hath  the  ten  pounds.'  And  they  said  unto  him,  '  Lord, 
he  hath  ten  pounds.'  'I  say  unto  you,  that  unto  every 
one  that  hath  shall  be  given  ;  but  from  him  that  hath 
not,  even  that  which  he  hath  shall  be  taken  away  from 
him.  Howbeit  these  -mine  enemies,  which  would  not 
that  I  should  reign  over  them,  bring  hither,  and  slay 
them  before  me.'  " 

'  And  they  come  to  Jericho  ;  and  as  he  went  out  from 
Jericho,  with  his  disciples  and  a  great  multitude,  the  son 
of  Timaeus,  Bartimaeus,  a  blind  beggar,  was  sitting  by 
the  wayside.  And  when  he  heard  that  it  was  Jesus  of 
Bartimaeus  Nazareth,  he  began  to  cry  out,  and  say,  "  Je- 
heaied.  gus,  thou  son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me." 

And  many  rebuked  him,  that  he  should  hold  his  peace  ; 
but  he  cried  out  the  more  a  great  deal,  "  Thou  son  of 
David,  have  mercy  on  me." 

And  Jesus  stood  still,  and  said,  "Call  ye  him." 

And  they  call  the  blind  man,  saying  unto  him,  "  Be  of 
good  cheer;  rise,  he  calleth  thee." 

And  he,  casting  away  his  garment,  sprang  up,  and 
came  to  Jesus. 

And  Jesus  answered  him,  and  said,  "  What  wilt  thou 
that  I  should  do  unto  thee?" 

And  the  blind  man  said  unto  him,  "  Rabboni,  that  I 
may  receive  my  sight." 

'  Mark  x,  46. 


Mark  lo.  52.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  697 

And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  "  Go  thy  way ;  thy  faith 
hath  made  thee  whole." 

And  straightway  he  received  his  sight,  and  followed 
him  in  the  way. 

'  Now  the  passover  of  the  Jews  was  at  hand  ;  and 
many  went  up  to  Jerusalem  out  of  the  country  before 
the  passover,  to  purify  themselves.  They  sought  there- 
fore for  Jesus,  and  spake  one  with  another,  as  they  stood 
in  the  temple,  "  What  think  ye?  That  he  will  not  come 
to  the  feast?  " 

Now  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  had  given 
commandment  that,  if  any  man  knew  where  he  was,  he 
should  show  it,  that  they  might  take  him. 

Jesus  therefore  *six  days  before  the  passover  came  to 
Bethany,  where  Lazarus  was,  whom  Jesus  jesusat 
raised  from  the  dead.  The  common  people  Bethany. 
therefore  learned  that  he  was  there  ;  and  they  came,  not 
for  Jesus*  sake  only,  but  that  they  might  see  Lazarus 
also,  whom  he  had  raised  from  the  dead.  But  the  chief 
priests  took  counsel  that  they  might  put  Lazarus  also  to 
death ;  because  that  by  reason  of  him  many  of  the  Jews 
went  away,  and  believed  on  Jesus. 

'And  it  came  to  pass,  ^  when  he  drew  nigh  unto  Beth- 
phage  and  Bethany,  at  the  mount  that  is  called  the 
mount  of  Olives,  he  sent  two  of  the  disciples,  saying, 
"  Go  your  way  into  the  village  over  against  you;  in  the 
which  as  ye  enter  ye  shall  find  a  colt  tied,  whereon  no 
man  ever  yet  sat ;  loose  him,  and  bring  him.  And  if 
anyone  ask  you,  *  Why  do  ye  loose  him  ?  '  thus  shall  ye 
say,  'The  Lord  hath  need  of  him.'  " 

And  they  that  were  sent  went  away,  and  found  even 
as  he  had  said  unto  them.  And  as  they  were  loosing  the 
colt,  the  owners  thereof  said  unto  them,  "  Why  loose  ye 
the  colt?''  And  they  said,  "The  Lord  hath  need  of 
him." 

And  they  brought  him  to  Jesus  ;  and  they  threw  their 
garments  upon  the  colt,  and  set  Jesus  thereon ;  '  as  it  is 

'  John  xi,  55.       ^  John  xii,   14.       I    „  r.       ,         am        i.  t^  1      <;•       1       >. 
if    ^  ^     ■      „  "Sunday,  April  2,  "  Palm  Sunday. 

■*  Luke  XIX,  2g.  |  ji      f         1  j 

*  The  weight  of  authority  fixes  this  date  as  Friday,  March  31,  A.  D.  30. 
See  foot-note,  page  591. 
47 


698 


The  Shorter  Bible 


[Luke  19.  26. 


written,  "  Fear  not,  daughter  of  Zion  ;  behold,  thy  King 

Triumphal      cometh,  sitting  on  an  ass's  colt." 

entry  into  'And   as  he   went,  they  spread   their  gar- 

Jerusalem.         „       ,       •      ,1 

ments  in  the  way. 

And  as  he  was  now  drawing  nigh,  even  at  the  descent 
of  the  mount  of  Olives,  the  whole  multitude  of  the  dis- 
ciples began  to  rejoice  and  praise  God  with  a  loud  voice 
for  all  the  mighty  works  which  they  had  seen,  saying, 
'*  Blessed  is  the  King  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord;  peace  in  heaven,  and  glory  in  the  highest." 

And  ''a  great  multitude  that  had  come  to  the  feast, 
when  they  heard  that  Jesus  was  coming  to  Jerusalem, 
took  the  branches  of  the  palm  trees,  and  went  forth  to 
meet  him,  and  cried  out,  "  Hosanna!  Blessed  is  he  that 
cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  even  the  King  of 
Israel." 

^  And  some  of  the  Pharisees  from  the  multitude  said 
unto  him,  "  Master,  rebuke  thy  disciples." 

And  he  answered  and  said,  "  I  tell  you  that,  if  these 
shall  hold  their  peace,  the  stones  will  cry  out." 

*  These  things  understood  not  his  disciples  at  the  first ; 
but  when  Jesus  was  glorified,  then  remembered  they 
that  these  things  were  written  of  him,  and  that  they  had 
done  these  things  unto  him. 

The  multitude  therefore  that  was  with  him  when  he 
called  Lazarus  out  of  the  tomb,  and  raised  him  from  the 
dead,  bare  witness.  For  this  cause  also  the  multitude 
went  and  met  him,  for  that  they  heard  that  he  had  done 
this  sign. 

The  Pharisees  therefore  said  among  themselves,  "  Be- 
hold how  ye  prevail  nothing;  lo,  the  world  is  gone  after 
him." 

'  And  Avhen  he  drew  nigh,  he  saw  the  city  and  wept 
over  it,  saying,  "''If  thou  hadst  known  in  this  day,  even 
"Weeping  thou,  the  things  which  belong  unto  peace! 
over  Jerusa-  But  now  they  are  hid  from  thine  eyes.  For 
the  days  shall  come  upon  thee  when  thine 
enemies  shall  cast  up  a  bank  about  thee,  and  compass 


'  Luke  xix,  36.     ■'John  xii,  16. 
^  Jolm  xii,  12.       •■'Luke  xix,  41. 
'  Luke  xix,  39. 


"R.   V.    marg. ,  Or,    O  that  thou 
hadst  known. 


Luke  19.  44.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  699 

thee  round,  and  keep  thee  in  on  every  side,  and  shall 
dash  thee  to  the  ground,  and  thy  children  within  thee; 
and  they  shall  not  leave  in  thee  one  stone  upon  another, 
because  thou  knevvest  not  the  time  of  thy  visitation." 

'And  when  he  was  come  into  Jerusalem,  all  the  city 
was  stirred,  saying,  *'  Who  is  this?" 

And  the  multitudes  said,  "  This  is  the  prophet,  Jesus, 
from  Nazareth  of  Galilee." 

And  the  blind  and  the  lame  came  to  him  in  the  tem- 
ple ;  and  he  healed  them. 

But  when  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  saw  the 
wonderful  things  that  he  did,  and  the  children  that  were 
crying  in  the  temple  and  saying,  "  Hosanna  to  Hosannas  of 
the  son  of  David,"  they  were  moved  with  the  children, 
indignation,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Hearest  thou  what 
these  are  saying?  " 

And  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  "Yea;  did  ye  never  read, 
'  Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast  per- 
fected praise  ? '  " 

And  he  left  them,  and  went  forth  out  of  the  city  to 
Bethany,  and  lodged  there. 

'  Matt,  xxi,  10. 


TOO  The  Shorter  Bible  [Matt.  21.  i8. 


CHAPTER   XVI. 

THE  TEMPLE  CLEANSED:  THE  INQUIRING  GREEKS: 
THE  VOICE  FROM  HEAVEN  :  PARABLES  AND  TEACH- 
INGS :    EFFORTS   TO    ENTANGLE   JESUS. 

Now  •'-  in  the  morning  as  he  returned  to  the  city,  he 
hungered.  And  seeing  a  fig  tree  by  the  wayside,  he 
came  to  it,  and  found  nothing  thereon,  but  leaves  only; 
and  he  saith  unto  it,  "  Let  there  be  no  fruit  from  thee 
henceforward  forever." 

'And  Jesus  entered  into  the  temple  of  God,  and  cast 
The  temple  ^^^  '^^^  them  that  sold  and  bought  in  the 
cleansed.  temple,  and  overthrew  the  tables  of  the 
money  changers,  and  the  seats  of  them  that  sold  the 
doves;  and  he  saith  unto  them,  "It  is  written,  'My 
house  shall  be  called  a  house  of  prayer; '  but  ye  make  it 
a  den  of  robbers." 

'And  he  was  teaching  daily  in  the  temple.  But  the 
chief  priests  and  the  scribes  and  the  principal  men  of 
the  people  sought  to  destroy  him  ;  and  they  could  not 
find  what  they  might  do ;  for  the  people  all  hung  upon 
him,  listening, 

"  Now  there  were  certain  Greeks  among  those  that 
Theinquir-  Went  up  to  worship  at  the  feast ;  these  there- 
mg  Greeks,  [q^^^  came  to  Philip,  wliich  was  of  Bethsaida 
of  Galilee,  and  asked  him,  saying,  "  Sir,  we  would  see 
Jesus."  Philip  cometh  and  telleth  Andrew;  Andrew 
Cometh,  and  Philip,  and  they  tell  Jesus. 

And  Jesus  answereth  them,  saying,  "The  hour  is 
Jesus  will  come  that  the  Son  of  man  should  be  glorified. 
seifTo^the'  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  except  a  grain 
when^Mift-  °^  wheat  fall  into  the  earth  and  die,  it  abid- 
ed up."  cth  by  itself  alone;  but  if  it  die,  it  beareth 
much  fruit.     He  that  loveth  his  life  loseth  it ;  and  he 

'  Matt,  xxi,  12.     '  John  xii,  20.      I  »at      j         a      -i 

'Lukexix,  47.  I  "Monday.  April  5. 


John  12.  25.J  Chronologically  Arranged.  701 

that  hateth  his  life  in  this  world  shall  keep  it  unto  life 
eternal.  If  any  man  serve  me,  let  him  follow  me ; 
and  where  I  am  there  shall  also  my  servant  be ;  if  any 
man  serve  me,  him  will  the  Father  honor.  Now  is  my 
soul  troubled  ;  and  what  shall  I  say?  Father,  save  me 
from  this* hour.  But  for  this  cause  came  I  unto  this 
hour.     Father,  glorify  thy  name." 

There  came  therefore  a  voice  out  of  heaven,  saying, 
"  I  have  both  glorified  it,  and  will  glorify  it  again." 

The    multitude    therefore,  that    stood    by,        ^, 

and    heard   it,   said   that   it   had    thundered ;        from 

1  •  1     w   A  111  1  ,      1  •       "  heaven. 

Others  said,  "An  angel  hath  spoken  to  nun. 

Jesus  answered  and  said,  "  This  voice  hath  not  come 
for  my  sake,  but  for  your  sakes.  Now  is  the  judgment 
of  this  world  ;  now  shall  the  prince  of  this  world  be  cast 
out.  And  I,  if  I  be  lifted  up  from  the  earth,  will  draw 
all  men  unto  myself." 

But  this  he  said,  signifying  by  what  manner  of  death 
he  should  die. 

The  multitude  therefore  answered  him,  "  We  have 
heard  out  of  the  law  that  the  Christ  abideth  forever  ;  and 
how  sayest  thou,  'The  Son  of  man  must  be  lifted  up?' 
Who  is  this  Son  of  man  ?  " 

Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them,  "Yet  a  little  while  is 
the  light  among  you.  Walk  while  ye  have  the  light, 
that  darkness  overtake  you  not ;  and  he  that  walketh  in 
the  darkness  knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth.  While  ye 
have  the  light,  believe  on  the  light,  that  ye  may  become 
sons  of  light." 

These  things  spake  Jesus,  and  he  departed  and  hid 
himself  from  them.  But  though  he  had  done  so  many 
signs  before  them,  yet  they  believed  not  on  him.  Never- 
theless even  of  the  rulers  many  believed  on  him  ;  but 
because  of  the  Pharisees  they  did  not  confess  it,  lest 
they  should  be  put  out  of  the  synagogue  ;  for  they  loved 
the  glory  of  men  more  than  the  glory  of  God. 

And  Jesus  cried  and  said,  "  He  that  believeth  on  me, 
believeth  not  on  me,  but  on  him  that  sent  me.  And  he 
that  beholdeth  me  beholdeth  him  that  sent  me.  I  am 
come  a  light  into  the  world,  that  whosoever  believeth  on 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  hour? 


702  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  12.46. 

me  may  not  abide  in  the  darkness.  And  if  any  man 
hear  my  sayings,  and  keep  them  not,  I  judge  him  not ; 
for  I  came  not  to  judge  the  world,  but  to  save  the  world. 
He  that  rejecteth  me,  and  receiveth  not  my  sayings, 
hath  one  that  judgeth  him  ;  the  word  that  I  spake,  the 
same  shall  judge  him  in  the  last  day.  For  I  spake  not 
from  myself;  but  the  Father  which  sent  me,  he  hath 
given  me  a  commandment,  what  I  should  say,  and  what 
I  should  speak.  And  I  know  that  his  commandment  is 
life  eternal ;  the  things  therefore  which  I  speak,  even  as 
the  Father  hath  said  unto  me,  so  I  speak." 

'  And  every  evening  he  went  forth  out  of  the  city. 
The  fig  tree  And  as  they  passed  by  Mn  the  morning, 
withered.  they  saw  the  fig  tree  withered  away  from 
the  roots.  ^  And  when  the  disciples  saw  it,  they  mar- 
veled, saying,  "  How  did  the  fig  tree  immediately  wither 
away? " 

And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  "Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  if  ye  have  faith,  and  doubt  not,  ye  shall 
not  only  do  what  is  done  to  the  fig  tree,  but  even  if  ye 
shall  say  unto  this  mountain,  '  Be  thou  taken  up  and 
cast  into  the  sea,'  it  shall  be  done.  And  all  things, 
whatsoever  ye  ask  in  prayer,  believing,  ye  shall  receive." 

'  And  it  came  to  pass,  on  one  of  the  days,  as  he  was 

teaching  the   people   in   the   temple,  and  preaching  the 

gospel,  there  came  upon  him   the  chief  priests   and  the 

,    ^       scribes  with  the  elders  ;    and  they  spake,  say- 

The  chief  .  ,   .         .,  ^t-    n  i  i      ^  ^i        -i. 

priests  nig   unto   hmi,  "  1  ell   us;  by  what  authority 

silenced.         ^^^^^  ^^^^^  ^j^^^^  things  ?  Or  who  is  he  that 

gave  thee  this  authority?  " 

And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  **  I  also  will  ask 
you  a  question,  and  tell  me  ;  the  baptism  of  John,  was 
it  from  heaven,  or  from  men?" 

And  they  reasoned  with  themselves,  saying,  "  If  we 
shall  say,  '  From  heaven,'  he  will  say,  '  Why  did  ye  not 
believe  him  ?  '  But  if  we  shall  say,  '  From  men,'  all  the 
people  will  stone  us ;  for  they  be  persuaded  that  John 
was  a  prophet." 

1  Mark  xi,  19.         3  Luke  xx.  i.        I  ,  Tuesday,  April  4. 

''  Matt,  xxi,  20.  I  '        ■ 


Luke  20. 7.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  703 

And  they  answered  that  they  knew  not  whence  it  was. 

And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  "  Neither  tell  I  you  by 
what  authority  I  do  these  things." 

'  And  he  began  to  speak  unto  them  in  parables. 

"*  But  what  think  ye?  A  man  had  two  sons;  and  he 
came  to  the  first  and  said,  ' ""  Son,  go  work  to-  parabies: 
day  in  the  vineyard.'  And  he  answered  and  the  two 
said,  '  I  will  not ; '  but  afterward  he  repented 
himself,  and  went.  And  he  came  to  the  second,  and 
said  likewise.  And  he  answered  and  said,  '  I  go,  sir ; ' 
and  went  not.  Whether  of  the  twain  did  the  will  of  his 
father?  " 

They  say,  "  The  first." 

Jesus  saith  unto  them,  "Verily  I  say  unto  you,  that 
the  publicans  and  the  harlots  go  into  the  kingdom  of 
God  before  you.  For  John  came  unto  you  in  the  way 
of  righteousness,  and  ye  believed  him  not ;  but  the  pub- 
licans and  the  harlots  believed  him  ;  and  ye,  when  ye 
saw  it,  did  not  even  repent  yourselves  afterward,  that  ye 
might  believe  him.      Hear  another  parable  : 

"  ^  A  man  planted  a  vineyard,  and  set  a  hedge  about  it, 
and  digged  a  pit  for  the  wine  press,  and  built  a  tower, 
and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and  went  rpj^g^jcked 
into  another  country.  And  at  the  season  he  husband- 
sent  to  the  husbandmen  a  servant,  that  he 
might  receive  from  the  husbandmen  of  the  fruits  of  the 
vineyard.  And  they  took  him,  and  beat  him,  and  sent 
him  away  empty.  And  again  he  sent  unto  them  an- 
other servant ;  and  him  they  wounded  in  the  head,  and 
handled  shamefully.  And  he  sent  another,  and  him 
they  killed  ;  and  many  others,  beating  some  and  kill- 
ing some.  He  had  yet  one,  a  beloved  son  ;  he  sent  him 
last  unto  them,  saying,  '  They  will  reverence  my  son.' 
But  those  husbandmen  said  among  themselves,  '  This  is 
the  heir;  come,  let  us  kill  him,  and  the  inheritance  shall 
be  ours.'  And  they  took  him,  and  killed  him,  and  cast 
him  forth  out  of  the  vineyard.  What  therefore  will  the 
lord  of  the  vineyard  do?  " 

*They  say  unto  him,  "  He  will  miserably  destroy  those 

1  Mark  xii    i^      3  Mark  xii    i.        I  ,  ^^    ^  ^     ^/^^.^^ 

**  Matt.  XXI,  28.     4  Matt.  XXI,  41.     | 


704  Tup:  Shorter  Bible  [Matt.  21.41. 

miserable  men,  and  will  let  out  the  vineyard  unto  other 
husbandmen,  which  shall  render  him  the  fruits  in  their 
seasons." 

Jesus  saith  unto  them,  "  Did  ye  never  read  in  the 
scriptures, 

"  '  The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected, 

The  same  was  made  the  head  of  the  corner ; 

This  was  from  the  Lord,  i,^':^ 

And  it  is  marvelous  in  our  eyes?' 
"Therefore  say  I  unto  you,  the  kingdom  9,^  God 
shall  be  taken  away  from  you,- and  shall  be  given'- to  a 
nation  bringing  forth  the  fruits  thereof.  And  her  that 
falleth  on  this  stone  shall  be  broken  to  pieces ;  but  on 
whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  it  will  scatter  him  as  dust." 

And  when  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  heard 
his  parables,  they  perceived  that  he  spake  of  them.  And 
when  they  sought  to  lay  hold  on  him,  they  feared  the 
multitudes,  because  they  took  him  for  a  prophet. 

And  Jesus  spake  again  in  parables  unto  them,  saying, 
"  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a  certain 
king,  which  made  a  marriage  feast  for  his  son,  and  Sent 
The  mar-  forth  his  servants  to  call  them  that  wftre  bid- 
riage feast.  (|en  to  the  marriage  feast;  and  they  would 
not  come.  Again  he  sent  forth  other  servants,  saying, 
'Tell  them  that  are  bidden,  behold,  I  have  made  ready 
my  dinner;  my  oxen  and  my  fatlings  are  killed,  and  all 
things  are  read}-;  come  to  the  marriage  feast.'  But 
they  made  light  of  it,  and  went  their  ways,  one  to  his 
own  farm,  another  to  his  merchandise ;  and  the  rest  laid 
hold  on  his  servants,  and  entreated  them  shamefully, 
and  killed  them.  But  the  king  was  wroth  ;  and  he 
sent  his  armies,  and  destroyed  those  murderers,  and 
burned  their  city.  Then  saith  he  to  his  servants,  *  The 
wedding  is  ready,  but  they  that  were  bidden  were  not 
worthy.  Go  ye  therefore  unto  the  partings  of  the  high- 
ways, and  as  many  as  ye  shall  find  bid  to  the  marriage 
feast.'  And  those  servants  went  out  into  the  highways, 
and  gathered  together  all  as  many  as  they  found,  both 
bad  and  good  ;  and  the  wedding  was  filled  with  guests. 
But  when  the  king  came  in  to  behold  the  guests,  he  saw 


Matt.  22.  II.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  705 

there  a  man  which  had  not  on  a  wedding  garment ;  and 
he  saith  unto  him,  '  Friend,  how  camest  thou  in  hither 
not  having  a  wedding  garment  ? '  And  he  was  speech- 
less. Then  the  king  said  to  the  servants,  '  Bind  him 
hand  and  foot,  and  cast  him  out  into  the  outer  dark-- 
ness ;  there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth.' 
For  many  are  called,  but  few  chosen." 

Then  went  the  Pharisees,  and  took  counsel  how  they 
might  ensnare  him  in  his  talk.  And  they  send  to  him 
their  disciples,  with  the  Herodians,  saying,  "  Master,  we 
know  that  thou  art  true,  and  teachest  the  way  of  God 
in  truth,  and  carest  not  for  anyone  ;  for  thou  regardest 
not  the  person  of  men.  Tell  us  therefore,  is  it  lawful 
to  give  tribute  unto  Caesar,  or  not  ?  " 

But  Jesus  perceived  their  '  craftiness,  ''and  said,  "Why 
tempt  ye  me,  ye  hypocrites?  Show  me  the  tribute 
money."     And  they  brought  unto  him  a  penny. 

And  he  saith  unto  them,  "Whose  is  this  concerning 
image  and  superscription  ?  "  f^y}^^ 

They  say  unto  him,  "  Caesar's." 

Then  saith  he  unto  them,  "  Render  therefore  unto 
Caesar  the  things  that  are  Caesar's,  and  unto  God  the 
things  that  are  God's." 

And  when  they  heard  it,  they  marveled,  and  left  him, 
and  went  their  way. 

On  that  day  there  came  to  him  Sadducees,  which  say 
that  there  is  no  resurrection  ;  and  they  asked  him,  say- 
ing, "  Master,  Moses  said,  '  If  a  man  die,  having  no 
children,  his  brother  shall  marry  his  wife,  and  raise  up 
seed  unto  his  brother.'  Now  there  were  with  us  seven 
brethren;  and  the  first  married  and  deceased,  and  hav- 
ing no  seed  left  his  wife  unto  his  brother  ;  in  like  man- 
ner the  second  also,  and  the  third,  unto  the  r^j^g  resur- 
seventh.  And  after  them  all  the  woman  rection. 
died.  In  the  resurrection  therefore  whose  wife  shall  she 
be  of  the  seven  ?  " 

But   Jesus   answered,  "Ye   do  err,    not   knowing   the 
scriptures  nor  the  power  of  God.     For  in   the   resurrec- 
tion they  neither   marry  nor  are  given   in  marriage,  but 
are  as  angels  in  heaven.     But  as  touching  the   resurrec- 
*  Luke  XX,  23.  '^  Matt,  xxii,  i8. 


706  The  Shorter  Bible  [Matt.  22.31. 

tion  of  the  dead,  have  ye  not  read  that  which  was 
spoken  unto  you  by  God,  saying,  '  I  am  the  God  of 
Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob?  ' 
God  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but  of  the  Hving." 

And  when  the  multitudes  heard  it,  they  were  aston- 
ished at  his  teaching. 

But  the  Pharisees,  when  they  heard  that  he  had  put 
the  Sadducees  to  silence,  gathered  themselves  together. 
And  one  of  them,  a  lawyer,  asked  him  a  question, 
tempting  him,  "  Master,  which  is  the  great  command- 
ment in  the  law?  " 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "  Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord 
The  great-  ^^^^  ^°^  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy 
est  com-         soul,   and    with    all    thy  mind.     This   is   the 

mandment.  ,    ^  •' .  a       i  i 

great  and  nrst  commandment.  And  a  second 
like  unto  it  is  this:  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbor  as  thy- 
self. On  these  two  commandments  hangeth  the  whole 
law,  and  the  prophets." 

.  Now  while  the  Pharisees  were  gathered  together 
Jesus  asked  them  a  question,  saying,  "  What  think  ye  of 
the  Christ  ?     Whose  son  is  he?  " 

They  say  unto  him,  "  The  son  of  David." 
He  saith  unto  them,  "  How  then  doth   David   in  the 
Spirit  call  him  Lord,  saying, 

"  '  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 
"  Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand. 
Till  I  put  thine  enemies  underneath  thy  feet? 
"  If  David  then  calleth  him  Lord,  how  is  he  his  son  ?  " 
And  no  one  was  able  to  answer  him  a  word,  neither 
durst  any  man  from  that   day  forth  ask   him  any  more 
questions. 


Matt.  23. 1.]        Chronologically  Arranged.  707 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

LAST   TEACHINGS  ;    IN   THE   TEMPLE,  ON   THE  HILLSIDE. 

Then  spake  Jesus  to  the  multitudes  and  to  liis  disci- 
ples, saying,  "The  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  The  scribes 
sit  on  Moses'  seat ;  all  things  therefore  what-  fs^es^de-'"' 
soever  they  bid  you,  these  do  and  observe,  jounced. 
But  do  not  ye  after  their  works  ;  for  they  say,  and  do 
not.  Yea,  they  bind  heavy  burdens  and  grievous  to  be 
borne,  and  lay  them  on  men's  shoulders  ;  but  they  them- 
selves will  not  move  them  with  their  finger.  But  all 
their  works  they  do  for  to  be  seen  of  men  ;  for  they 
make  broad  their  phylacteries,  and  enlarge  the  borders 
of  their  garments,  and  love  the  chief  place  at  feasts,  and 
the  chief  seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  the  salutations  in 
the  market  places,  and  to  be  called  of  men,  Rabbi.  But 
be  not  ye  called  Rabbi ;  for  one  is  your  teacher,  and  all 
ye  are  brethren.  And  call  no  man  your  father  on  the 
earth ;  for  one  is  your  Father,  which  is  in  heaven. 
Neither  be  ye  called  masters ;  for  one  is  your  master, 
even  the  Christ.  But  he  that  is  greatest  among  you 
shall  be  your  servant.  And  whosoever  shall  exalt  him- 
self shall  be  humbled  ;  and  whosoever  shall  humble  him- 
self shall  be  exalted. 

"  But  woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites; 
because  ye  shut  the  kingdom  of  heaven  against  men  !  For 
ye  enter  not  in  yourselves,  neither  suffer  ye  them  that 
are  entering  in  to  enter. 

"  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites.  For 
ye  compass  sea  and  land  to  make  one  proselyte ;  and 
when  he  is  become  so,  ye  make  him  twofold  more  a  son 
of  hell  than  yourselves. 

"  Woe  unto  you,  ye  blind  guides,  which  say,  *  Whoso- 
ever shall  swear  by  the  temple,  it  is  nothing  ;  but  who- 
soever shall  swear  by  the  gold  of  the  temple,  he  is  ^  a 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  bou)id\)y  his  oath. 


708  The  vShorter  Bible  [Matt. 23. 17. 

debtor.'  Ye  fools  and  blind  ;  for  whether  is  greater,  the 
gold,  or  the  temple  that  hath  sanctified  the  gold? 
And,  '  Whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  altar,  it  is  nothing; 
but  whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  gift  that  is  upon  it,  he 
is  a  debtor.'  Ye  blind ;  for  whether  is  greater,  the 
gift,  or  the  altar  that  sanctifieth  the  gift?  He  therefore 
that  sweareth  by  the  altar,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by  all 
things  -thereon.  And  he  that  sweareth  by  the  temple, 
sweareth  by  it,  and  by  him  that  dwelleth  therein.  And 
he  that  sweareth  by  the  heaven,  sweareth  by  the  throne 
of  God,  and  by  him  that  sitteth  thereon. 

"  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  For 
ye  tithe  mint  and  anise  and  cummin,  and  have  left  un- 
done the  weightier  matters  of  the  law,  judgment,  and 
mercy,  and  faith;  but  these  ye  ought  to  have  done,  and 
not  to  have  left  the  other  undone.  Ye  blind  guides," 
which  strain  out  the  gnat  and  swallow  the  camel. 

"  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  For 
ye  cleanse  the  outside  of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter,  but 
within  they  are  full  from  extortion  and  excess.  Thou 
blind  Pharisee,  cleanse  first  the  inside  of  the  cup  and  of 
the  platter,  that  the  outside  thereof  may  become  clean. 

"  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  andPharisees,  hypocrites !  For 
ye  are  like  unto  whited  sepulchers,  which  outwardly  ap- 
pear beautiful,  but  inwardly  are  full  of  dead  men's 
bones  and  of  all  uncleanness.  Even  so  ye  also  out- 
wardly appear  righteous  unto' men,  but  inwardly  ye  are 
full  of  hypocrisy  and  iniquity. 

"Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for 
ye  build  the  sepulchers  of  the  prophets,  and  garnish  the 
tombs  of  the  righteous,  and  say,  '  If  we  had  been  in  the 
days  of  our  fathers,  we  should  not  have  been  partakers 
with  them  in  the  blood  of  the  prophets.'  Wherefore  ye 
witness  to  yourselves,  that  ye  are  sons  of  them  that  slew 
the  prophets.  F'ill  ye  up  then  the  measure  of  your 
fathers.  Ye  serpents,  ye  offspring  of  vipers,  how  shall 
ye  escape  the  judgment  of  hell?  Therefore,  behold,  I 
send  «nto  you  prophets,  and  wise  men,  and  scribes; 
some  of  them  shall  ye  kill  and  crucify  ;  and  some  of 
them  shall  ye  scourge  in  your  synagogues,  and  persecute 
from   city   to  city;  that    upon   you    may   come    all    the 


Matt.  23. 35.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  Y09 

righteous  blood  shed  on  the  earth,  from  the  blood  of 
Abel  the  righteous  unto  the  blood  of  Zachariah  son  of 
Barachiah,  whom  he  slew  between  the  sanctuary  and 
the  altar.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  all  these  things  shall 
come  upon  this  generation. 

"  O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  which  killeth  the  prophets 
and  stoneth  them  that  are  sent  unto  her!  Lamentover 
How  often  would  I  have  gathered  thy  chil-  Jerusalem, 
dren  together,  even  as  a  hen  gathereth  her  chickens 
under  her  wings,  and  ye  would  not!  Behold,  your 
house  is  left  unto  you  desolate.  For  I  say  unto  you, 
ye  shall  not  see  me  henceforth,  till  ye  shall  say,  '  Blessed 
is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.'  " 

'  And  he  sat  down  over  against  the  treasury,  and  be- 
held how  the   multitude   cast   money  into  the  treasury; 
and  many  that  were  rich  cast  in  much.     And  there  came 
a   poor   widow,   and   she   cast   in  two  mites,         ,j,j^g 
which  make  a  farthing.  widow's 

All  11      1  1   •        1  •        T      •     1  mites. 

And  he  called  unto  him  his  disciples,  and 
said  unto  them,  "Verily  I  say  unto  you,  this  poor 
widow  cast  in  more  than  all  they  which  are  casting  into 
the  treasury  ;  for  they  all  did  cast  in  of  their  superfluity; 
but  she  of  her  want  did  cast  in  all  that  she  had,  even  all 
her  living." 

"And  Jesus  ^  went  out  from  the  temple,  and  was  going 
on  his  way.  'And  as  some  spake  of  the  temple,  how 
it  was  adorned  with  goodly  stones  and  offerings,  he  said, 
"  As  for  these  things  which  ye  behold,  the  days  will 
come,  in  which  there  shall  not  be  left  here  one  stone 
upon  another  that  shall  not  be  thrown  down."    concerning 

^And  as  he  sat  on   the   mount  of  Olives    tion'oOeruI 
over  against  the  temple,  Peter  and  James  and    the™c?nd 
John  and  Andrew  asked  him  privately,  "When    coming, 
shall  these  things  be,  and  what  shall  be  the  sign  when 
these  things  are  all  about  to  be  accomplished  ?  " 

And  Jesus  began  to  say  unto  them,  "  Take  heed  that 
no  man  lead  you  astray.  Many  shall  come  in  my  name, 
saying,  '  I  am  he  ; '  and  shall  lead  many  astray.     And 

'Mnrkxii,  41.        ^Lukexxi,  5.     I  » -c        ■         r 'r       j 

^  Matt,  xxiv,  I.      ^  Mark  xiii,  3.    I  ^^^"'"^  °^  Tuesday. 


YIO  The  Shorter  Bible  [Mark  13. 7. 

when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and  rumors  of  wars,  be  not 
troubled;  these  things  must  needs  come  to  pass;  but 
the  end  is  not  yet.  For  nation  shall  rise  against  nation, 
and  kingdom  'against  kingdom ;  there  sliall  be  earth- 
quakes in  divers  places ;  there  shall  be  famines ;  these 
things  are  the  beginning  of  travail. 

"But  take  ye  heed  to  yourselves;  for  they  shall  deliver 
you  up  to  councils  ;  and  in  s)nagogues  shall  ye  be  beaten; 
and  before  governors  and  kings  shall  ye  stand  for  my 
sake,  for  a  testimony  unto  them.  '  And  this  gospel  of  the 
kingdom  shall  be  preached  for  a  testimony  unto  all  the 
nations  ;  then  shall  the  end  come.  "^  And  when  they  lead 
you  to  judgment,  and  deliver  you  up,  be  not  anxious 
beforehand  what  ye  shall  speak  ;  but  whatsoever  shall  be 
given  you  in  that  hour,  that  speak  ye  ;  for  it  is  not  ye 
that  speak,  but  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  brother  shall  de- 
liver up  brother  to  death,  and  the  father  his  child  ;  and 
children  shall  rise  up  against  parents,  and  cause  them  to 
be  put  to  death.  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for 
my  name's  sake  ;  but  he  that  endureth  to  the  end,  the 
same  shall  be  saved. 

"  But  when  ye  see  the  abomination  of  desolation  stand- 
ing where  he  ought  not — let  him  that  readeth  under- 
stand,— "  then  let  them  that  are  in  Judaea  flee  unto  the 
mountains;  and  let  him  that  is  on  the  housetop  not  go 
down,  nor  enter  in,  to  take  anything  out  of  his  house  ;  and 
let  him  that  is  in  the  field  not  return  back  to  take  his  cloak. 
But  woe  unto  them  that  are  with  child  and  to  them 
that  give  suck  in  those  days !  And  pray  ye  that  it  be 
not  in  the  winter.  For  those  days  shall  be  tribulation, 
such  as  there  hath  not  been  the  like  from  the  beginning 
of  the  creation  which  God  created  until  now,  and  never 
shall  be.  And  except  the  Lord  had  shortened  the  days, 
no  flesh  would  have  been  saved  ;  but  for  the  elect's  sake, 
whom  he  chose,  he  shortened  the  days.  And  then  if  any 
man  shall  say  unto  you,  '  Lo,  here  is  the  Christ,'  or, '  Lo, 
there,'  believe  it  not ;  for  there  shall  arise  false  Christs 
and  false  prophets,  and  shall  show  signs  and  wonders 
t  o  lead  astray,  if  possible,  the  elect.  But  take  ye  heed  ; 
behold,  I  have  told  you  all  things  bcforcliand. 

'Malt,  xxiv,  14.  '■'Mark  xiii,  ii. 


Mark  13.24.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  711 

"  But  in  those  days,  after  that  tribulation,  the  sun  shall 
be  darkened,  and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her  light,  and 
the  stars  shall  be  falling  from  heaven,  and  the  powers 
that  are  in  the  heavens  shall  be  shaken.  And  then  shall 
they  see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  clouds  with  great 
power  and  glory.  And  then  shall  he  send  forth  the 
angels,  and  shall  gather  together  his  elect  from  the  four 
winds,  from  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth  to  the  utter- 
most part  of  heaven. 

"  '  Now  from  the  fig  tree  learn  her  parable.  When  her 
branch  is  now  become  tender,  and  putteth  forth  its 
leaves,  ye  know  that  the  summer  is  nigh ;  even  so  ye 
also,  when  ye  see  all  these  things,  know  ye  that  he  is 
nigh,  even  at  the  doors.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  this 
generation  shall  not  pass  away  till  all  these  things  be 
accomplished.  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away,  but 
my  words  shall  not  pass  away.  But  of  that  day  and 
hour  knoweth  no  one,  not  even  the  angels  of  heaven, 
*  neither  the  Son,  but  the  Father  only. 

"  And  as  were  the  days  of  Noah,  so  shall  be  the  com- 
ing of  the  Son  of  man.  For  as  in  those  days  which  were 
before  the  flood  they  were  eating  and  drinking,  marrying 
and  giving  in  marriage,  until  the  day  that  Noah  entered 
into  the  ark,  and  they  knew  not  until  the  flood  came, 
and  took  them  all  away ;  so  shall  be  the  ^  coming  of  the 
Son  of  man.  Then  shall  two  men  be  in  the  field  ;  one  is 
taken,  and  one  is  left ;  two  women  shall  be  grinding  at 
the  mill ;  one  is  taken,  and  one  is  left.  Watch  there- 
fore ;  for  ye  know  not  on  what  day  your  Lord  cpmeth. 

"  ^  Take  ye  heed,  watch  and  pray  ;  for  ye  know  not 
when  the  time  is.  It  is  as  when  a  man,  sojourning  in 
another  country,  having  left  his  house,  and  given  author- 
ity to  his  servants,  to  each  one  his  work,  commanded 
also  the  porter  to  watch.  Watch  therefore  ;  for  ye  know 
not  when  the  lord  of  the  house  cometh,  whether  at  even, 
or  at  midnight,  or  at  cockcrowing,  or  in  the  morning ; 
lest  coming  suddenly  he  find  you  sleeping.  And  what  I 
say  unto  you  I  say  unto  all,  watch. 


'  Matt,  xxiv,  32. 
^  Mark  xiii,  33. 


"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Many  authorities, 
some  ancient,  omit,  )ieither  the  Son. 
^  R.  V.  marg.,  Gv. presence. 


712  The  Shorter  Bible  [Matt.  25.  i. 

" '  Then  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be  likened  unto 
ten  virgins,  which  took  their  ^  lamps,  and  went  forth  to 
meet    the    bridegroom.     And    five  of  them 
of  the  ten        were  foolish,  and    five  were  wise.      For  the 
virgms.  foolish,  when  they  took  their  *  lamps,  took  no 

oil  with  them  ;  but  the  wise  took  oil  in  their  vessels  with 
their  ^  lamps.  Now  while  the  bridegroom  tarried,  they 
all  slumbered  and  slept.     But  at  midnight  there  is  a  cry, 

*  Behold,  the  bridegroom  !  Come  ye  forth  to  meet  him.' 
Then  all  those  virgins  arose,  and  trimmed  their  '^  lamps. 
And  the  foolish  said  unto  the  wise,  '  Give  us  of  your  oil  ; 
for  our  '"^  lamps  are  going  out.'  But  the  wise  answered, 
saying,  *  Peradventure  there  will  not  be  enough  for  us 
and  you  ;  go  ye  rather  to  them  that  sell,  and  buy,  for 
yourselves.'  And  while  they  went  away  to  buy  the 
bridegroom  came;  and  they  that  were  ready  went  in 
with  him  to  the  marriage  feast ;  and  the  door  was  shut. 
Afterward  come  also  the  other  virgins,  saying,  '  Lord, 
Lord,  open  to  us.'  But  he  answered  and  said,  '  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  I  know  you  not.'  Watch  therefore,  for 
ye  know  not  the  day  nor  the  hour. 

•*  For  it  is  as  when  a  man,  going  into  another  country, 
called  his  own  servants,  and  delivered  unto  them  his 
goods.  And  unto  one  he  gave  five  talents,  to  another 
Of  the  two,  to  another  one;  to  each  according  to  his 

talents.  several  ability  ;  and  he  went  on  his  journey. 

Straightway  he  that  received  the  five  talents  went  and 
traded  with  them,  and  made  other  five  talents.  In  like 
manner  he  also  that  received  the  two  gained  other 
two.  But  he  that  received  the  one  went  away  and 
digged  in  the  earth,  and  hid  his  lord's  money.  Now 
after  a  long  time  the  lord  of  those  servants  cometh,  and 
maketh  a  reckoning  with  thcin.  And  he  that  received 
the  five  talents  came  and  brought  other  five  talents,  say- 
ing, '  Lord,  thou  deliveredst  unto  me  five  talents  ;  lo,  I 
have  gained  other  five  talents.'     His  lord  said  unto  him, 

*  Well  done,  good  and  faithful  servant ;  thou  hast  been 
faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  set  thee  over  many 
things;  enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord.'  And  he 
also  that  received  the  two  talents  came  and  said,  '  Lord, 

'MaU.  XXV,  I.  I  "R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  torches. 


Matt.  25. 22.J   Chronologically  Arranged.  713 

thou  deliveredst  unto  me  two  talents ;  lo,  I  have  gained 
other  two  talents.'  His  lord  said  unto  him,  'Well  done, 
good  and  faithful  servant ;  thou  hast  been  faithful  over 
a  few  things,  I  will  set  thee  over  many  things ;  enter 
thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord.'  And  he  also  that  had  re- 
ceived the  one  talent  came  and  said,  '  Lord,  I  knew  that 
thou  art  a  hard  man,  reaping  where  thou  didst  not  sow, 
and  gathering  where  thou  didst  not  scatter  ;  and  I  was 
afraid,  and  went  away  and  hid  thy  talent  in  the  earth  ; 
lo,  thou  hast  thine  own.'  But  his  lord  answered  and 
said  unto  him,  '  Thou  wicked  and  slothful  servant,  thou 
knewest  that  I  reap  where  I  sowed  not,  and  gather 
where  I  did  not  scatter ;  thou  oughtest  therefore  to  have 
put  my  money  to  the  bankers,  and  at  my  coming  I 
should  have  received  back  mine  own  with  interest.  Take 
ye  away  therefore  the  talent  from  him,  and  give  it  unto 
him  that  hath  the  ten  talents.'  For  unto  every  one  that 
hath  shall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have  abundance  ;  but 
from  him  that  hath  not,  even  that  which  he  hath  shall  be 
taken  away.  And  cast  ye  out  the  unprofitable  servant 
into  the  outer  darkness  ;  there  shall  be  the  weeping  and 
gnashing  of  teeth. 

"  But  when  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  his  glory,  and 
all  the  angels  with  him,  then  shall  he  sit  on  The  final 
the  throne  of  his  glory  ;  and  before  him  shall  judgment. 
be  gathered  all  the  nations  ;  and  he  shall  separate  them 
one  from  another,  as  the  shepherd  separateth  the  sheep 
from  the  goats ;  and  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his  right 
hand,  but  the  goats  on  the  left.  Then  shall  the  king  say 
unto  them  on  his  right  hand,  '  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my 
Father,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world  ;  for  I  was  an  hungred,  and  ye 
gave  me  meat;  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  drink; 
I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  in  ;  naked,  and  ye 
clothed  me ;  I  was  sick,  and  ye  visited  me ;  I  was  in 
prison,  and  ye  came  unto  me.'  Then  shall  the  righteous 
answer  him,  saying,  '  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an  hun- 
gred, and  fed  thee;  or  athirst,  and  gave  thee  drink? 
And  when  saw  we  thee  a  stranger,  and  took  thee  in  ;  or 
naked,  and  clothed  thee  ?  And  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or 
in  prison,  and  came  unto  thee?'  And  the  King  shall  an- 
4S 


714  The  Shorter  Bh^le  [Matt.  25.40. 

swer  and  say  unto  them,  '  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  inas- 
much as  ye  did  it  unto  one  of  these  my  brethren,  even 
these  least,  ye  did  it  unto  me.'  Then  shall  he  say  also 
unto  them  on  the  left  hand, '  Depart  from  me,  ye  cursed, 
into  the  eternal  fire  which  is  prepared  for  the  devil  and 
his  angels  ;  for  I  was  an  hungred,  and  ye  gave  me  no 
meat;  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  no  drink  ;  I  was  a 
stranger,  and  ye  took  me  not  in  ;  naked,  and  ye  clothed 
me  not  ;  sick,  and  in  prison,  and  ye  visited  me  not.' 
Then  shall  they  also  answer,  saying,  '  Lord,  when  saw 
we  thee  an  hungred,  or  athirst,  or  a  stranger,  or  naked,  or 
sick,  or  in  prison,  and  did  not  minister  unto  thee?' 
Then  shall  he  answer  them,  saying,  *  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  not  unto  one  of  these  least, 
ye  did  it  not  unto  me.'  And  these  shall  go  away  into 
eternal  punishment;  but  the  righteous  into  eternal  life." 


Matt.  26.  6.J       ChROxNOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  Y15 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

THE  ANOINTMENT  OF  LOVE  :  THE  PLOT  OF  COVETOUS- 
NESS :  PASSOVER  PREPARATIONS  :  THE  LAST  PASS- 
OVER:    INSTITUTION   OF   THE   LORD'S   SUPPER. 

*  Now  when  Jesus  was  in  Bethany,  in  the  house  of 
Simon  the  leper,  they  '  made  him  a  supper.  And  Martha 
served ;  but  Lazarus  was  one  of  them  that  sat  at  meat 
with  him.  Mary  therefore  took  a  pound  of  Mary 
ointment  of  spikenard,  very  precious,  and  anoints 
anointed  the  feet  of  Jesus,  and  wiped  his  feet 

with  her  hair ;  and  the  house  was  filled  with  the  odor  of 
the  ointment. 

But  Judas  Iscariot,  one  of  his  disciples,  which  should 
betray  him,  saith,  "Why  was  not  this  ointment  sold  for 
three  hundred  pence,  and  given  to  the  poor?" 

Now  this  he  said,  not  because  he  cared  for  the  poor  ; 
but  because  he  was  a  thief,  and  having  the  bag  ^  took 
away  what  was  put  therein. 

^  But  Jesus  said,  "  Let  her  alone  ;  why  trouble  ye  her? 
She  hath  wrought  a  good  work  on  me.  For  ye  have  the 
poor  always  with  you,  and  whensoever  ye  will  ye  can  do 
them  good  ;  but  me  ye  have  not  always.  She  hath  done 
what  she  could  ;  she  hath  anointed  my  body  aforehand 
for  the  burying.  And  verily  I  say  unto  you,  wheresoever 
the  gospel  shall  be  preached  throughout  the  whole  world, 
that  also  which  this  woman  hath  done  shall  be  spoken 
of  for  a  memorial  of  her." 

*  Now  after  two  days  was  the  feast  of  the  passover  and 
the  unleavened  bread ;  and  the  chief  priests  and  the 
scribes  sought  how  they  might  take  him  with  subtilty, 
and  kill  him  ;  for  they  said,  "  Not  during  the  feast,  lest 
haply  there  shall  be  a  tumult  of  the  people." 

'  Matt,  xxvi,  6.     ^  ATark  xiv,  Ci.        I  ,1  r>    ir  r^  ■   1 

.)  T   I         ••  4  nT     1       •  "  R.  V.  marc;.,  Or,  carried. 

'    ohn  xu,  2.         *  Mark  xiv,  i.  t>  '        > 


Y16  The  Shorter  Bible  [Mark  14. 10. 

And  Judas  Iscariot,  he  that  was  one  of  the  twelve, 
Judas  bar-  went  away  unto  the  chief  priests,  that  he 
gaining.  might   dehver  him    unto   them.     And   they, 

when  they  heard  it,  were  glad,  and  promised  to  give  him 
money.  'And  they  weighed  unto  him  thirty  pieces  of 
silver ;  and  he  sought  opportunity  to  deliver  him  unto 
them  '  in  the  absence  of  the  multitude. 

And  '^  the  day  of  unleavened  bread  came,  on  which 
the  passover  must  be  sacrificed.  And  Jesus  sent 
Peter  and  John,  saying,  "  Go  and  make  ready  for  us  the 
passover,  that  we  may  cat." 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "  Where  wilt  thou  that  we 
Passover         ^^ke  ready?" 

prepara-  And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Behold,  when  ye 

are  entered  into  the  city,  there  shall  meet 
you  a  man  bearing  a  pitcher  of  water ;  follow  him  into 
the  house  whereinto  he  goeth.  And  ye  shall  say  unto 
the  goodman  of  the  house,  '  The  Master  saith  unto 
thee,  "  Where  is  the  guest  chamber,  where  I  shall  eat  the 
passover  with  my  disciples?"'  And  he  will  show  you  a 
large  upper  room  furnished  ;  there  make  ready." 

And  they  went,  and  found  as  he  had  said  unto  them  ; 
and  they  made  ready  the  passover. 

'And  when  it  was  evening,  he  cometh  with  the  twelve. 
And  as  they  sat  and  were  eating,  *  he  said  unto  them, 
"  With  desire  I  have  desired  to  eat  this  passover  with 
you  before  I  suffer ;  for  I  say  unto  you,  I  Avill  not  eat  it, 
until  it  be  fulfilled  in  the  kingdom  of  God." 

And  there  arose  also  a  contention  among  them,  which 
_    ,     ,.         of  them  is  accounted  to  be  greatest.     And  he 

Contending  °         .     ,         „  ., 

apostles.  said  unto  them,  '  1  he  kings  ot  tiie  Gentiles 
have  lordship  over  them  ;  and  they  that  have  authority 
over  them  are  called  benefactors.  But  ye  shall  not  be 
so  ;  but  he  that  is  the  greater  among  you,  let  him  become 
as  the  younger  ;  and  he  that  is  chief,  as  he  that  doth 
serve.  For  whether  is  greater,  he  that  sitteth  at  meat, 
or  he  that  serveth  ?  Is  not  he  that  sitteth  at  meat  ?  But 
I  am  in  the  midst  of  you  as  he  that  serveth.  But  ye  are 
they  which  have  continued  with  me  in  my  temptations; 

•Matt,  xxviis.     'Maikxiv,  17.     I  ■•  Thursday,  April  6. 

'^  Luke  xxu,  6.        '•Lukexxn,  15.     | 


Luke  22. 29.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  717 

and  I  appoint  unto  you  a  kingdom,  even  as  my  Father 
appointed  unto  me,  that  ye  may  eat  and  drink  at  my 
table  in  my  kingdom  ;  and  ye  shall  sit  on  thrones  judging 
the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel." 

'Now  before  the  feast  of  the  passover,  Jesus  knowing 
that  his  hour  was  come  that  he  should  depart  out  of  this 
world  unto  the  Father,  having  loved  his  own  which  were 
in  the  world,  he  loved  them  ^  unto  the  end.  And  during 
supper,  the  devil  having  already  put  into  the  heart  of 
Judas  Iscariot,  Simon's  son,  to  betray  him,  Jesus  know- 
ing that  the  Father  had  given  all  things  into  his  hands, 
and  that  he  came  forth  from  God,  and  goeth  unto  God, 
riseth  from  supper,  and  layeth  aside  his  gar-  jesuswash- 
ments  ;  and  he  took  a  towel,  and  girded  him-  ingthedis- 
self.  Then  he  poureth  water  into  the  basin,  cipies'  feet. 
and  began  to  wash  the  disciples'  feet,  and  to  wipe  them 
with  the  towel  wherewith  he  was  girded.  So  he  cometh 
to  Simon  Peter^ 

He  saith  unto  him,  "  Lord,  dost  thou  wash  my  feet  ?  " 

Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  "  What  I  do  thou 
knowest  not  now  ;  but  thou  shalt  understand  hereafter." 

Peter  saith,  "  Thou  shalt  never  wash  my  feet." 

Jesus  answered  him,  "  If  I  wash  thee  not,  thou  hast 
no  part  with  me." 

Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him,  "  Lord,  not  my  feet  only, 
but  also  my  hands  and  my  head." 

Jesus  saith  to  him,  "  He  that  is  bathed  needeth  not 
save  to  wash  his  feet,  but  is  clean  every  whit ;  and  ye 
are  clean,  but  not  all." 

For  he  knew  him  that  should  betray  him  ;  therefore 
said  he,  "  Ye  are  not  all  clean." 

So  when  he  had  washed  their  feet,  and  taken  his  gar- 
ments, and  sat  down  again, he  said  unto  them,  "Know  ye 
what  I  have  done  to  you  ?  Ye  call  me.  Master,  and  Lord  ; 
and  ye  say  well ;  for  so  I  am.  If  I  then,  the  Lord  and 
the  Master,  have  washed  your  feet,  ye  ought  also  to  wash 
one  another's  feet.  For  I  have  given  you  an  example, 
that  ye  also  should  do  as  I  have  done  to  you.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  a  servant  is  not  greater  than  his  lord  ; 
neither   one  that  is  sent  greater  than  he  that  sent  him. 

'John  xiii,  i.  |     "  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  to  the  uttermost. 


718  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  13.  17. 

If  ye  know  these  things,  blessed  are  ye  if  ye  do 
them.  I  speak  not  of  you  all ;  I  know  whom  I  have 
chosen ;  but  that  the  scripture  may  be  fulfilled,  he  that 
eateth  my  bread  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me.  From 
henceforth  I  tell  you  before  it  come  to  pass,  that,  when 
it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  may  believe  that  I  am  he.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  he  that  receiveth  whomsoever  I 
send  receiveth  me;  and  he  that  receiveth  me  receiveth 
him  that  sent  me." 

*  And  as  they  sat  and  were  eating,  Jesus  ^  was  troubled 
in  the  spirit,  and  testified,  and  said,  "  Verily,  verily,  I 
say  unto  you,  that  one  of  you  shall  betray  me." 

^  And  they  were  exceeding  sorrowful,  and  Mooked  one 
on  another,  ''and  began  to  say  unto  him  every  one,  "  Is 
it  I,  Lord?" 

And  Judas,  which  betrayed  him,  said,  "  Is  it  I, 
Rabbi  ?  " 

He  saith  unto  him,  "  Thou  hast  said." 

'There  was  at  the  table  reclining  in  Jesus'  bosom  one 
of  his  disciples,  whom  Jesus  loved.  Simon  Peter  there- 
Betrayal  fore  beckoned  to  him,  and  saith  unto  him, 
foretold.         "Tell  US  who  it  is  of  whom  he  speaketh." 

He  leaning  back,  as  he  was,  on  Jesus'  breast  saith  unto 
him,  "Lord,  who  is  it?" 

Jesus  therefore  answereth,  "  He  it  is,  for  whom  I  shall 
dip  the  sop,  and  give  it  him." 

So  when  he  had  dipped  the  sop,  he  taketh  and  giveth 
it  to  Judas,  the  son  of  Simon  Iscariot.  And  after  the 
sop,  then  entered   Satan  into  him. 

Jesus  therefore  saith  unto  him,  "  That  thou  doest,  do 
quickly." 

Now  no  man  at  the  table  knew  for  what  ititent  he 
spake  this  unto  him.  For  some  thought  because  Judas 
had  the  bag,  that  Jesus  said  unto  him,  "  Bu)-  what 
things  we  have  need  of  for  the  feast ;  "  or,  that  he  should 
give  something  to  the  poor.  He  then  having  received 
the  sop  went  out  straightway  ;  and  it  was  night. 

When  therefore  he  was  gone  out,  Jesus  saith,  "  Now  is 
the   Son  of  man    glorified,    and   God   is  glorified  in  him; 

'  Mark  xiv,  l8.  ^iMatt.  xxvi,  22.  ^  Matt,  xxvi,  22. 

"John  xiii,  2I.  •*JoIm  xiii,  22.  *John  xiii,  23. 


John  13. 32.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  719 

and  God  shall  glorify  him  in  himself,  and  straightway 
shall  he  glorify  him.  Little  children,  yet  a  little  while  I 
am  with  you.  A  new  commandment  I  give  unto  you, 
that  ye  love  one  another ;  even  as  I  have  loved  you,  that 
ye  also  love  one  another.  By  this  shall  all  men  know 
that  ye  are  my  disciples,  if  ye  have  love  one  to  another." 

Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him,  "  Lord,  whither  goest 
thou  ?  " 

Jesus  answered,  "  Whither  I  go,  thou  canst  not  follow 
me  now  ;  but  thou  shalt  follow  afterwards." 

Peter  saith  unto  him,  "  Lord,  why  cannot  I  follow 
even  now?     I  will  lay  down  my  life  for  thee." 

Jesus  said,"'  Simon,  Simon,  behold,  Satan  asked 
to  have  you,  that  he  might  sift  you  as  wheat  ;  but  I  made 
supplication  for  thee,  that  thy  faith  fail  not;  and  do 
thou,  when  once  thou  hast  turned  again,  stablish  thy 
brethren." 

''And  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  "All  ye  shall  be  of- 
fended ;  for  it  is  written,  '  I  will  smite  the  shepherd,  and 
the  sheep  shall  be  scattered  abroad.'  Howbeit,  after  I 
am  raised  up,  I  will  go  before  you  into  Galilee." 

But  Peter  said  unto  him,  "Although  all  shall  be  of- 
fended, yet  will  not  L"  Denial  fore- 

'And  he  said,  "  I   tell  thee,  Peter,  the  cock    told, 
shall  not  crow  this  day  until  thou  shalt  thrice  deny  that 
thou  knowest  me." 

*  But  he  spake  exceeding  vehemently,  "  If  I  must  die 
with  thee,  I  will  not  deny  thee."  And  in  like  manner 
also  said  they  all. 

*And  he  said  unto  them,  "  When  I  sent  you  forth 
without  purse,  and  wallet,  and  shoes,  lacked  ye  any- 
thing? " 

And  they  said,  "  Nothing." 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  But  now,  he  that  hath  a 
purse,  let  him  take  it,  and  likewise  a  wallet ;  and  he  that 
hath  none,  let  him  sell  his  cloak,  and  buy  a  sword.  For 
I  say  unto  you,  that  this  which  is  written  must  be  ful- 
filled in  me,  'And  he  was  reckoned  with  transgressors.* 
For  that  which  concerneth  me  hath  fulfillment." 

'  Luke  xxii,  31.  ^  Luke  xxii,  34.  ^  Luke  xxii,  35. 

''Mark  xiv,  27.  "Mark  xiv,  31. 


Y20  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  22. 38. 

And  they  said,  "  Lord,  behold,  here  are  two  swords." 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "It  is  enough." 

'  And  as  they  were  eating,  Jesus  took  bread,  and 
The  Lord's  blessed,  and  brake  it ;  and  he  gave  to  the  dis- 
supper  ill-  ciplcs,  and  said,  "  Take,  eat  ;  this  is  my  body, 
'  which  is  given  for  you.  This  do  in  remem- 
brance of  me." 

^And  he  took  a  cup,  and  gave  thanks,  and  gave  to 
them,  saying,  "Drink  ye  all  of  it;  for  this  is  my  blood 
of  the  ^covenant,  which  is  shed  for  many  unto  remission 
of  sins.  But  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  drink  henceforth 
of  this  fruit  of  the  vine,  until  that  day  when  I  drink  it 
new  with  you  in  my  Father's  kingdom." 

'  Matt,  xxvi,  26.     3  Matt,  xxvi,  27.  I       "R.Y.  marg.,  Many  ancient  au- 
^  Luke  xxii,  19.  |  thorities  insert  new. 


John  14.  i.j    Chronologically  Arranged.  721 


CHAPTER    XIX. 

JESUS'    LAST    COMFORTING    DISCOURSE    WITH     HIS    DIS- 
CIPLES :    PRAYER  OF  JESUS. 

"  *  Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled;  ^  ye  believe  in 
God,  believe  also  in  me.  In  my  Father's  house  are  many 
mansions ;  if  it  were  not  so,  I  would  have  told  you  ;  for 
I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for  you.  And  if  I  go  and 
prepare  a  place  for  you,  I  come  again,  and  will  re- 
ceive you  unto  myself;  that  where  I  am,  there  ye  may 
be  also.     And  whither  I  go,  ye  know  the  way." 

Thomas  saith  unto  him,  "  Lord,  we  know  not  whither 
thou  goest ;  how  know  we  the  way?  " 

Jesus  saith  unto  him,  "  I  am  the  way,  and  the  truth, 
and  the  life  ;  no  one  cometh  unto  the  Father,        jesusthe 
but  by  me.     If  ye  had  known  me,  ye  would        way. 
have  known  my  Father  also ;  from  henceforth  ye  know 
him,  and  have  seen  him." 

Philip  saith  unto  him,  "  Lord,  show  us  the  Father, 
and  it  sufficeth  us." 

Jesus  saith  unto  him,  "  Have  I  been  so  long  time  with 
you,  and  dost  thou  not  know  me,  Philip  ?  He  that  hath 
seen  me  hath  seen  the  Father;  how  sayest  thou,  'Show 
us  the  P'ather?'  Bclievest  thou  not  that  I  am  in  the 
Father,  and  the  Father  in  me  ?  The  words  that  I  say 
unto  you,  I  speak  not  from  myself;  but  the  Father 
abiding  in  me  doeth  his  works.  Believe  me  that  I  am 
in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in  me  ;  or  else  believe  me 
for  the  very  works'  sake. 

"  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  he  that  believeth  on 
me,  the  works  that  I  do  shall  he  do  also  ;  and  greater 
works  than  these  shall  he  do,  because  I  go  unto  the 
Father.  And  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name,  that 
will  I  do,  that  the  Father  may  be  glorified  in   the   Son. 

'  John  xiv,  I.  I    *  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  believe  in  God. 


722  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  14. 14. 

If  ye  shall  ask  me  anything  in  my  name,  that  will  I  do. 
If  ye  love  me,  ye  will  keep  my  commandments.  And 
™,    „  I    will  •  pray   the    Father,  and   he   shall  give 

rne  Com-  ,  r^  r  ^  1  1 

forter.  you    another    ^  Lomiorter,    that   he   may    be 

with  you  forever,  even  the  Spirit  of  truth  ;  whom  the 
world  cannot  receive  ;  for  it  beholdeth  him  not,  neither 
knoweth  him.  Ye  know  him  ;  for  he  abideth  with  you, 
and  shall  be  in  you.  I  will  not  leave  you  ^desolate;  I 
come  unto  you.  Yet  a  little  while,  and  the  world  be- 
holdeth me  no  more  ;  but  ye  behold  me  ;  because  I  live, 
ye  shall  live  also.  In  that  day  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
in  my  Father,  and  ye  hi  me,  and  I  in  you.  He  that 
hath  my  commandments,  and  keepeth  them,  he  it  is 
that  loveth  me;  and  he  that  loveth  me  shall  be  loved  of 
my  Father,  and  I  will  love  him,  and  will  manifest  myself 
unto  him." 

Judas  (not  Iscariot)  saith  unto  him,  "  Lord,  what  is 
come  to  pass  that  thou  wilt  manifest  thyself  unto  us,  and 
not  unto  the  world?" 

Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  "  If  a  man  love  me, 
he  will  keep  my  word  ;  and  my  Father  will  love  him, 
and  we  will  come  unto  him,  and  make  our  abode  with 
him.  He  that  loveth  me  not  keepeth  not  my  words  ; 
and  the  word  which  ye  hear  is  not  mine,  but  the  Father's 
who  sent  me. 

"  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  while  yet  abid- 
The-Com-  "^§  \\\i\\  you.  But  the  ^  Comforter,  even  the 
forter.  Holy  Spirit,  whom   the    Father  will  send  in 

my  name,  he  shall  teach  you  all  things,  and  bring  to  your 
remembrance  all  that  I  said  unto  you.  Peace  I  leave 
with  you  ;  my  peace  I  give  unto  you  ;  not  as  the  world 
giveth,  give  I  unto  you.  Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled, 
neither  let  it  be  fearful.  Ye  heard  how  I  said  to  you,  I 
go  away,  and  I  come  unto  you.  If  ye  loved  me,  ye  would 
have  rejoiced,  because  I  go  unto  the  Father ;  for  the 
Father  is  greater  than  I.  And  now  I  have  told  you  be- 
fore it  come  to  pass,  that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye 
may  believe.  I  will  no  more  speak  much  with  )'ou,  for 
the  prince  of  the  world  cometh  ;  and  he  hath  nothing  in 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  Advocate  ;  Or,  Helper ;  Gr.  Paraclete.  •"  R.  V.  marg., 
Or,  orphans. 


John  14. 30.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  T23 

me;  but  that  the  world  may  know  that  I  love  the  Fa- 
ther, and  as  the  Father  gave  me  commandment,  even  so 
I  do.     Arise,  let  us  go  hence. 

"  I  am  the  true  vine,  and  my  Father  is  the  husband- 
man. Every  branch  in  me  that  beareth  not  jesusthe 
fruit  he  taketh  it  away  ;  and  every  branch  that  "^ine. 
beareth  fruit,  he  cleanseth  it,  that  it  may  bear  more 
fruit.  Already  ye  are  clean  because  of  the  word  which  I 
have  spoken  unto  you.  Abide  in  me,  and  I  in  you.  As 
the  branch  cannot  bear  fruit  of  itself,  except  it  abide  in 
the  vine;  so  neither  can  ye,  except  ye  abide  in  me.  I 
am  the  vine,  ye  are  the  branches.  He  that  abideth  in  me, 
and  I  in  him,  the  same  beareth  much  fruit ;  for  apart 
from  me  ye  can  do  nothing.  If  a  man  abide  not  in  me, 
he  is  cast  forth  as  a  branch,  and  is  withered  ;  and  they 
gather  them,  and  cast  them  into  the  fire,  and  they  are 
burned.  If  ye  abide  in  me,  and  my  words  abide  in  you, 
ask  whatsoever  ye  will,  and  it  shall  be  done  unto  you. 
Herein  is  my  Father  glorified,  that  ye  bear  much  fruit ; 
and  so  shall  ye  be  my  disciples. 

"  Even  as  the  Father  hath  loved  me,  I  also  have  loved 
you  ;  abide  ye  in  my  love.  If  ye  keep  my  command- 
ments, ye  shall  abide  in  my  love  ;  even  as  I  have  kept 
my  Father's  commandments,  and  abide  in  his  love. 
These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  my  joy  may 
be  in  you,  and  that  your  joy  may  be  fulfilled.  This  is 
my  commandment,  that  ye  love  one  another,  even  as  I 
have  loved  you.  Greater  love  hath  no  man  than  this, 
that  a  man  lay  down  his  life  for  his  friends.  "Friends" 
Ye  are  my  friends,  if  ye  do  the  things  which  of  Jesus. 
I  command  you.  No  longer  do  I  call  you  servants,  for 
the  servant  knoweth  not  what  his  lord  doeth  ;  but  I 
have  called  you  friends,  for  all  things  that  I  heard 
from  my  Father  I  have  made  known  unto  you.  Ye  did 
not  choose  me,  but  I  chose  you,  and  appointed  you, 
that  ye  should  go  and  bear  fruit,  and  that  your  fruit 
should  abide  ;  that  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  of  the 
Father  in  my  name,  he  may  give  it  you. 

"  These  things  I  command  you,  that  ye  may  love  one 
another.  If  the  world  hateth  you,  ye  know  that  it  hath 
hated  me  before  it  hated  you.     If  ye  were  of  the  world, 


724  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  15.  19. 

the  world  would  love  its  own  ;  but  because  ye  are  not  of 
the  world,  but  I  chose  you  out  of  the  world,  therefore 
the  world  hateth  you.  Remember  the  word  that  I  said 
unto  you,  '  A  servant  is  not  greater  than  his  lord.'  If  they 
Persecution  Persecuted  me,  they  will  also  persecute  you  ; 
foretold.  if  they  kept  my  word,  they  will  keep  yours 

also.  But  all  these  things  will  they  do  unto  you  for  my 
name's  sake,  because  they  know  not  him  that  sent  me. 
If  I  had  not  come  and  spoken  unto  them,  they  had  not 
had  sin  ;  but  now  they  have  no  excuse  for  their  sin.  He 
that  hateth  me  hateth  my  Father  also.  If  I  had  not 
done  among  them  the  works  which  none  other  did,  they 
had  not  had  sin  ;  but  now  have  they  both  seen  and 
hated  both  me  and  my  Father.  But  this  cometh  to 
pass,  that  the  word  may  be  fulfilled  that  is  written  in 
their  law,  '  They  hated  me  without  a  cause.' 

"  But  when  the  ^  Comforter  is  come,  whom  I  will  send 
The  Com-  imto  you  from  the  Father,  even  the  Spirit  of 
forter.  truth,  whicli  proceedeth  from  the  Father,  he 

shall  bear  witness  of  me  ;  ^  and  ye  also  bear  witness,  be- 
cause ye  have  been  with  me  from  the  beginning. 

"  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  ye  should 
not  be  made  to  stumble.  They  shall  put  you  out  of  the 
synagogues  ;  yea,  the  hour  cometh,  that  whosoever 
killeth  you  shall  think  that  he  offereth  service  unto  God. 
And  these  things  will  they  do,  because  they  have  not 
known  the  Father,  nor  me.  But  these  things  have  I 
spoken  unto  you,  that  when  their  hour  is  come,  ye  may 
remember  them,  how  that  I  told  you.  And  these  things 
I  said  not  unto  }'ou  from  the  beginning,  because  I  was 
with  you.  But  now  I  go  unto  him  that  sent  mc.  Be- 
cause I  have  spoken  these  things  unto  you,  sorrow  hath 
filled  your  heart.  Nevertheless  I  tell  you  the  truth  ;  it 
The  Com-  ^^  expedient  for  you  that  I  go  away  ;  for  if  I 
forter.  go   not  away,  the   "■  Comforter  will  not   come 

unto  you  ;  but  if  I  go,  I  will  send  him  unto  you.  And 
lie,  when  he  is  come,  will  convict  the  world  in  respect  of 
sin,  and  of  righteousness,  and  of  judgment  ;  of  sin,  be- 
cause they  believe  not  on  me;  of  righteousness,  because 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  Advocnti- ;  Or,  Helper  ;  C.r.  Pannlete.     '•  R.  \ .  marg., 
Or,  and  bear  ye  also  witness. 


John  i6.  lo.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  725 

I  go  to  the  Father,  and  ye  behold  me  no  more  ;  of 
judgment,  because  the  prince  of  this  world  hath  been 
judged.  I  have  yet  many  things  to  say  unto  you,  but 
ye  cannot  bear  them  now.  Howbeit  when  he,  the  Spirit 
of  truth,  is  come,  he  shall  guide  you  into  all  the  truth  ; 
for  he  shall  not  speak  from  himself;  but  what  things  so- 
ever he  shall  hear,  these  shall  he  speak ;  and  he  shall 
declare  unto  you  the  things  that  are  to  come.  He  shall 
glorify  me ;  for  he  shall  take  of  mine,  and  shall  declare 
it  unto  you.  All  things  whatsoever  the  Father  hath  are 
mine  ;  therefore  said  I,  that  he  taketh  of  mine,  and  shall 
declare  it  unto  you.  A  little  while,  and  ye  behold  me 
no  more  ;  and  again  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see  me." 

Some  of  his  disciples  therefore  said  one  to  another, 
"  What  is  this  that  he  saitli  unto  us,  '  A  little  The"iittie 
while,  and  ye  behold  me  not  ;  and  again  a  while." 
little  while,  and  ye  shall  see  me ; '  and  '  Because  I  go  to 
the  Father?'  What  is  this  that  he  saith,  'A  little 
while  ?'     We  know  not  what  he  saith." 

Jesus  perceived  that  they  were  desirous  to  ask  him, 
and  he  said  unto  them,  "  Do  ye  inquire  among  your- 
selves concerning  this,  that  I  said,  *  A  little  while,  and  ye 
behold  me  not,  and  again  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see 
me  ?  '  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  that  ye  shall  weep 
and  lament,  but  the  world  shall  rejoice ;  ye  shall  be 
sorrowful,  but  your  sorrow  shall  be  turned  into  joy.  Ye 
now  have  sorrow  ;  but  I  will  see  you  again,  and  your 
heart  shall  rejoice,  and  your  joy  no  one  taketh  away 
from  you.  And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask  me  nothing. 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  if  ye  shall  ask  anything 
of  the  Father,  he  will  give  it  you  in  my  name.  Hitherto 
have  ye  asked  nothing  in  my  name  ;  ask,  and  ye  shall 
receive,  that  your  joy  may  be  fulfilled. 

"  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you  in  proverbs. 
The  hour  cometh,  when  I  shall  no  more  speak  unto  you  in 
proverbs,  but  shall  tell  you  plainly  of  the  Father.  In 
that  day  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name  ;  and  I  say  not  unto 
you,  that  I  will  pray  the  Father  for  you  ;  for  the  Father 
himself  loveth  you,  because  ye  have  loved  The  Fa- 
me, and  have  believed  that  I  came  forth  from  tier's  love. 
the  Father.     I  came  out  from  the  Father,  and  am  come 


726  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  i6. 28. 

into  the  world  ;  again,  I  leave  the  world,  and  go  unto  the 
Father," 

His  disciples  say,  "  Lo,  now  speakest  thou  plainly,  and 
speakest  no  proverb.  Now  know  we  that  thou  knowest 
all  things,  and  needest  not  that  any  man  should  ask  thee  ; 
by  this  we  believe  that  thou  earnest  forth  from  God." 

Jesus  answered  them,  "  Do  ye  now  believe?  Behold, 
the  hour  cometh,  yea,  is  come,  that  ye  shall  be  scattered, 
every  man  to  his  own,  and  shall  leave  me  alone  ;  and  yet 
I  am  not  alone,  because  the  Father  is  with  me. 

"  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  in  me  ye 
may  have  peace.  In  the  world  ye  have  tribulation;  but 
be  of  good  cheer,  I  have  overcome  the  world." 

These  things  spake  Jesus;  and  lifting  up  his  eyes  to 
heaven,  he  said  : 

"  Father,  the  hour  is  come ;  glorify  thy  Son,  that  the 
Jesus'  Son  may  glorify  thee ;  even  as  thou  gavest 

prayer.  j^jj^  authority  over  all  fle.<h,  that  whatsoever 

thou  hast  given  him,  to  them  he  should  give  eternal  life. 
And  this  is  life  eternal,  that  they  should  know  thee  the 
only  true  God,  and  him  whom  thou  didst  send,  even 
Jesus  Christ.  I  glorified  thee  on  the  earth,  having  ac- 
complished the  work  which  thou  hast  given  me  to  do. 
And  now,  O  Father,  glorify  thou  me  with  thine  own  self 
with  the  glory  which  I  had  with  thee  before  the  world 
was.  I  manifested  thy  name  unto  the  men  whom  thou 
gavest  me  out  of  the  world  ;  thine  they  were,  and  thou 
gavest  them  to  me  ;  and  they  have  kept  thy  word.  Now 
they  know  that  all  things  whatsoever  thou  hast  given 
me  are  from  thee  ;  for  the  words  which  thou  gavest  me 
I  have  given  unto  them  ;  and  they  received  them,  and 
knew  of  a  truth  that  I  came  forth  from  thee,  and  they 
believed  that  thou  didst  send  me.  I  pray  for  them  ;  I 
pray  not  for  the  world,  but  for  those  whom  thou  hast 
given  me;  for  they  are  thine,  and  all  things  that  are 
mine  are  thine  and  thine  are  mine,  and  I  am  glorified 
in  them.  And  T  am  no  more  in  the  world,  and  these 
are  in  the  world,  and  I  come  to  thee.  Hoi}'  Father, 
keep  them  in  thy  name  which  thou  hast  given  me,  that 
they  may  be  one,  even  as  we  are.     While   I   was  with 


John  17.  12.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  727 

them,  I  kept  them  in  thy  name  which  thou  hast  given 
me  ;  and  I  guarded  them,  and  not  one  of  them  perished, 
but  the  son  of  perdition  ;  that  the  scripture  might  be 
fulfilled.  But  now  I  come  to  thee;  and  these  things  I 
speak  in  the  world,  that  they  may  have  my  joy  fulfilled 
in  themselves.  I  have  given  them  thy  word  ;  and  the 
world  hateth  them,  because  they  are  not  of  the  world, 
even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world.  I  pray  not  that  thou 
shouldest  take  them  from  the  world,  but  that  thou 
sliouldest  keep  them  from  ^  the  evil  one.  They  are  not 
of  the  world,  even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world.  ^  Sanctify 
them  in  the  truth ;  thy  word  is  truth.  '  As  thou  didst 
send  me  into  the  world,  even  so  sent  I  them  into  the 
world.  And  for  their  sakes  I  ^  sanctify  myself,  that  they 
themselves  also  may  be  sanctified  in  truth. 

"  Neither  for  these  only  do  I  pray,  but  for  them  also 
that  believe  on  me  through  their  word  ;  that  they  may 
all  be  one;  even  as  thou,  Father,  art  in  me,  and  I  in 
thee,  that  they  also  may  bein  us;  that  the  world  may 
believe  that  thou  didst  send  me.  And  the  glory  which 
thou  hast  given  me  I  have  given  unto  them  ;  that  they 
may  be  one,  even  as  we  are  one  ;  I  in  them,  and  thou  in 
me,  that  they  may  be  perfected  into  one  ;  that  the  world 
may  know  that  thou  didst  send  me,  and  lovedst  them, 
even  as  thou  lovedst  me.  Father,  '^  that  which  thou  hast 
given  me,  I  will  that,  where  I  am,  they  also  may  be  with 
me  ;  that  they  may  behold  my  glory,  which  thou  hast 
given  me;  for  thou  lovedst  me  before  the  foundation  of 
the  world.  O  righteous  Father,  the  world  knew  thee 
not,  but  I  knew  thee ;  and  these  knew  that  thou  didst 
send  me;  and  I  made  known  unto  them  thy  name,  and 
will  make  it  known ;  that  the  love  wherewith  thou 
lovedst  me  may  be  in  them,  and  I  in  them." 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  evi/.  ^  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  Consecrate.  "  R.  V.  marg., 
Many  ancient  authorities  read,  those  whom. 


728 


The  Shorter  Bible 


[Matt.  26.  30. 


CHAPTER    XX. 

JESUS  IN  GETHSEMANE  ;  BETRAYED  AND  ARRESTED  :  THE 
MOCK  TRIAL;  BEFORE  THE  JEWISH  AUTHORITIES, 
BEFORE  THE  CIVIL  POWER. 


'  And  when  they  had  sung  a  hymn, "  he  went  forth  with 
his  disciples  over  the  "■  brook  ^  Kidron,  where  was  a  gar- 
den, into  the  which  he  entered,  himself  and  his  disciples. 

°  And  he  saith  unto  his  disciples,  "  Sit  ye  here,  while  I 
pray." 

And  he  taketh  with  him  Peter  and  Jaines  and  John, 
Jesus'  '^"'^    began    to  be   greatly   amazed,  and  sore 

agony.  troubled.    And  he  saith  unto  them,  "  My  soul 

is  exceeding  sorrowful  even  unto  death  ;  abide  ye  here 
and  watch." 

And  he  went  forward  a  little,  and  fell  on  the  ground, 
and  prayed  that,  if  it  were  possible,  the  hour  might  pass 
away  from  him.  And  he  said,  "  Abba,  Father,  all  things 
are  possible  unto  thee ;  remove  this  cup  from  me  ;  how- 
beit  not  what  I  will,  but  what  thou  wilt." 

^  And  there  appeared  unto  him  an  angel  from  heaven, 
strengthening  him.  And  being  in  an  agony  he  prayed 
more  earnestly  ;  and  his  sweat  became  as  it  were  great 
drops  of  blood  falling  down  upon  the  ground.  And 
when  he  rose  up  from  his  prayer,  he  came  unto  the  dis- 
ciples, and  found  them  sleeping  for  sorrow. 

^  And  he  saith  unto  Peter,  "  Simon,  slcepest  thou  ? 
Couldcst  thou  not  watch  one  hour?  Watch  and  pray, 
that  ye  enter  not  into  temptation  ;  the  spirit  indeed  is 
willing,  but  the  flesh  is  weak." 

And  again  he  went  away,  and  prayed,  saying  the  same 
words.     And  again   he   came,  and  found  them  sleeping, 


'  Matt,  xxvi,  30. 
"  John  xviii,  I. 
^  Mark  xiv,  32. 


l^ukc  xxii,  43. 
Mark  xiv,  37. 


"  R.    V.    niarg.,     Or,     ra^/ine. 
''  R.  V.  Or,  of  the  Cedars. 


Mark  14.  40.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  T29 

for  their  eyes  were  very  heavy  ;  and   they  wist  not  what 
to  answer  him. 

'  And  he  left  them  again,  and  went  away,  and  prayed  a 
third  time,  saying  again  the  same  words.  Then  cometh 
he  to  the  disciples,  and  saith  unto  them,  "  Sleep  on  now, 
and  take  your  rest ;  behold  the  hour  is  at  hand,  and  the 
Son  of  man  is  betrayed  unto  the  hands  of  sinners.  Arise, 
let  us  be  going  ;  behold,  he  is  at  hand  that  bctrayeth  me." 

And  while  he  yet  spake,  lo,  Judas,  one  of  the  twelve, 
came,  and  with  him  a  great  multitude  with  swords  and 
staves,  from  the  chief  priests  and  scribes  and  elders. 
^  Now  Judas  knew  the  place  ;  for  Jesus  ofttimes  resorted 
thither  with  his  disciples.  Judas  then,  having  received- 
the  band  of  soldiers,  and  officers  from  the  chief  priests 
and  the  Pharisees,  cometh  thither  with  lanterns  and 
torches  and  weapons.  Jesus  therefore,  know-  jesus be- 
ing all  the  things  that  were  coming  upon  him,  trayed. 
went  forth,  and  saith  unto  them,  "  Whom  seek  ye  ?  " 

They  answered  him,  "  Jesus  of  Nazareth."  Jesus  saith 
unto  them,  "I  am  he." 

And  Judas  also,  which  betrayed  him,  was  standing 
with  them.  When  therefore  he  said  unto  them,  "  I  am 
he,"  they  went  backward,  and  fell  to  the  ground. 

Again  therefore  he  asked  them,  "  Whom  seek  ye  ?  " 

And  they  said,  "Jesus  of  Nazareth." 

Jesus  answered,  "  I  told  you  that  I  am  he.  If  there- 
fore ye  seek  me,  let  these  go  their  wa)'."  That  the  word 
might  be  fulfilled  which  he  spake,  "Of  those  whom  thou 
hast  given  me  I  lost  not  one." 

'  Now  he  that  betrayed  him  gave  them  a  sign,  saying, 
"  Whomsoever  I  shall  kiss,  that  is  he  ;  take  him."  And 
straightway  he  came  to  Jesus,  and  said,  "  Hail,  Rabbi ;  " 
and  ^  kissed  him. 

And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  "  Friend,  do  that  for  which 
thou  art  come." 

They  came  and  laid  hands  on  Jesus,  and  took  him. 

*  Simon  Peter  therefore  having  a  sword  drew  it,  and 
struck  the  high  priest's  servant,  and  cut  off  his  right  ear. 
Now  the  servant's  name   was  Malchus. 

V.    marg. ,   Gr.    kissed   him 


Matt,  xxvi,  44. 

^  Alatt.  xxvi,  48. 

■^  R, 

John  xxviii,  2. 

■*  John  xviii,  10. 

much. 

49 

730  The  Shorter  Bible  [Johms.  n. 

Jesus  therefore  said  unto  Peter,  **  Put  up  the  sword  into 
the  sheath  ;  the  cup  which  the  Father  hath  given  me, 
shall  I  not  drink  it?  ^  Or  thinkest  thou  that  I  cannot 
beseech  my  Father,  and  he  shall  even  now  send  me  more 
than  twelve  legions  of  angels?  " 

"  And  he  touched  his  ear,  and  healed  him. 

°  In  that  hour  said  Jesus  to  the  multitudes,  *' Are  ye 
come  out  as  against  a  robber  with  swords  and  staves  to 
seize  me  ?  I  sat  daily  in  the  temple  teaching,  and  ye 
took  me  not.  But  all  this  is  come  to  pass,  that  the 
scriptures  of  the  prophets  might  be  fulfilled." 

Then  all  the  disciples  left  him,  and  fled. 

*  A  certain  young  man  followed  with  him,  having  a 
linen  cloth  cast  about  him,  over  his  naked  body;  and 
they  lay  hold  on  him ;  but  he  left  the  linen  cloth,  and 
fled  naked. 

^  So  the  band  and  the  chief  captain,  and  the  ofii- 
^  cers  of  the  Tews,  seized  Jesus  and  bound  him, 

Examma-  iiii-  a  r  ri 

tionbyAn-  and  led  him  away  to  Annas  nrst ;  tor  he  was 
father-in-law  to  Caiaphas,  which  was  high 
priest  that  year.  Now  Caiaphas  was  he  which  gave 
counsel  to  the  Jews,  that  it  was  expedient  that  one  man 
should  die  for  the  people. 

The  ^  high  priest  therefore  asked  Jesus  of  his  disciples, 
and  of  his  teaching.  Jesus  answered  him,  "  I  have  spoken 
openly  to  the  world  ;  I  ever  taught  in  synagogues,  and 
in  the  temple,  where  all  the  Jews  come  together;  and  in 
secret  spake  I  nothing.  Why  askest  thou  me  ?  Ask  them 
that  have  heard  me,  what  I  spake  unto  them  ;  behold, 
these  know  the  things  which  I  said." 

And  when  he  had  said  this,  one  of  the  officers  standing 
by  struck  Jesus  with  his  hand,  saying,  "  Answerest  thou 
the  high  priest  so  ?  " 

Jesus  answered  him,  "  If  I  have  spoken  evil,  bear  wit- 
ness of  the  evil ;  but  if  well,  why  smitest  thou  me  ?  " 

Annas  therefore  sent  him  bound  unto  Caiaphas  the 
high  priest. 


Matt,  xxvi,  53. 

*  ]\L-irk  X 

Luke  xxii,  51. 

^  Jolm  x\ 

^L1tt.  xxvi,  55. 

51- 


"  That  is,  Annas.     Really  cx-high 
priest. 


Mark   14.  53.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ArR.\XGED.  Y31 

'  And  they  led  Jesus  away  to  the  high  priest ;  and  there 
come  together  with  him  all  the  chief  priests    informal 
and  the  elders  and  the  scribes.  thJ^Sanhe- 

And  peter  had  followed  him  afar  off,  even    '^""• 
within,  into  the  court  of  the  high  priest  ;   and  he  was 
sitting  with  the  officers,  and  warming  himself  in  the  light 
of  the  fire. 

Now  the  chief  priests  and  the  whole  council  sought 
witness  against  Jesus  to  put  him  to  death  ;  and  found  it 
not.  For  many  bare  false  witness  against  him,  and  their 
witness  agreed  not  together.  And  there  stood  up  certain, 
and  bare  false  witness  against  him,  saying,  "We  heard 
him  say,  *  I  will  destroy  this  temple  that  is  made  with 
hands,  and  in  three  days  I  will  build  another  made  with- 
out hands.'  "  And  not  even  so  did  their  witness  agree 
together. 

And  the  high  priest  stood  up  in  the  midst,  and  asked 
Jesus,  saying,  "  Answerest  thou  nothing?  What  is  it  which 
these  witness  against  thee  ?  " 

But  he  held  his  peace,  and  answered  nothing. 

Again  the  high  priest  asked  him,  and  saith  unto  him, 
."  Art  thou  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Blessed  ?  " 

And  Jesus  said,  "  I  am  ;  and  ye  shall  see  the  Son  of 
man  sitting  at  the  right  hand  of  power,  and  coming  with 
the  clouds  of  heaven." 

And  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes,  and  saith,  "  What 
further  need  have  we  of  witnesses  .''  Ye  have  heard  the 
blasphemy;  what  think  ye?" 

And  they  all  condemned  him  to  be  worthy  of  death. 
And  some  began  to  spit  on  him,  and  to  cover  his  face, 
and  to  buffet  him,  and  to  say  unto  him,  "  Prophesy." 
And  the  officers  received  him  with  "•  blows  of  their 
hands. 

"And  Simon  Peter  followed  Jesus,  and  so  did  another 
disciple.  Now  that  disciple  was  known  unto  the  high 
priest,  and  entered  in  with  Jesus  into  the  court  of  the 
high  priest ;  but  Peter  was  standing  at  the  door  without. 
So  the  other  disciple,  which  was  known  unto  the  high 
priest,  went  out  and  spake  unto  her  that  kept  the  door, 
and  brought  in  Peter. 

'Mark  xiv,  53.     ^John  xviii,  15.    |      "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  strokes  of  rods. 


732  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  i8.  17. 

The  maid  therefore  that  kept  the  door  saith  unto  Peter, 
Peter's  de-    "  ^^'^  thou  also  one  of  this  man's  disciples?" 
niais.  He  saith,  "  I  am  not." 

Now  the  servants  and  the  officers  were  standing  there, 
having  made  a  fire  of  coals;  for  it  was  cold  ;  and  they 
were  warming  themselves  ;  and  Peter  also  was  with  them, 
standing  and  warming  himself. 

'  And  after  a  little  while  another  saw  him,  and  said, 
"  Thou  also  art  one  of  them." 

But  Peter  said,  *'  Man,  I  am  not." 

And  after  the  space  of  about  one  hour  another  confi- 
dently affirmed,  saying,  "  Of  a  truth  this  man  also  was 
with  him  ;  for  he  is  a  Galilasan."  But  Peter  *  began  to 
curse  and  to  swear  :  "  '  Man,  I  know  not  what  thou  sayest." 

And  immediately,  M'hile  he  yet  spake,  the  cock  crew. 

And  the  Lord  turned,  and  looked  upon  Peter.  And 
Peter  remembered  the  word  of  the  Lord,  how  that  he 
said  unto  him,  "  Before  the  cock  crow  this  day,  thou  shalt 
deny  me  thrice."     And  he  went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 

And  ""  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  the  assembly  of  the  elders 

of  the  people  was  gathered  together,  both   chief  priests 

and  scribes;  and  they  led  him  away  into  their 

befo?e  the^     council,  saying,  "  If  thou   art  the  Christ,  tell 

Sanhedrin.  »» 

US. 

But  he  said  unto  them,  "  If  I  tell  you,  ye  will  not  be- 
lieve. But  from  henceforth  shall  the  Son  of  man  be 
seated  at  the  right  hand  of  the  power  of  God." 

And  they  all  said,  "Art  thou  then  the  Son  of  God?" 
And  he  said  unto  them,  '' ^' Ye  say  that  I  am." 
And  they  said,  "  What  further  need  have  we  of  witness  ? 
For  we  ourselves  have  heard  from  his  own  mouth." 

And  the  whole  company  of  tliem  rose  up,  and  brought 
him  before  Pilate. 

"Then  Judas,  which  betrayed  him,  when  he  saw  that 
he  was  condemned,  repented  himself,  and  brought  back 
Suicide  of  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver  to  the  chief  priests 
Judas.  j^j^^j  elders,  saying,  "  I   have  sinned   in  that  I 

betrayed  innocent  blood." 


'Luke  xxii,  5S.     ■*  Luke  xxii,  60. 
''Mark  xiv,  71.     ''MaU.  xxvii,  3. 


"Friday,  April  7,  "  Clood  Friday." 
^R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  Ye  sny  it,  because 
I  am. 


Matt.  27.4-1     Chronologically  Arranged.  733 

But  they  said,  "  What  is  that  to  us?     See  thou  to  it." 

And  he  cast  down  the  pieces  of  silver  into  the  sanctuary, 
and  departed  ;  and  he  went  away  and  hanged  himself. 

And  the  chief  priests  took  the  pieces  of  silver,  and  said, 
"  It  is  not  lawful  to  put  them  into  the  ""  treasury,  since 
it  is  the  price  of  blood."  And  they  took  counsel,  and 
bought  with  them  the  potter's  field,  to  bury  strangers  in. 
Wherefore  that  field  was  called,  *'  The  field  of  blood,"  unto 
this  day.  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which  was  spoken  by 
Jeremiah  the  prophet,  saying,  "  And  they  took  the  thirty 
pieces  of  silver,  the  price  of  him  that  was  priced,  whom 
certain  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  price;  and  they  gave 
them  for  the  potter's  field." 

Now  the  Jews  'themselves  entered  not  into  the 
palace,  that  they  might  not  be  defiled,  but  might  eat  the 
passover. 

Pilate  therefore  went  out  unto  them,  and  saith,  "  What 
accusation  bring  ye  against  this  man?"  ^^.j^^i  before 

They  answered  and  said  unto  him,  "  If  this   Pilate. 
man  were  not  an  evil  doer,  we  should  not  have  delivered 
him  up  unto  thee." 

Pilate  therefore  said  unto  them,  "  Take  him  yourselves, 
and  judge  him  according  to  your  law." 

The  Jews  said  unto  him,  "  It  is  not  lawful  for  us  to  put 
any  man  to  death."  That  the  word  of  Jesus  might  be 
fulfilled,  which  he  spake,  signifying  by  what  manner  of 
death  he  should  die. 

^  And  they  began  to  accuse  him  saying,  "  We  found 
this  man  perverting  our  nation,  forbidding  to  give  trib- 
ute to  Caesar  and  saying  that  he  himself  is  Christ  a  king." 

'  Pilate  therefore  entered  again  into  the  palace,  and 
called  Jesus,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Art  thou  the  King  of 
the  Jews  ?  " 

Jesus  answered,  "  Sayest  thou  this  of  thyself,  or  did 
others  tell  it  thee  concerning  me  ?  " 

Pilate  answered,  "Am  I  a  Jew?  Thine  own  nation 
and  the  chief  priests  delivered  thee  unto  me;  what  hast 
thou  done  ?  " 

Jesus  answered,  "  My  kingdom  is  not  of  this  world  ;   if 

1  Jolin  xviii,  28.   ^John  xviii,  33.     I       "^  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  corbanas,  that  is, 
'^  Luke  xxiii,  2.  |  sacred  treasury.  Compare  Mark  vii,  11. 


734  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  18.36. 

my  kingdom  were  of  this  world,  then  would  my  servants 
fight,  that  I  should  not  be  deUvered  to  the  Jews  ;  but 
now  is  my  kingdom  not  from  hence." 

Pilate  therefore  said  unto  him,  "  Art  thou  a  king 
then?" 

Jesus  answered,  "  ''Thou  sayest  that  I  am  a  king.  To 
this  end  have  I  been  born,  and  to  this  end  am  I  come  into 
the  world,  that  I  shoiald  bear  witness  unto  the  truth. 
Everyone  that  is  of  the  truth  heareth  my  voice." 

Pilate  saith  unto  him,  "What  is  truth?" 

'  And  when  he  was  accused  by  the  chief  priests  and 
elders,  he  answered  nothing.  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him, 
"  Hearest  thou  not  how  many  things  they  witness  against 
thee?  " 

And  he  gave  him  no  answer,  not  even  .to  one  word  ; 
insomuch  that  the  governor  marveled  greatly. 

^  But  they  were  the  more  urgent,  saying,  "  He  stirreth 
up  the  people,  teaching  throughout  all  Judaea,  and  be- 
ginning from  Galilee  even  unto  this  place." 

But  when  Pilate  heard  it,  he  asked  whether  the  man 
Avere  a  Galila^an.  And  when  he  knew  that  he  was  of 
Herod's  jurisdiction,  he  sent  him  unto  Herod,  who  him- 
self also  was  at  Jerusalem  in  these  days. 

Now  when  Herod  saw  Jesus,  he  was  exceeding  glad  ; 
for  he  was  of  a  long  time  desirous  to  see  him,  because  he 
Before  ^^'^^-^  heard  concerning  him  ;  and  he  hoped  to 

Herod.  gee    some  ^  miracle  done   by   him.     And  he 

questioned  him  in  many  words;  but  he  answered  him 
nothing.  And  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  stood, 
vehemently  accusing  him.  And  Herod  with  his  soldiers 
set  him  at  naught,  and  mocked  him,  and  arraying  him  in 
gorgeous  apparel  sent  him  back  to  Pilate.  And  llcrod 
and  Pilate  became  friends  with  each  other  that  very  day; 
for  before  they  were  at  enmity  between  themselves. 

'  Now  at  the  feast  Pilate  used  to  release  unto  them 
one  prisoner,  whom  they  asked  of  him.  And  there  was 
one  called  Barabbas,  lying  bound  with  them  that  had 
made    insurrection,   men   who    in    the   insurrection    had 


'  Malt,  xxvii,  12. 
'  J-uke  xxiii,  5. 
^  Mark  xv,  6. 


"  R.  V.  iiiarg.,  Or,  T/zoii  sayest  it, 
Ih-catisc-  I  am  a  king.  ^  R.  \'.  niarjj., 
Gr.  sign. 


Mark  15.  7-]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  735 

committed  murder.  And  the  multitude  went  up  and 
began  to  ask  him  to  do  as  he  was  wont  to  do  unto 
them. 

'  Pilate  said  unto  them,  "  Whom  will  ye  that  I  re- 
lease unto  you  ?  Barabbas,  or  Jesus  which  is  Again  before 
called  Christ?"  ^i^^^^- 

For  he  knew  that  for  envy  they  had  delivered  him  up. 

And  while  he  was  sitting  on  the  judgment  seat,  his 
wife  sent  unto  him,  saying,  "  Have  thou  nothing  to  do 
with  that  righteous  man  ;  for  I  have  suffered  many 
things  this  day  in  a  dream  because  of  him." 

Now  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  persuaded  the 
multitudes  that  they  should  ask  for  Barabbas,  and  de- 
stroy Jesus.  And  they  ^  cried  out  all  together,  saying, 
"Away  with  this  man,  and  release  unto  us  Barabbas!  " 

'  So  when  Pilate  saw  that  he  prevailed  nothing,  but 
rather  that  a  tumult  was  arising,  he  took  water,  and 
washed  his  hands  before  the  multitude,  saying,  "  I  am 
innocent  of  the  blood  of  this  righteous  man  ;  see  ye  to 
it." 

And    all    the    people    answered  and   said,  Thesen- 

"  His  blood  be  on  us,  and  on  our  children."  tence. 

Then  released  he  unto  them  Barabbas  ;  but  Jesus  he 
scourged. 

Then  the  soldiers  of  the  governor  took  Jesus  into  the 
palace,  and  gathered  unto  him  the  whole  band.  And 
they  stripped  him,  and  put  on  him  a  scarlet  robe.  And 
they  plaited  a  crown  of  thorns  and  put  it  upon  his 
head,  and  a  reed  in  his  right  hand ;  and  The  crown 
they  kneeled  down  before  him,  and  mocked  ofthorns. 
him,  saying,  "  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  !  "  And  they  spat 
upon  him,  and  took  the  reed  and  smote  him  on  the  head. 

*  And  Pilate  went  out  again,  and-saith  unto  them,  "  Be- 
hold, I  bring  him  out  to  you,  that  ye  may  know  that  I 
find  no  crime  in  him." 

Jesus  therefore  came  out,  wearing  the  crown  ofthorns 
and  the  purple  garment.  And  Pilate  saith  unto  them, 
"  Behold,  the  man  !  " 

When  therefore  the  chief  priests  and  the  officers  saw 
him,  they  cried  out,  saying,  "  Crucify  him,  crucify  him  !  " 

'  Matt,  xxvii,  17.     ^  Luke  xxiii,  18.     ^  M^tt.  xxvii,  24.      •'John  xix,  4. 


736  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  19. 6. 

Pilate  saith  unto  them,  "Take  him  yourselves,  and 
crucify  him  ;   for  I  find  no  crime  in  him." 

The  Jews  answered  him,  "  We  have  a  law,  and  by 
that  law  he  ought  to  die,  because  he  made  himself  the 
Son  of  God." 

When  Pilate  therefore  heard  this  saying,  he  was  the 
more  afraid  ;  and  he  entered  into  the  palace  again,  and 
saith  unto  Jesus,  "Whence  art  thou  ?" 

But  Jesus  gave  him  no  answer. 

Pilate  therefore  saith  unto  him,  "  Speakest  thou  not 
unto  me?  Knowest  thou  not  that  I  have '"^  power  to 
release  thee,  and  have  ^  power  to  crucify  thee.'*" 

Jesus  answered  him,  "  Thou  wouldest  have  no  '^  power 
against  me,  except  it  were  given  thee  from  above;  there- 
fore he  that  delivered  me  unto  thee  hath  greater  sin." 

Upon  this  Pilate  sought  to  release  him  ;  but  the  Jews 
cried  out,  saying,  "  If  thou  release  this  man,  thou  art  not 
Caesar's  friend.  Every  one  that  maketh  himself  a  king 
speaketh  against  Caesar." 

When  Pilate  therefore  heard  these  words,  he  brought 
Jesus  out,  and  sat  down  on  the  judgment  seat  at  a  place 
called  The  Pavement,  but  in  Hebrew,  Gabbatha.  Now 
it  was  the  preparation  of  the  passover ;  about  the  sixth 
hour.  And  he  saith  unto  the  Jews,  "  Behold,  your 
King!" 

They  therefore  cried  out,  "  Au^ay  with  him,  away  with 
him,  crucify  him." 
^^    ^        ,^         Pilate    saith    unto    them,  "  Shall   I  crucify 

The  tumult.  ^^.        -  ,,  '  •' 

your  Kmg  i 

The  chief  priests  answered,  "  We  have  no  king  but 
Caesar." 

Then,  therefore  he  delivered  him  unto  them  to  be 
crucified. 

"  R.  V.  maig. ,  Or,  atitJiority. 


Matt.  27. 27.]  Chronologically  Arranged. 


Y37 


CHAPTER    XXI. 


CRUCIFIXION  OF  JESUS:    THE  PENITENT  THIEF;    DEATH 
AND    BURIAL   OF   JESUS:    THE   SEPULCHER   SEALED. 

'  Then  the  soldiers  of  the  governor  took  Jesus  and  put 
on  him  his  garments,  and  led  him  away  to  crucify  him. 
'  And  there  were  also  two  others,  malefactors,  led  with 
him  to  be  put  to  death. 

^  They  took  Jesus  therefore  ;  and  he  went  out,  bearing 
the  cross  for  himself.  ''And  as  they  came  Bearing  the 
out,  they  found  a  man  of  Cyrene,  Simon  by  cross. 
name ;  him  they  compelled  to  go  with  them,  that  he 
might  bear  his  cross.  And  when  they  were  come  unto  a 
place  called  Golgotha,  that  is  to  say,  "  The  place  of  a 
skull,"  they  gave  him  wine  to  drink  mingled  with  gall ; 
and  when  he  had  tasted  it,  he  would  not  drink. 

^  And  they    crucified    him,   and  the   male-    Thecrucifix- 
factors,  one  on  the  right  hand  and  the  other   ^°^- 
on  the  left. 

And  Jesus  said,  "  Father,  forgive  them  ;  for  they  know 
not  what  they  do." 

°  The  soldiers  therefore,  when  they  had  crucified  Jesus, 
took  his  garments,  and  made  four  parts,  to      Parting 
every    soldier   a    part;  and    also    the    ^  coat,      meius.^^^' 
Now  the  '^  coat  was  without  seam,  woven  from  the  top 
throughout.     They  said  therefore  one  to  another,  "  Let 
us  not  rend  it,  but  cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it  shall  be." 
That  the  scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  which  saith, 
"  They  parted  my  garments  among  them, 
And  upon  my  vesture  did  they  cast  lots." 

'  And  Pifate  wrote  a  title  also,  and  put  it  on  the  cross. 
And  there  was  written,  JESUS  OF  NAZARETH,  THE  KING 


'  Matt,  xxvii,  27.  '  Luke  xxiii,  33. 

^  Luke  xxiii,  32.  ^John  xix,  23. 

■'Johnxix,  17.  ■'John  xix,  19. 
■*  Matt,  xxvii,  32. 


*R.  V.  marg.,   Or,  iwiic. 


738  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  19. 19. 

OF  THE  JEWS.  This  title  therefore  read  many  of  the 
The  super-  Jcws ;  for  the  place  where  Jesus  was  cruci- 
scription.  fj^d  was  nigh  to  the  city;  and  it  was  written 
in  Hebrew,  and  in  Latin,  and  in  Greek. 

The  chief  priests  of  the  Jews  therefore  said  to  Pilate, 
"  Write  not,  '  The  King  of  the  Jews  ;  '  but,  that  he  said, 
'  I  am  King  of  the  Jews.'  " 

Pilate  answered,  "  What  I  have  written  I  have  written." 

'  But  there  were  standing  by  the  cross  of  Jesus  his 
Jesus'  mother,   and    his   mother's    sister,    Mary  the 

mother.  wife  of  Clopas,  and  Mary  Magdalene.     When 

Jesus  therefore  saw  his  mother,  and  the  disciple  standing 
by,  whom  he  loved,  he  saith  unto  his  mother,  "Woman, 
behold  thy  son  !  "  Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple,  "  Be- 
hold, thy  mother!"  And  from  that  hour  the  disciple 
took  her  unto  his  own  home.  ^ 

"  And  they  that  passed  by  railed  on  him,  wagging  their 
heads,  and  saying,  "  Ha  !  thou  that  destroyest  the 
^  temple,  and  buildest  it  in  three  days,  save  thyself,  and 
come  down  from  the  cross."  In  like  manner  also  the 
chief  priests  mocking  him  among  themselves  with  the 
scribes  said,  "  He  saved  others  ;  '^himself  he  cannot  save. 
Let  the  Christ,  the  Kiflg  of  Israel,  now  come  down 
from  the  cross,  that  we  may  sec  and  believe." 

'  And  one  of  the  malefactors  which  were  hanging  railed 
Thepeni-  o"  l^i"^»  Saying,  "  Art  not  thou  the  Christ? 
tent  thief.        g^^e  thyself  and  us." 

But  the  other  answered,  and  rebuking  him  said,  "  Dost 
thou  not  even  fear  God,  seeing  thou  art  in  the  same  con- 
demnation? And  we  indeed  justly  ;  for  we  receive  the 
due  reward  of  our  deeds;  but  this  man  hath  done  noth- 
ing amiss." 

And  he  said,  "  Jesus,  remember  me  when  thou  comest 
''  in  thy  kingdom." 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "  Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  to- 
day shalt  thou  be  with  me  in  Paradise." 

"  John's    mother    was    probably 

,  ^  ,       .  Mary's  sister.     ^  R.  V.   marg. ,  Or, 

John  XIX,  25.  s<inc(imr)>.     '  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  aui 

3  V    u     ■':'^;..^'^-  //<•  not  S07.V  himself?    ••  R.  V.  marg., 

Luke  xxiu,  39.  Some  ancient  autliorities  read,  into 

thy  kingdom. 


Matt.  27.  45.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  739 

'  Now  from  the  sixth  hour  there  was  darkness  over  all 
the  land  until  the  ninth  hour.     And  about       ^    , 
the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying,  "  Eli,  Eli,  lama  sabachthani  ?"  that  is,  "  My  God, 
my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me?  " 

And  some  of  them  that  stood  there,  when  they  heard 
it,  said,  "  This  man  calleth  Elijah." 

*  Jesus  saith,  "  I  thirst." 

'And  straightway  one  of  them  ran,  and  took  a  sponge, 
and  filled  it  with  vinegar,  and  put  it  on  a  reed,  and  gave 
him  to  drink.  And  the  rest  said,  '*  Let  be  ;  let  us  see 
whether  Elijah  cometh  to  save  him." 

And  Jesus  cried  again  with  a  loud  voice,  "  *  Father, 
into  thy  hands  I   commend  my  spirit,"  ^  and  jesus' 

yielded  up  his  spirit.  death. 

And  the  veil  of  the  temple  was  rent  in  twain  from  the 
top  to  the  bottom  ;  and  the  earth  did  quake  ;  and  the 
rocks  were  rent ;  and  the  tombs  were  opened  ;  and  many 
bodies  of  the  saints  that  had  fallen  asleep  were  raised  ;  and 
coming  forth  out  of  the  tombs  after  his  resurrection  they 
entered  into  the  holy  city  and  appeared  unto  many. 

Now  the  centurion,  and  they  that  were  with  him 
watching  Jesus,  when  they  saw  the  earthquake,  and  the 
things  that  were  done,  feared  exceedingly,  saying,  "  Truly 
this  was  the  Son  of  God."  *  And  all  the  multitudes 
that  came  together  to  this  sight,  when  they  beheld  the 
things  that  were  done,  returned  smiting  their  breasts. 

'And  many  women  were   there    beholding 
from    afar,  which    had  followed    Jesus  from 
Galilee,  ministering  unto  him  ;  among  whom  was  Mary 
Magdalene,  and  Mary  the    mother  of  James   and    Joses, 
and  the  mother  of  the  sons  of  Zebedee. 

*The  Jews  therefore,  because  it  was  the  preparation, 
that  the  bodies  should  not  remain  on  the  cross  upon  the 
sabbath  (for  the  day  of  that  sabbath  was  a  high  day), 
asked  of  Pilate  that  their  legs  might  be  broken,  and  that 
they  might  be  taken  away.  The  soldiers  therefore  came, 
and  brake  the   legs  of  the   first,  and  of  the  other  which 

'  Matt,  xxvii,  45.  *  Luke  xxiii,  46.  ''  Matt,  xxvii,  55. 

^  John  xix,  28.  ^  Matt,  xxvii,  50.  *John  xix,  31. 

2  Matt,  xxvii,  48.  "Luke  xxiii,  48. 


Y40  The  Shorter  Bible  [John  19.32. 

was  crucified  with  him  ;  but  when  they  came  to  Jesus, 
The  pierced  a"*^  saw  that  he  was  dead  already,  they  brake 
side.  jiQt   his  legs ;    howbeit    one   of   the  soldiers 

with  a  spear  pierced  his  side,  and  straightway  there  came 
out  blood  and  water. 

And  he  that  hath  seen  hath  borne  witness,  and  his 
witness  is  true  ;  and  he  knoweth  that  he  saith  true,  that 
ye  also  may  believe.  For  these  things  came  to  pass, 
that  the  scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  "A  bone  of  him 
shall  not  be  broken."  And  another  scripture  saith, 
"They  shall  look  on  him  whom  they  pierced." 

'And  behold,  a  man  named  Joseph,  who  was  a 
councilor,  a  good  man  and  a  righteous,  *a  disciple  of  Jesus, 
but  secretly  for  fear  of  the  Jews,  ^  (he  had  not  consented 
to  their  counsel  and  deed),  *  who  was  looking  for  the 
Joseph  begs  kingdom  of  God;  ^this  man  went  "boldly  to 
Jesus'body.  Pilate,  and  asked  for  the  body  of  Jesus.  And 
Pilate  marveled  if  he  were  already  dead  ;  and  calling 
unto  him  the  centurion,  he  asked  him  whether  he  had 
been  any  while  dead.  And  when  he  learned  it  of  the 
centurion,  he  granted  the  corpse  to  Joseph. 

'  And  there  came  also  Nicodemus,  he  who  at  the  first 
Nicodemus  Came  to  him  by  night,  bringing  a  mixture  of 
helps.  myrrh  and   aloes,    about    a    hundred   pound 

weight.  So  they  took  the  body  of  Jesus,  and  bound  it 
in  linen  cloths  with  the  spices,  as  the  custom  of  the  Jews 
is  to  bury.  Now  in  the  place  where  he  was  crucified  there 
was  a  garden;  and  in  the  garden  Joseph's  ^own  new  tomb, 
"wherein  was  never  man  yet  laid.  There  then  because 
of  the  Jews'  preparation  (for  the  tomb  was  nigh  at  hand) 
they  laid  Jesus.  '"And  they  rolled  a  great  stone  to 
the  door  of  the  tomb,  and  departed. 

"  And  it  was  the  day  of  the  preparation,  and  the  sab- 
Thesad  ^^'^th  drcw  on.     And  the  women,  which  had 

sabbath.  come  with  him  out  of  Galilee,  followed  after, 
and  beheld  the  tomb,  and  how  his  body  was  laid.  And 
they  returned,  and  prepared  spices  and  ointments. 

'  Luke  xxiii,  50.  ^  Luke  xxiii,  52.  ^  John  xix,  41. 

^  John  xix,  38.  ^Maik  xv,  43.  >"  ALitt  xxvii,  60. 

2  Luke  xxiii,  51.  ''John  xix,  39.  "  Luke  xxiii  54. 

*  Mark  xv,  43.  **  Matt,  xxvii,  60. 


Luke  23. 56.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  741 

And  on  the  sabbath  they  rested  according  to  the  com- 
mandment. 

'  Now  on  the  '^  morrow,  which  is  the  day  after  the 
preparation,  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  were 
gathered  together  unto  Pilate,  saying,  "  Sir,  we  remem- 
ber that  that  deceiver  said,  while  he  was  yet  alive,  '  After 
three  days  I  rise  again.'  Command  therefore  Thesepui- 
that  the  sepulcher  be  made  sure  until  the  cher  sealed, 
third  day,  lest  haply  his  disciples  come  and  steal  him 
away,  and  say  unto  the  people,  '  He  is  risen  from  the 
dead  ; '  and  the  last  error  will  be  worse  than  the  first." 

Pilate   said    unto  them,  " "  Ye  have  a  guard  ;  go  your 
way,  make  it  as  sure  as  ye  can." 

So  they  went,  and  made  the  sepulcher  sure,  sealing  the 
stone,  the  guard  being  with  them. 

1  AT  ^^  •■    A«  I       *  Sunday,  April  9. 

Matt,  xxvu,  62.  I      b  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  Take  a  guard. 


742  The  Shorter  Bible  [Matt.  28.  i. 


CHAPTER   XXII. 

JESUS'    resurrection:   JESUS'   APPEARANCES:    THE 
GREAT   COMMISSION  :    THE   ASCENSION. 

Now  late  on  the  sabbath  day,  as  it  began  to  dawn 
Th  stone  toward  the  first  day  of  tlie  week,  beliold,  there 
rolled  away,  was  a  great  earthquake  ;  for  an  angel  of  the 
Lord  descended  from  heaven,  and  came  and  rolled  away 
the  stone,  and  sat  upon  it.  His  appearance  was  as 
lightning,  and  his  raiment  white  as  snow  ;  and  for  fear 
of  him  the  watchers  did  quake,  and  became  as  dead  men. 

'  And  very  early  on  the  first  day  of  the  week,  "  Mary 
Magdelene  and  the  other  Mary  ^  bought  spices,  that  they 
might  come  and  anoint  him.  And  they  were  saying 
among  themselves,  "Who  shall  roUus  away  the  stone 
from  the  door  of  the  tomb?"  And  looking  up,  they 
see  that, the  stone  is  rolled  back;  for  it  was  exceeding 
great.  And  entering  into  the  tomb,  they  saw  a  young 
man  sitting  on  the  right  side,  arrayed  in  a  white  robe  ; 
and  they  were  amazed. 

And   he  saith  unto  them,  "  Be  not   amazed  ;  ye    seek 

Jesus,  the  Nazarene,  which  hath  been  crucified. 

He  is  risen  ;  he  is  not  here  ;  behold,  the  place 

where   they  laid  him  !     But   go,   tell    his  disciples    and 

Peter,  he  gocth  before  you  into  Galilee  ;  there  shall  ye 

see  him,  as  he  said  unto  you." 

And  they  went  out,  and  fled  from  the  tomb ;  for 
trembling  and  astonishment  had  come  upon  them  ;  and 
they  said  nothing  to  anyone,  for  they  were  afraid. 

Mary  Magdelene  *  runneth  therefore,  and  cometh 
to  Simon  Peter,   and  to  the   other   disciple, 

Mary's  story.       ,  ■,  ,  ,  ...  , 

wliom  Jesus  loved,  and  saith  unto  tliem, 
"  They  have  taken  away  the  Lord  out  of  the  tomb,  and 
we  know  not  where  they  have  laid  him." 

'  Mark  xvi,  2,       '  Matt,  xxviii,  i.       ^  Mark  xvi,  I.     '•John  xx,  2. 


John  20. 3.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  '743 

Peter  therefore  went  forth,  and  the  other  disciple,  and 
they  went  toward  the  tomb.     And  they  ran     Peterand 
both  totrether :  and  the  other  disciple  outran     John  at  the 

T^  1  r      .    -      ,  1       ,         11,  tomb. 

1  ctcr,  and  came  first  to  the  tomb  ;  and  stoop- 
ing and  looking  in,  he  secth  the  linen  cloths  lying;  yet 
entered  he  not  in.  Simon  Peter  therefore  also  cometh, 
following  him,  and  entered  into  the  tomb  ;  and  he  be- 
holdeth  the  linen  cloths  lying,  and  the  napkin,  that  was 
upon  his  head,  not  lying  with  the  linen  cloths,  but  rolled 
up  in  a  place  by  itself.  Then  entered  in  therefore  the 
other  disciple  also,  which  came  first  to  the  tomb,  and  he 
saw,  and  believed.  For  as  yet  they  knew  not  the  scrip- 
ture, that  he  must  rise  again  from  the  dead.  So  the  disci- 
ples went  away  again  unto  their  own  home. 

But  Mary  was  standing  without  at  the  tomb  weeping. 
So,  as  she  wept,  she  stooped  and  looked  into  the  tomb  ; 
and  she  beholdeth  tvv^o  angels  in  white  sitting,  one  at 
the  head,  and  one  at  the  feet,  where  the  body  of  Jesus 
had  lain.  And  they  say  unto  her,  "  Woman,  why 
weepest  thou  ?  " 

She  saith  unto  them,  "  Because  they  have  taken 
away  my  Lord,  and  I  know  not  where  they  have  laid 
him." 

When  she  had  thus  said,  she  turned  herself  back,  and 
beholdeth  Jesus  standing,  and  knew  not  that       ,    ^^  ^^^ 
it  was  Jesus.     Jesus  saith  unto  her,  '*  Woman,      Mary. 
why  weepest  thou  ?    Whom  seekest  thou  ?  " 

She,  supposing  him  to  be  the  gardener,  saith  unto  him, 
"  Sir,  if  thou  hast  borne  him  hence,  tell  me  where  thou 
hast  laid  him,  and  I  will  take  him  away." 

Jesus  saith  unto  her,  "  Mary !  " 

She  turneth  herself,  and  saith  unto  him  in  Hebrew, 
"  Rabboni !  "  which  is  to  say,     "  Master  !  " 

Jesus  saith  to  her,  "  Touch  me  not,  for  I  am  not  )^et 
ascended  unto  the  Father  ;  but  go  unto  my  brethren, 
and  say  to  them,  I  ascend  unto  my  Father  and  your 
Father,  and  my  God  and  your  God." 

Mary  Magdalene  cometh  and  telleth  the  disciples,  '  as 
they  mourned  and  wept,  "  ^  I  have  seen  the  Lord  ;  "  and 
how  that  he  had  said  these  things  unto  her.     ^  And  these 
'  Mark  xvi,  lo.  ''John  xx,  i8.  ^  Luke  xxiv,  ii. 


744  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  24.  n. 

words  appeared  in  their  sight  as  idle  talk,  and  they  dis- 
believed them. 

'  Now  behold,  some  of  the  guard  came  into  the  city, 
and  told  unto  the  chief  priests  all  the  things  that  were 
come  to  pass.  And  when  they  were  assembled  with  the 
The  guard  elders,  and  had  taken  counsel,  they  gave  large 
bribed.  money   unto    the    soldiers,    saying,    "Say  ye, 

'  His  disciples  came  by  night,  and  stole  him  away  while 
we  slept.'  And  if  this  come  to  the  governor's  ears,  we 
will  persuade  him,  and  rid  you  of  care." 

So  they  took  the  money,  and  did  as  they  were  taught : 
and  this  saying  was  spread  abroad  among  the  Jews,  and 
continueth  until  this  day. 

'  And  behold,  two  of  them  were  going  that  very  day  to 
a  village  named  Emmaus,  which  was  threescore  furlongs 
from  Jerusalem.  And  they  communed  with  each  other 
of  all  these  things  which  had  happened.  And  it  came  to 
On  the  way  P^^s,  while  they  communed  and  questioned 
to  Emmavxs.  together,  that  Jesus  himself  drew  near,  and 
went  with  them,  l^ut  their  eyes  were  holden  that  they 
should  not  know  him.  And  he  said  unto  them,  "  What 
communications  are  these  that  ye  have  one  with  another, 
as  ye  walk  ?  " 

And  they  stood  still,  looking  sad. 

And  one  of  them,  named  Cleopas,  answering  said  unto 
him,  "  Dost  thou  alone  sojourn  in  Jerusalem  and  not 
know  the  things  which  arc  come  to  pass  there  in  these 
days  ?  " 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "What  things?" 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "  The  things  concerning 
Jesus  of  Nazareth,  which  was  a  prophet  mighty  in  deed 
and  word  before  God  and  all  the  people  ;  and  how  the 
chief  priests  and  our  rulers  delivered  him  up  to  be  con- 
demned to  death,  and  crucified  him.  But  we  hoped  that 
it  was  he  which  should  redeem  Israel.  Yea  and  beside 
all  this,  it  is  now  the  third  day  since  these  things  came 
to  pass.  Moreover  certain  women  of  our  company  amazed 
us,  having  been  early  at  the  tomb  ;  and  when  they  found 
not  his  body,  they  came,  saying,  that  they  had  also  seen 
'Matt,  xxviii,  ii.  '■'Luke  xxiv,  13. 


Luke  24.  23-]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  745 

a  vision  of  angels,  which  said  that  he  was  alive.  And 
certain  of  them  that  were  with  us  went  to  the  tomb,  and 
found  it  even  so  as  the  women  had  said;  but  him  they 
saw  not." 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  O  foolish  men,  and  slow  of 
heart  to  believe  in  all  that  the  prophets  have  spoken  ! 
Behoved  it  not  the  Christ  to  suffer  these  things,  and  to 
enter  into  his  glory?" 

And  beginning  from  Moses  and  from  all  the  prophets, 
he  interpreted  to  them  in  all  the  scriptures  the  things 
concerning  himself. 

And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the  village,  whither  they 
were  going ;  and  he  made  as  though  he  would  go 
further.  And  they  constrained  him,  saying,  "  Abide 
with  us  ;  for  it  is  toward  evening,  and  the  day  is  now 
far  spent." 

And  he  went  in  to  abide  with  them.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  he  had  sat  down  with  them  to  meat,  he  took 
the  iDread,  and  blessed  it,  and  brake,  and  gave  to  them. 

And  their  eyes  were  opened,  and  they  knew  him  ;  and 
he  vanished  out  of  their  sight. 

And  they  said  one  to  another,  "  Was  not  our  heart 
burning  within  us,  while  he  spake  to  us  in  the  Burning 
way,  while  he  opened  to  us  the  scriptures  ?"  hearts. 

And  they  rose  up  that  very  hour,  and  returned  to 
Jerusalem,  and  found  the  eleven  gathered  together,  and 
them  that  were  with  them,  saying,  "  The  Lord  is  risen 
indeed,  and  hath  appeared  to  Simon."  And  they 
rehearsed  the  things  that  happened  in  the  way,  and  how 
he  was  known  of  them  in  the  breaking  of  the  bread. 

'  When  therefore  it  was  evening,  on  ^  that  day,  the  first 
day  of  the  week,  and  when  the  doors  were  shut  where 
the  disciples  were,  for  fear  of  the  Jews,  Jesus  came  and 
stood  in  the  midst,  and  saith  unto  them,  "  Peace  be 
unto  you." 

'  But  they  were  terrified  and  affrighted,  and  supposed 
that  they  beheld  a  spirit. 

And    he    said    unto    them,  "Why   are    ye      thedis- 
troubled,  and   wherefore  do  reasonings  arise      "^^p  ^^• 
in  your  heart  ?    See  my  hands  and  my  feet,  that  it  is  I 

'  John  XX,  19.     '■'  Luke  xxiv,  37.     |  ^  Sunday,  April  g. 

50 


746  The  Shorter  Bible  [Luke  24. 39. 

myself.  Handle  me,  and  see  ;  for  a  spirit  hath  not  flesh 
and  bones,  as  ye  behold  me  having." 

And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  showed  them  his  hands 
and  his  feet. 

And  while  they  still  disbelieved  for  joy,  and  wondered, 
he  said  unto  them,  "  Have  ye  here  anything  to  eat  ?  " 

And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of  a  broiled  fish.''^  And  he 
took  it,  and  did  eat  before  them. 

'  The  disciples  therefore  were  glad,  when  they  saw  the 
Lord.  Jesus  therefore  said  to  them  again,  *'  Peace  be 
unto  you  ;  as  the  Father  hath  sent  me,  even  so  send  I 
you." 

And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  breathed  on  them,  and 
saith  unto  them,  "  Receive  ye  the  ^'Holy  Ghost.  Whose 
soever  sins  ye  forgive,  they  are  forgiven  unto  them  ; 
whose  soever  sins  ye  retain,  they  are  retained." 

But  Thomas,  one  of  the  twelve,  called  '^Didymus,  was 
not  with  them  when  Jesus  came.  The  other  disciples 
therefore  said  unto  him,  "  We  have  seen  the  Lord." 

But  he  said  unto  them,  "  Except  I  shall  see  in  his 
hands  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my  finger  into  the 
print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my  hand  into  his  side,  I  will 
not  believe." 

•^And  after  eight  days  again  his  disciples  were  within, 
and  Thomas  with  them.  Jesus  cometh,  the  doors  being 
T  ^    shut,  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  said,  "  Peace 

Thomas.       be  uuto  you. 

Then  saith  he  to  Thomas,  "  Reach  hither  thy  finger, 
and  see  my  hands;  and  reach  hither  thy  hand,  and  put 
it  into  my  side  ;  and  be  not  faithless,  but  believing." 

Thomas  answered  and  said  unto  him,  "  My  Lord  and 
my  God  !  " 

Jesus  saith  unto  him,  "  Because  thou  hast  seen  me, 
thou  hast  believed  ;  blessed  are  they  that  have  not  seen, 
and  yet  have  believed." 

Many  other  signs  therefore  did  Jesus  in  the  presence 
of  the  disciples,  which  are  not  written  in  this  book  ;  but 


'  John  XX,  20. 


"  Many  ancient  autliorities  add,  and 
a  honeycomb.  ^  R.V.  marg. ,  Or,  Holy 
Spirit.  "  R.V.  marg.,  That  is.  Twin. 
''  Sunday,  April  l6. 


John  20.  31.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  747 

these  are  written,  that  ye  may  beheve  that  Jesus  is  the 
Christ,  the  son  of  God  ;  and  that  beheving  ye  may  have 
Hfe  in  his  name. 

'  After  these  things  Jesus  manifested  himself  again  to 
the  disciples  at  the  sea  of  Tiberias ;  and  he  manifested 
himself  on  this  wise.  There  were  together  Simon  Peter, 
and  Thomas  called  Didymus,  and  Nathanael  of  Cana  in 
Galilee,  and  the  sons  of  Zebedee,  and  two  other  of  his 
disciples.     Simon  Peter  saith  unto  them,  "  I  go  a  fishing." 

They  say  unto  him,  "  We  also  come  with  thee." 

They  went  forth,  and  entered  into  the  boat ;   and  that 
night  they  took  nothinp;.     But  when  day  was    , 
now    breaking,    Jesus    stood    on    the  beach;    with  the 
howbeit  the    disciples   knew   not  that  it  was      ^^"^  ^^' 
Jesus.     Jesus  therefore  saith  unto  them,  "  Children,  have 
ye  aught  to  eat  ?  " 

They  answered  him,  "  No." 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  Cast  the  net  on  the  right 
side  of  the  boat,  and  }'e  shall  find." 

They  cast  therefore,  and  now  they  were  not  able  to 
draw  it  for  the  multitude  of  fishes. 

That  disciple  therefore  whom  Jesus  loved  saith  unto 
Peter,  "  It  is  the  Lord."  So  when  Simon  Peter  heard 
that  it  was  the  Lord,  he  girt  his  coat  about  him  (for  he 
was  naked),  and  cast  himself  into  the  sea.  But  the  other 
disciples  came  in  the  little  boat  (for  they  were  not  far 
from  the  land,  but  about  two  hundred  cubits  off),  drag- 
ging the  net  full  of  fishes. 

So  when  they  got  out  upon  the  land,  they  see  a  fire  of 
coals  there,  and  fish  laid  thereon,  and  bread. 

Jesus  saith  unto  them,  "  Bring  of  the  fish  which  ye 
have  now  taken." 

Simon  Peter  therefore  went  up,  and  drew  the  net  to 
land,  full  of  great  fishes,  a  hundred  and  fifty  and  three ; 
and  for  all  there  were  so  many,  the  net  was  not  rent. 

Jesus  saith  unto  them,  "  Come  and  break  your  fast." 

And  none  of  the  disciples  durst  inquire  of  him,  "Who 
art  thou?"  knowing  that  it  was  the  Lord. 

Jesus  Cometh,  and  taketh  the  bread,  and  giveth  them, 

'  John  xxi,  I. 


Y48  The  Shorter  Bh^le  [John  21.  13. 

and  the  fish  Hkewise.  This  is  now  the  third  time  that 
Jesus  was  manifested  to  the  disciples,  after  that  he  was 
risen  from  the  dead. 

So  when  they  had  broken  their  fast,  Jesus  saith  to 
Simon  Peter,  "Simon,  son  of  John,  '^  lovest  thou  me 
more  than  these?" 

He  saith  unto  him,  "  Yea,  Lord,  thou  knowest  that  I 
•^  love  thee." 

He  saith  unto  him,  "  Feed  my  lambs." 

He  saith  to  him  again  a  second  tiine,  "  Simon,  son  of 
John,  ^  lovest  thou  me?  " 

Jesus  and  He    saith    unto   him,    "Yea,    Lord;     thou 

Peter.  knowest  that  I  ^'  love  thee." 

He  saith  unto  him,  "Tend  my  sheep." 

He  saith  unto  him  the  third  time,  "  Simon,  son  of 
John,  ^lovest  thou  me?" 

Peter  was  grieved  because  he  said  unto  him  the  third 
time,  "^Lovest  thou  me?"  And  he  said  unto  him, 
"  Lord,  thou  knowest  all  things ;  thou  knowest  that  I 
love  thee." 

Jesus  saith  unto  him,  "  Feed  my  sheep.  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  thee,  when  thou  wast  young,  thou  girdest 
thyself,  and  walkedst  whither  thou  wouldest ;  but  when 
thou  shalt  be  old,  thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thy  hands,  and 
another  shall  gird  thee,  and  carry  thee  whither  thou 
wouldest  not." 

Now  this  he  spake,  signifying  by  what  manner  of  death 
he  should  glorify  God.  And  when  he  had  spoken  this, 
he  saith  unto  him,  "  Follow  me." 

Peter,  turning  about,  seeth  the  disciple  whom  Jesus 
loved  following ;  which  also  leaned  back  on  his  breast  at 
the  supper,  and  said,  "  Lord,  who  is  he  that  betrayeth 
thee  ?  " 

Peter  therefore  seeing  him  saith  to  Jesus,"  Lord,  and 
what  shall  this  man  do?  " 

Jesus  saith  unto  him,  "  If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till  I 
come,  what  is  that  to  thee?  Follow  thou  me." 

This  saying  therefore  went  forth  among  the  brethren, 
that  that"  disciple  should    not   die  ;    yet   Jesus  said  not 

*.  ^'  R.  V.  maig. ,  /.07'f  in  tliese  places  represents  two  different  Clreek 
words. 


John  21.  23.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  749 

unto  him,  that  he  should  not  die  ;  but,  "  If  I  will  that 
he  tarry  till  I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ?  " 

*  But  the  eleven  disciples  went  into  Galilee,  unto  the 
mountain  where  Jesus  had  appointed  them.  And  when 
they  saw  him,  ^  above  five  hundred  brethren  at  once, 
'  they  worshiped  him  ;  but  some  doubted. 

And  Jesus  came  to  them  and  spake  unto  them,  say- 
ing, "  All  authority  hath  been  given  unto  me  in  heaven 
and  on  earth.  Go  ye  therefore,  and  make  The  great 
disciples  of  all  the  nations,  baptizing  them  commission, 
into  the  name  of  the  Father  and  of  the  Son  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost ;  teaching  them  to  observe  all  things  what- 
soever I  commanded  you  ;  and  lo,  I  am  with  you  ^  alway, 
even  unto  ^  the  end  of  the  world." 

*  And  he  said  unto  them,  "  These  are  jny  w^ords  which 
I  spake  unto  you,  while  I  was  yet  with  you,  how  that  all 
things  must  needs  be  fulfilled,  which  are  written  in  the 
law  of  Moses,  and  the  prophets,  and  the  psalms,  con- 
cerning me." 

Then  opened  he  their  mind,  that  they  might  under- 
stand the  scriptures;  and  he  said  unto  them,  "Thus  it 
is  written,  that  the  Christ  should  suffer,  and  rise  again 
from  the  dead  the  third  day  ;  and  that  repentance  '^  and 
remission  of  sins  should  be  preached  in  his  name  unto 
all  the  nations,  beginning  from  Jerusalem.  Ye  are  wit- 
nesses of  these  things.  And  behold,  I  send  forth  the 
promise  of  my  Father  upon  )-ou  ;  but  tarry  ye  in  the 
city,  until  ye  be  clothed  with  power  from  on  high." 

And  he  led  them  out  until  they  were  over  against 
Bethany;  and  he  lifted  up  his  hands,  and  Theascen- 
blessed  them.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  ^^°*^- 
he  blessed  them,  he  parted  from  them,  and  was  carried 
up  into  heaven.  And  they  worshiped  him,  and  returned 
to  Jerusalem  with  great  joy;  and  were  continually  in 
the  temple,  blessing  God. 


'  Matt,  xxviii,  i6. 
^  I  Cor.  XV,  6. 
^Matt.  xxviii,  17. 
■•Luke  xxiv,  44. 


■■' R.  V.  maig.,  Gr.  rt//  f/ie  days. 
^  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  the  consumma- 
tion of  the  age.  "=  R.V.  marg.,  Some 
ancient  authorities  read,  unto. 


750  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  1. 1. 


THE 

ACTS  OF  THE  APOSTLES/ 


CHAPTER   I. 

THE  ASCENSION  OF  CHRIST:  THE  DESCENT  OF  THE 
HOLY  SPIRIT:  A  GREAT  REVIVAL:  THE  CHURCH 
ORGANIZED. 

The  ^  former  treatise  I  made,  O  Theophilus,  concern- 
ing all  that  Jesus  began  both  to  do  and  to  teach,  until 
the  day  in  which  he  was  received  up,  after  that  he  had 
introduc-  given  commandment  through  the  ^  Holy 
tion.  Ghost    unto     the    apostles    whom    he    had 

chosen  ;  to  whom  he  also  showed  himself  alive  after  his 
passion  by  many  proofs,  appearing  unto  them  by  the 
space  of  forty  days,  and  speaking  the  things  concerning 
the  kingdom  of  God.  And,  being  assembled  together 
with  them,  he  charged  them  not  to  depart  from  Jerusa- 
lem, but  to  wait  for  the  promise  of  the  Father,  "  which," 
Last  words  ^'^^^^  li^,  "  ye  heard  from  me  ;  for  John  indeed 
of  Jesus.  baptized  with  water,  but  ye  shall  be  baptized 

with  the  Holy  Ghost  not  many  days  hence." 

They  therefore,  when  they  were  come  together,  asked 
him,  saying,  "  Lord,  dost  thou  at  this  time  restore  the 
kingdom  to  Israel  ?  " 

And  he  said  unto  them,  "  It  is  not  for  you  to  know 
times  or  seasons,  which  the  Father  hath  set  within  his 
own  authority.  But  ye  shall  receive  power,  when  the 
Holy  Ghost  is  come  upon  you  ;  and  ye  shall  be  my  wit- 
nesses both  in  Jerusalem,  and  in  all  Judc-ea  and  Samaria, 
and  unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth." 

"Written  about  A.  D.  63.  ''The  gospel  by  Luke.  See  Luke  i,  1-4. 
•=  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  //ol}'  Spirit,  and  so  throughout  this  book. 


Acts  I.  9.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  T51 

And  when  he  had  said  these  things,  as  they  were  look- 
ing, he  was  taken  up ;  and  a  cloud  received  him  out  of 
their  sight. 

And  while  they  were  looking  steadfastly  into  heaven 
as  he  went,  behold,  two  men  stood  by  them  in  white 
apparel ;  which  also  said,  "  Ye  men  of  Galilee,  why  stand 
ye  looking  into  heaven?  This  Jesus,  which  Promise  of 
was  received  up  from  you  into  heaven,  shall  return. 
so  come  in  like  manner  as  ye  beheld  him  going  into 
heaven," 

Then  returned  they  unto  Jerusalem  from  mount 
Olivet.  They  went  up  into  the  upper  chamber,  where 
they  were  abiding  ;  both  Peter  and  John  and  James  and 
Andrew,  Philip  and  Thomas,  Bartholomew  and  Mat- 
thew, James  the  son  of  Alphaeus,  and  Simon  the  Zealot, 
and  Judas  the  '^  son  of  James.  These  all  The  waiting 
with  one  accord  continued  steadfastly  in  andpraymg. 
prayer,  with  the  women,  and  Mary  the  mother  of  Jesus, 
and  with  his  brethren. 

And  in  these  days  Peter  stood  up  in  the  midst  of  the 
brethren,  and  said  (and  there  was  a  multitude  of  persons 
gathered  together,  about  a  hundred  and  twenty), 
"  Brethren,  it  was  needful  that  the  scripture  should  be 
fulfilled,  which  the  Holy  Ghost  spake  before  by  the 
mouth  of  David  concerning  Judas,  who  was  guide  to  them 
that  took  Jesus.  For  he  was  numbered  among  us,  and 
received  his  portion  in  this  ministry.  For  it  is  written 
in  the  book  of  Psalms, 

"  '  His  office  let  another  take.' 

"  Of  the  men  therefore  which  have  companied  with  us 
all  the  time  that  the  Lord  Jesus  went  in  and  went  out 
among  us,  beginning  from  the  baptism  of  Filling  Ju- 
John,  unto  the  day  that  he  was  received  up  das' place, 
from  us,  of  these  must  one  become  a  witness  with  us  of 
his  resurrection." 

And  they  put  forward  two,  Joseph  and  Matthias.  And 
they  prayed  and  said,  "  Thou,  Lord,  which  knowest  the 
hearts  of  all  men,  show  of  these  two  the  one  whom 
thou  hast  chosen,  to  take  the  place  in  this  ministry  and 
apostleship,  from  which  Judas  fell  away. 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  brother. 


T52  The  vShorter  Bible  [Acts  i.  26. 

And  they  gave  lots  for  them  ;  and  the  lot  fell  upon  Mat- 
thias ;  and  he  was  numbered  with  the  eleven  apostles. 

And  when  the  day  of  Pentecost  was  now  come,  they 
were  all  together  in  one  place.  And  suddenly  there 
^,    ,      ^.        came  from  heaven  a  sound  as  of  the  rushing 

Thebaptism  .  i-minii 

of  the  Holy  ot  a  mighty  wmd,  and  it  nlled  all  the  house 
^P'^^*-  where    they    were    sitting.      And    there   ap- 

peared unto  them  tongues  parting  asunder,  like  as  of  fire  ; 
and  it  sat  upon  each  one  of  them.  And  they  were  all 
filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  began  to  speak  with 
other  tongues,  as  the  Spirit  gave  them  utterance. 

Now  there  were  dwelling  at  Jerusalem  Jews,  devout 
men,  from  every  nation  under  heaven.  And  when  this 
sound  was  heard,  the  multitude  came  together  and  were 
confounded,  because  that  every  man  heard  them  speak- 
ing in  his  own  language.  And  they  were  all  amazed 
and  marveled,  saying,  "  Behold,  are  not  all  these  which 
speak  Galilaeans?  And  how  hear  we,  every  man  in  our 
own  language,  wherein  we  were  born?  Parthians  and 
Medes  and  Elamites,  and  the  dwellers  in  Mesopotamia, 
in  Judaea  and  Cappadocia,  in  Pontus  and  Asia,  in  Phrygia 
and  Pamphylia,  in  Egypt  and  the  parts  of  Libya  about 
Cyrene,  and  sojourners  from  Rome,  both  Jews  and  pros- 
elytes, Cretans  and  Arabians,  Ave  do  hear  them  speaking 
in  our  tongues  the  mighty  works  of  God." 

And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  were  perplexed,  say- 
ing one  to  another,  "  What  meaneth  this?"  l^ut  others 
mocking  said,  "They  are  filled  with  new  wine." 

But  Peter,  standing  up  with  the  eleven,  lifted  up  his 
Peter's  first    voice  and  spake  forth  unto  them,  saying, 
sermon.  u  y^  j-j^gj^  of  Judaia,  and  all  ye  that  dwell  at 

Jerusalem,  be  this  known   unto  you,  and  give  ear  unto 
my  words.     For  these  are  not  drunken,  as  ye  suppose, 
seeing  it  is  but  the  third  hour  of  the   day  ;  but  this  is 
that  which  hath  been  spoken  by  the  prophet  Joel : 
"  '  "  And  it  shall  be  in  the  last  days,"  saith  God, 
"  ^  I  will  pour  forth  of  my  Spirit  upon  all  flesh; 
And  your  sons  and  your  daughters  shall  prophes)'. 
And  your  young  men  shall  see  visions. 
And  your  old  men  shall  dream  dreams; 

"Joel  ii,  23,  29. 


Acts.  2.  i8.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  753 

Yea,  and  on  my  servants  and  on  my  handmaidens 

in  those  days 
Will   I   pour  forth   of  my  Spirit ;    and    they   shall 
prophesy."  ' 
"Ye  men  of  Israel,  hear  these  words.     Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth, a  man  approved  of  God  unto  you  by  mighty  works 
and   wonders  and   signs,  which  God   did   by  him   in  the 
midst  of  you,  even  as  ye  yourselves  know;  him,  by  the 
hand  of  lawless  men  ye  did  crucify  and  slay ;  whom  God 
raised  up,  having  loosed  the  pangs  of  death,  because  it 
was  not  possible  that  he  should  be  holden  of  it. 
"  For  David  saith  concerning  him, 

"  '  I  beheld  the  Lord  always  before  my  face ; 

For  he  is  on  my  right  hand,  that  I  should  not  be 

moved  ; 
Therefore  my  heart  was  glad,  and  my  tongue  rejoiced ; 
Moreover  my  flesh  also  shall  dwell  in  hope; 
Because  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  Hades, 
Neither  wilt  thou  give  thy  Holy  One  to  see  cor- 
ruption. 
Thou  madest  known  unto  me  the  ways  of  life  ; 
Thou   shalt    make    me    full   of   gladness   ^  with    thy 
countenance.' 
"  Brethren,  I  may  say  unto  you  freely  of  the  patriarch 
David,  that  he  both  died  and  was  buried,  and  his  tomb 
is  with  us  unto   this  day.     But   being  a  prophet,  and 
knowing  that  God  had  sworn  with  an  oath  to  him,  that 
of  the  fruit  of  his  loins  he  would  set  one' upon  his  throne; 
he  foreseeing  this  spake  of  the  resurrection  of  the  Christ; 
that  neither  was  he  left  in   Hades,  nor  did  his  flesh  see 
corruption.     This   Jesus   did   God   raise  up,  whereof  we 
all  are  witnesses.     Being  therefore  by  the  right  hand  of 
God  exalted,  and    having    received   of  the    Father  the 
promise  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  he  hath  poured  forth  this, 
which  ye  see  and  hear. 

"  For  David  ascended   not  into  the  heavens ;  but  he 
saith  himself, 

"'The  Lord   said  unto  my  Lord, "  Sit  thou  on  my 

right  hand, 
Till  I  make  thine  enemies  the  footstool  of  thy  feet."  ' 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  in  thy  presence. 


754  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  2. 36. 

"  Let  all  the  house  of  Israel  therefore  know  assuredly, 
that  God  hath  made  him  both  Lord  and  Christ,  this 
Jesus  whom  ye  crucified." 

Now  when  they  heard  this,  they  were  pricked  in  their 
heart,  and  said  unto  Peter  and  the  rest  of  the  apostles, 
"  Brethren,  what  siiall  we  do?" 

And  Peter  said  unto  them,  "  Repent  ye,  and  be  bap- 
tized every  one  of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  unto 
The  great  ^^^^  remission  of  your  sins  ;  and  ye  shall  re- 
ingathering,  ceive  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  For  to  you 
is  the  promise,  and  to  your  children,  and  to  all  that  are 
afar  off,  even  as  many  as  the  Lord  our  God  shall  call 
unto  him."  And  with  many  other  words  he  testified,  and 
exhorted  them ,  saying,  "  Save  yourselves  from  this  crooked 
generation."  Then  they  that  received  his  word  were 
baptized  ;  and  there  were  added  unto  them  in  that  day 
about  three  thousand  souls.  And  they  continued  stead- 
fastly in  the  apostles'  teaching  and  fellowship,  in  the 
breaking  of  bread  and  the  prayers. 

And  fear  came  upon  every  soul;  and  many  wonders  and 

signs  were  done  by  the  apostles.     And  all  that  believed 

were  together,  and  had  all  things  common  ; 

The  Pente-  j    i.i  i  i    ^.i     •  •  j  j 

costal  and  they  sold  their  possessions   and  goods, 

Church.  ^j-jj  parted  them  to  all,  according  as  any  man 

had  need.     And  day  by  day,  continuing  steadfastly  with 

one  accord  in  the  temple,  and  breaking  bread  at  home, 

they  did  take  food  with  gladness  and  singleness  of  heart, 

praising  God,  and  having  favor  with  all  the  people.     And 

the  Lord  added  to  them   day  by  day  those  that  were 

being  saved. 


Acts  3.  I.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  755 


CHAPTER    II. 

LAME   MAN  HEALED  AND  THE  GOSPEL   PREACHED  :    PER- 
SECUTION OVERRULED  :    THE  CHURCH  PROSPEROUS. 

Now  Peter  and  John  were  going  up  into  the  temple 
at  the  hour  of  prayer,  being  the  ninth  hour.  And  a 
certain  man  that  was  lame  was  carried,  whom  The  lame 
they  laid  daily  at  the  door  of  the  temple  which  man  healed, 
is  called  Beautiful,  to  ask  alms  of  them  that  entered  into 
the  temple  ;  who  seeing  Peter  and  John  about  to  go  into 
the  temple,  asked  to  receive  an  alms. 

And  Peter,  fastening  his  eyes  upon  him,  with  John, 
said,  "  Look  on  us." 

And  he  gave  heed  unto  them,  expecting  to  receive 
something  from  them. 

But  Peter  said,  "  Silver  and  gold  have  I  none  ;  but  what 
I  have,  that  give  I  thee.  In  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ 
of  Nazareth,  walk." 

And  he  took  him  by  the  right  hand,  and  raised  him 
up  ;  and  immediately  his  feet  and  his  ankle  bones  received 
strength.  And  leaping  up,  he  stood,  and  began  to  walk  ; 
and  he  entered  with  them  into  the  temple,  walking,  and 
leaping,  and  praising  God, 

And  all  the  people  saw  him  walking  and  praising  God  ; 
and  they  took  knowledge  of  him  that  it  was  he  which  sat 
for  alms  at  the  Beautiful  Gate  of  the  temple  ;  and  they 
were  filled  with  wonder  and  amazement  at  that  which 
had  happened  unto  him. 

And  as  he  held  Peter  and  John,  all  the  people  ran 
together  unto  them  in  the  porch  that  is  called  Solomon's, 
greatly  wondering.  And  when  Peter  saw  it,  he  answered 
unto  the  people  : 

"  Ye  men  of  Israel,  why  marvel  ye  at  this  man  ;  or 
why  fasten  ye  your  eyes  on  us,  as  though  by  our  own 
power  or  godliness  we  had  made  him  to  walk?     The  God 


T56  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  3.  13. 

of  Abraham,  and  of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  the  God  of 
our  fathers,  hath  glorified  his  Servant  Jesus ; 
seljond  ser-     whom  ye  dehvered  up,  and  denied,  when  Pi- 
"^°""  late  had  determined  to  release  him.     But  ye 

denied  the  Holy  and  Righteous  One,  and  asked  for  a 
murderer  to  be  granted  unto  you,  and  killed  the  Prince 
of  life ;  whom  God  raised  from  the  dead  ;  whereof  we  are 
witnesses.  And  by  faith  in  his  name  hath  his  name 
made  this  man  strong,  whom  ye  behold  and  know ;  yea, 
the  faith  which  is  through  him  hath  given  him  this  per- 
fect soundness  in  the  presence  of  you  all.  And  now, 
brethren,  I  wot  that  in  ignorance  ye  did  it,  as  did  also 
your  rulers.  But  the  things  which  God  foreshowed  by 
the  mouth  of  all  the  prophets,  that  his  Christ  should 
suffer,  he  thus  fulfilled.  Repent  ye,  therefore,  and  turn 
again,  that  your  sins  may  be  blotted  out,  that  so  there 
may  come  seasons  of  refreshing  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  that  he  may  send  the  Christ  who  hath  been 
appointed  for  you,  even  Jesus  ;  whom  the  heaven  must  re- 
ceive until  the  times  of  restoration  of  all  things,  whereof 
God  spake  by  the  mouth  of  his  holy  prophets  which 
have  been  since  the  world  began.  Moses  indeed  said,  '  A 
prophet  shall  the  Lord  God  raise  up  unto  you  from 
among  your  brethren,  ''like  unto  me;  to  him  shall  ye 
hearken  in  all  things  whatsoever  he  shall  speak  unto 
you.  And  it  shall  be  that  every  soul,  which  shall  not 
hearken  to  that  prophet,  shall  be  utterly  destroyed  from 
among  the  people.'  Yea  and  all  the  prophets  from 
Samuel,  and  them  that  followed  after,  they  also  told  of 
these  days.  Ye  are  the  sons  of  the  prophets,  and  of  the 
covenant  which  God  made  with  your  fathers,  saying  unto 
Abraham,  'And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  families  of  the 
earth  be  blessed.'  Unto  you  first  God,  having  raised  up 
his  Servant,  sent  him  to  bless  you,  in  turning  away 
everyone  from  your  iniquities." 

And  as  they  spake   unto  the  people,  the  priests  and 

the  captain  of  the  temple  and  the  Sadducees 

John  in  Came  upon  them,  being  sore  troubled  because 

prison.  they    taught  the  people,  and   proclaimed  in 

Jesus  the  resurrection   from   the   dead.     And   they  laid 

"  R.  \'.  marg.,  Or,  as  he  raised  up  mc. 


Acts  4. 3-]       Chronologically  Arranged.  75Y 

hands  on  them,  and  put  them  in  ward  unto  the  morrow ; 
for  it  was  now  eventide.  But  many  of  them  that  heard 
the  word  beheved  ;  and  the  number  of  the  men  came 
to  be  about  five  thousand. 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  their  rulers 
and  elders  and  scribes  were  gathered  together  in  Jeru- 
salem ;  and  Annas  the  high  priest  was  there,  and  many 
of  the  kindred  of  the  high  priest.  And  when  they  had 
set  them  in  the  midst,  they  inquired,  "  By  what  power  or 
in  what  name,  have  ye  done  this?  " 

Then  Peter,  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  said  unto 
them,  "Ye  rulers  of  the  people  and  elders,  if  we  this 
day  are  examined  concerning  a  good  deed     „  ^ 

j^  •  ^i.  uf^  Before  the 

done  to    an  nnpotent  man,  by  what  means     Jewish 

,,-  .  1U1U-1.1  i         authorities. 

this  man  is  made  whole ;  be  it  known  unto 
you  all,  and  to  all  the  people  of  Israel,  that  in  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth,  whom  ye  crucified,  whom 
God  raised  from  the  dead,  even  in  him  doth  this  man 
stand  here  before  you  whole.  He  is  the  stone  which  was 
set  at  naught  of  you  the  builders,  which  was  made  the 
head  of  the  corner.  And  in  none  other  is  there  salva- 
tion ;  for  neither  is  there  any  other  name  under  heaven, 
that  is  given  among  men,  wherein  we  must  be  saved." 

Now  when  they  beheld  the  boldness  of  Peter  and 
John,  and  had  perceived  that  they  were  unlearned  and 
ignorant  men,  they  marveled  ;  and  they  took  knowledge 
of  them,  that  they  had  been  with  Jesus.  And  seeing  the 
man  which  was  healed  standing  with  them,  they  could 
say  nothing  against  it. 

But  when  they  had  commanded  them  to  go  aside  out 
of  the  council,  they  conferred  among  themselves,  saying, 
"What  shall  we  do  to  these  men?  For  that  indeed  a 
notable  -^miracle  hath  been  wrought  through  them,  is 
manifest  to  all  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem ;  and  we  cannot 
deny  it.  But  that  it  spread  no  further  among  the  people, 
let  us  threaten  them,  that  they  speak  henceforth  to  no 
man  in  this  name." 

And  they  called  them,  and  charged  them  not  to  speak 
at  all  nor  teach  in  the  name  of  Jesus. 

But    Peter  and  John   answered  and  said  unto  them, 
"•  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  s/^'/!. 


758  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  4.  19. 

"  Whether  it  be  right  in  the  sight  of  God  to  hearken 
unto  you  rather  than  unto  God,  judge  ye  ;  for  we  cannot 
but  speak  the  things  which  we  saw  and  heard." 

And  they,  when  they  had  further  threatened  them,  let 
them  go,  finding  nothing  how  they  might  punish  them, 
because  of  the  people ;  for  all  men  glorified  God  for  that 
which  was  done.  For  the  man  was  more  than  forty 
years  old  on  whom  this  ^miracle  of  healing  was  wrought. 

And  being  let  go,  they  came  to  their  own  company, 
and  reported  all  that  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  had 
said  unto  them. 

And  they,  when   they  heard  it,  lifted  up  their  voice  to 

God  with  one  accord,  and  said,  "  O  Lord,  thou 

prayer  that  didst  make  the  heaven  and  the  earth  and 

meeting.  ^|^^  ^^^^  ^^^  ^jj  ^j^^^.  j^^  ^i^g^n  is ;  who  by  the 

Holy  Ghost,  by  the  mouth  of  our  father  David  thy 
servant,  didst  say, 

"  '  Why  did  the  Gentiles  rage, 
And  the  peoples  imagine  vain  things? 
The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves  in  array. 
And  the  rulers  were  gathered  together, 
Against  the  Lord,  and  against  his  ^'Anointed." 
"  For  of  a  truth  in  this  city  against  thy  holy   '^  Servant 
Jesus,  whom  thou  didst  anoint,  both  Herod  and  Pontius 
Pilate,  with  the  Gentiles  and  the  peoples  of  Israel,  were 
gathered  together,  to  do  whatsoever  thy  hand  and  thy 
counsel  foreordained  to  come  to  pass.     And  now,  Lord, 
look   upon  their  threatcnings ;  and  grant  unto  thy  serv- 
ants  to  speak    thy  word  with  all  boldness,   while  thou 
stretchest    forth    thy  hand   to  heal ;  and  that  signs  and 
wonders   may  be  done  through    the   name  of  thy  holy 
^  Servant  Jesus." 

And  when  they  had  prayed,  the  place  was  shaken 
wherein  they  were  gathered  together ;  and  they  were  all 
filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  they  spake  the  word  of 
God  with  boldness. 

And  the  multitude  of  them  that  believed  were  of  one 
heart  and  soul ;  and  not  one  of  them  said  that  aught  of 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  si't;-//.  ''  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  Clirist.  <^  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or, 
Child. 


Acts  4- 32.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  759 

the  things  which  he  possessed  was  his  own  ;  but  they 
had    all  things  common.      And    with    great  church 

power  gave  the  apostles  their  witness  of  the  umty. 

resurrection  of  the  Lord  Jesus  ;  and  great  grace  was  upon 
them  all.  For  neither  was  there  among  them  any  that 
lacked ;  for  as  many  as  were  possessors  of  lands  or 
houses  sold  them,  and  brought  the  prices  of  the  things 
that  were  sold,  and  laid  them  at  the  apostles'  feet;  and 
distribution  was  made  unto  each,  according  as  anyone 
had  need. 

And  Joseph,  who  by  the  apostles  was  surnamed  Bar- 
nabas  (which  is,  being    interpreted,  Son    of     Barnabas' 
''exhortation),  a  Levite,  a  man  of  Cyprus  by     generosity. 
race,  having  a  field,  sold  it,  and  brought  the  money,  and 
laid  it  at  the  apostles'  feet. 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  consolation. 


'60  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  5.  i. 


CHAPTER   III. 

ANANIAS  AND  SAPPHIRA  :  RAPID  GROWTH  OF  THE 
CHURCH  :  PERSECUTION  OF  THE  APOSTLES  :  AP- 
POINTMENT  OF   DEACONS. 

But  a  certain  man  named  Ananias,  with  Sapphira  his 
wife,  sold  a  possession,  and  kept  back  part  of  the  price, 
and  brought  a  certain  part,  and  Laid  it  at  the  apostles' 
feet. 

But  Peter  said,  "Ananias,  why  hath  Satan  filled  thy 
Ananias  and  heart  to  lie  to  the  Ploly  Ghost,  and  to  keep 
Sapphira.  back  part  of  the  price  of  the  land?  Whiles 
it  remained,  did  it  not  remain  thine  own?  And  after  it 
was  sold,  was  it  not  in  thy  power?  How  is  it  that  thou 
hast  conceived  this  thing  in  thy  heart?  Thou  hast  not 
liea  unto  men,  but  unto  God." 

And  Ananias  hearing  these  words  fell  down  and  gave 
up  the  ghost ;  and  great  fear  came  upon  all  that  heard 
it.  And  the  young  men  arose  and  wrapped  him  round, 
and  they  carried  him  out  and  buried  him. 

And  it  was  about  the  space  of  three  hours  after,  when 
his  wife,  not  knowing  what  was  done,  came  in.  And 
i'eter  answered  unto  her,  "  Tell  me  whether  ye  sold  the 
land  for  so  much." 

And  she  said,  "  Yea,  for  so  much." 

But  Peter  said  unto  her,  "  How  is  it  that  \-c  have 
agreed  together  to  tempt  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  ?  Be- 
hold, the  feet  of  them  which  have  buried  thy  husband 
are  at  the  door,  and  they  shall  carry  thee  out." 

And  she  fell  down  immediately  at  his  feet,  and  gave 
up  the  ghost;  and  the  young  men  came  in  and  found 
her  dead,  and  they  carried  her  out  and  buried  her  by 
her  husband.  And  great  fear  came  upon  the  whole 
church,  and  upon  all  that  heard  these  things. 

And    by  the   hands  of  the  apostles  were  many  signs 


Acts  5.  12.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  761 

and  wonders  wrought  among  the  people  ;  and  they  were 
all  with  one  accord  in  Solomon's  porch.  But  of  the  rest 
durst  no  man  join  himself  to  them  ;  howbeit  the  people 
magnified  them ;  and  believers  were  the  more  added  to 
the  Lord,  multitudes  both  of  men  and  women  ;  Many 
insomuch  that  they  even  carried  out  the  miracles, 
sick  into  the  streets,  and  laid  them  on  beds  and  couches, 
that,  as  Peter  came  by,  at  the  least  his  shadow  might 
overshadow  some  one  of  them.  And  there  also  came 
together  the  multitude  from  the  cities  round  about  Jeru- 
salem, bringing  sick  folk,  and  them  that  were  vexed 
with  unclean  spirits ;  and  they  were  healed  every  one. 

But  the  high  priest  rose  up,  and  all  they  that  were 
with  him  (which  is  the  sect  of  the  Sadducees),  Persecu- 
and  they  were  filled  with  jealousy,  and  laid  ^^°^- 
hands  on  the  apostles,  and  put  them  in  public  ward. 
'But  an  angel  of  the  Lord  by  night  opened  the  prison 
doors,  and  brought  them  out,  and  said,  "  Go  ye,  and 
stand  and  speak  in  the  temple  to  the  people  all  the 
words  of  this  Life."  And  they  entered  into  the  temple 
about  daybreak,  and  taught. 

But  the  high  priest,  and  they  that  were  with  him, 
called  the  council  together,  and  all  the  senate  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  sent  to  the  prison  house  to  have 
them  brought.  But  the  officers  that  came  found  them 
not  in  the  prison  ;  and  they  returned,  and  told,  saying, 
"  The  prison  house  we  found  shut  in  all  safety,  and  the 
keepers  standing  at  the  doors  ;  but  when  we  had  opened, 
we  found  no  man  within." 

Now  when  the  captain  of  the  temple  and  the  chief 
priests  heard  these  words,  they  were  much  perplexed 
concerning  them  whereunto  this  would  grow.  And 
there  came  one  and  told  them,  "  Behold,  the  men  whom 
ye  put  in  the  prison  are  in  the  temple  standing  and 
teaching  the  people." 

Then  went  the  captain  with  the  officers,  and  brought, 
them,  but  without  violence ;  for  they  feared  the  people, 
lest  they  should  be  stoned.  And  when  they  had  brought 
them,  they  set  them  before  the  council. 

And  the  high  priest  asked  them,  saying,  "  We  straitly 
charged  you  not  to  teach  in  this  name  ;  and  behold,  ye 
51 


762  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  5. 28. 

have  filled  Jerusalem  with  your  teaching,  and  intend  to 
bring  this  man's  blood  upon  us." 

But  Peter  and  the  apostles  answered  and  said,  "We 
must  obey  God  rather  than  men.  The  God  of  our  fa- 
thers raised  up  Jesus,  whom  ye  slew,  hanging  him  on  a 
tree.  Him  did  God  exalt  with  his  right  hand  to  be  a 
Prince  and  a  Saviour,  for  to  give  repentance  to  Israel, 
and  remission  of  sins.  And  we  are  witnesses  of  these 
things ;  and  so  is  the  Holy  Ghost,  whom  God  hath 
given  to  them  that  obey  him." 

But  they,  when  they  heard  this,  were  cut  to  the  heart, 
and  were  minded  to  slay  them.  But  there  stood  up  one 
in  the  council,  a  Pharisee,  named  Gamaliel,  a  doctor  of 
the  law,  had  in  honor  of  all  the  people,  and  commanded 
to  put  the  men  forth  a  little  while.  And  he  said  unto 
Caution  of  them,  "Ye  men  of  Israel,  take  heed  to  your- 
Gainaiiei.  selves  as  touching  these  men,  what  ye  ard 
about  to  do.  For  before  these  days  rose  up  Theudas, 
giving  himself  out  to  be  somebody  ;  to  whom  a  number 
of  men,  about  four  hundred,  joined  themselves;  who 
was  slain  ;  and  all,  as  many  as  obeyed  him,  were  dis- 
persed, and  came  to  naught.  After  this  man  rose  up 
Judas  of  Galilee  in  the  days  of  the  enrollment,  and  drew 
away  some  of  the  people  after  him  ;  he  also  perished  ; 
and  all,  as  many  as  obeyed  him,  were  scattered  abroad. 
And  now,  refrain  from  these  men,  and  let  them  alone ; 
for  if  this  counsel  or  this  work  be  of  men,  it  will  be 
overthrown  ;  but  if  it  is  of  God,  ye  will  not  be  able  to 
overthrow  them  ;  lest  haply  ye  be  found  even  to  be 
fighting  against  God." 

And  to  him  they  agreed  ;  and  when  they  had  called 
the  apostles  unto  them,  they  beat  them  and  charged 
them  not  to  speak  in  the  name  of  Jesus,  and  let  them 
go.  They  therefore  departed  from  the  presence  of  the 
council,  rejoicing  that  they  were  counted  worthy  to  suffer 
dishonor  for  the  Name.  And  every  day,  in  the  temple 
and  at  home,  they  ceased  not  to  teach  and  to  preach 
Jesus  as  the  Christ. 

"  Now  in  these  days,  when  the  number  of  the  disciples 
was  multiplying,  there  arose  a  murmuring  of  the  ^  Grecian 
''About  A.  D.  36.      ''  R.  V.  maig.,  Gr.  Hellenists. 


Acts  6.  I.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  763 

Jews  against   the   Hebrews,  because  their  widows  were 
neglected  in  the  daily  ministration. 

And  the  twelve  called  the  multitude  of  the  disciples 
unto    tliem,   and    said,   "  It    is    not    fit    that         .       .  ^ 

1  1   1      r  1  1  1  r     ^       1  1  Appomt- 

we    should    torsake    tiie   word    oi    God,   and         ment  of 
serve  tables.    Look  ye  out  therefore,  brethren, 
from  among  you  seven  men  of  good  report,  full  of  the 
Spirit  and  of  wisdom,  whom  we  may  appoint  over  this 
business.     But  we  will  continue  steadfastly  in  prayer  and 
in  the  ministry  of  the  word." 

And  the  saying  pleased  the  whole  multitude ;  and 
they  chose  Stephen,  a  man  full  of  faith  and  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  and  Philip,  and  Prochorus,  and  Nicanor,  and 
Timon,  and  Parmenas,  and  Nicolas  a  proselyte  of  An- 
tioch  ;  whom  they  set  before  the  apostles  ;  and  when 
they  had  prayed,  they  laid  their  hands  on  them. 

And  the  word  of  God  increased;  and  the  number  of 
the  disciples  multiphed  in  Jerusalem  exceedingly ;  and 
a  great  company  of  the  priests  were  obedient  to  the 
faith. 


764  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  6. 8. 


CHAPTER   IV. 

STEPHEN     ARRAIGNED;      DEFENDING     HIMSELF;      MAR- 
TYRED :    THE   CHURCH    PERSECUTED. 

And  Stephen,  full  of  grace  and  power,  wrought  great 
wonders  and  signs  among  the  people.  But  there  arose 
Stephen  Certain  disputing  with   Stephen.     And   they 

arraigned.  were  not  able  to  withstand  the  wisdom  and 
the  Spirit  by  which  he  spake.  Then  they  suborned 
men,  which  said,  "We  have  heard  him  speak  blasphe- 
mous words  against  Moses,  and  against  God."  And  they 
stirred  up  the  people,  and  .the  elders,  and  the  scribes, 
and  came  upon  him,  and  seized,  and  brought  him  into 
the  council,  and  set  up  false  witnesses,  which  said, 
"This  man  ceaseth  not  to  speak  words  against  this  holy 
place,  and  the  law  ;  for  we  have  heard  him  say,  that  this 
Jesus  of  Nazareth  shall  destroy  this  place,  and  shall 
change  the  customs  which  Moses  delivered  unto  us." 

And  all  that  sat  in  the  council,  fastening  their  eyes  on 
him,  saw  his  face  as  it  had  been  the  face  of  an  angel. 

And  the  high  priest  said,  "  Are  these  things  so  ?  " 

And    Stephen    said: 

"  Brethren  and  fathers,  hearken.  The  God  of  glory 
appeared  unto  our  father  Abraham,  when  he  was  in 
Stephen's  Mesopotamia,  before  he  dwelt  in  Haran,  and 
defense.  c^;ijj  ^j„to  him,  '  Get  thee  out  of  thy  land,  and 

from  thy  kindred,  and  come  into  the  land  which  I  shall 
show  thee.'  Then  came  he  out  of  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans, and  dwelt  in  Haran  ;  and  from  thence,  when  his 
father  was  dead,  God  removed  him  into  this  land,  wherein 
ye  now  dwell.  And  Abraham  begat  Isaac,  and  Isaac  be- 
gat Jacob,  and  Jacob  the  twelve  patriarchs.  And  the 
patriarchs,  moved  with  jealousy  against  Joseph,  sold  him 
into  Egypt ;  and  God  was  with  him,  and  delivered  him 
out   of   all   his  afflictions,  and  made  him  governor  over 


Acts  7.  10.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  765 

Egypt.  And  Joseph  called  to  him  Jacob  his  father,  and 
all  his  kindred.  And  Jacob  went  down  into  Egypt ; 
and  he  died,  himself,  and  our  fathers.  But  as  the  time 
of  the  promise  drew  nigh,  which  God  vouchsafed  unto 
Abraham,  the  people  grew  and  multiplied  in  Egypt,  till 
there  arose  another  king  over  Egypt,  which  knew  not 
Joseph.  The  same  evil  entreated  our  fathers,  that  they 
should  cast  out  their  babes  to  the  end  they  might  not 
live.  At  which  season  Moses  was  born,  and  was  ex- 
ceeding fair ;  and  he  was  nourished  three  months  in  his 
father's  house  ;  and  when  he  was  cast  out,  Pharaoh's 
daughter  took  him  up,  and  nourished  him  for  her  own 
son.  And  Moses  was  instructed  in  all  the  wisdom  of  the 
Egyptians;  and  he  was  mighty  in-  his  words  and  works. 
But  when  he  was  well-nigh  forty  years  old,  it  came  into 
his  heart  to  visit  his  brethren  the  children  of  Israel. 
And  seeing  one  of  them  suffer  wrong,  he  defended  him, 
and  avenged  him  that  was  oppressed,  smiting  the  Egyp- 
tian ;  and  he  supposed  that  his  brethren  understood  how 
that  God  by  his  hand  was  giving  them  deliverance ;  but 
they  understood  not.  And  the  day  following  he  ap- 
peared unto  them  as  they  strove,  and  would  have  set 
them  at  one  again,  saying,  '  Sirs,  ye  are  brethren  ;  why 
do  ye  wrong  one  to  another?'  But  he  that  did  his 
neighbor  wrong  thrust  him  away,  saying,  '  Who  made 
thee  a  ruler  and  a  judge  over  us?  Wouldest  thou  kill 
me,  as  thou  killedst  the  Egyptian  yesterday?'  And 
Moses  fled  at  this  saying,  and  became  a  sojourner  in  the 
land  of  Midian.  And  when  forty  years  were  fulfilled, 
an  angel  appeared  to  him  in  the  wilderness  of  Mount 
Sinai,  in  a  flame  of  fire  in  a  bush.  And  there  came  a 
voice  of  the  Lord,  '  1  am  the  God  of  thy  fathers,  the 
God  of  Abraham,  and  of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob.'  And 
Moses  trembled,  and  durst  not  behold.  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  him,  '  Loose  the  shoes  from  thy  feet ;  for  the 
place  whereon  thou  standest  is  holy  ground.  I  have 
surely  seen  the  affliction  of  my  people  which  is  in 
Egypt,  and  have  heard  their  groaning,  and  I  am  come 
down  to  deliver  them  ;  and  now  come,  I  will  send  thee 
into  Egypt.'  This  Moses  whom  they  refused,  saying, 
*  Who  made  thee  a  ruler  and  a  judge?'  him   hath  God 


766  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  7. 35, 

sent  to  be  both  a  ruler  and  a  deliverer  with  the  hand  of 
the  angel  which  appeared  to  him  in  the  bush.  This 
man  led  them  forth,  having  wrought  wonders  and  signs 
in  Egypt,  and  in  the  Red  Sea,  and  in  the  wilderness 
forty  years.  This  is  that  Moses,  which  said  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  '  A  prophet  shall  God  raise  up  unto 
you  from  among  your  brethren,  like  unto  me.'  This  is 
he  that  was  in  the  church  in  the  wilderness  with  the 
angel  which  spake  to  him  in  the  Mount  Sinai,  and  with 
our  fathers  ;  who  received  living  oracles  to  give  unto  us  ; 
to  whom  our  fathers  would  not  be  obedient,  but  thrust 
him  from  them,  and  turned  back  in  their  hearts  unto 
Egypt,  saying  unto  Aaron,  '  Make  us  gods  which  shall 
go  before  us ;  for  as  for  this  Moses,  which  led  us  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Eg3^pt,  we  wot  not  what  is  become 
of  him.'  Our  fathers  had  the  tabernacle  of  the  testi- 
mony in  the  wilderness.  Which  also  our  fathers,  in 
their  turn,  brought  in  with  Joshua  when  they  entered  on 
the  possession  of  the  nations,  unto  the  days  of  David  ; 
who  found  favor  in  the  sight  of  God,  and  asked  to  find 
a  habitation  for  the  God  of  Jacob.  But  Solomon  built 
him  a  house.  Howbeit  the  Most  High  dwelleth  not  in 
houses  made  with  hands ;  as  saith  the  prophet, 

"  * "  The  heaven  is  my  throne, 

And  the  earth  the  footstool  of  my  feet ; 

What  manner  of  house  will  ye  build  me?  "  saith  the 
Lord  ; 

"Or  what  is  the  place  of  my  rest? 

Did  not  my  hand  make  all  these  things?"  ' 
"  "■  Ye  stiffnecked  and  uncircumcised  in  heart  and  ears, 
ye  do  always  resist  the  Holy  Ghost  ;  as  your  fathers  did, 
so  do  ye.  Which  of  the  prophets  did  not  your  fathers 
persecute?  and  they  killed  them  which  showed  before 
of  the  coming  of  the  Righteous  One;  of  whom  }e 
have  now  become  betrayers  and  murderers;  )e  who  re- 
ceived the  law  as  it  was  ordained  by  angels,  and  kept  it 
not." 

Now  when  the)-  heard  these  things,  they  w  ere  cut   to 
the    heart,  ami   they  gnashed   on   him   with    their  teeth. 
But  he,  being  full   of  the    Holy  Ghost,  looked   up  stead- 
*  Stephen  doubtless  saw  indicalions  of  obduracy. 


Acts  7. 55.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  76Y 

fastly  into  heaven,  and  saw  the  glory  of  God,  and  Jesus 
standing  on  the  right  hand  of  God,  and  said,  "  Behold, 
I  see  the  heavens  opened,  and  the  Son  of  man  stand- 
ing on  the  right  hand  of  God." 

But  they  cried  out  with  a  loud  voice,  and  stopped 
their  ears,  and  rushed  upon  him  with  one  accord  ;  and 
they  cast  him  out  of  the  city,  and  stoned  him  ;  and  the 
witnesses  laid  down  their  garments  at  the  feet  of  a  young 
man  named  Saul.  And  they  stoned  Ste-  Stephen's 
phen,  calling  upon  the  Lord,  and  saying,  martyrdom. 
"  Lord  Jesus,  receive  my  spirit !  "  And  he  kneeled  down, 
and  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  "  Lord,  lay  not  this  sin  to 
their  charge."  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  ^  fell  asleep. 

And  Saul  was  consenting  unto  his  death. 

And    there    arose   on    that   day  a    great    persecution 
against  the  church  which   was  in   Jerusalem  ;  and  they 
were  all  scattered  abroad  throughout  the  re-, 
gions    of    Judaea   and    Samaria,    except    the      secution.  " 
apostles. 

And  devout  men  buried  Stephen,  and  made  great 
lamentation  over  him. 

But  Saul  laid  waste  the  church,  entering  into  every 
house,  and  haling  men  and  women  committed  them  to 
prison. 

"  About  A.  D.  37. 


768  The  Shorter  Busle  [Acts  8.  4. 


CHAPTER    V. 

THE  GOSPEL  IN  SAMARIA:    PHILIP  AND  THE  ETHIOPIAN. 

They  therefore  that  were  scattered  abroad  went  about 
preaching  the  word.  And  Phihp  went  down  to  the  city 
of  Samaria,  and  proclaimed  unto  them  the  Christ,  And 
The  Gospel  ^^^  multitudes  gave  heed  with  one  accord 
in  Samaria,  unto  the  things  that  were  spoken  by  Philip, 
when  they  heard,  and  saw  the  signs  which  he  did.  P^or 
from  many  of  those  which  had  unclean  spirits,  they  came 
out,  crying  with  a  loud  voice  ;  and  many  that  were  pal- 
sied, and  that  were  lame,  were  healed.  And  there  was 
much  joy  in  that  city. 

But  there  was  a  certain  man,  Simon  by  name,  which 
beforetime  in  the  city  used  sorcery,  and  amazed  the 
Simon  the  people  of  Samaria,  giving  out  that  himself 
sorcerer.  ^yj^^  some  great  one  ;  to  whom  they  all  gave 
heed,  from  the  least  to  the  greatest,  saying,  "This  man 
is  that  power  of  God  which  is  called  Great."  And  the)- 
gave  heed  to  him,  because  that  of  long  time  he  had 
amazed  them  with  his  sorceries.  But  when  they  be- 
lieved Philip  preaching  good  tidings  concerning  the  king- 
dom of  God  and  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  they  were 
baptized,  both  men  and  women.  And  Simon  also  him- 
self believed ;  and  being  baptized,  he  continued  with 
Philip;  and  beholding  signs  and  great  miracles  wrought, 
he  was  amazed. 

Now  when  the  apostles  which  were  at  Jerusalem  heard 
that  Samaria  had  received  the  word  of  God,  they  sent 
unto  them  Peter  and  John  ;  who,  when  they  were  come 
down,  prayed  for  them,  that  they  might  receive  the  Holy 
Ghost ;  for  as  yet  he  was  fallen  upon  none  of  them  ;  only 
they  had  been  baptized  into  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 
Then  laid  they  their  hands  on  them,  and  they  received 
the  WoW  Ghcvst. 


Acts  8.  i8.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  769 

Now  when  Simon  saw  that  through  the  laying  on  of 
the  apostles'  hands  the  Holy  Ghost  was  given,  he  offered 
them  money,  saying,  "  Give  me  also  this  power,  that  on 
whomsoever  I  lay  my  hands,  he  may  receive  the  Holy 
Ghost." 

But  Peter  said  unto  him,  "  Thy  silver  perish  with  thee, 
because  thou  hast  thought  to  obtain  the  gift  of  God  with 
money.  Thou  hast  neither  part  nor  lot  in  this  matter ; 
for  thy  heart  is  not  right  before  God.  Repent  therefore 
of  this  thy  wickedness,  and  pray  the  Lord,  if  perhaps  the 
thought  of  thy  heart  shall  be  forgiven  thee.  For  I  see 
that  thou  art  in  the  gall  of  bitterness  and  in  the  bond  of 
iniquity." 

And  Simon  answered  and  said,  "  Pray  ye  for  me  to 
the  Lord,  that  none  of  the  things  which  ye  have  spoken 
come  upon  me." 

They  therefore,  when  they  had  testified  and  spoken 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and 
preached  the  gospel  to  many  villages  of  the  Samaritans. 

But  an  angel  of  the  Lord  spake  unto  Philip,  saying, 
"  Arise,  and  go  toward  the  south  unto  the  way  that 
goeth  down  from  Jerusalem  unto  Gaza ;  the  same  is 
desert." 

And  he  arose  and  went ;  and  behold,  a  man  of  Ethio- 
pia, a  eunuch  of  great  authority  under  Can-  ^^.j.  ^^^ 
dace,  queen  of  the  Ethiopians,  who  was  over  theEthio- 
all  her  treasure,  who  had  come  to  Jerusalem  ^^^"' 
for  to  worship;  and  he  was  returning,  sitting  in  his 
chariot,  and  reading  the  prophet  Isaiah. 

And  the  Spirit  said  unto  Philip,  "  Go  near,  and  join 
thyself  to  this  chariot." 

And  Philip  ran  to  him,  and  heard  him  reading,  and 
said,  "  Understandest  thou  what  thou  readest?  " 

And  he  said,  "  How  can  I,  except  some  one  shall 
guide  me?"  And  he  besought  Philip  to  come  up  and 
sit  with  him. 

Now  the  place  of  the  Scripture  which  he  was  reading 
was  this, 

"  He  was  led  as  a  sheep  to  the  slaughter ; 
And  as  a  lamb  before  his  shearer  is  dumb. 
So  he  openeth  not  his  mouth ; 


770  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  8. 33. 

In  his  humiliation  his  judgment  was  taken  away; 
His  generation  who  shall  declare? 
For  his  life  is  taken  from  the  earth." 

And  the  eunuch  said,  "  I  pray  thee,  of  whom  speaketh 
the  prophet  this  ?     Of  himself,  or  of  some  other?" 

And  Philip  opened  his  mouth,  and  beginning  from  this 
scripture,  preached  unto  him  Jesus. 

And  as  they  went  on  the  way,  they  came  unto  a  cer- 
tain water  ;  and  the  eunuch  saith,  "  Behold,  here  is  water  ; 
what  doth  hinder  me  to  be  baptized  ?  "  ^ 

And  he  commanded  the  chariot  to  stand  still ;  and 
they  both  went  down  into  the  water,  both  Philip  and  the 
eunuch  ;  and  he  baptized  him. 

And  when  they  came  up  out  of  the  w^ater,  the  Spirit 
of  the  Lord  caught  away  Philip  ;  and  the  eunuch  saw  him 
no  more,  for  he  went  on  his  way  rejoicing.  But  Pliilip 
was  found  at  Azotus  ;  and  passing  through  he  preached 
the  gospel  to  all  the  cities,  till  he  came  to  Caesarea. 

*  Some  ancient  authorities  insert,  wholly  or  in  part,  ver.  37.  A>id  Philip 
said,  "  If  thou  believest  with  all  thy  heart  thou  mayest."  And  he  an- 
swered and  said,  "//v/«Vzr  thai  yesKS  Christ  is  the  Son  of  God." 


Acts  9- I.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  771 


CHAPTER   VI. 

CONVERSION   OF   SAUL:     HIS   EARLY    MINISTRY. 

But  Saul,  yet  breathing  threatening  and  slaughter 
against  the  disciples  of  the  Lord,  '"^  went  unto  the  high 
priest,  and  asked  of  him  letters  to  Damascus  saui'scon- 
unto  the  synagogues,  that  if  he  found  any  version, 
that  were  of  the  Way,  whether  men  or  women,  he  might 
bring  them  bound  to  Jerusalem. 

And  as  he  journeyed,  it  came  to  pass  that  he  drew 
nigh  unto  Damascus  ;  and  suddenly  there  shone  round 
about  him  a  light  out  of  heaven  ;  and  he  fell  upon  the 
earth,  and  heard  a  voice  saying  unto  him,  "Saul,  Saul, 
why  persecutest  thou  me?" 

And  he  said,  "Who  art  thou,  Lord?" 

And  he  said,  "I  am  Jesus  whom  thou  persecutest; 
but  rise,  and  enter  into  the  city,  and  it  shall  be  told  thee 
what  thou  must  do." 

And  the  men  that  journeyed  with  him  stood  speech- 
less, hearing  the  voice,  but  beholding  no  man.  And 
Saul  arose  from  the  earth ;  and  when  his  eyes  were 
opened,  he  saw  nothing ;  and  .they  led  him  by  the  hand, 
and  brought  him  into  Damascus.  And  he  was  three 
days  without  sight,  and  did  neither  eat  nor  drink. 

Now  there  was  a  certain  disciple  at  Damascus  ;  and  the 
Lord  said  unto  him  in  a  vision,  "  Ananias." 

And  he  said,  "  Behold,  I  am  here,  Lord." 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  "Arise,  and  go  to  the 
street  which  is  called  Straight,  and  inquire  in  the  house 
of  Judas  for  one  named  Saul,  a  man  of  Tarsus.  For  be- 
hold, he  prayeth  ;  and  he  hath  seen  a  man  named  Ananias 
coming  in,  and  laying  his  hands  on  him,  that  he  might 
receive  his  sight.  He  is  a  chosen  vessel  unto  me,  to  bear 
my  name  before  Gentiles  and  kings,  and  the  children  of 

"  Probably  about  A.  D.  37. 


772  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  9. 15. 

Israel.  I  will  show  him  how  many  things  he  must  suffer 
for  my  name's  sake." 

And  Ananias  departed,  and  entered  into  the  house; 
and  laying  his  hands  on  him  said,  "  Brother  Saul,  the 
Lord,  even  Jesus  hath  sent  me,  that  thou  mayest  re- 
ceive thy  sight,  and  be  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost." 

And  straightway  there  fell  from  his  eyes  as  it  were 
scales,  and  he  received  his  sight ;  and  he  arose  and  was 
baptized  ;  and  he  took  food  and  was  strengthened. 

And  he  was  certain  days  with  the  disciples  which  were 
at  Damascus.  And  straightway  in  the  synagogues  he 
Saul  with  proclaimed  Jesus,  that  he  is  the  son  of  God. 
the  disci-  And  all  that  heard  him  were  amazed,  and 
said,  "  Is  not  this  he  that  in  Jerusalem  made 
havoc  of  them  which  called  on  this  name  ?  And  he  had 
come  hither  for  this  intent,  that  he  might  bring  them 
bound  before  the  chief  priests."  But  Saul  increased  the 
more  in  strength,  and  confounded  the  Jews  which  dwelt 
at  Damascus,  proving  that  this  is  the  Christ. 

And  when  many  days  were  fulfilled,  the  Jews  took 
counsel  together  to  kill  him  ;  but  their  plot  became 
known  to  Saul.  And  they  watched  the  gates  also  day 
and  night  that  they  might  kill  him  ;  but  his  disciples 
took  him  by  night,  and  let  him  down  through  the  wall, 
lowering  him  in  a  basket. 

And  when  he  was  come  to  Jerusalem,  he  assayed  to 
join  himself  to  the  disciples ;  and  they  were  all  afraid 
of  him,  not  believing  that  he  was  a  disciple.  But  Bar- 
nabas took  him,  and  declared  to  the  apostles  how  he 
had  seen  the  Lord  in  the  way,  and  how  at  Damascus 
he  had  preached  boldly  in  the  name  of  Jesus.  And 
he  was  with  them  going  in  and  going  out  at  Jerusalem, 
preaching  boldly  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  And  he 
spake  and  disputed  against  the  Grecian  Jews ;  but  they 
went  about  to  kill  him.  And  when  the  brethren  knew 
it,  they  sent  him  forth  to  Tarsus. 

So  the  church  throughout  all  Judaea  and  Galilee  and 
Samaria  had  peace,  being  edified  ;  and,  walking  in  tlie 
fear  of  the  Lord  and  in  the  comfort  of  the  llol)'  Ghost, 
was  multiplied. 


Acts  9.  32.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  7T3 


CHAPTER  VII. 

PETER   ITINERATING  ;    CARRYING   THE   GOSPEL   TO   COR- 
NELIUS  AND    THE   GENTILES. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Peter  went  throughout  all 
parts,  he  came  down  also  to  the  saints  which  dwelt  at 
Lydda.  And  there  he  found  a  certain  man 
named  ^neas,  which  had  kept  his  bed  eight  Lydda  and 
years;  for  he  was  palsied.  And  Peter  said 
unto  him,  "  ^Eneas,  Jesus  Christ  healeth  thee  ;  arise,  and 
make  thy  bed." 

And  straightway  he  arose.  And  all  that  dwelt  at 
Lydda  and  in  Sharon  saw  him,  and  they  turned  to  the 
Lord. 

Now   there    was    at    Joppa  a   certain   disciple  named 
Tabitha,  which  by  interpretation  is  called  ^  Dorcas.    This 
woman  was  full  of  good  works  and  almsdeeds 
which  she  did.     And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  she  fell  sick,  and  died.     And  when  they  had 
washed  her,  they  laid  her  in  an  upper  chamber. 

And  jis  Lydda  w^as  nigh  unto  Joppa,  the  disciples, 
hearing  that  Peter  was  there,  sent  two  men  unto  him, 
intreating  him,  "  Delay  not  to  come  on  unto  us." 

And  Peter  arose  and  went  with  them.  And  when  he 
was  come,  they  brought  him  into  the  upper  chamber; 
and  all  the  widows  stood  by  him  weeping,  and  showing 
the  coats  and  garments  which  Dorcas  made,  while  she 
was  with  them.  But  Peter  put  them  all  forth,  and 
kneeled  down,  and  prayed  ;  and  turning  to  the  body,  he 
said,  "Tabitha,  arise." 

And  she  opened  her  eyes  ;  and  when  she  saw  Peter, 
she  sat  up.  And  he  gave  her  his  hand,  and  raised  her 
up  ;  and  calling  the  saints  and  widows,  he  presented  her 
alive. 

*  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  Gazelle. 


774  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  9. 42. 

And  it  became  known  throughout  all  Joppa  ;  and  many 
believed  on  the  Lord.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he 
abode  many  days  in  Joppa  with  one  Simon  a  tanner. 

Now  there  was  a  certain  man  in  Csesarea,  Cornelius 
by  name,  a  centiirion  of  the  band  called  the  Italian  band, 
Cornelius  ^  devout  man,  and  one  that  feared  God  with 
recen^ing  all  his  house,  who  gave  much  alms  to  the 
people,  and  prayed  to  God  alway.  He  saw 
in  a  vision  openly,  as  it  were  about  the  ninth  hour  of 
the  day,  an  angel  of  God  coming  in  unto  him,  and  say- 
ing to  him,  "  Cornelius  !  " 

And  he,  fastening  his  eyes  upon  him,  and  being 
affrighted,  said,  "  What  is  it.  Lord  ?  " 

And  he  said  unto  him,  "  Thy  prayers  and  thine  alms 
are  gone  up  for  a  memorial  before  God.  And  now  send 
men  to  Joppa,  and  fetch  one  Simon,  who  is  surnamed 
Peter;  he  lodgeth  with  one  Simon  a  tanner,  whose  house 
is  by  the  seaside." 

And  when  the  angel  that  spake  unto  him  was  departed, 
he  called  two  of  his  household  servants,  and  a  devout 
soldier  of  them  that  waited  on  him  continually;  and  hav- 
ing rehearsed  all  things  unto  them,  he  sent  them  to  Joppa. 

Now  on  the  morrow,  as  they  were  on  their  journey, 
and  drew  nigh  unto  the  city,  Peter  went  up  upon  the 
housetop  to  pray,  about  the  sixth  hour ;  and  he  became 
hungry,  and  desired  to  eat.  But  while  they  made  ready, 
he  fell  into  a  trance ;  and  he  beholdeth  the  heaven 
opened,  and  a  certain  vessel  descending,  as  it  were  a 
great  sheet,  let  down  by  four  corners  upon  the  earth  ; 
wherein  were  all  manner  of  fourfooted  beasts  and  creep- 
ing things  of  the  earth  and  fowls  of  the  heaven. 

And  there  came  a  voice,  "  Rise,  Peter  ;  kill  and  eat." 

But  Peter  said, "  Not  so,  Lord  ;  for  I  have  never  eaten 
anything  that  is  common  and  unclean." 

And  a  voice  came  unto  him  again  the  second  time, 
"  What  God  hath  cleansed,  make  not  thou  common." 

And  this  was  done  thrice  ;  and  straightway  the  vessel 
was  received  up  into  heaven. 

Now  while  Peter  was  much  perplexed  in  himself  what 
the  vision  which  he  had  seen  might  mean,  behold,  liie 
men  that  were  sent    by  Cornelius,  having  made  inquiry 


Acts  lo.  17.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  775 

for  Simon's  house,  stood  before  the  gate,  and  called  and 
asked  whether  Simon,  which  was  surnamed  Peter,  were 
lodging  there.  And  while  Peter  thought  on  the  vision, 
the  Spirit  said  unto  him,  "  Behold,  three  men  seek  thee. 
Arise,  and  get  thee  down,  and  go  with  them,  nothing 
doubting ;  for  I  have  sent  them." 

And  Peter  went  down  to  the  men,  and  said,  "  Behold, 
I  am  he  whom  ye  seek ;  what  is  the  cause  wherefore  ye 
are  come?  " 

And  they  said,  "  Cornelius  a  centurion,  a  righteous  man 
and  one  that  feareth  God,  and  well  reported  of  by  all  the 
nation  of  the  Jews,  was  warned  of  God  by  a  holy  angel 
to  send  for  thee  into  his  house,  to  hear  words  from  thee." 

So  he  called  them  in  and  lodged  them. 

And  on  the  morrow  he  arose  and  "went  forth  with  them, 
and  certain  of  the  brethren  from  Joppa  accompanied 
him.     And  they  entered  into  Caesarea. 

And  Cornelius  was  waiting  for  them,  having  called  to- 
gether his  kinsmen  and  his  near  friends.  And  when 
Peter  entered,  Cornelius  met  him,  and  fell  down  at  his 
feet,  and  worshiped  him.  But  Peter  raised  him  up,  say- 
ing, "  Stand  up  ;  I  myself  also  am  a  man." 

And  as  he  talked  with  him,  he  went  in,  and  findeth 
many  come  together;  and  he  said  unto  them,  "Ye 
yourselves  know  how  that  it  is  an  unlawful  thing  for  a 
man  that  is  a  Jew  to  join  himself  or  come  unto  one  of 
another  nation ;  and  yet  unto  me  hath  God  showed  that 
I  should  not  call  any  man  common  or  unclean  ;  where- 
fore also  I  came  without  gainsaying,  when  I  was  sent 
for.     I  ask  therefore  with  what  intent  ye  sent  for  me." 

And  Cornelius  said,  "  Four  days  ago,  until  this  hour, 
I  was  keeping  the  ninth  hour  of  prayer  in  my  house  ;  and 
behold,  a  man  stood  before  me  in  bright  apparel,  and 
saith,  '  Cornelius,  thy  prayer  is  heard,  and  thine  alms  are 
had  in  remembrance  in  the  sight  of  God.  Send  there- 
fore to  Joppa,  and  call  unto  thee  Simon,  who  is  surnamed 
Peter  ;  he  lodgeth  in  the  house  of  Simon  a  tanner,  by  the 
seaside.'  Forthwith  therefore  I  sent  to  thee  ;  and  thou 
hast  well  done  that  thou  art  come.  Now  therefore  we 
are  all  here  present  in  the  sight  of  God,  to  hear  all  things 
that  have  been  commanded  thee  of  the  Lord." 


T76  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  lo.  34. 

And  Peter  opened  his  mouth,  and  said: 

"  Of  a  truth  I  perceive  that  God  is  no  respecter  of 
persons;  but  in  every  nation  he  that  feareth  him,  and 
workcth  righteousness,  is  acceptable  to  him".  The  word 
which  he  sent  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  preaching  good 
tidings  of  peace  by  Jesus  Christ  (he  is  Lord  of  all),  that 
saying  ye  yourselves  know,  which  was  published  through- 
out all  Judaea,  beginning  from  Galilee,  after  the  baptism 
which  John  preached  ;  even  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  how  that 
God  anointed  him  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and  with  power  ; 
who  went  about  doing  good,  and  healing  all  that  were 
oppressed  of  the  devil;  for  God  was  with  him.  And  we 
are  witnesses  of  all  things  which  he  did  both  in  the 
country  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jerusalem  ;  whom  also  they 
slew,  hanging  him  on  a  tree.  Him  God  raised  up  the 
third  day,  and  gave  him  to  be  made  manifest,  not  to  all 
the  people,  but  unto  witnesses  that  were  chosen  before 
of  God,  even  to  us,  who  did  eat  and  drink  with  him  after 
he  rose  from  the  dead.  And  he  charged  us  to  preach 
unto  the  people,  and  to  testify  that  this  is  he  which  is 
ordained  of  God  to  be  the  Judge  of  quick  and  dead. 
To  him  bear  all  the  prophets  witness,  that  through  his 
name  everyone  that  believcth  on  him  shall  receive  re- 
mission of  sins." 

While  Peter  yet  spake  these  words,  the  Holy  Ghost 
fell  on  all  them  which  heard  the  word.  And  they  of  the 
circumcision  which  believed  were  amazed,  as  many  as 
came  with  Peter,  because  that  on  the  Gentiles  also  was 
poured  out  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  For  they  heard 
them  speak  with  tongues,  and  magnify  God. 

Then  answered  Peter,  "  Can  any  man  forbid  the  water, 
that  these  should  not  be  baptized,  which  have  received 
the  Holy  Ghost  as  well  as  we?"  And  he  commanded 
them  to  be  baptized  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ. 

Then  prayed  they  him  to  tarry  certain  days. 

Now  the  apostles  and  the  brethren  that  were  in  JucUea 
heard  that  the  Gentiles  also  had  received  the  word  of 
God.  And  when  Peter  was  come  up  to  Jerusalem,  tiicy 
that  were  of  the  circumcision  contended  with  him,  saying, 
"Thou  wentest  in  to  men  uncircumcised,  and  didst  eat 
with  them." 


Acts  1 1.  4-]     Chronologically  Arranged.  777 

But  Peter  began,  and  expounded  the  matter  unto  them 
in   order,  saying,  "  The  Spirit  bade  me  ijo.    ^  .    , 

A       1     1  •      1  1  1  -1  Peter's 

Ana  these  six  brethren  also  accompanied  me  ;  explanation, 
and  we  entered  into  the  man's  house.  And  as  I  began 
to  speak,  the  Holy  Ghost  fell  on  them,  even  as  on  us  at 
the  beginning.  And  I  remembered  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  how  that  he  said,  '  John  indeed  baptized  with 
water;  but  ye  shall  be  baptized  with  the  Holy  Ghost.' 
If  then  God  gave  unto  them  the  like  gift  as  he  did  also 
unto  us,  when  we  believed  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who 
was  I,  that  I  could  withstand  God  ?  " 

And  when  they  heard  these  things,  they  held  their 
peace,  and  glorified  God,  saying,  "  Then  to  the  Gentiles 
also  hath  God  granted  repentance  unto  life." 

52 


778  The  vSiiorter  Bible  [Acts  u.  19. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

THE  GOSPEL  AT  ANTIOCII  :  MARTYRDOM  OF  JAMES: 
IMPRISONMENT  AND  RELEASE  OF  PETER:  DEATH 
OF   HEROD. 

They  therefore  that  were  scattered  abroad  upon  the 
The  Gospel  tribulation  that  arose  about  Stephen  traveled 
atAntioch.  ^g  f^^j-  ^g  Phoenicia,  and  Cyprus,  and  Antioch, 
speaking  the  word  to  none  save  only  to  Jews.  But  there 
were  some  of  them,  men  of  Cyprus  and  Cyrene,  who, 
when  they  were  come  to  Antioch,  spake  unto  the  Greeks 
also,  preaching  the  Lord  Jesus.  And  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  was  with  them  ;  and  a  great  number  that  believed 
turned  unto  the  Lord. 

And  the  report  concerning  them  came  to  the  ears  of 
the  church  which  was  in  Jerusalem  ;  and  they  sent  forth 
Barnabas  as  far  as  Antioch  ;  who,  when  he  was  come, 
and  had  seen  the  grace  of  God,  was  glad  ;  and  he  ex- 
horted them  all,  that  with  purpose  of  heart  they  would 
cleave  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  was  a  good  man,  and  full 
of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  of  faith;  and  much  people  was 
added  unto  the  Lord. 

And  he  went  forth  to  Tarsus  to  seek  for  Saul ;  and 
when  he  had  found  him,  he  brought  him  unto  Antioch. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  that  even  for  a  whole  year  they 
were  gathered  together  with  the  church,  and  taught 
much  people;  and  that  the  disciples  were  called  Chris- 
tians first  in  Antioch. 

Now  in  these  days  there  came  down  prophets  from 
Jerusalem  unto  Antioch.  And  there  stood  up  one  of 
them  named  Agabus,  and  signified  by  the  Spirit  that 
A  collection  there  should  be  a  great  famine  over  all  the 
mother  world  ;    which   came   to  pass   in  the  days  of 

church.  Claudius.     And  the  disci[)lcs,  every  man  ac- 

cording to  his  ability,  determined  to  send  relief  unto  the 


Acts  11.29.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  TY9 

brethren  that  dwelt  in  Judaea;  which  also  they  did, 
sending  it  to  the  elders  by  the  hand  of  Barnabas  and 
Saul. 

"^  Now  about  that  time  ''  Herod  the  king  put  forth  his 
hands  to  afflict  certain  of  the  church.  And  he  killed 
Tames  the  brother  of  John  with  the  sword,    t^    ^^   f 

All  1  1-1  1     1        T  Death  of 

And  when  he  saw  that  it  pleased  the     ews,    James-Pe- 

u  JJ<-  -TJi-i  A      ^  i\,  term  prison. 

he  proceeded  to  seize  reter  also.  And  those 
were  the  days  of  unleavened  bread.  And  when  he  had 
taken  him,  he  put  him  in  prison,  and  delivered  him  to 
four  quaternions  of  soldiers  to  guard  him  ;  intending 
after  the  Passover  to  bring  him  forth  to  the  people. 
Peter  therefore  was  kept  in  the  prison  ;  but  prayer  was 
made  earnestly  of  the  church  unto  God  for  him. 

And  when  Herod  was  about  to  bring  him  forth,  the 
same  night  Peter  was  sleeping  between  two  soldiers, 
bound  with  two  chains;  and  guards  before  the  door  kept 
the  prison.  And  behold,  an  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  by 
him,  and  a  light  shined  in  the  cell ;  and  he  smote  Peter 
on  the  side,  and  awoke  him,  saying,  "  Rise  Released  by 
up  quickly."     And  his  chains  fell  off.  an  angel. 

And  the  angel  said  unto  him,  "  Gird  thyself,  and  bind 
on  thy  sandals.  Cast  thy  garment  about  thee,  and  fol- 
low me." 

And  he  went  out,  and  followed  ;  and  he  wist  not  that 
it  was  true  which  was  done  by  the  angel,  but  thought  he 
saw  a  vision.  And  when  they  were  past  the  first  and 
the  second  ward,  they  came  unto  the  iron  gate  that  lead- 
eth  into  the  city  ;  which  opened  to  them  of  its  own 
accord  ;  and  they  went  out,  and  passed  on  through  one 
street ;  and  straightway  the  angel  departed  from  him. 

And  when  Peter  was  come  to  himself,  he  said,  "  Now 
I  know  of  a  truth,  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  forth  his 
angel  and  delivered  me  out  of  the  hand  of  Herod,  and 
from  all  the  expectation  of  the  people  of  the  Jews." 

And  he  came  to  the  house  of  Mary  the  mother  of 
John  whose  surname  was  Mark,  where  many  were  gath- 
ered together  and  were  praying.  And  when  he  knocked 
at  the  door  of  the  gate,  a  maid  came  to  answer,  named 
Rhoda.  And  when  she  knew  Peter's  voice,  she  opened 
*  A.  D.  43.  *•  Grandson  of  Herod  the  Great. 


780  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  12.  14. 

not  the  gate  for  joy,  but  ran  in,  and  told  that  Peter  stood 
before  the  gate. 

And  they  said  unto  her,  "  Thou  art  mad."  But  she 
confidently  affirmed  that  it  was  even  so. 

And  they  said,  "  It  is  his  angel." 

But  Peter  continued  knocking ;  and  when  they  had 
opened,  they  saw  him,  and  were  amazed.  But  he,  beck- 
oning unto  them  with  the  hand  to  hold  their  peace, 
declared  unto  them  how  the  Lord  had  brought  him 
forth  out  of  the  prison.  And  he  said,  "  Tell  these  things 
unto  James,  and  to  the  brethren."  And  he  departed, 
and  went  to  another  place. 

Now  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  there  was  no  small  stir 
among  the  soldiers,  what  was  become  of  Peter.  And 
when  Herod  had  sought  for  him,  and  found  him  not,  he 
examined  the  guards,  and  commanded  that  they  should 
be  put  to  death.  And  he  went  down  from  Jud?ea  to 
Caesarea,  and  tarried  there. 

And  upon  a  set  day  Herod  arrayed  himself  in  royal 
apparel,  and  sat  on  the  throne,  and  made  an  oration  unto 
Death  of  them.  And  the  people  shouted,  saying,  "  The 
Herod.  voice  of  a  god,  and  not  of  a  man."     And  im- 

mediately an  angel  of  the  Lord  smote  him,  because  he 
gave  not  God  the  glory ;  and  he  was  eaten  of  worms, 
and  ^  gave  up  the  ghost. 

But  the  word  of  God  grew  and  multiplied. 

*A.  D.  44.     Well  fixed  in  secular  history. 


Acts  12. 25.]   Chronologically  Arranged,  781 


CHAPTER  IX. 

PAUL'S   FIRST    MISSIONARY    JOURNEY. 

And  Barnabas  and  Saul  returned  ^  from  Jerusalem, 
when  they  had  fulfilled  their  ministration,  taking  with 
them  John  whose  surname  was  Mark. 

Now  there  were  at  Ailtioch,  in  the  church  that  was 
there,  prophets  and  teachers,  Barnabas,  and  caiiofBar- 
Symeon  that  was  called  Niger,  and  Lucius  salifal'ii^s- 
of  Cyrene,  and  Manaen  the  foster  brother  of  sionaries. 
Herod  the  tetrarch,  and  Saul.  And  as  they  ministered 
to  the  Lord,  and  fasted,  the  Holy  Ghost  said,  "  Separate 
me  Barnabas  and  Saul  for  the  work  whereunto  I  have 
called  them." 

Then,  when  they  had  fasted  and  prayed  and  laid  their 
hands  on  them,  they  sent  them  away. 

''  So  they,  being  sent  forth  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  went 
down  to  Seleucia  ;  and  from  thence  they  sailed 
to  Cyprus.     And  when  they  were  at  Salamis,  ariesin 
they  proclaimed  the  word  of  God  in  thesyna-     yp^^^- 
gogues  of  the  Jews;  and    they  had   also  John   as  their 
attendant. 

And  when  they  had  gone  through  the  whole  island 
unto  Paphos,  they  found  a  certain  sorcerer,  a  false 
prophet,  a  Jew,  whose  name  was  Bar-Jesus;  which  was 
with  the  proconsul,  Sergius  Paulus,  a  man  of  understand- 
ing. The  same  called  unto  him  Barnabas  and  Saul,  and 
sought  to  hear  the  word  of  God.  But  Elymas  the  sor- 
cerer (for  so  is  his  name  by  interpretation)  withstood 
them,  seeking  to  turn  aside  the  proconsul  from  the  faith. 

But  Saul,  who  is  also  called  Paul,  filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost,  fastened  his  eyes  on  him,  and  said,  "  O  full  of  all 
guile   and  all  villainy,  thou  enemy  of  all  righteousness, 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Many  ancient  autliorities  read,  to  yenisalem.  ''  The  first 
missionary  journey  was  A.  D.  45-49. 


T82  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  13.  10. 

wilt  thou  not  cease  to  pervert  the  right  ways  of  the 
Lord?  And  now,  behold,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  blind,  not  seeing  the  sun  for  a 
season." 

And  immediately  there  fell  on  him  a  mist  and  a  dark- 
ness ;  and  he  went  about  seeking  some  to  lead  him  by 
the  hand. 

Then  the  proconsul,  when  he  saw  what  was  done,  be- 
lieved, being  astonished  at  the  teaching  of  the  Lord. 

Now  Paul  and  his  company  set  sail  from  Paphos,  and 
came  to  Perga  in  Pamphylia  ;  and  John  departed  from 
them  and  returned  to  Jerusalem.  But  they,  passing 
through  Perga,  came  to  Antioch  of  Pisidia  ;  and  they 
went  into  the  synagogue  on  the  sabbath  day,  and  sat  down. 
At  Antioch  And  after  the  reading  of  the  law  and  the 

Min^i--  prophets   the    rulers  of  the   synagogue  sent 

Paul's  ser-  unto  them  saying,  "Brethren,  if  ye  have  any 
word  of  exhortation  for  the  people,  say  on." 

And  Paul  stood  up,  and  beckoning  with  the  hand,  said, 

"  Men  of  Israel,  and  ye  that  fear  God,  hearken.  The 
God  of  this  people  Israel  chose  our  fathers,  and  exalted 
the  people  when  they  sojourned  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  with  a  high  arm  led  he  them  forth  out  of  it.  And 
for  about  the  time  of  forty  years  suffered  he  their  man- 
ners in  the  wilderness.  And  when  he  had  destroyed 
seven  nations  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  he  gave  them  their 
land  for  an  inheritance,  for  about  four  hundred  and  fifty 
years;  and  after  these  things  he  gave  them  judges  until 
Samuel  the  prophet.  And  afterward  they  asked  for  a 
king;  and  God  gave  unto  them  Saul  the  son  of  Kish,  a 
man  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  for  the  space  of  forty  years. 
And  when  he  had  removed  him,  he  raised  up  David  to 
be  their  king;  to  whom  also  he  bare  witness,  and  said, 
'  I  have  Tound  David  the  son  of  Jesse,  a  man  after  my 
heart,  who  shall  do  all  my  will.'  Of  this  man's  seed  hath 
God  according  to  promise  brought  unto  Israel  a  Saviour, 
Jesus;  when  John  had  first  preached  before  his  coming 
the  baptism  of  repentance  to  all  the  people  of  Israel. 
And  as  John  was  fulfilling  his  course,  he  said,  '  What 
suppose  ye  that  I  am  ?  I  am  not  he.  But  behold,  there 
Cometh  one  after  me,  the  shoes  of  whose  feet  I  am  not 


Acts  13.  25.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  783 

worthy  to  unloose.'  Brethren,  children  of  the  stock  of 
Abraham,  and  those  among  you  that  fear  God,  to  us  is 
the  word  of  this  salvation  sent  forth.  For  they  that 
dwell  in  Jerusalem,  and  their  rulers,  because  they  knew 
him  not,  nor  the  voices  of  the  prophets  which  are  read 
every  sabbath,  fulfilled  them  by  condemning  him.  And 
though  they  found  no  cause  of  death  in  him,  yet  asked 
they  of  Pilate  that  he  should  be  slain.  And  when  they 
had  fulfilled  all  things  that  were  written  of  him,  they 
took  him  down  from  the  tree,  and  laid  him  in  a  tomb. 
But  God  raised  him  from  the  dead  ;  and  he  was  seen  for 
many  days  of  them  that  came  up  with  him  from  Galilee 
to  Jerusalem,  who  are  now  his  witnesses  unto  the  people. 
And  we  bring  you  good  tidings  of  the  promise  made 
unto  the  fathers,  how  that  God  hath  fulfilled  the  same 
unto  our  children,  in  that  he  raised  up  Jesus;  as  also  it 
is  written  in  the  second  psalm,  'Thou  art  my  Son,  this 
day  have  I  begotten  thee.'  And  as  concerning  that  he 
raised  him  up  from  the  dead,  now  no  more  to  return  to 
corruption,  he  hath  spoken  in  another  psalm,  '  Thou  wilt 
not  give  thy  Holy  One  to  see  corruption.'  For  David, 
after  he  had  in  his  own  generation  served  the  counsel  of 
God,  fell  on  sleep,  and  was  laid  unto  his  fathers,  and  saw 
corruption  ;  but  he  whom  God  raised  up  saw  no  corrup- 
tion. Be  it  known  unto  you  therefore,  brethren,  that 
through  this  man  is  proclaimed  unto  you  remission  of 
sins;  and  by  him  every  one  that  believeth  is  justified 
from  all  things,  from  which  ye  could  not  be  justified  by 
the  law  of  Moses.  Beware  therefore,  lest  that  come 
upon  you,  which  is  spoken  in  the  prophets : 

"  *  Behold,  ye  despisers,  and  wonder,  and  ^perish  ; 

For  I  work  a  work  in  your  days, 

A  work  which  ye  shall  in  no  wise  believe,  if  one  de- 
clare it  unto  you.'  " 
And    as    they  went  out,   they  besought    that    these 
words  might  be  spoken  to  them  the  next  sabbath. 

Now  when  the  synagogue  broke  up,  many  of  the  Jews 
and  of  the  devout  proselytes  followed  Paul  and  Barna- 
bas;  who,  speaking  to  them,  urged  them  to  continue  in 
the  grace  of  God. 

*  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  vanish  azvay. 


784  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  13. 44. 

And  the  next  sabbath  ahnost  the  whole  city  was  gath- 
ered together  to  hear  the  word  of  God.  But  when  the 
Jews  saw  the  multitudes,  they  were  filled  with  jealousy, 
and  contradicted  the  things  which  were  spoken  by  Paul, 
and  "  blasphemed.  And  Paul  and  Barnabas  spake  out 
boldly,  and  said,  "  It  was  necessary  that  the  word  of  God 
should  first  be  spoken  to  you.  Seeing  ye  thrust  it  from 
)'ou,  and  judge  yourselves  unworthy  of  eternal  life,  lo, 
we  turn  to  the  Gentiles.  For  so  hath  the  Lord  com- 
manded us,  saying : 

'"  I  have  set  thee  for  a  light  of  the  Gentiles, 
That  thou  shouldest  be  for  salvation  unto  the  utter- 
most part  of  the  earth.'  " 

And  as  the  Gentiles  heard  this,  they  were  glad,  and 
glorified  the  word  of  God  ;  and  as  many  as  were  ordained 
to  eternal  life  believed.  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  was 
spread  abroad  throughout  all  the  region. 

But  the  Jews  urged  on  the  devout  women  of  honora- 
ble estate,  and  the  chief  men  of  the  city,  and  stirred  up 
a  persecution  against  Paul  and  Barnabas,  and  cast  them 
out  of  their  borders.  But  they  shook  off  the  dust  of 
their  feet  against  them,  and  came  unto  Iconium.  And 
the  disciples  were  filled  with  joy  and  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  Iconium,  that  they  entered 
together  into  the  synagogue  of  the  Jews,  and 
so  spake,  that  a  great  multitude  both  of  Jews 
and  of  Greeks  believed.  But  the  Jews  that  were  dis- 
obedient stirred 'up  the  souls  of  the  Gentiles,  and  made 
them  evil  affected  against  the  brethren.  Long  time 
therefore  they  tarried  there  speaking  boldly  in  the  Lord, 
which  bare  witness  unto  the  word  of  his  grace,  granting 
signs  and  wonders  to  be  done  by  their  hands. 

But  the  multitude  of  the  city  was  divided;  and  part 
held  with  the  Jews  and  part  with  the  apostles.  And 
when  there  was  made  an  onset  both  of  the  Gentiles  and 
of  the  Jews  with  their  rulers,  to  entreat  them  shame- 
fully, and  to  stone  them,  they  became  aware  of  it,  and 
fled  unto  the  cities  of  Ljcaonia,  Lystra,  and  Derbe,  and 
the  region  round  about  ;  and  there  the}'  preached  the 
gospel. 

"  R.  v.  marg. ,  Or,  i ailed. 


Acts  14.  8.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  785 

And  at  Lystra  there  sat   a   certain   man,  impotent  in 

his  feet,   a  cripple,  who    never  had  walked.      .^^     * 
T-1  1  1  Ti      1  1  •  1         r  -^t  Lystra— 

1  he  same  heard  raul  speakmg  ;  who,  lasten-      Acrippie 

ing  his   eyes  upon  him,  and  seeing  that  he       ^^e  . 

had   faith    to  be    made  whole,  said  with    a  loud  voice, 

"  Stand  upright  on  thy  feet." 

And  he  leaped  up  and  walked. 

And  when  the  multitudes  saw  what  Paul  had  done, 
they  lifted  up  their  voice,  saying  in  the  speech  of  Lyca- 
onia,  "The  gods  are  come  down  to  us  in  the       »^  ,  ,. 

,.,  r  '?        A       1     1  ti     1    -r.  1  Adulation, 

likeness  oi  men.       And  they  called  Barnabas, 

'^Jupiter;  and  Paul,  ^  Mercury,  because  he  was  the  chief 

speaker.     And  the  priest  of  '"^  Jupiter  whose  temple  was 

before  the   city,  brought  oxen  and    garlands    unto   the 

gates,  and  would  have  done  sacrifice  with  the  multitudes. 

But  when    the   apostles,   Barnabas  and    Paul,   heard    of 

it,  they  rent   their   garments,   and    sprang  forth  among 

the  multitude,  crying  out  and  saying,  "  Sirs,  why  do  ye 

these  things?     We  also  are  men  of  like  "^passions  with 

you,  and  bring  you   good   tidings,  that  ye  should   turn 

from  these  vain  things  unto  the   living  God,  who  made 

the  heaven  and  the  earth  and   the   sea,  and   all   that    in 

them  is  ;  who  in  the  generations  gone  by  suffered  all  the 

nations  to  walk  in    their   own  ways.     And    yet    he   left 

not  himself  without  witness,  in   that   he   did  good,  and 

gave  you  from   heaven   rains  and  fruitful  seasons,  filling 

your  hearts  with  food  and   gladness."     And  with  these 

sayings  scarce  restrained  they  the  multitudes  from  doing 

sacrifice  unto  them. 

But  there  came  Jews  thither  from  Antioch  and  Ico- 
nium  ;  and  having  persuaded  the  multitudes,  Persecu- 
they  stoned  Paul,  and  dragged  him  out  of  ^^o^- 
the  city,  supposing  that  he  was  dead.  But  as  the  disci- 
ples stood  round  about  him,  he  rose  up,  and  entered 
into  the  city  ;  and  on  the  morrow  he  went  forth  with 
Barnabas  to  Derbe. 

And  when  they  had  preached  the  gospel  to     TJul-ney^^^ 
that  city,  and  had  made  many  disciples,  they 
returned   to   Lystra,  and  to   Iconium,  and  to  Antioch, 

"  R.  V.  maig. ,  Gr.  Zeus.      ^  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  Hctmes.      "=  R.   V.  marg., 
Or,  nature. 


786  The  vShorter  Bible  [Acts  14. 22. 

confirming  the  souls  of  the  disciples,  exhorting  them  to 
continue  in  the  faith,  and  that  through  many  tribula- 
tions we  must  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God.  And 
when  they  had  appointed  for  them  elders  in  every 
church,  and  had  prayed  with  fasting,  they  commended 
them  to  the  Lord,  on  whom  they  had  believed. 

And  they  passed  through  Pisidia,  and  came  to  Pam- 
phylia.  And  when  they  had  spoken  the  word  in  Perga, 
they  went  down  to  Attalia;  and  thence  they  sailed  to 
Antioch,  from  whence  they  had  been  committed  to  the 
grace  of  God  for  the  work  which  they  had  fulfilled. 
And  when  they  were  come,  and  had  gathered  the  church 
together,  they  rehearsed  all  things  that  God  had  done 
with  them,  and  how  that  he  had  opened  a  door  of  faith 
unto  the  Gentiles.  And  they  tarried  no  little  time  with 
the  disciples. 


Acts  15.  I.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  T87 


CHAPTER    X. 

THE   COUNCIL   AT   JERUSALEM. 

And  certain  men  came  down  from  Judaea  and  taught 
the  brethren,  saying,  "  Except  ye  be  circumcised  after 
the  custom  of  Moses,  ye  cannot  be  saved." 

And  when  Paul  and  Barnabas  had  no  small  dissension 
and  questioning  with  them,  the  brethren  appointed  that 
Paul  and  Barnabas,  and  certain  other  of  them,  should 
go  up  to  Jerusalem  unto  the  apostles  and  elders  about 
this  question.  They  therefore,  being  brought  ^  g^ave 
on  their  way  by  the  church,  passed  through  question. 
both  Phoenicia  and  Samaria,  declaring  the  conversion 
of  the  Gentiles  ;  and  they  caused  great  joy  unto  all  the 
brethren.  And  when  they  were  come  to  Jerusalem, 
they  were  received  of  the  church  and  the  apostles  and 
the  elders,  and  they  rehearsed  all  things  that  God  had 
done  with  them. 

But  there  rose  up  certain  of  the  sect  of  the  Pharisees 
who  believed,  saying,  "  It  is  needful  to  circumcise  them, 
and  to  charge  them  to  keep  the  law  of  Moses." 

And  the  apostles  and  the  elders  were  gathered  to- 
gether to  consider  of  this  matter.  And  when  there  had 
been  much  questioning,  Peter  rose  up,  and  said, 

"  Brethren,  ye  know  how  that  a  good  while  ago  God 
made  choice  among  you,  that  by  my  mouth  the  Gentiles 
should  hear  the  word  of  the  gospel,  and  believe.  And 
God,  which  knoweth  the  heart,  bare  them  witness,  giv- 
ing them  the  Holy  Ghost,  even  ^s  he  did  unto  us;  and 
he  made  no  distinction  between  us  and  them,  cleansing 
their  hearts  by  faith.  Now  therefore  why  tempt  ye  God, 
that  ye  should  put  a  yoke  upon  the  neck  of  the  disci- 
ples, which  neither  our  fathers  nor  we  were  able  to  bear? 
But  we  believe  that  we  shall  be  saved  through  the  grace 
of  the  Lord  Jesus,  in  like  manner  as  they." 


788  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  15.  12. 

And  all  the  multitude  kept  silence  ;  and  they  heark- 
ened  unto  Barnabas  and  Paul  rehearsing  what  signs  and 
wonders  God  had  wrought  among  the  Gentiles  by  them. 
And  after  they  had  held  their  peace,  James  answered, 
saying, 

"  Brethren,  hearken  unto  me :  Symeon  hath  rehearsed 

James'  ^^^^^  ^^^^  ^°^  ^'^  ^^^^^  ^^^  Gcutiles,  to  take 

deciding         out   of  them   a  people  for  his  name.      And 
to    this    agree   the    words  of  the  prophets; 
as  it  is  written, 

"  '  "  After  these  things  I  will  return. 

And   I   will   build   again  the  tabernacle  of  David, 
which  is  fallen  ; 

And  I  will  build  again  the  ruins  thereof, 

And  I  will  set  it  up  ; 

That  the  residue  of  men  may  seek  after  the  Lord, 

And  all  the  Gentiles,  upon  \vhom  my  name  is 
called."  ' 
Wherefore  my  judgment  is,  that  we  trouble  not  them 
which  from  among  the  Gentiles  turn  to  God  ;  but  that 
we  write  unto  them,  that  they  abstain  from  the  pollu- 
tions of  idols,  and  from  fornication,  and  from  what  is 
strangled,  and  from  blood." 

Then  it  seemed  good  to  the  apostles  and  the  elders, 
with  the  whole  church,  to  choose  men  out  of  their  com- 
pany, and  send  them  to  Antioch  with  Paul  and  Barna- 
bas;  namely,  Judas  called  Barsabbas,  and  Silas,  chief 
men  among  the  brethren  ;  and  they  wrote  thus  by  them, 
"  The  apostles  and  the  elder  brethren  unto  the  breth- 
ren which  are  of  the  Gentiles  in  Antioch  and  Syria  and 
Cilicia,  greeting:  Forasmuch  as  we  have  heard  that  cer- 
tain which  went  out  from  us  have  troubled  you  with 
The  circular  words,  subverting  your  souls;  to  whom  we 
letter.  gave  no  Commandment  ;  it  seemed  good  unto 

us,  ha\'ing  come  to  one  accord,  to  choose  out  men  and 
send  them  unto  you  with  our  beloved  Barnabas  and 
Paul,  men  that  have  hazarded  their  lives  for  the  name 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  We  have  sent  therefore  Ju- 
das and  Silas,  who  themselves  also  shall  tell  you  the 
same  things  by  word  of  mouth.  P^or  it  seemed  good  to 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  to  us,  to  lay  upon  you   no  greater 


Acts  15.28.]   Chronologically  Arranged..  Y89 

burden  than  these  necessary  things ;  that  ye  abstain 
from  things  sacrificed  to  idols,  and  from  blood,  and  from 
things  strangled,  and  from  fornication  ;  from  which  if 
ye  keep  yourselves,  it  shall  be  well  with  you.  Fare  ye 
well." 

So  they,  when  they  were  dismissed,  came  down  to 
Antioch  ;  and  having  gathered  the  multitude  together, 
they  delivered  the  epistle.  And  when  they  had  read  it, 
they  rejoiced  for  the  '"■  consolation.  And  Judas  and  Silas, 
being  themselves  also  prophets,  ^  exhorted  the  brethren 
with  many  words,  and  confirmed  them.  And  after  they 
had  spent  sometime  there,  they  were  dismissed  in  peace 
from  the  brethren  unto  those  that  had  sent  them  forth. 
But  Paul  and  Barnabas  tarried  in  Antioch,  teaching  and 
preaching  the  word  of  the  Lord,  with  many  others  also. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  exhortatioti.     *•  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  comforted. 


790  The  Shortp:r  Bible  [Acts  15. 36. 


CHAPTER  XI. 

Paul's  second  missionary  journey,  as  far  as  to 

CORINTH. 

And  after  some  days  Paul  said  unto  Barnabas,  "  Let 
us  return  now  and  visit  the  brethren  in  every  city  wherein 
we  proclaimed  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  see  how  they 
fare." 

And  Barnabas  was  minded  to  take  with  them  Jolin 
also,  who  was  called  Mark.  But  Paul  thought  not  good 
to  take  with  them  him  who  withdrew  from  them  from 
Pamphylia,  and  went  not  with  them  to  the  work.  And 
there  arose  a  sharp  contention,  so  that  they  parted  asun- 
der one  from  the  other,  and  Barnabas  took  Mark  with 
him,  and  sailed  away  unto  Cyprus;  but  Paul  chose  Silas, 
and  "^  went  forth,  being  commended  by  the  brethren  to 
the  grace  of  the  Lord.  And  he  went  through  Syria  and 
Cilicia,  confirming  the  churches. 

And  he  came  also  to  Derbe  and  to  Lystra ;  and  be- 
AtLystra-  hold,  a  Certain  disciple  was  there,  named 
Timothy.  Timothy,  the  son  of  a  Jewess  which  be- 
lieved ;  but  his  father  was  a  Greek.  The  same  was  well 
reported  of  by  the  brethren  that  were  at  Lystra  and 
Iconium.  Him  would  Paul  have  to  go  forth  with  him  ; 
and  he  took  and  circumcised  him  because  of  the  Jews 
that  were  in  those  parts;  for  they  all  knew  that  his  fa- 
ther was  a  Greek.  And  as  they  went  on  their  way 
through  the  cities,  they  delivered  them  the  decrees  for 
to  keep,  which  had  been  ordained  of  the  apostles  and 
elders  that  were  at  Jerusalem. 

So  the  churches  were  strengthened  in  the  faith,  and 
increased  in  number  daily. 

And  they  went  through  the  region  of  Phrygia  and 
Galatia,  having  been  forbidden  of  the  Holy  Ghost  to 
"  Paul's  second  missionary  journey  was  A.  D.  50-54. 


Actsi6.6.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  791 

speak  the  word  in  Asia;  and  when  they  were  come  over 
against  Mysia,  they  assayed  to  go  into  Bithynia ;  and 
the  Spirit  of  Jesus  suffered  them  not ;  and  passing  by 
Mysia,  they  came  down  to  Troas.  And  a  vision  ap- 
peared to  Paul  in  the  night.  There  was  a  man  of  Mace- 
donia standing,  beseeching  him,  and  saying,  "  Come  over 
into  Macedonia,  and  help  us." 

And  when  he  had  seen  the  vision,  straightway  we 
sought  to  go  forth  into  Macedonia,  concluding  that  God 
had  called  us  for  to  preach  the  gospel  unto  them. 

Setting  sail  therefore  from  Troas,  we  made  a  straight 
course  to  Samothrace,  and  the  day  following  to  Neap- 
olis ;  and  from  thence  to  Philippi,  which  is  a  city  of 
Macedonia,  the  first  of  the  district,  a  Roman  colony ; 
and  we  were  in  this  city  tarrying  certain  days. 

And  on  the  sabbath  day  we  went  forth  without  the 
gate  by  a  riverside,  where  we  supposed  there  ^^  phiiippi 
was  a  place  of  prayer ;  and  we  sat  down  and  -Lydia. 
spake  unto  the  women  which  were  come  together.  And 
a  certain  woman  named  Lydia,  a  seller  of  purple,  of  the 
city  of  Thyatira,  one  that  worshiped  God,  heard  us  ; 
whose  heart  the  Lord  opened,  to  give  heed  unto  the 
things  which  were  spoken  by  Paul.  And  when  she  was 
baptized,  and  her  household,  she  besought  us,  saying, 
"  If  ye  have  judged  me  to  be  faithful  to  the  Lord,  come 
into  my  house,  and  abide  there."   And  she  constrained  us. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  we  were  going  to  the  place 
of  prayer,  that  a  certain  maid  having  *a  spirit  of  divina- 
tion met  us,  which  brought  her  masters  much  gain  by 
soothsaying.  The  same  following  after  Paul  and  us  cried 
out,  saying,  "These  men  are  servants  of  the  Most  High 
God,  which  proclaim  unto  you  the  way  of  salvation."  And 
this  she  did  for  many  days. 

But  Paul,  being  sore  troubled,  turned  and  said  to  the 
spirit,  "  I  charge  thee  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  to  come 
out  of  her." 

And  it  came  out  that  very  hour. 

But  when  her  masters  saw  that  the  hope  of  their 
gain  was  gone,  they  laid  hold  on  Paul  and  Silas,  and 
dragged  them   into  the  market  place  before  the  rulers, 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  a  spirit,  a  Python. 


792  The  vSiiorter  Bible  [Acts  16.20. 

and  when  they  had  brouglit  them  unto  the  •''  magistrates, 
they  said,  "  These  men,  being  Jews,  do   ex- 
Siiasin  ceedingly  trouble  our  cit}',  and  set  forth  cus- 

prison.  toms  which  it  is  not  lawful  for  us  to  receive, 

or  to  observe,  being  Romans." 

And  the  multitude  rose  up  together  against  them  ; 
and  the  magistrates  rent  their  garments  off  them,  and 
commanded  to  beat  them  with  rods.  And  when  they 
had  laid  many  stripes  upon  them,  they  cast  them  into 
prison,  charging  the  jailer  to  keep  them  safely ;  who, 
having  received  such  a  charge,  cast  them  into  the  inner 
prison,  and  made  their  feet  fast  in  the  stocks. 

But  about  midnight  Paul  and  Silas  were  praying  and 
singing  hymns  unto  God,' and  the  prisoners  were  listen- 
ing to  them ;  and  suddenly  there  was  a  great  earth- 
quake, so  that  the  foundations  of  the  prison  house  were 
The  earth-  shaken  ;  and  immediately  all  the  doors  were 
fl^^j^ke-The  opened;  and  everyone's  bands  were  loosed. 
verted.  And  the  jailer  being  roused  out  of  sleep, 

and  seeing  the  prison  doors  open,  drew  his  sword,  and 
was  about  to  kill  himself,  supposing  that  the  prisoners 
had  escaped. 

But  Paul  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying,  "  Do  thyself 
no  harm  ;  for  we  are  all  here." 

And  he  called  for  lights,  and  sprang  in,  and,  trem- 
bling for  fear,  fell  down  before  Paul  and  Silas,  and  brought 
them  out,  and  said,  "  Sirs,  what  must  I  do  to  be  saved  ?  " 

And  they  said,  "  Believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  thou 
shalt  be  saved,  thou  and  thy  house."  And  they  spake  the 
word  of  the  Lord  unto  him,  with  all  that  were  in  his  house. 

And  he  took  them  the  same  hour  of  the  night,  and 
washed  their  stripes  ;  and  was  baptized,  he  and  all  his, 
immediately.  And  he  brought  them  up  into  his  house, 
and  set  meat  before  them,  and  rejoiced  greatly,  with  all 
his  house,  having  believed  in  God. 

But  when  it  was  day  the  magistrates  sent  the  ''ser- 
geants, saying,  "  Let  those  men  go." 

And  the  jailer  reported  the  words  to  Paul,  saying, 
"  The  magistrates  have  sent  to  let  you  go  ;  now  therefore 
come  forth,  and  go  in  peace." 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  i^x.  priztors.     *•  R.  \'.  marg.,  Gr.  lictors. 


Acts  i6. 37-]   Chronologically  Arranged.  793 

But  Paul  said  unto  them,  "They  have  beaten  us 
pubh'cly,  uncondemned,  men  that  are  Romans,  and  have 
cast  us  into  prison  ;  and  do  they  now  cast  us  out  privily? 
Nay,  verily  ;  let  them  come  themselves  and  bring  us  out." 

And  the  sergeants  reported  these  words  unto  the 
magistrates;  and  they  feared,  when  they  heard  that  they 
were  Romans  ;  and  they  came  and  besought  them  ;  and 
when  they  had  brought  them  out,  they  asked  them  to  go 
away  from  the  city.  And  they  went  out  of  the  prison, 
and  entered  into  the  house  of  Lydia ;  and  when  they  had 
seen  the  brethren,  they  comforted  them,  and  departed. 

Now  when  they  had  passed  through  Amphipolis  and 
Apollonia,  they  came  to  Thessalonica,  where  was  a  syna- 
gogue of  the  Jews;  and  Paul,  as  his  custom  was,  went 
in  unto  them,  and  for  three  sabbath  days  reasoned  with 
them  from  the  scriptures,  opening  and  alleging,  that  it 
behooved  the  Christ  to  suffer,  and  to  rise  again  from  the 
dead  ;  and  that  this  Jesus,  "  whom,"  said  he,  "  I  proclaim 
unto  you,  is  the  Christ." 

And    some  of  them   were  persuaded,  and    consorted 
with  Paul  and  Silas  ;  and  of  the  devout  Greeks   j^^rj,^ 
a  great  multitude,  and  of  the  chief  women  not   lonica-Per- 

SGCUtlOll 

a  few.  But  the  Jews,  being  moved  with  jeal- 
ousy, took  unto  them  certain  vile  fellows,  and  gathering 
a  crowd,  set  the  city  on  an  uproar;  and  assaulting  the 
house  of  Jason,  they  sought  to  bring  them  forth  to  the 
people.  And  when  they  found  them  not,  they  dragged 
Jason  and  certain  brethren  before  the  rulers  of  the  city, 
crying,  "  These  that  have  turned  the  world  upside  down 
are  come  hither  also  ;  whom  Jason  hath  received  ;  and 
these  all  act  contrary  to  the  decrees  of  Caesar,  saying 
that  there  is  another  king,  one  Jesus." 

And  they  troubled  the  multitude  and  the  rulers  of  the 
city,  when  they  heard  these  things.  And  when  they 
had  taken  security  from  Jason  and  the  rest,  they  let 
them  go.  And  the  brethren  immediately  sent  Paul  and 
Silas  by  night  unto  Berea ;  who  when  they  were  come 
thither  went   into    the   synagogue   of  the   Jews. 

Now  these  were  more  noble  than  those  in        AtBer 
Thessalonica,  in  that  they  received  the  word 
with    all    readiness  of  mind,  examining  the    scriptures 
53 


794  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  17.  n. 

daily,  whether  these  things  were  so.  Many  of  them 
therefore  believed  ;  also  of  the  Greek  women  of  honor- 
able estate,  and  of  men,  not  a  few. 

But  when  the  Jews  of  Thessalonica  had  knowledge 
that  the  word  of  God  was  proclaimed  of  Paul  at  Berea 
also,  they  came  thither  likewise,  stirring  up  and  trou- 
bling the  multitudes. 

And  then  immediately  the  brethren  sent  forth  Paul  to 
go  as  far  as  to  the  sea  ;  and  Silas  and  Timothy  abode 
there  still.  But  they  that  conducted  Paul  brought  him 
as  far  as  Athens ;  and  receiving  a  commandment  unto 
Silas  and  Timothy  that  they  should  come  to  him  with 
all  speed,  they  departed. 

Now  while  Paul  waited  for  them  at  Athens,  his  spirit 
was  provoked  within  him,  as  he  beheld  the  city  full  of 
idols.  So  he  reasoned  in  the  synagogue  with  the  Jews 
and  the  devout  persons,  and  in  the  market  place  every 
day,  with  them  that  met  with  him.  And  certain  also  of 
the  Epicurean  and  Stoic  philosophers  encountered  him. 
And  some  said,  "  What  would  this  babbler  say.'' "  others, 
"  He  seemcth  to  be  a  setter  forth  of  strange  *gods;  "  be- 
cause he  preached  Jesus  and  the  resurrection. 

And  they  took  hold  on  him,  and  brought  him  unto 
''  the  Areopagus,  saying,  "  May  we  know  what  this  new 
teaching  is,  which  is  spoken  by  thee?  For  thou  bring- 
est  certain  strange  things  to  our  ears;  we  would  know 
therefore  what  these  things  mean." 

(Now  all  the  Athenians  and  the  strangers  sojourning 
there  spent  their  time  in  nothing  else,  but  either  to  tell 
or  to  hear  some  new  thing.) 

And  Paul  stood  in  the  midst  of  the  Areopagus,  and 
said, 

"  Ye  men  of  Athens,  in  all  things  I  perceive  that  ye 
are  somewhat  °  superstitious.  P"or  as  I  passed 
onMars^^  along,  and  observed  the  objects  of  your  wor- 
^^^^-  ship,  I  found   also  an  altar  with   this  inscrip- 

tion, '^TO  AN  UNKNOWN  GOD.  What  therefore  ye  wor- 
ship in  ignorance,  this  set  I  forth  unto  you.  The  God 
that    made  the   world  and    all  things   therein,  he,  being 

»  R.V.  maig.,  Or,  demons.  '•  R.  V.  mj<.rg.,  Or,  the  hill  of  Mars.  "  R.V. 
marg.,  Or,  religious,    "»  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  TO  THE  UNKNOWN  GOD. 


Acts  17.24.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  795 

Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  dwelleth  not  in  temples 
made  with  hands;  neither  is  he  served  by  men's  hands, 
as  though  he  needed  anything,  seeing  he  himself  giveth 
to  all  life,  and  breath,  and  all  things  ;  and  he  made  of 
one  every  nation  of  men  for  to  dwell  on  all  the  face  of 
the  earth,  having  determined  their  appointed  seasons, 
and  the  bounds  of  their  habitation  ;  that  they  should 
seek  God,  if  haply  they  might  feel  after  him,  and  find 
him,  though  he  is  not  far  from  each  one  of  us;  for  in 
him  we  live,  and  move,  and  have  our  being;  as  certain 
even  of  your  own  poets  have  said, 

"  <  a  Pqj.  ^g  ^j-g  ^]j,Q  Y\ls  offspring.' 

Being  then  the  offspring  of  God,  we  ought  not  to  think 
that  ''the  Godhead  is  like  unto  gold,  or  silver,  or  stone, 
graven  by  art  and  device  of  man.  The  times  of  igno- 
rance therefore  God  overlooked ;  but  now  he  command- 
eth  men  that  they  should  all  everywhere  repent ;  inas- 
much as  he  hath  appointed  a  day,  in  which  he  will  judge 
the  world  in  righteousness  by  °the  man  whom  he  hath 
ordained  ;  whereof  he  hath  given  assurance  unto  all 
men,  in  that  he  hath  raised  him  from  the  dead." 

Now  when  they  heard  of  the  resurrection  of  the  dead, 
some  mocked  ;  but  others  said,  "  We  will  hear  thee  con- 
cerning this  yet  again."  Thus  Paul  went  out  from 
among  them.  But  certain  men  clave  unto  him,  and  be- 
lieved ;  among  whom  also  was  Dionysius  the  Areopa- 
gite,  and  a  woman  named  Damaris,  and  others  with  them. 

After  these  things  he  departed  from  Athens,  and 
came  to  Corinth.  And  he  found  a  certain  Paul  at 
Jew  named  Aquila,  a  man  of  Pontus  by  race.  Working  at 
lately  come  from  Italy,  with  his  wife  Pris-  l^is  trade, 
cilia,  because  Claudius  had  commanded  all  the  Jews  to 
depart  from  Rome  ;  and  he  came  unto  them  ;  and  be- 
cause he  w^s  of  the  same  trade,  he  abode  with  them, 
and  they  wrought  ;  for  by  their  trade  they  were  tent 
makers.  And  he  reasoned  in  the  synagogue  every  sab- 
bath, and  persuaded  Jews  and  Greeks. 

But  when  Silas  and  Timothy  came  down  from  Mace- 
donia, Paul  was  constrained   by  the  word,  testifying  to 

"  Found  in  the  Hymn  of  Cleanthes.  Also  used  Ijy  Aratus.  ''  R.  V. 
marg.,  Or,  i/ia(  which  is  divine.     "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  a  vian. 


796  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  i8. 5. 

the  Jews  that  Jesus  was  the  Christ,  And  when  they 
opposed  themselves,  and  blasphemed,  he  shook  out  his 
raiment,  and  said  unto  them,  "  Your  blood  be  upon  your 
own  heads  ;  I  am  clean  ;  from  henceforth  I  will  go  unto 
the  Gentiles." 

And  he  departed  thence,  and  went  into  the  house  of 
a  certain  man  named  Titus  Justus,  one  that  worshiped 
God,  whose  house  joined  hard  to  the  synagogue.  And 
Crispus,  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue,  believed  in  the  Lord 
with  all  his  house;  and  many  of  the  Corinthians  hearing 
believed,  and  were  baptized. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  Paul  in  the  night  by  a  vision, 
"  Be  not  afraid,  but  speak,  and  hold  not  thy  peace  ;  for 
I  am  with  thee,  and  no  man  shall  set  on  thee  to  harm 
thee  ;  for  I  have  much  people  in  this  city." 

And  he  dwelt  there  a  year  and  six  months,  teaching 
the  word  of  God  among  them. 


I  Thess.  1. 1.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  797 


FROM  THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO  THE 

^THESSALONIANS. 


CHAPTER   I. 

LOVING  WORDS  :  COMFORT  CONCERNING  THOSE  ASLEEP. 

Paul,  and  Silvanus,  and  Timothy,  unto  the  church  of 
the  Thessalonians  in  God  the  Father  and  the     „ 

TIT  r^t     •  r^  1  Greeting- 

Lord  Jesus  Christ.     Crace  to  you  and  peace.     Thanksgiv- 

We  give  thanks  to  God  always  for  you  ^^^' 
all,  making  mention  of  you  in  our  prayers ;  remem- 
bering without  ceasing  your  work  of  faith  and  labor 
of  love  and  patience  of  hope  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
Our  gospel  came  not  unto  you  in  word  only,  but  also 
in  power,  and  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  in  much  ^assur- 
ance ;  and  ye  became  imitators  of  us,  and  of  the  Lord, 
having  received  the  word  in  much  affliction,  with  joy  of 
the  °  Holy  Ghost.  So  that  from  you  hath  sounded  forth 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  not  only  in  Macedonia  and 
Achaia,  but  in  every  place  your  faith  to  Godward  is 
gone  forth  ;  so  that  we  need  not  to  speak  anything.  For 
they  themselves  report  how  ye  turned  unto  God  from 
idols,  to  serve  a  living  and  true  God,  and  to  wait  for  his 
Son  from  heaven,  whom  he  raised  from  the  dead,  even 
Jesus,  which  delivereth  us  from  the  wrath  to  come. 

For  yourselves,  brethren,  know  our  entering  in  unto 
you,  that  it  hath  not  been  found  vain  ;  but  having  suffered 
before,  and  been  shamefully  entreated,  as  ye  know,  at 
Philippi,  we  waxed  bold  in  our  God  to  speak  personal 
unto  you  the  gospel  of  God  in  much  conflict,  words, 
not  as  pleasing  men,  but  God  which  proveth  our  hearts. 

*  Written  from  Corinth,  A.  D.  53.     ''  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  fidhiess.     "  R.  V. 
marg.,  Or,  //o/y  Spirit. 


Y98  The  Shorter  Bible  [iThess.  2. 5. 

For  neither  at  any  time  were  we  found  using  words  of 
flattery,  as  ye  know,  nor  a  cloak  of  covetousness,  God  is 
witness  ;  nor  seeking  glory  of  men,  neither  from  you, 
nor  from  others,  when  we  might  have  ^  been  burdensome, 
as  apostles  of  Christ.  But  we  were  gentle  in  the  midst  of 
you,  as  when  a  nurse  cherisheth  her  own  children.  Even 
so,  being  affectionately  desirous  of  you,  we  were  well 
pleased  to  impart  unto  you,  not  the  gospel  of  God  only, 
but  also  our  own  souls,  because  ye  were  become  very 
dear  to  us.  For  ye  remember,  brethren,  our  labor  and 
travail ;  working  night  and  day,  that  we  might  not  burden 
any  of  you,  we  preached  unto  you  the  gospel  of  God. 

But  we,  brethren,  being  bereaved  of  you  for  a  short 
season,  in  presence,  not  in  heart,  endeavored  the  more 
exceedingly  to  see  your  face  with  great  desire  ;  because 
we  would  fain  have  come  unto  you,  I  Paul  once  and  again  ; 
and  Satan  hindered  us.  For  what  is  our  hope,  or  joy,  or 
crown  of  glorying?  Are  not  even  ye,  before  our  Lord 
Jesus  at  his  coming?     Ye  are  our  glory  and  our  joy. 

Wherefore  when  we  could  no  longer  forbear,  we  thought 
it  good  to  be  left  behind  at  Athens  alone ;  and  sent 
Timothy's  Timothy,  our  brother  and  God's  minister  in 
mission.  ^\^q  gospel  of  Christ,  to  establish  you,  and  to 

comfort  you  concerning  your  faith  ;  that  no  man  be  moved 
by  these  afflictions  ;  for  yourselves  know  that  hereunto 
we  are  appointed.  For  verily,  when  we  were  with  you, 
we  told  you  ^  beforehand  tiiat  we  are  to  suffer  affliction. 
For  this  cause  I  also,  when  I  could  no  longer  forbear, 
sent  that  I  might  know  your  faith,  lest  by  any  means  the 
tempter  had  tempted  you,  and  our  labor  should  be  in 
vain. 

l^ut  when  Timothy  came  even  now  unto  us  from  you, 
and  brought  us  glad  tidings  of  your  faith  and  love,  and 
that  ye  have  good  remembrance  of  us  always,  longing 
to  see  us,  even  as  we  also  to  see  you  ;  for  this  cause, 
brethren,  we  were  comforted  over  you  in  all  our  distress 
and  affliction  ;  for  now  we  live,  if  ye  stand  fast  in  the 
Lord.  For  what  thanksgiving  can  we  render  again  unto 
God  for  y<ni,  for  all  the  joy  wherewith  we  joy  for  your 
sakes  before  our  God  ;  night  and  day  praying  exceedingly 
"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  claimed  honor.         '' R,  V.  marg.,  Or,  plainly. 


I  Thess.  3. 10.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  799 

that  we  may  see  your  face,  and  may  perfect  that  which 
is  lacking  in  your  faith? 

Now  may  our  God  and  Father  himself,  and  our  Lord 
Jesus,  direct  our  way  unto  you  ;  and  the  Lord  make  you 
to  increase  and  abound  in  love  one  toward  another,  and 
toward  all  men,  even  as  we  also  do  toward  you  ;  to  the 
end  he  may  stablish  your  hearts  unblamable  Exhorta- 
in  holiness  before  our  God  and  Father,  at  tions. 
the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  with  all  his  saints. 

Finally  then,  brethren,  we  beseech  and  exhort  you  in 
the  Lord  Jesus,  that,  as  ye  received  of  us  how  ye  ought 
to  walk  and  to  please  God,  even  as  ye  do  walk, — that  ye 
abound  more  and  more.  For  this  is  the  will  of  God, 
even  your  sanctification. 

But  concerning  love  of  the  brethren  ye  have  no  need 
that  one  write  unto  you  ;  for  ye  yourselves  are  taught 
of  God  to  love  one  another.  But  we  exhort  you,  brethren, 
that  ye  abound  more  and  more  ;  and  that  ye  study  to  be 
quiet,  and  to  do  your  own  business,  and  to  work  with 
your  hands,  even  as  we  charged  you  ;  that  ye  may  walk 
honestly  toward  them  that  are  without,  and  may  have 
need  of  nothing. 

But  we  would  not  have  you  ignorant,  brethren,  con- 
cerning them  that  fall  asleep  ;  that  ye  sorrow  comfort 
not,  even  as  the  rest,  which  have  no  hope,  those^^^'^^ 
For  if  we  believe  that  Jesus  died  and  rose  "asleep." 
again,  even  so  them  also  that  are  fallen  asleep  ^  in  Jesus 
will  God  bring  with  him.  For  this  we  say  unto  you  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  that  we  that  are  alive,  that  are 
left  unto  the  coming  of  the  Lord,  shall  in  no  wise  pre- 
cede them  that  are  fallen  asleep.  For  the  Lord  himself 
shall  descend  from  heaven,  with  a  shout,  with  the  voice 
of  the  archangel,  and  with  the  trump  of  God  ;  and  the 
dead  in  Christ  shall  rise  first ;  then  we  that  The  coming 
are  alive,  that  are  left,  shall  together  with  Lord, 
them  be  caught  up  in  the  clouds,  to  meet  the  Lord  in 
the  air  ;  and  so  shall  we  ever  be  with  the  Lord.  Where- 
fore comfort  one  another  with  these  words. 

But  concerning  the  times  and  the  seasons,  brethren, 
ye  have  no  need  that  aught  be  written  unto  you.     For 
*R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  through,  Or,  ivill  God  iliroitgh  yesus. 


800  The  Shorter  Bible  [iThess. 5.2. 

yourselves  know  perfectly  that  the  day  of  the  Lord 
so  Cometh  as  a  thief  in  the  night.  But  ye,  brethren, 
are  not  in  darkness,  that  that  day  should  overtake  you 
as  a  thief;  for  ye  are  all  sons  of  light,  and  sons  of  the 
day. 

But  let  us,  since  we  are  of  the  day,  be  sober,  putting 
on  the  breastplate  of  faith  and  love;  and  for  a  helmet, 
the  hope  of  salvation.  For  God  appointed  us  not  unto 
wrath,  but  unto  the  obtaining  of  salvation  through  our 
Admo-  Lord   Jesus    Christ,   who    died    for   us,  that, 

mtions.  whether  we  ^  wake  or  sleep,  we  should  live 

together  with  him.  Wherefore  ^'  exhort  one  another,  and 
build  each  other  up,  even  as  also  ye  do. 

But  we  beseech  you,  brethren, -to  know  them  that 
labor  among  you,  and  are  over  you  in  the  Lord,  and 
admonish  you  ;  and  to  esteem  them  exceeding  highly 
in  love  for  their  work's  sake.  Be  at  peace  among  your- 
selves. And  we  exhort  you,  brethren,  admonish  the 
disorderly,  encourage  the  faint-hearted,  support  the  weak, 
be  long-suffering  toward  all.  See  that  none  render  unto 
anyone  evil  for  evil;  but  alway  follow  after  that  which 
is  good,  one  toward  another,  and  toward  all.  Rejoice 
alway  ;  pray  without  ceasing;  in  everything  give  thanks; 
for  this  is  the  will  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus  to  youward. 
Quench  not  the  Spirit ;  despise  not  prophesyings  ;  prove 
all  things;  hold  fast  that  which  is  good;  abstain  from 
every  '^  form  of  evil. 

And  the  God  of  peace  himself  sanctify  you  wholly; 
and  may  your  spirit  and  soul  and  body  be  preserved  en- 
tire, without  blame  at  the  "coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ.  Faithful  is  he  that  calleth  you,  who  will  also 
do  it. 

Brethren,  pray  for  us. 

Salute  all  the  brethren  with  a  holy  kiss.      I  adjure  you 

by  the    Lord,   that    this    epistle    be    read    unto    all    the 

brethren. 

The  grace   of   our   Lord    Jesus    Christ    be 
Benediction.         ...  ^ 

With  you. 

"  R.  V.  maig.,  Or,  i.'atcli.  '' R.  V.  maig.,  Or,  comfort.  '' R.  V.  marg., 
Or,  appearance.     ''  R.  V.  marg.,  (jv.  presence. 


2Thess.  2. 1.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  801 


FROM  THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO  THE 

THESSALONIANS. 


CHAPTER    I. 

ADMONITIONS  TO  ORDER  AND  PATIENCE. 

Now  we  beseech  }'ou,  brethren,  touching  the  coming 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  our  gathering  together 
unto  him  ;  to  the  end  that  ye  be  not  quickly  shaken 
from  your  mind,  nor  yet  be  troubled,  either  Mistakes 
by  spirit,  or  by  word,  or  by  epistle  as  from  Disorders" 
us,  as  that  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  now  present ;  rebuked, 
let  no  man  beguile  you  in  any  wise  ;  for  it  will  not  be, 
except  the  falling  away  come  first.  Remember  ye  not, 
that,  when  I  was  yet  with  you,  I  told  you  these  things  } 
So  then,  brethren,  stand  fast,  and  hold  the  traditions 
which  ye  were  taught,  by  word  or  epistle  of  ours. 

Now  we  command  you,  brethren,  in  the  name  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  ye  withdraw  yourselves  from 
every  brother  that  walketh  disorderly.  For  even  when 
we  were  with  you,  this  we  commanded  you,  "  If  any  will 
not  work,  neither  let  him  eat."  For  we  hear  of  some  that 
walk  among  you  disorderly.  Now  such  we  command 
and  exhort  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  with  quietness 
they  work,  and  eat  their  own  bread.  But  ye,  brethren, 
be  not  weary  in  welldoing.  And  if  any  man  obeyeth  not 
our  word  by  this  epistle,  note  that  man,  that  ye  have  no 
company  with  him,  to  the  end  that  he  may  be  ashamed. 
And  yet  count  him  not  as  an  enemy,  but  admonish  him. 

Now  the  Lord  of  peace  himself  give  you  peace  at  all 
times  in  all  ways.  The  Lord  be  with  you  all.  Autograph- 
The  salutation  of  me  Paulwith  mineownhand,    ic?  authen- 

1   •    1     •       1  1  •  -1  T  •  tification— 

which  IS  the  token  m  every  epistle  ;  so  1  write.    Benediction. 
The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you  all. 


802  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  i8. 12. 


THE  ACTS. 

{Contimied.) 


CHAPTER   XII. 

PAUL'S   SECOND    MISSIONARY   JOURNEY— CONCLUDED. 

But  when  ^  Gallio  was  proconsul  of  Achaia,  the  Jews 
with  one  accord  rose  up  against  Paul,  and  brought  him 
before  the  judgment  seat,  saying,  "This  man  persuadeth 
men  to  worship  God  contrary  to  the  law." 

But  when  Paul  was  about  to  open  his  mouth,  Gallio 
said  unto  the  Jews,  "If  indeed  it  were  a  matter  of  wrong 
or  of  wicked  villainy,  O  ye  Jews,  reason  would  that  I 
should  bear  with  you  ;  but  if  they  are  questions  about 
words  and  names  and  your  own  law,  look  to  it  yourselves; 
I  am  not  minded  to  be  a  judge  of  these  matters." 

And  he  drave  them  from  the  judgment  seat. 

And  they  all  laid  hold  on  Sosthenes,  the  ruler  of  the 
„.  ,    _    ,,     synagogue,  and  beat   him   before   the  judg- 

Riots P  3-11  Is         y  o     o         '  JO 

return  to  ment  seat.     And  Gallio    cared   for  none  of 

Antiocn.  ,  ,  . 

these  things. 
And  Paul,  having  tarried  after  this  yet  many  days,  took 
his  leave  of  the  brethren,  and  sailed  thence  for  Syria,  and 
with  him  Priscilla  and  Aquila ;  having  shorn  his  head  in 
Cenchrea,',  for  he  had  a  vow.  And  they  came  to  Ephc- 
sus,  and  he  left  them  there;  but  he  himself  entered  into 
the  synagogue,  and  reasoned  with  the  Jews.  And  when 
they  asked  him  to  abide  a  longer  time,  he  consented  not; 
but  taking  his  leave  of  them,  and  saying,  "I  will  return 
again  unto  you,  if  God  will,"  he  set  sail  from  Ephesus. 
And  when  he  had  landed  at  Cnesarea,  he  went  up  and 
saluted  the  church,  and  went  down  to  Antioch. 

"Gallio  was  a  brother  of  Seneca,  the  Roman  philosopher. 


Acts  18.23.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  803 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

Paul's   third   missionary    journey,  as  far  as  to 

EPHESUS. 

And  having  spent  some  time  at  Antioch,  Paul 
^  departed,  and  went  through  the  region  of  Galatia  and 
Phrygia  in  order,  stablishing  all  the  disciples. 

Now  a  certain  Jew  named  Apollos,  an  Alexandrian  by 
race,  ^  a  learned  man,  came  to  Ephesus  ;  and  he  was 
mighty  in  the  scriptures.  This  man  had  been  instructed 
in  the  way  of  the  Lord  ;  and  being  fervent  in  »  u  _ 
spirit,  he  spake  and  taught  carefully  the  things  Prisciiia and 
concerning  Jesus,  knowing  only  the  baptism 
of  John  ;  and  he  began  to  speak  boldly  in  the  synagogue. 
But  when  Prisciiia  and  Aquila  heard  him,  they  took  him 
unto  them,  and  expounded  unto  him  the  way  of  God 
more  carefully.  And  when  he  was  minded  to  pass  over 
into  Achaia,  the  brethren  encouraged  him,  and  wrote  to 
the  disciples  to  receive  him  ;  and  when  he  was  come,  he 
helped  them  much  which  had  believed  through  grace  ; 
for  he  powerfully  confuted  the  Jews,  and  that  publicly, 
showing  by  the  scriptures  that  Jesus  was  the  Christ. 

And    it    came    to    pass,    that,    while   Apollos  was   at 
Corinth,  Paul  having  passed  through  the  upper  country 
came  to  Ephesus,  and  found  certain  disciples;     pauiat 
and  he  said   unto  them,  "  Did  ye  receive  the     Ephesus. 
Holy  Ghost  when  ye  believed  ?  " 

And  they  said  unto  him,  "  Nay,  we  did  not  so  much 
as  hear  whether  '^  the  Holy  Ghost  was  given." 

And  he  said,  "  Into  what  then  were  ye  baptized?" 

And  they  said,  "  Into  John's  baptism." 

And  Paul  said,  "  John  baptized  with  the  baptism  of 
repentance,   saying  unto   the   people,  that   they  should 

*  Paul's  third  missionary  journey  was  A.  D.  54-5S.  ^  R.  V.  marg.,  On 
an  eloquent  man.     '^  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  t/iere  is  a  Holy  Ghost. 


804  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  19. 4. 

believe  on  him  which  should  come  after  him,  that  is,  on 
Jesus." 

And  when  they  heard  this,  they  were  baptized  into 
the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus.  And  when  Paul  had  laid 
his  hands  upon  them,  the  Holy  Ghost  came  on  them  ; 
and  they  spake  with  tongues,  and  prophesied.  And  they 
were  in  all  about  twelve  men. 

And  he  entered  into  the  synagogue,  and  spake  boldly 
for  the  space  of  three  months,  reasoning  and  persuading 
as  to  the  things  concerning  the  kingdom  of  God.  But 
when  some  were  hardened  and  disobedient,  speaking 
evil  of  the  Way  before  the  multitude,  he  departed  from 
them,  and  separated  the  disciples,  reasoning  daily  in  the 
school  of  Tyrannus.  And  this  continued  for  the  space 
of  two  years ;  so  that  all  they  which  dwelt  in  Asia  heard 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  both  Jews  and  Greeks. 


I  Cor.  1. 1.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  805 


FROM  THE  FIRST    EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO  THE 

^CORINTHIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

INTRODUCTORY  :     WARNING,     EXHORTATION,     INSTRUC- 
TION. 

Paul,  called  to  be  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  through  the 
will  of  God,  and  Sosthenes  our  brother,  unto  the  church 
of  God  which  is  at  Corinth,  even  them  that  are  sanctified 
in  Christ  Jesus,  called  to  be  saints,  with  all  that  call  upon 
the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  in  every  place,  their 
Lord  and  ours.  Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  Qreeting- 
God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.         Thanks- 

I  thank  my  God  always  concerning  you,  for 
the  grace  of  God  which  was  given  you  in  Christ  Jesus. 
God  is  faithful,  through  whom  ye  were  called  into  the 
fellowship  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  through  the  name  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  there  be  no  divi-  Against 
sions  among  you  ;  but  that  ye  be  perfected  divisions, 
together  in  the  same  mind  and  in  the  same  judgment. 
The  word  of  the  cross  is  to  them  that  are  perishing  fool- 
ishness ;  but  unto  us  which  are  being  saved  it  is  the 
power  of  God ;  because  the  foolishness  of  God  is  wiser 
than  men,  and  the  weakness  of  God  is  stronger  than  men. 

For  behold  your  calling,  brethren,  how  that  not  many 
wise  after  the  flesh,  not  many  mighty,  not  The  Gospel 
many  noble,  are  called;  but  God  chose  the  rests  not  on 
foolish  things  of  the  world,  that  he  might  put  wisdom. 
to  shame  them  that  are  wise ;  and  God  chose  the  weak 
things  of  the  world,  that  he  might  put  to  shame  the 
*  Written  from  Ephesus,  A.  D.  57. 


806  The  Shorter  Bible  [i  Cor.  i.  27. 

things  that  are  strong  ;  and  the  base  things  of  the  world, 
and  the  things  that  are  despised,  did  God  choose,  yea 
and  the  things  that  are  not,  that  he  might  bring  to 
naught  the  things  that  are  ;  that  no  flesh  should  glory- 
before  God.  But  of  him  are  ye  in  Christ  Jesus,  who 
was  made  unto  us  wisdom  from  God,  and  righteousness 
and  sanctification,  and  redemption  ;  that,  according  as 
it  is  written,  "  He  that  glorieth,  let  him  glory  in  the 
Lord." 

And  I,  brethren,  could  not  speak  unto  you  as  unto 
spiritual,  but  as  unto  carnal,  as  unto  babes  in  Christ.  I  fed 
you  with  milk,  not  with  meat ;  for  ye  were  not  yet  able 
to  bear  it ;  nay,  not  even  now  are  ye  able.  For  whereas 
Nor  on  any  there  is  among  you  jealousy  and  strife,  are 
man.  yc  not  carnal,  and  walk  after  the   manner  of 

men  ?  For  when  one  saith,  "  I  am  of  Paul,"  and  another, 
"  I  am  of  Apollos,"  are  ye  not  men  ?  What  then  is 
Apollos,  and  what  is  Paul?  Ministers  through  whom  ye 
believed.  I  planted,  Apollos  watered  ;  but  God  gave  the 
increase.  So  then  neither  is  he  that  planteth  anything, 
neither  he  that  watereth  ;  but  God  that  giveth  the  in- 
crease. 

Now  he  that  planteth  and  he  that  watereth  are  one  ;  but 
each  shall  receive  his  own  reward  according  to  his  own 
labor.  For  we  are  God's  fellow-workers ;  ye  are  God's 
■''husbandry,  God's  building. 

According  to  the  grace  of  God  which  was  given  unto 
me,  as  a  wise  master  builder  I  laid  a  foundation  ;  and 
another  buildeth  thereon.  But  let  each  man  take  heed 
how  he  buildeth  thereon.  For  other  foundation  can  no 
man  lay  than  that  which  is  laid,  which  is  Jesus  Christ. 
.,,       ,  But  if  any  man  buildeth  on  the  foundation 

All  work  ,  ,       .1  1  11  111 

tested.  gold,  Silver,  costly  stones,  wood,  hay,  stubble, 

each   man's  work   shall  be   made   manifest  ;  for  the   day 

shall  declare   it,  because    it  is   revealed  in    fire  ;  and  the 

fire  itself  shall  prove  each  man's  work  of  what  sort  it  is. 

If  any  man's  work  shall  abide  which  he  built  thereon,  he 

shall    receive    a    reward.     If  any    man's    work  shall  be 

burned,    he   shall    suffer   loss  ;  but  lie   himself  shall  be 

saved  ;  yet  so  as  through  fire. 

"  R.  V.  niaig.,  Gr.  tilled  land. 


I  Cor.  3.  16.]     CiTRONOLOGrCALLY    ARRANGED.  807 

Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  a  '^  temple  of  God,  and  that 
the  Spirit  of  God  dvvelleth  in   you  ?     If  any 
man    destroyeth  the   '^temple   of  God,   him     ofdod'hfs^ 
shall  God  destroy  ;  for  the  ^  temple  of  God  is     ^^^^t^^^^y- 
holy,  ''  which  temple  ye  are. 

Now  °  these  things,  brethren,  I  have  in  a  figure  trans- 
ferred to  myself  and  Apollos  for  your  sakes ;  that  in  us 
ye  might  learn  not  to  go  beyond  the  things  which  are 
written ;  that  no  one  of  you  be  puffed  up  for  the  one 
against  the  other.  For  what  h'ast  thou  that  thou  didst 
not  receive  ?  But  if  thou  didst  receive  it,  why  dost  thou 
glory?  Already  are  ye  '"filled,  already  ye  are  become 
rich,  ye  have  reigned  without  us;  yea  and  I  would  that 
ye  ^  did  reign,  that  we  also  might  reign  with  you.  For, 
1  think,  God  hath  set  forth  us  the  apostles  last  of  all,  as 
men  doomed  to  death  ;  for  we  are  made  a  spectacle  unto 
the  world,  and  to  angels,  and  to  men.  We  are  fools  for 
Christ's  sake,  but  ye  are  wise  in  Christ;  we  „ 
are  weak,  but  ye  are  strong ;  ye  have  glory,  words, 
but  we  have  dishonor.  Even  unto  this  present  hour 
we  both  hunger,  and  thirst,  and  are  naked,  and  are 
buffeted,  and  have  no  certain  dwelling  place  ;  and  we  toil, 
working  with  our  own  hands;  being  reviled,  we  bless  ; 
being  persecuted,  we  endure  ;  being  defamed,  we  entreat ; 
we  are  made  as  the  filth  of  the  world,  the  offscouring  of 
all  things,  even  until  now. 

I  write  not  these  things  to  shame  you,  but  to  admonish 
you  as  my  beloved  children.  For  though  ye  should  have 
ten  thousand  tutors  in  Christ,  yet  have  ye  not  many 
fathers  ;  for  in  Christ  Jesus  I  begat  you  through  the  gos- 
pel. I  beseech  you  therefore,  be  ye  imitators  of  me. 
For  this  cause  have  I  sent  unto  you  Timothy,  who  is  my 
beloved  and  faithful  child  in  the  Lord,  who  shall  put  you 
in  remembrance  of  my  ways  which  be  in  Christ,  even  as 
I  teach  everywhere  in  every  church. 

Now  some  are  puffed  up,  as  though  I  were  not  com- 
ing to  you.  But  I  will  come  to  you  shortly,  if  the  Lord 
will  ;  and  I  will  know,  not  the  word  of  them  which  are 

*R.V.  marg.,  Ox,  sanctuary.  '' R.  V.  mirg. ,  Ox,  and  such  are  ye.  •=  See 
third  paragraph  preceding.  ''  That  is,  in  their  own  opinion.  "  That  is, 
really  and  spiritually. 


808  The  vShorter  Bible  [iCor.  4. 19. 

puffed  up,  but  the  power.  For  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
not  in  word,  but  in  power.  Wliat  wiU  ye  ?  Shall  I  come 
unto  you  with  a  rod,  or  in  love  and  a  spirit  of  meekness? 

Know  ye  not  that  a  little  leaven  leaveneth  the  whole 
lump  ?  Purge  out  the  old  leaven,  that  ye  may 
tion  to  be  a  new  lump,  even  as  ye  are  unleavened, 

pun  y.  p^^.  ^^^  passover  also  hath  been   sacrificed, 

even  Christ ;  wherefore  let  us  keep  the  feast,  not  with  old 
leaven,  neither  with  the  leaven  of  malice  and  wickedness, 
but  with  the  unleavened  bread  of  sincerity  and  truth. 

Dare  any  of  you,  having  a  matter  against  his  neigh- 
bor, go  to  law  before  the  unrighteous,  and  not  before 
Concerning  the  saints?  Or  know  ye  not  that  the  saints 
lawsuits.  shall  judge  the  world?  And  if  the  world  is 
judged  by  you,  are  ye  unworthy  to  judge  the  smallest 
matters?  Is  it  so,  that  there  cannot  be  found  among 
you  one  wise  man,  who  shall  be  able  to  decide  between 
his  brethren,  but  brother  goeth  to  law  with  brother,  and 
that  before  unbelievers?  Nay,  already  it  is  altogether  a 
defect  in  you,  that  ye  have  lawsuits  one  with  another. 
Why  not  rather  take  wrong  ?  Why  not  rather  be  de- 
frauded ?  Nay,  but  ye  yourselves  do  wrong,  and  defraud, 
and  that  your  brethren.  Or  know  ye  not  that  the  un- 
righteous shall  not  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God  ? 

Know  ye  not  that  your  body  is  a  '"^  temple  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  which  is  in  you,  which  ye  have  from  God  ?  And  ye 
are  not  your  own  ;  for  ye  were  bought  with  a  price. 
Glorify  God  therefore  in  your  body. 

Now  concerning  the  things  whereof  ye  wrote.  The  un- 
Concerning  believing  husband  is  sanctified  in  the  wife,  and 
marriage.  ^1^^  unbelieving  wife  is  sanctified  in  the 
brother;  else  were  your  children  unclean  ;  but  now  are 
they  holy.  How  knowest  thou,  O  wife,  whether  thou 
shalt  save  thy  husband?  Or  how  knowest  thou,  O  hus- 
band, whether  thou  shalt  save  thy  wife  ? 

But  this  I  say,  brethren,  the  time  is  shortened,  that 
henceforth  both  those  that  have  wives  may  be  as  though 
they  had  none  ;  and  those  that  weep,  as  though  they 
wept  not  ;  and  those  that  rejoice,  as  though  they  rejoiced 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  sanctuary. 


I  Cor.  7. 30.J  Chronologically  Arranged.  809 

not ;  and  those  that  buy,  as  though  they  possessed  not ; 
and  those  that  use  the  world,  as  not  ^  abusing  it ;  for  the 
fashion  of  this  world  passeth  away. 

Now  concerning  '  the  eating  of  things  sacrificed  to 
idols,  ^  we  all  have  knowledge.  Knowledge  puffeth  up, 
but  love  ^  edifieth.  We  know  that  no  idol  is 
anything  in  the  world,  and  that  there  is  no  Seat1)fferld 
God  but  one.  Hovvbeit  in  all  men  there  is  ^o^'^o^^- 
not  that  knowledge  ;  but  some,  being  used  until  now  to 
the  idol,  eat  as  of  a  thing  sacrificed  to  an  idol  ;  and  their 
conscience  being  weak  is  defiled.  But  meat  will  not 
commend  us  to  God  ;  neither,  if  we  eat  not,  are  we  the 
worse  ;  nor,  if  we  eat,  are  we  the  better.  But  take  heed 
lest  by  any  means  this  liberty  of  yours  become  a  stum- 
blingblock  to  the  weak.  For  if  a  man  see  thee  which  hast 
knowledge  sitting  at  meat  in  an  idol's  temple,  will  not 
his  conscience,  if  he  is  weak,  be  emboldened  to  eat  things 
sacrificed  to  idols  ?  For  through  thy  knowledge  he  that  is 
wi^ak  perisheth,  the  brother  for  whose  sake  Christ  died. 
And  thus,  sinning  against  the  brethren,  and  wounding 
their  conscience  when  it  is  weak,  ye  sin  against  Christ, 
Wherefore,  if  meat  maketh  my  brother  to 
stumble,  I  will  eat  no  flesh  for  evermore,  tion^princi- 
that  I  make  not  my  brother  to  stumble.  ^^®" 

^  What  say  I  then  ?  That  a  thing  sacrificed  to  idols 
is  anything,  or  that  an  idol  is  anything?  But  I  say,  that 
the  things  which  the  Gentiles  sacrifice,  they  sacrifice  to 
"  devils,  and  not  to  God  ;  and  I  would  not  that  ye  should 
have  communion  with  <=  devils.  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  cup  of  *> devils  ;  ye  cannot  partake  of 
the  table  of  the  Lord,  and  of  the  table  of  "  devils. 

All  things  are  lawful  ;  but  all  things  are  not  expedient. 
All  things  are  lawful ;  but  all  things  '^  edify  not.  Let  no 
man  seek  his  own,  but  each  his  neighbor's  good.  What- 
soever is  sold  in  the  shambles,  eat,  asking  no  question 
for  conscience'  sake  ;  foV  the  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the 
fullness  thereof.     If  one  of  them  that  believe  not  biddeth 


'  I  Cor.  viii,  4. 
'  I  Cor.  viii,  i. 
*  I  Cor.  X,  19. 


54 


"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  using  it  to  the 
full.  >>  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  buildeth 
up.  "^  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  demons. 
^  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  build  not  up. 


810  The  Shorter ^ Bible  [iCor.  10.26. 

you  to  a  feast,  and  ye  are  disposed  to  go  ;  whatsoever  is 
set  before  you,  eat,  asking  no  question  for  conscience' 
sake.  But  if  any  man  say  unto  you,  "  This  hath  been 
offered  in  sacrifice,"  eat  not,  for  his  sake  that  showed  it, 
and  for  conscience'  sake  ;  conscience,  I  say,  not  thine  own, 
but  the  other's ;  for  why  is  my  Hberty  judged  by 
another  conscience  ?  If  I  by  grace  partake,  why  am  I 
evil  spoken  of  for  that  for  which  I  give  thanks  ?  Whether 
therefore  ye  eat,  or  drink,  or  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  all  to 
the  glory  of  God.  Give  no  occasion  of  stumbling,  either 
to  Jews,  or  to  Greeks,  or  to  the  church  of  God  ;  even  as 
I  also  please  all  men  in  all  things,  not  seeking  mine  own 
profit,  but  the  profit  of  the  many,  that  they  may  be 
saved.  Be  ye  imitators  of  me,  even  as  I  also  am  of 
Christ. 


iCor.9. 1.]         Chronologically  Arranged.         811 


CHAPTER  11. 

PERSONAL   WORDS  :   VARIOUS   TEACHINGS. 

'Am  I  not  an  apostle?  Have  I  not  seen  Jesus  our 
Lord  ?  Are  not  ye  my  work  in  the  i.ord  ?  If  concernino- 
to  others  I  am  not  an  apostle,  yet  at  least  I  l^^-^V's  apos- 
am  to  you;  for  the  seal  of  mine  apostleship 
are  ye  in  the  Lord.  My  defense  to  them  that  examine 
me  is  this.  Have  we  no -right  to  eat  and  to  drink? 
Have  we  no  right  to  lead  about  a  wife  that  is  a  believer, 
even  as  the  rest  of  the  apostles,  and  the  brethren  of  the 
Lord,  and  Cephas  ?  What  soldier  ever  serveth  at  his 
own  charges?  Who  planteth  a  vineyard,  and  ,yr-  ..  , 
eateth  not  the  fruit  thereof?  Or  who  feedeth  right  to  sup- 
a  flock,  and  eateth  not  of  the  milk  of  the 
flock?  Do  I  speak  these  things  after  the  manner  of 
men?  Or  saith  not  the  law  also  the  same?  For  it  is 
written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  "  Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the 
ox  when  he  treadeth  out  the  corn."  Is  it  for  the  oxen 
that  God  careth,  or  **  saith  he  it  altogether  for  our  sake? 
Yea,  for  our  sake  it  was  written  ;  because  he  that  plow- 
eth  ought  to  plow,  and  he  that  thresheth  to  thresh,  in  hope 
of  partaking.  If  we  sowed  unto  you  spiritual  things,  is 
it  a  great  matter  if  we  shall  reap  your  carnal  things  ?  If 
others  partake  of  this  right  over  you,  do  not  we  yet 
more  ?  Know  ye  not  that  they  which  minister  about 
sacred  things  eat  of  the  things  of  the  temple,  and  they 
which  wait  upon  the  altar  have  their  portion  with  the 
altar  ?  Even  so  did  the  Lord  ordain  that  they  which 
proclaim  the  gospel  should  live  of  the  gospel.  But  I 
have  used  none  of  these  things  ;  and  I  write  not  these 
things  that  it  may  be  so  done  in  my  case ;  for  it  were 
good  for  me  rather  to  die,   than  that  any  man  should 

1     Q       ■  I       "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  saif/i  he  it,  as 

'    '  1  he  doubtless  doth,  for  our  sake  ? 


812  The  Shorter  Bible  [iCor.  9. 15. 

make  my  glorying  void.  For  if  I  preach  the  gospel,  I 
Why  Paul  have  nothing  to  glory  of ;  for  necessity  is  laid 
renounced      upon  me  ;  for  woe  is  unto  me,  if  I  preach  not 

tlusright.         ^  1       17        -r  T  J      ..u-        r       •  -n 

the  gospel,  ror  n  1  do  this  of  mine  own  will, 
I  have  a  reward  ;  but  if  not  of  mine  own  will,  I  have  a 
stewardship  intrusted  to  me.  What  then  is  my  reward? 
That,  when  I  preach  the  gospel,  I  may  make  the  gospel 
without  charge,  so  as  not  to  use  to  the  full  my  right  in 
the  gospel.  For  though  I  was  free  from  all  men,  I 
brought  myself  under  bondage  to  all,  that  I  might  gain 
the  more.  And  to  the  Jews  I  became  as  a  Jew,  that  I 
might  gain  Jews  ;  to  them  that  are  under  the  law,  as 
under  the  law,  not  being  myself  under  the  law,  that  I 
might  gain  them  that  are  under  the  law  ;  to  them  that 
are  without  law,  as  without  law,  not  being  without  law 
to  God,  but  under  law  to  Christ,  that  I  might  gain  them 
that  are  without  law.  To  the  weak  I  became  weak,  that 
I  might  gain  the  weak;  I  am  become  all  things  to  all 
men,  that  I  may  by  all  means  save  some.  And  I  do  all 
things  for  the  gospel's  sake,  that  I  may  be  a  joint  par- 
taker thereof.  Know  ye  not  that  they  which  run  in  a 
race  run  all,  but  one  receiveth  the  prize  ?  Even  so  run, 
that  ye  may  attain.  And  every  man  that  striveth  in  the 
games  is  temperate  in  all  things.  Now  they  do  it  to  re- 
ceive a  corruptible  crown  ;  but  we  an  incorruptible.  I 
therefore  so  run,  as  not  uncertainly;  so  '^  fight  I,  as  not 
beating  the  air;  but  I  ^  buffet  my  body,  and  bring  it  into 
bondage  ;  lest  by  any  means,  after  that  I  have  preached 
to  others,  I  myself  should  be  rejected. 

For  I  would  not,  brethren,  have  you  ignorant,  how 
that  our  fathers  were  all  under  the  cloud,  and  all  passed 
through  the  sea,  and  were  all  baptized  unto  Moses  in 
the  cloud  and  in  the  sea,  and  did  all  eat  the  same 
spiritual  meat,  and  did  all  drink  the  same  spiritual 
Israel's  his-  drink  ;  for  they  drank  of  a  spiritual  rock  that 
ofciirLS  ^"ollowed  them;  and  the  rock  was  Christ, 
experience.  Howbeit  with  most  of  them  God  was  not  well 
pleased ;  for  they  were  overthrown  in  the  wilderness. 
Now  these  things  were  our  examples,  to  the  intent  we 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  box.  •>  R.  V.  maig.,  Gr.  bruise. 


I  Cor.  lo.  6.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  813 

should  not  lust  after  evil  things,  as  they  also  lusted. 
Neither  let  us  tempt  the  Lord,  as  some  of  them 
tempted,  and  perished  by  the  serpents.  Neither  mur- 
mur ye,  as  some  of  them  murmured,  and  perished 
by  the  destroyer.  Now  these  things  happened  unto 
them  by  way  of  example  ;  and  they  were  written  for  our 
admonition,  upon  whom  the  ends  of  the  ages  are  come. 
Wherefore  let  him  that  thinketh  he  standeth  take  heed 
lest  he  fall.  There  hath  no  temptation  taken  you  but 
such  as  man  can  bear ;  but  God  is  faithful,  who  will  not 
suffer  you  to  be  tempted  above  that  ye  are  able  ;  but 
will  with  the  temptation  make  also  the  way  of  escape, 
that  ye  may  be  able  to  endure  it. 

*  But  in  giving  you  this  charge,  I  praise  you  not  that 
ye  come  together  for  the  Lord's  supper  not  for 
the  better  but  for  the  worse  ;  for  in  your  eat-  concerning 
ing  each  one  taketh  before  other  his  own  theLorcfs 
supper;  and  one  is  hungry,  and  another  is  supper, 
drunken.  What?  Have  ye  not  houses  to  eat  and  to  drink 
in?  Or  despise  ye  the  '^  church  of  God,  and  put  them 
to  shame  that  ^  have  not  ?  What  shall  I  say  to  you  ? 
Shall  I  praise  you  in  this?  I  praise  you  not.  For  I  re- 
ceived of  the  Lord  that  which  also  I  delivered  unto  you, 
how  that  the  Lord  Jesus  in  the  night  in  which  he  was 
betrayed  took  bread  ;  and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he 
brake  it,  and  said,  "  This  is  my  body,  which  is  for  you  ; 
this  do  in  remembrance  of  me."  In  like  manner  also  the 
cup,  after  supper,  saying,  "  This  cup  is  the  new  covenant 
in  my  blood;  this  do,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remem- 
brance of  me."  For  as  often  as  ye  eat  this  bread,  and 
drink  the  cup,  ye  proclaim  the  Lord's  death  till  he  come. 
Wherefore  whosoever  shall  eat  the  bread  or  drink  the 
cup  of  the  Lord  unworthily,  shall  be  guilty  of  the  body 
and  the  blood  of  the  Lord. 

Wherefore,  my  brethren,  when  ye  come  together  to 
eat,  wait  one  for  another.  If  any  man  is  hungry,  let  him 
eat  at  home  ;  that  your  coming  together  be  not  unto 
judgment.     And  the  rest  will  I  set  in  order  when  I  come. 

,      ^  I    *  R.  V.  mai-fr.,  Or,  cons[res[ation. 

'  I  Cor.   II.  17.  1,  T.     ir  r\       1  47  • 

'  ''  K.  V.  marg.,  Or   have  nothing. 


814  The  Shorter  Bible  [iCor.  12.  i. 


CHAPTER   III. 

CONCERNING   SPIRITUAL   GIFTS   AND    LOVE. 

Now  concerning  spiritual  gifts,  brethren,  I  would  not 
have  you  ignorant.  There  are  diversities  of  gifts,  but 
Diversity  ^^"^^  same  Spirit.  And  there  are  diversities  of 
yet  unity.  ministrations,  and  the  same  Lord.  And  there 
are  diversities  of  workings,  but  the  same  God,  who  work- 
eth  all  things  in  all.  But  to  each  one  is  given  the 
manifestation  of  the  Spirit  to  profit  withal.  For  to  one 
is  given  through  the  Spirit  the  word  of  wisdom  ;  to  an- 
other faith,  in  the  same  Spirit  ;  and  to  another  gifts  of 
healings,  in  the  one  Spirit ;  and  to  another  workings  of 
miracles  ;  and  to  another  prophecy ;  and  to  another  dis- 
cernings  of  spirits  ;  to  another  divers  kinds  of  tongues  ; 
and  to  another  the  interpretation  of  tongues  ;  but  all 
these  worketh  the  one  and  the  same  Spirit,  dividing  to 
each  one  severally  even  as  he  will. 

For  as  the  body  is  one,  and  hath  many  members,  and 
all  the  members  of  the  bod)-,  being  many,  are  one  body; 
so  also  is  Christ.  For  in  one  Spirit  were  we  all  bap- 
tized into  one  body,  whether  Jews  or  Greeks,  whether 
bond  or  free;  and  were  all  made  to  drink  of  one  Spirit. 
For  the  body  is  not  one  member,  but  many.  If  the  foot 
shall  say,  "  Because  I  am  not  the  hand,  I  am  not  of  the 
body  ;  "  it  is  not  therefore  not  of  the  body.  And  if  the 
ear  shall  say,  "  Because  I  am  not  the  eye,  I  am  not  of  the 
body;"  it  is  not  therefore  not  of  the  body.  If  the  whole 
body  were  an  eye,  where  were  the  hearing  ?  If  the  whole 
were  hearing,  where  were  the  smelling?  But  now  hath 
God  set  the  members  each  one  of  them  in  the  body,  even 
Onenessof  ^s  it  pleased  him.  If  they  were  all  one 
believers.  member,  where  were  the  body?  But  now 
they  arc  many  members,  but  one  bod}-.  And  the  eye 
cannot  say  to  the  hand,  "  I  ha\'e  no  need   of  thee  ;"  or 


I  Cor.  12.21.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  815 

again  the  head  to  the  feet,  "  I  have  no  need  of  you."  Nay, 
much  rather,  those  members  of  the  body  which  seem  to  be 
more  feeble  are  necessary  ;  and  those  parts  of  the  body, 
which  we  think  to  be  less  honorable,  upon  these  we  bestow 
more  abundant  honor  ;  but  God  tempered  the  body  to- 
gether, giving  more  abundant  honor  to  that  part  which 
lacked.  And  i  f  one  member  suffereth,  all  the  members 
suffer  ;  or  one  member  is  honored,  all  the  members  rejoice. 

Now  ye  are  the  body  of  Christ,  and  severally  members 
thereof.  And  God  hath  set  some  in  the  church,  first 
apostles,  secondly  prophets,  thirdly  teachers,  then  mir- 
acles, then  gifts  of  healings,  helps,  governments,  divers 
kinds  of  tongues.  Are  all  apostles?  Are  all  prophets? 
Are  all  teachers?  Are  all  workers  of  miracles?  Have 
all  gifts  of  healings?  Do  all  speak  with  tongues?  Do  all 
interpret  ?  But  desire  earnestly  the  greater  gifts.  And 
a  still  more  excellent  way  show  I  unto  you. 

If  I  speak  with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of  angels,  but 
have  not  love,  I  am  become  sounding  brass.  Love  better 
or  a  clanging  cymbal.  And  if  I  have  the  gift  t^iangifts. 
of  prophecy,  and  know  all  mysteries  and  all  knowledge; 
and  if  I  have  all  faith,  so  as  to  remove  mountains,  but 
have  not  love,  I  am  nothing.  And  if  I  bestow  all  my 
goods  to  feed  the  poor,  and  if  I  give  my  body  to  be 
burned,  but  have  not  love,  it  profiteth  me  nothing.  Love 
suffereth  long,  and  is  kind  ;  love  envieth  not  ;  love  vaunt- 
eth  not  itself,  is  not  puffed  up,  doth  not  behave  itself 
unseemly,  seeketh  not  its  own,  is  not  provoked,  taketh 
not  account  of  evil  ;  rejoiceth  not  in  unrighteousness,  but 
rejoiceth  with  the  truth  ;  beareth  all  things,  believeth 
all  things,  hopeth  all  things,  endureth  all  things.  Love 
never  faileth ;  but  whether  there  be  prophecies,  they 
shall  be  done  away  ;  whether  there  be  tongues,  they  shall 
cease  ;  whether  there  be  knowledge,  it  shall  be  done 
away.  For  we  know  in  part,  and  we  prophesy  in  part ; 
but  when  that  which  is  perfect  is  come,  that  which  is  in 
part  shall  be  done  away.  When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake 
as  a  child,  I  felt  as  a  child,  I  thought  as  a  child  ;  now 
that  I  am.  become  a  man,  I  have  put  away  childish 
things.  For  now  we  see  in  a  mirror,  darkly ;  but  then 
face  to  face.     Now  I  know  in  part  ;  but  then  shall  I  know 


816  The  Shorter  Bible  [iCor.  13. 12. 

even  as  also  I  have  been  ^  known.    But  now  abideth  faith, 
hope,  love,  these  three  ;  and  the  greatest  of  these  is  love. 

Follow  after  love  ;  yet  desire  earnestly  spiritual  gifts, 
but  rather  that  ye  may  prophesy.  For  he  that  speaketh 
in  a  tongue  speaketh  not  unto  men,  but  unto  God  ;  for 
no  man  understandeth  ;  but  in  the  spirit  he  speaketh 
mysteries.  But  he  that  prophesieth  speaketh  unto  men 
edification,  and  comfort,  and  consolation.  He  that 
speaketh  in  a  tongue  ''edifieth  himself;  but  he  that 
prophesieth  **  edifieth  the  church.  Now  I  would  have 
Gifts  to  be  you  all  speak  with  tongues,  but  rather  that  ye 
used  to.  should  prophesy ;  and  greater  is  he  that  proph- 

esieth than  he  that  speaketh  with  tongues, 
except  he  interpret,  that  the  church  may  receive  edifying. 

What  is  it  then  ?  I  will  pray  with  the  spirit,  and  I  will 
pray  with  the  understanding  also  ;  I  will  sing  with  the 
spirit,  and  I  will  sing  with  the  understanding  also. 
*  If  the  whole  church  be  assembled  together,  and  all 
speak  with  tongues,  and  there  come  in  men  unlearned 
or  unbelieving,  will  they  not  say  that  ye  are  mad  ?  But 
if  all  prophesy,  and  there  come  in  one  unbelieving  or 
unlearned,  he  is  "^  reproved  by  all,  he  is  judged  by  all; 
the  secrets  of  his  heart  are  made  manifest ;  and  so  he 
will  fall  down  on  his  face  and  worship  God,  declaring 
that  God  is  ^  among  you  indeed. 

What  is  it  then,  brethren  ?  When  ye  come  together, 
each  one  hath  a  psalm,  hath  a  teaching,  hath  a  revelation, 
hath  a  tongue,  hath  an  interpretation.  Let  all  things 
be  done  unto  edifying.  If  any  man  speaketh  in  a 
tongue,  let  it  be  by  two,  or  at  the  most  three,  and  that 
in  turn  ;  and  let  one  interpret ;  but  if  there  be  no  in- 
terpreter, let  him  keep  silence  in  the  church;  and  let 
him  speak  to  himself,  and  to  God.  And  let  the  prophets 
speak  by  two  or  three,  and  let  the  others  discern.  But 
if  a  revelation  be  made  to  another  sitting  b}-,  let  the 
first  keep  silence.  For  ye  all  can  prophesy  one  by  one, 
that  all  may  learn,  and  all  may  be  comforted  ;  and  the 
spirits  of  the  prophets  are  subject  to  the  prophets  ;  for 
(jod  is  not  a  (jod  of  confusion,  but  of  peace. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  hi o-ain  fully.  ''  R.  V.  maig.,  C!r.  btiUdelli  up.  "  R.  V. 
maig.,  Or,  convicted.     "  R.  V.  niarg.,  Or,  in. 


iCor.  15. 1.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  817 


CHAPTER  IV. 

CONCERNING   THE    RESURRECTION;     THE   COLLECTION: 
CONCLUSION. 

Now  I  make  known  unto  you,  brethren,  the  gospel 
which  I  preached  unto  you,  which  also  ye  received, 
wherein  also  ye  stand,  by  which  also  ye  are  saved.  For 
I  delivered  unto  you  first  of  all  that  which  also  I  re- 
ceived, how  that  Christ  died  for  our  sins  according  to 
the  scriptures;  and  that  he  was  buried;  and  that  he 
hath  been  raised  on  the  third  day  according  Christ's  res- 
to  the  scriptures;  and  that  he  appeared  to  urrection. 
Cephas ;  then  to  the  twelve ;  then  he  appeared  to  above 
five  hundred  brethren  at  once,  of  whom  the  greater  part 
remain  until  now,  but  some  are  fallen  asleep  ;  then  he 
appeared  to  James ;  then  to  all  the  apostles ;  and  last  of 
all,  as  unto  one  born  out  of  due  time,  he  appeared  to  me 
also.  For  I  am  the  least  of  the  apostles,  that  am  not 
meet  to  be  called  an  apostle,  because  I  persecuted  the 
church  of  God.     But  by  the  grace  of  God  I  am  what  I  am. 

Now  if  Christ  is  preached  that  he  hath  been  raised 
from  the  dead,  how  say  some  among  you  that  there  is 
no  resurrection  of  the  dead?  But  if  there  is  no  resurrec- 
tion of  the  dead,  neither  hath  Christ  been  raised  ;  and  if 
Christ  hath  not  been  raised,  then  is  our  preaching  vain, 
your  faith  also  is  vain.  Yea,  and  we  are  found  false 
witnesses  of  God  ;  because  we  witnessed  of  God  that  he 
raised  up  Christ ;  whom  he  raised  not  up,  if  so  be  that 
the  dead  are  not  raised.  For  if  the  dead  are  not  raised, 
neither  hath  Christ  been  raised  ;  and  if  Christ  hath  not 
been  raised,  your  faith  is  vain;  ye  are  yet  in  your  sins. 
Then  they  also  which  are  fallen  asleep  in  Christ  have 
perished.  If  in  this  life  only  we  have  hoped  in  Christ, 
we  are  of  all  men  most  pitiable. 

But  now  hath  Christ  been  raised  from  the  dead,  the 


818  The  Shorter  Bible  [iCor.  15. 20. 

first  fruits  of  them  that  are  asleep.  For  since  by  man 
came  death,  by  man  came  also  the  resurrection  of  the 
dead.  For  as  in  Adam  all  die,  so  also  in  Christ  shall 
all  be  made  alive.  But  each  in  his  own  order;  Christ 
the  first  fruits;  then  they  that  are  Christ's,  at  his  com- 
ing. Then  cometh  the  end,  when  he  shall  deliver  up 
the  kingdom  to  God,  even  the  Father ;  when  he  shall 
have  abolished  all  rule  and  all  authority  and  power. 
For  he  must  reign,  till  he  hath  put  all  his  enemies  under 
his  feet.  The  last  enemy  that  shall  be  abolished  is 
death.  For,  "  He  put  all  things  in  subjection  under  his 
feet."  But  some  one  will  say,  "  How  are  the  dead 
raised  ?  And  with  what  manner  of  body  do  they  come  ?  " 
Thou  foolish  one,  that  which  thou  thyself  sowest  is  not 
quickened,  except  it  die;  and  that  which  thou  sowest, 
thou  sowest  not  the  body  that  shall  be,  but  a  bare  grain, 
it  may  chance  of  wheat,  or  of  some  other  kind  ;  but  God 
giveth  it  a  body  even  as  it  pleased  him,  and  to  each 
„,  seed  a  body  of  its  own.     All  flesh  is  not  the 

The  reSUr-  n        ^  ■,        .       ^  •  n        ^  r  i 

rection  same  flesh  ;  but  there  is  one  tiesh  01  men,  and 

^'  another  flesh  of  beasts,  and   another   flesh    of 

birds,  and  another  of  fishes.  There  are  also  celestial 
bodies,  and  bodies  terrestrial ;  but  the  glory  of  the  celes- 
tial is  one,  and  the  glory  of  the  terrestrial  is  another. 
There  is  one  glory  of  the  sun,  and  another  glory  of  the 
moon,  and  another  glory  of  the  stars;  for  one  star  dif- 
fereth  from  another  star  in  glory.  So  also  is  the  resur- 
rection of  the  dead.  It  is  sown  in  corruption,  it  is 
raised  in  incorruption  ;  it  is  sown  in  dishonor,  it  is 
raised  in  glory ;  it  is  sown  in  weakness,  it  is  raised  in 
power;  it  is  sown  a  natural  body,  it  is  raised  a  spiritual 
body.  If  there  is  a  natural  body,  there  is  also  a  spirit- 
ual body.  So  also  it  is  written,  "  The  first  man  Adam  be- 
came a  living  soul."  The  last  Adam  became  a  life-giving 
spirit.  Ilowbeit  that  is  not  first  which  is  spiritual,  but 
that  which  is  natural  ;  then  that  which  is  spiritual.  The 
first  man  is  of  the  earth,  earthy  ;  the  second  man  is  of 
heaven.  As  is  the  earthy,  such  are  they  also  that  are 
earthy  ;  and  as  is  the  heavenly,  such  are  they  also  that 
are  heavenly.  And  as  we  have  borne  the  image  of  the 
earthy,  we  shall  also  bear  the  image  of  the  heavenly. 


iCor.  15. 50-1  Chronologically  Arranged.  819 

Now  this  I  say,  brethren,  that  flesh  and  blood  cannot 
inherit  the  kingdom  of  God  ;  neither  doth  corruption 
inherit  incorruption.  Behold,  I  tell  you  a  mystery.  We 
shall  not  all  sleep,  but  we  shall  all  be  changed,  in  a 
moment,  in  the  twinkling  pf  an  eye,  at  the  last  trump  ; 
for  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the  dead  shall  be  raised 
incorruptible,  and  we  shall  be  changed.  For  this  cor- 
ruptible must  put  on  incorruption,  and  this  mortal  must 
put  on  immortality.  But  when  this  corruptible  shall 
have  put  on  incorruption,  and  this  mortal  shall  have  put 
on  immortality,  then  shall  come  to  pass  the  Triumph 
saying  that  is  written,  "  Death  is  swallowed  over  death. 
up  in  victory."  O  death,  where  is  thy  victory?  O 
death,  where  is  thy  sting  ?  The  sting  of  death  is  sin  ; 
and  the  power  of  sin  is  the  law ;  but  thanks  be  to  God, 
which  giveth  us  the  victory  through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ.  Wherefore,  my  beloved  brethren,  a  reason  for 
be  ye  steadfast,  unmovable,  always  abound-  work, 
ing  in  the  work  of  the  Lord,  forasmuch  as  ye  know  that 
your  labor  is  not  vain  in  the  Lord. 

Now  concerning  the  collection  for  the  saints,  as  I  gave 
order  to  the  churches  of  Galatia,  so  also  do  ye.     ^ 

11  1  Concerning 

Upon  the  first  day  of  the  week  let  each  one  the  coiiec- 
of  you  lay  by  him  in  store,  as  he  may  prosper, 
that  no  collections  be  made  when  I  come.  And  when 
I  arrive,  whomsoever  ye  shall  approve  by  letters,  them 
will  I  send  to  carry  your  bounty  unto  Jerusalem  ;  and 
if  it  be  meet  for  me  to  go  also,  they  shall  go  with  me. 
But  I  will  come  unto  you,  when  I  shall  have  passed 
through  Macedonia ;  for  I  do  pass  through  Macedonia ; 
but  with  you  it  may  be  that  I  shall  abide,  or  even  win- 
ter,.,that  ye  may  set  me  forward  on  my  journey  whither- 
soever I  go.  For  I  do  not  wish  to  see  you  now  by  the 
way  ;  for  I  hope  to  tarry  a  while  with  you,  if  the  Lord 
permit.  But  I  will  tarry  at  Ephesus  until  Pentecost ; 
for  a  great  door  and  effectual  is  opened  unto  mc,  and 
there  are  many  adversaries. 

Now  if  Timothy  come,  see  that  he  be  with  words^ 

you  without   fear;   for   he  worketh  the  work 
of  the    Lord,   as   I    also   do  ;  let   no   man  therefore  de- 


820  The  Shorter  Bible  [iCor.  i6.  u. 

spise  him.  But  set  him  forward  on  his  journey  in  peace, 
that  he  may  come  unto  me  ;  for  I  expect  him  with  the 
brethren.  But  as  touching  ApoUos  the  brother,  I  be- 
sought him  much  to  come  unto  you  with  the  brethren  ; 
and  it  was  not  at  all  his  will  to  come  now  ;  but  he  will 
come  when  he  shall  have  opportunity. 

Watch  ye,  stand  fast  in  the  faith,  quit  you  like  men, 
be  strong.     Let  all  that  ye  do  be  done  in  love. 

Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren  (ye  know  the  house  of 
Stephanas,  that  it  is  the  first  fruits  of  Achaia,  and  that 
they  have  set  themselves  to  minister  unto  the  saints), 
that  ye  also  be  in  subjection  unto  such,  and  to  everyone 
that  helpeth  in  the  work  and  laboreth.  And  I  rejoice 
at  the  coming  of  Stephanas  and  Fortunatus  and  Achai- 
cus ;  for  that  which  was  lacking  on  your  part  they  sup- 
plied. For  they  refreshed  my  spirit  and  yours;  acknowl- 
edge ye  therefore  thein  that  are  such. 

The  churches  of  Asia  salute  you.  Aquila  and  Prisca 
salute  you  much  in  the  Lord,  with  the  church  that  is  in 
their  house.  All  the  brethren  salute  you.  Salute  one 
another  with  a  holy  kiss. 

Autograph-  The  salutation  of  mc  Paul  with  mine  own 
fication-  "  hand.  If  any  man  loveth  not  the  Lord,  let 
Benedic-  j^j^^  ^^  anathema.  "  Maran  atha.  The  grace 
of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you.  My  love  be  with 
you  all  in  Christ  Jesus.     Amen. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  Ottr  Lord  comet h. 


Acts  19- 1  I.J    Chronologically  Arranged.  821 


THE  ACTS. 

{Continued^ 


CHAPTER    XIV. 

Paul's  third  missionary  journey — continued. 

And  God   wrought  special  iniracles  by  the  hands  of 
Paul;     insomuch    that    unto    the    sick    were        Paul  at 
carried  away  from  his  body  handkerchiefs  or        Ephesus. 
aprons,  and  the  diseases   departed   from  them,  and  the 
evil  spirits  went  out. 

But  certain  also  of  the  strolling  Jews,  exorcists,  took 
upon  them  to  name  over  them  which  had  the  evil  spirits 
the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  saying,  "  I  adjure  you  by 
Jesus  whom  Paul  preacheth."  And  there  were  seven 
sons  of  one  Sceva,  a  Jew,  a  chief  priest,  which  did  this. 
And  the  evil  spirit  answered  and  said  unto  them,  "Jesus 
I  know,  and  Paul  I  know;  but  who  are  ye?"  And  the 
man  in  whom  the  evil  spirit  was  leaped  on  them,  and 
mastered  both  of  them,  and  prevailed  against  them,  so 
that  they  fled  out  of  that  house  naked  and  wounded. 
And  this  became  known  to  all,  both  Jews  and  Greeks, 
that  dwelt  at  Ephesus  ;  and  fear  fell  upon  them  all, 
and  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  was  magnified. 
Many  also  of  them  that  had  believed  came,  confessing, 
and  declaring  their  deeds.  And  not  a  few  of  them  that 
practiced  "  curious  arts  brought  their  books  together, 
and  burned  them  in  the  sight  of  all ;  and  they  counted 
the  price  of  them,  and  found  it  fifty  thousand  pieces  of 
silver.  So  mightily  grew  the  word  of  the  Lord  and 
prevailed. 

Now  after  these  things  were  ended,  Paul  purposed  in 

*  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  magical. 


822  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  19. 21. 

the  spirit,  when  he  had  passed  through  Macedonia  and 
Achaia,  to  go  to  Jerusalem,  saying,  "After  I  have  been 
there,  I  must  also  see  Rome."  And  having  sent  into 
Macedonia  two  of  them  that  ministered  unto  him,  Tim- 
othy and  Erastus,  he  himself  stayed  in  Asia  for  a  while. 

And  about  that  time  there  arose  no  small  stir  concern- 
ing the  Way.  For  a  certain  man  named  Demetrius,  a 
silversmith,  which  made  silver  shrines  of  -^  Diana,  brought 
Riot  of  the  uo  little  business  unto  the  craftsmen  ;  whom 
silversmiths,  j^^  gathered  together,  with  the  workmen  of 
like  occupation,  and  said,  "  Sirs,  ye  know  that  by  this 
business  we  have  our  wealth.  And  ye  see  and  hear,  that 
not  alone  at  Ephesus,  but  almost  throughout  all  Asia, 
this  Paul  hath  persuaded  and  turned  away  much  people, 
saying  that  they  be  no  gods,  which  are  made  with 
hands;  and  not  only  is  there  danger  that  this  our  trade 
come  into  disrepute,  but  also  that  the  temple  of  the  great 
goddess  Diana  be  made  of  no  account,  and  that  she 
should  even  be  deposed  from  her  magnificence,  whom  all 
Asia  and  the  world  worshipeth." 

And  when  they  heard  this,  they  were  filled  with  wrath, 
and  cried  out,  saying,  "  Great  is  Diana  of  the  Ephe- 
sians !  " 

.  And  the  city  was  filled  with  the  confusion  ;  and  they 
rushed  with  one  accord  into  the  theater,  having  seized 
Gains  and  Aristarchus,  men  of  Macedonia,  Paul's  com- 
panions in  travel.  And  when  Paul  was  minded  to  enter 
in  unto  the  people,  the  disciples  suffered  him  not.  And 
certain  also  of  the  chief  officers  of  Asia,  being  his  friends, 
sent  unto  him,  and  besought  him  not  to  adventure  him- 
self into  the  theater.  Some  therefore  cried  one  thing, 
and  some  another;  for  the  assembly  was  in  confusion; 
and  the  more  part  knew  not  wherefore  they  were  come 
together. 

And  they  brought  Alexander  out  of  the  multitude,  the 
Jews  putting  him  forward.  And  Alexander  beckoned 
with  the  hand,  and  would  have  made  a  defense  unto  the 
people.  But  when  they  perceived  that  he  was  a  Jew, 
all  with  one  voice  about  the  space  of  two  hours  cried 
out,  "  Great  is  Diana  of  the  Ephesians !  " 

"R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  Artemis. 


Acts  20.  35.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  823 

And  when  the  town  clerk  had  quieted  the  multitude, 
he  saith,  "Ye  men  of  Ephesus,  what  man  is  The  wise 
there  who  knoweth  not  how  that  the  city  ^°^^  clerk. 
of  the  Ephesians  is  temple  keeper  of  the  great  Diana,  and 
of  the  image  which  fell  down  from  ''Jupiter?  Seeing 
then  that  these  things  cannot  be  gainsaid,  ye  ought  to 
be  quiet,  and  to  do  nothing  rash.  For  ye  have  brought 
hither  these  men,  which  are  neither  robbers  of  temples 
nor  blasphemers  of  our  goddess.  If  therefore  Deme- 
trius, and  the  craftsmen  that  are  with  him,  have  a  mat- 
ter against  any  man,  the  courts  are  open,  and  there  are 
proconsuls ;  let  them  accuse  one  another.  But  if  ye 
seek  anything  about  other  matters,  it  shall  be  settled  in 
the  regular  assembly.  For  indeed  we  are  in  danger  to 
be  accused  concerning  this  day's  riot,  there  being  no 
cause  for  it ;  and  as  touching  it  we  shall  not  be  able  to 
give  account  of  this  concourse." 

And  when  he  had   thus  spoken,  he  dismissed  the  as- 
sembly. 

And  after  the  uproar  was  ceased,  Paul  having  sent  for 
the   disciples   and  exhorted  them,  took  leave      p^^^  .^^_ 
of  them,  and   departed   for  to  go   into  Mac-      neyingto 
edonia.      And  when    he    had    gone    through 
those  parts,  and  had  given  them  much  exhortation,  he 
came  into  Greece. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  heaven. 


824  The  Shorter  Bible  [2  Cor.  1. 1. 


FROM  the  second  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO  THE 

^  CORINTHIANS. 


CHAPTER    I. 

PERSONAL  WORDS:    EXHORTATIONS. 

Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ   Jesus  through  the  will  of 
God,  and  Timothy  our  brother,  unto  the  church  of  God^ 
which  is  at  Corinth,  with  all  the  saints  which  are  in  the 
_,      _.  whole  of  Achaia.     Grace   to   vou  and  peace 

Thanks-  from    God    our   Father  and   the   Lord    Jesus 

giving.  /-I     •    i. 

Christ. 

Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  the  Father  of  mercies  and  God  of  all  comfort ; 
who  comforteth  us  in  all  our  affliction,  that  we  may  be 
able  to  comfort  them  that  are  in  any  affliction,  through 
the  comfort  wherewith  we  ourselves  are  comforted  of 
God.  For  as  the  sufferings  of  Christ  abound  unto  us, 
even  so  our  comfort  also  aboundeth  through  Christ. 

I  was  minded  to  come  before  unto  you  ;  but  to  spare 
you  I  forbare  to  come.  Not  that  we  have  lordship  over 
your  faith,  but  are  helpers  of  }-our  joy;  for  b\'  faith  ye 
stand.  But  I  determined  this  for  myself,  that  I  would 
Loving  so-  '^*^t  come  again  to  you  with  sorrow.  l'"i>r  if  I 
licitude.  make  you  sorry,  who  then  is  he  that  makelh 

me  glad,  but  he  that  is  made  sorry  by  me  ? 

For  out  of  much  affliction  and  anguish  of  heart  I 
wrote  unto  you  with  many  tears  ;  not  that  \-c  sliould  be 
made  sorry,  but  that  ye  might  know  the  love  \\hich  I 
hav^e  more  abundantly  unto  you. 

Now  when  I  came  to  Troas  for  the  gospel  of  Christ, 
and  when  a  door  was  opened  unto  me  in  the  Lord,  I  had 

''  Written  from  Macedonia,  A.  D.  57. 


2  Cor. 2. 13-]   Chronologically  Arranged,  825 

no  relief  for  my  spirit,  because  I  found  not  ^  Titus  my 
brother ;  but  taking  my  leave  of  them,  I  went  forth  into 
Macedonia.  But  thanks  be  unto  God,  which  always 
leadeth  us  in  triumph  in  Christ,  and  maketh  manifest 
through  us  the  savor  of  his  knowledge  in  every  place. 

Are  we  beginning  again  to  commend  ourselves  ?  Need 
we,  as  do  some,  epistles  of  commendation  to  you  or 
from  you?  Ye  are  our  epistle,  written  in  our  paui's  apos- 
hearts,  known  and  read  of  all  men;  being  ^ohc office. 
made  manifest  that  ye  are  an  epistle  of  Christ,  minis- 
tered by  us,  written  not  with  ink,  but  with  the  Spirit  of 
the  living  God  ;  not  in  tables  of  stone,  but  in  tables  that 
are  hearts  of  flesh. 

But  we  have  this  ''  treasure  in  earthen  vessels,  that  the 
exceeding  greatness  of  the  power  may  be  of  God,  and 
not  from  ourselves ;  we  are  pressed  on  every  side, 
yet  not  straitened ;  perplexed,  yet  not  unto  despair ; 
pursued,  yet  not  forsaken ;  smitten  down,  yet  not  de- 
stroyed ;  always  bearing  about  in  the  body  the  '^  dying 
of  Jesus,  that  the  life  also  of  Jesus  may  be  manifested  in 
our  body,  knowing  that  he  which  raised  up  the  -weakness 
Lord  Jesus  shall  raise  up  us  also  with  Jesus,      yet  tri- 

Wherefore  we  faint  not  ;  but  though  our 
outward  man  is  decaying,  yet  our  inward  man  is  renewed 
day  by  day.  For  our  light  affliction,  which  is  for  the 
moment,  worketh  for  us  more  and  more  exceedingly  an 
eternal  weight  of  glory  ;  while  we  look  not  at  the  things 
which  are  seen,  but  at  the  things  which  are  not  seen  ;  for 
the  things  which  are  seen  are  temporal,  but  the  things 
which  are  not  seen  are  eternal. 

For  we  know  that  if  the  earthly  house  of  our '^  tabernacle 
be  dissolved,  we  have  a  building  from  God,  a  house  not 
made  with  hands,  eternal,  in  the  heavens.  Wherefore  we 
•^  make  it  our  aim  to  be  well-pleasing  unto  him.  For  we 
must  all  be  made  manifest  before  the  judgment  seat  of 
Christ ;  that  each  one  may  receive  the  things  done  in 
the  body,  according  to  what  he  hath  done,  whether  it  be 
good  or  bad. 

"Whom   he  had  sent   to  learn  their  state.      ^  That   is,  his  apostleship. 
*=  R.  V.    marg.,  Gr.  putting  to  death.       ^  R.  V.   marg.,  Or,  bodily  fravie. 
*  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  are  ambitious, 
55 


826  The  Shorter  Bible  [2Cor.5.  n. 

Knowing  therefore  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  we  persuade 
men. 

The  love  of  Christ  constraineth  us. 

We  are  ambassadors  therefore  on  behalf  of  Christ,  as 
.    ^  though   God  were  intreating  by  us ;   we  be- 

dors  for  seech    vou   on  behalf   of   Christ,  be  ye    rec- 

onciled  to  God.  Him  who  knew  no  sin  he 
made  to  be  sin  on  our  behalf;  that  we  might  become 
the  righteousness  of  God  in  him.  And  working  together 
with  him  we  intreat  also  that  ye  receive  not  the  grace 
of  God  in  vain  (for  he  saith, 

"At  an  acceptable  time  I  hearkened  unto  thee, 
And  in  a  day  of  salvation  did  I  succor  thee  ;  " 
behold,  now*is  the  acceptable  time  ;  behold,  now  is  the 
day  of  salvation)  ;  giving  no  occasion  of  stumbling  in 
anything,  that  our  ministration  be  not  blamed  ;  but  in 
everything  commending  ourselves,  as  ministers  of  God, 
in  much  patience,  in  afflictions,  in  necessities,  in  dis- 
tresses, in  stripes,  in  imprisonments,  in  tumults,  in  la- 
bors, in  watchings,  in  fastings  ;  in  pureness,  in  knowledge, 
in  longsuffering,  in  kindness,  in  the  ^  Holy  Ghost,  in  love 
unfeigned,  in  the  word  of  truth,  in  the  power  of  God  ; 
by  the  armor  of  righteousness  on  the  right  hand  and  on 
the  left,  by  glory  and  dishonor,  by  evil  report  and  good 
report ;  as  deceivers,  and  yet  true  ;  as  unknowMi,  and  yet 
well  known  ;  as  dying,  and  behold,  we  live  ;  as  chastened, 
and  not  killed;  as  sorrowful,  yet  alway  rejoicing;  as 
poor,  yet  making  many  rich  ;  as  having  nothing,  and  }-et 
possessing  all  things. 

Be  not  unequally  yoked  with  unbelievers;  for  what 
Exhortation  fellowship  have  righteousness  and  iniquity, 
to  separate-    or   what    communiou    hath  lisrht  with  dark- 

I16SS.  ^ 

ncss?  And  what  concord  hath  Christ  w^'th 
Belial,  or  what  portion  hath  a  believer  with  an  unbe- 
liever ?  And  what  agreement  hath  a  ^  temple  of  God 
with  idols?  For  we  are  a  ^  temple  of  the  living  God  ; 
even  as  God  said,  "  I  will  dwell  in  them,  and  walk  in 
them  ;  and  I  will  be  their  God,  and  they  shall  be  my 
people."     Wherefore 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  //o/v  Sj'ir//,  ami  so  tlirouglioul  tliis  book.  ^  R.  V, 
marg.,  Or,  sancttcary. 


2Cor.6.  i;.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  827 

"  Come  ye  out  from  among  them,  and  be  ye  sepa- 
rate," saith  the  Lord, 

"  And  touch  no  unclean  thing  ; 

And  I  will  receive  you, 

And  will  be  to  you  a  Father, 

And  ye  shall  be  to  me  sons  and  daughters," 
saith     the     Lord     Almighty.       Having    therefore    these 
promises,   beloved,  let  us    cleanse   ourselves 
from  all  defilement  of  flesh   and  spirit,  per-    ^^^^P^^ty- 
fecting  holiness  in  the  fear  of  God. 

"^  Open  your  hearts  to  us;  we  wronged  no  man,  we 
corrupted  no  man,  we  took  advantage  of  no  man.  I  say 
it  not  to  condemn  you  ;  for  I  have  said  before,  that  ye 
are  in  our  hearts  to  die  together  and  live  together. 
Great  is  my  boldness  of  speech  toward  you,  great  is  my 
glorying  on  your  behalf;  I  am  filled  with  comfort,  I 
overflow  with  joy  in  all  our  affliction. 

For  even  when  we  were  come  unto  Macedonia,  our  flesh 
had  no  relief,  but  we  were  afflicted  on  every  side;  with- 
out were  fightings,  within  were  fears.  Nevertheless  he 
that  comforteth  the  lowly,  even  God,  comforted  us  by 
the  coming  of  Titus  ;  and  not  by  his  coming  only,  but 
also  by  the  comfort  wherewith  he  was  comforted  in  you, 
while  he  told  us  your  longing,  your  mourning,  your  zeal 
for  me  ;  so  that  I  rejoice  yet  more.  For  though  I  made 
you  sorry  with  my  epistle,  I  do  not  regret  it,  though  I 
did  regret.  I  rejoice,  not  that  ye  were  made  Effectofthe 
sorry,  but  that  ye  were  made  sorry  unto  re-  ^^^*  letter, 
pentance.  For  godly  sorrow  worketh  repentance  unto 
salvation,  but  the  sorrow  of  the  world  worketh  death. 
Behold,  ye  were  made  sorry  after  a  godly  sort ;  what 
earnest  care  it  wrought  in  you,  yea,  what  clearing  of 
yourselves,  yea,  what  indignation,  yea,  what  fear,  yea, 
what  longing,  yea,  what  zeal,  yea,  what  avenging!  In 
everything  ye  approved  yourselves  to  be  pure  in  the 
matter.     So  we  have  been  comforted. 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  Make  room  for  us. 


828  The  Shorter  Bible  [2Cor. 8.  i. 


CHAPTER  II. 

CONCERNING  GIVING:    PERSONAL  WORDS :    CONCLUSION. 

Moreover,  brethren,  we  make  known  to  you'  the 
grace  of  God  whicli  hath  been  given  in  the  churches 
„      ^.   .        of  Macedonia  ;  how  that   in    much  proof  of 

How  Chris-  rr,-         •  r      1        ■       •  i       t        • 

tiaus  should  affliction  the  abundance  of  their  lov  and  their 
deep  poverty  abounded  unto  the  riches  of 
their  HberaHty.  For  according  to  their  power,  I  bear  wit- 
ness, yea  and  beyond  their  power,  they  gave  of  their  own 
accord,  but  first  they  gave  their  own  selves  to  the  Lord. 
Insomuch  that  we  exhorted  Titus,  that  as  he  had  made 
a  beginning  before,  so  he  would  also  complete  in  you 
this  grace  also.  But  as  ye  abound  in  everything,  in  faith, 
and  utterance,  and  knowledge,  and  in  all  earnestness,  and 
in  your  love  to  us,  see  that  ye  abound  in  this  grace  also. 
How  Christ  ^^^  Y^  kuow  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 

save.  Christ,  that,  though  he  was  rich,  yet  for  your 

sakes  he  became  poor,  that  ye  through  his  poverty  might 
become  rich. 

Now  complete  the  doing,  out  of  your  ability.  For  if 
the  readiness  is  there,  it  is  acceptable  according  as  a  man 
hath,  not  according  as  he  hath  not.  For  I  say  not  this, 
that  others  may  be  cased,  and  }'e  distressed  ;  but  by 
equality;  your  abundance  being  a  supply  at  this  present 
time  for  their  want,  that  their  abundance  also  may  be- 
come a  supply  for  your  want ;  that  there  may  be  equality ; 
as  it  is  written,  "  He  that  gathered  much  had  nothing 
over;  and  he  that  gathered  little  had  no  lack." 

I  know  your  readiness,  of  which  I  glory  on  your  behalf 
to  them  of  Macedonia,  that  "  Achaia  hath  been  prepared 
for  a  year  past."  Andyour  zeal  hath  stirred  up  very  many 
of  them.  But  I  have  sent  the  brethren,  that  our  glory- 
ing on  your  behalf  may  not  be  made  void  in  this  respect ; 
that  ye   may  be  prepared  ;  lest  by  any  means,  if  there 


2  Cor.  9.  4.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  829 

come  with  me  any  of  Macedonia,  and  find  you  unpre- 
pared, we  (that  we  say  not,  ye)  should  be  put  to  shame 
in  this  confidence.  I  thought  it  necessary  therefore  to 
entreat  the  brethren,  that  they  would  go  before  unto  you, 
and  make  up  beforehand  your  aforepromised  bounty,  that 
the  same  might  be  ready,  as  a  matter  of  bounty,  and  not 
of  extortion. 

But  this  I  say,  he  that  soweth  sparingly  shall  reap 
also  sparingly;  and  he  that  soweth  ^bountifully  shall 
reap  also  bountifully.  Let  each  man  do  according  as 
he  hath  purposed  in  his  heart  ;  not  ^grudgingly,  or  of 
necessity ;  for  God  loveth  a  cheerful  giver.  And  God  is 
able  to  make  all  grace  abound  unto  you  ;  that  ye,  having 
always  all  sufficiency  in  everything,  may  abound  unto 
every  good  work.  He  that  supplieth  seed  to  the  sower 
and  bread  for  food,  shall  supply  and  multiply  your  seed 
for  sowing,  and  increase  the  fruits  of  your  righteousness. 

Now  I  Paul  myself  entreat  you  by  the  meekness  and 
gentleness  of  Christ,  I  who  in  your  presence  am  lowly 
among  you,  but  being  absent  am  of  good  courage  toward 
you  ;  yea,  I  beseech  you,  that  I  may  not  when  present 
show  courage  with  the  confidence  wherewith  I  count  to 
be  bold  against  some,  which  count  of  us  as  if  we  walked 
according  to  the  flesh. 

Though  I  should  glory  somewhat  abundantly  concern- 
ing our  authority  (which  the  Lord  gave  for  building  you 
up,  and  not  for  casting  you  down),  I  shall  not  be  put  to 
shame;  that  I  may  not  seem  as  if  I  would  p^upgrea- 
terrify  you  by  my  letters.  For,  "  his  letters,"  sonfor"gio- 
they  say,  "  are  weighty  and  strong  ;  but  his  ^^'^^" 
bodily  presence  is  weak,  and  his  speech  of  no  account." 
Let  such  a  one  reckon  this  ;  that  what  we  are  in  word 
by  letters  when  we  are  absent,  such  arc  we  also  in  deed 
when  we  are  present. 

Would  that  ye  could  bear  with  me  in  a  little  foolish- 
ness; *^  nay  indeed  bear  with  me.  For  I  am  jealous 
over  you  with  a  godly  jealousy;  for  I  espoused  you  to 
one  husband,  that  I  might  present  you  as  a  pure  virgin 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  with  blessings.  *"  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  of  sorrow.  "^  R.  V. 
mariT.,  Or,  btit  indeed  ve  do  bear  witJi  me. 


830  The  Shorter  Bible  [2Cor.  ii.  2. 

to  Christ.  But  I  fear,  lest  by  any  means,  as  the  serpent 
beguiled  Eve  in  his  craftiness,  your  minds  should  be  cor- 
rupted from  the  simplicity  and  the  purity  that  is  toward 
Christ.  I  reckon  that  I  am  not  a  whit  behind  the 
very  chiefest  apostles.  Did  I  commit  a  sin  in  abasing 
myself  that  ye  might  be  exalted,  because  I  preached  to 
you  the  gospel  of  God  for  naught  ?  I  robbed  other 
churches,  taking  wages  of  them  that  I  might  minister 
unto  you  ;  and  when  I  was  present  with  you  and  was  in 
Reason  for  want,  I  was  not  a  burden  on  any  man ;  for 
support^^^  the  brethren,  when  they  came  from  Mace- 
ofthem.  donia,  supplied    my  want.     In  everything  I 

kept  myself  from  being  burdensome  unto  you,  and  so 
will  I  keep  myself.  As  the  truth  of  Christ  is  in  me,  no 
man  shall  stop  me  of  this  glorying  in  the  regions  of 
Achaia.  Wherefore  ?  Because  I  love  you  not  ?  God 
knoweth.  But  what  I  do,  that  I  will  do,  that  I  may  cut 
off  occasion  from  them  which  desire  an  occasion.  For 
such  men  are  false  apostles,  deceitful  workers,  fashioning 
themselves  into  apostles  of  Christ.  And  no  marvel  ;  for 
even  Satan  fashioneth  himself  into  an  angel  of  light.  It 
is  no  great  thing  therefore  if  his  ministers  also  fashion 
themselves  as  ministers  of  righteousness  ;  whose  end  shall 
be  according  to  their  works. 

I  say  again,  let  no  man  think  me  foolish ;  but  if  ye 
do,  yet  as  foolish  receive  me.  Seeing  that  many  glory 
after  the  flesh,  I  will  glory  also.  For  ye  bear  with  a 
man,  if  he  bringeth  you  into  bondage,  if  he  devoureth 
The.giory-  yo"'  i^  ^^  takcth  you  captive,  if  he  exalteth 
ing itself,  himself,  if  he  smiteth  you  on  the  face.  Yet 
whereinsoever  any  is  bold  (I  speak  in  foolishness),  I  am 
bold  also.  Are  they  Hebrews?  so  am  I.  Are  they  Is- 
raelites? so  am  I.  Are  they  the  seed  of  Abraham?  so 
am  I.  Are  they  ministers  of  Christ?  (I  speak  as  one 
beside  himself)  I  more  ;  in  labors  more  abundantly,  in 
prisons  more  abundantly,  in  stripes  above  measure,  in 
deaths  oft.  Of  the  Jews  five  times  received  I  forty 
stripes  save  one.  Thrice  was  I  beaten  with  rods,  once 
was  I  stoned,  thrice  I  suffered  shipwreck,  a  night  and  a 
day  have  I  been  in  the  deep  ;  in  journeyings  often,  in 
perils  of  rivers,  in  perils  of  robbers,  in   perils  from  my 


2Cor.  11.26.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  831 

countrymen,  in  perils  from  the  Gentiles,  in  perils  in  the 
city,  in  perils  in  the  wilderness,  in  perils  in  the  sea,  in 
perils  among  false  brethren  ;  in  labor  and  travail,  in 
watchings  often,  in  hunger  and  thirst,  in  fastings  often, 
in  cold  and  nakedness.  Beside,  there  is  that  which 
presseth  upon  me  daily,  anxiety  for  all  the  churches. 
Who  is  weak,  and  I  am  not  weak?  who  is  made  to  stum- 
ble, and  I  burn  not  ?  If  I  must  needs  glory,  I  will  glory 
of  the  things  that  concern  my  weakness.  In  Damascus 
the  governor  under  Aretas  the  king  guarded  the  city 
of  the  Damascenes,  in  order  to  take  me ;  and  through  a 
window  was  I  let  down  in  a  basket  by  the  wall,  and 
escaped  his  hands. 

But  I  will  come  to  visions  and  revelations  of  the  Lord. 
I  know  a  man  in  Christ,  fourteen  years  ago  (whether  in 
the  body,  I  know  not ;  or  whether  out  of  the  body,  I 
know  not  ;  God  knoweth),  such  a  one  caught  up  even  to 
the  third  heaven.  And  I  know  such  a  man  (whether  in 
the  body,  or  apart  from  the  body,  I  know  not  ;  God 
knoweth),  how  that  he  was  caught  up  into  Paradise,  and 
heard  unspeakable  words,  which  it  is  not 
lawful  for  a  man  to  utter.  On  behalf  of  such  -The  thorn 
a  one  will  I  glory;  but  on  mine  own  behalf  I 
will  not  glory,  save  in  my  weaknesses.  And  by  reason 
of  the  exceeding  greatness  of  the  revelations — where- 
fore, that  I  should  not  be  exalted  overmuch,  there  was 
given  to  me  a  *  thorn  in  the  flesh,  a  messenger  of  Satan 
to  buffet  me.  Concerning  this  thing  I  besought  the 
Lord  thrice,  that  it  might  depart  from  me.  And  he 
hath  said  unto  me,  "  My  grace  is  sufficient  for  thee;  for 
my  power  is  made  perfect  in  weakness."  Most  gladly 
therefore  will  I  rather  glory  in  my  weaknesses,  that  the 
strength  of  Christ  may  rest  upon  me.  Wherefore  I  take 
pleasure  in  weaknesses,  in  injuries,  in  necessities,  in  per- 
secutions, in  distresses,  for  Christ's  sake ;  for  when  I  am 
weak,  then  am  I  strong. 

I  am  become  foolish;  ye  compelled  me;  for  I  ought 
to  have  been  commended  of  you  ;  for  in  nothing  was  I 
behind  the  very  chiefest  apostles,  though  I  am  nothing. 
Truly  the  signs  of  an  apostle  were  wrought  among  you 

"  R.  V.  maig.,  Or,  stake. 


832  The  Shorter  Bible  [2Cor.  12. 12. 

in  all  patience,  by  signs  and  wonders  and  mighty  works. 
For  what  is  there  wherein  ye  were  made  inferior  to  the 
rest  of  the  churches,  except  it  be  that  I  myself  was  not 
a  burden  to  you  ?     Forgive  me  this  wrong. 

This  is  the  third  time  I  am  coming  to  you.  At  the 
Closing  ad-  mouth  of  two  witnesses  or  three  shall  every 
monitions.  vvord  be  established.  Try  your  own  selves, 
whether  ye  be  in  the  faith  ;  prove  your  own  selves. 

For  this  cause  I  write  these  things  while  absent,  that 
I  may  not  when  present  deal  sharply,  according  to  the 
authority  which  the  Lord  gave  me  for  building  up,  and 
not  for  casting  down. 

Finally,  brethren,  farewell.  Be  perfected  ;  be  com- 
forted ;  be  of  the  same  mind  ;  live  in  peace ;  and  the 
God  of  love  and  peace  shall  be  with  you. 

All  the  saints  salute  you. 
Benedic-  The  grace   of  the   Lord   Jesus  Christ,  and 

tion.  the  love  of  God  and  the  communion   of  the 

Holy  Ghost,  be  with  you  all. 


Gal.  I.  I.]      Chronologically  Arkan(;ed.  833 


FROM  THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO  THE 

^  GALATIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

WARNINGS  :   JUSTIFICATION  BY  FAITH  :    EXHORTATIONS. 

Paul,  an  apostle  (not  from  men,  neither  through  man, 
but  through  Jesus  Christ,  and  God  the  Greeting  as 
Father,  who  raised  him  from  the  dead),  and  an  apostle, 
all  the  brethren  which  are  with  me,  unto  the  churches  of 
Galatia :  Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  the  Father, 
and  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  gave  himself  for  our 
sins. 

I  marvel  that  ye  are  so  quickly  removing  from  him 
that  called  you  in  the  grace  of  Christ,  but  p^^^^g  g^j.. 
there  are  some  that  trouble  you,  and  would  prise  at  their 
pervert  the  gospel  of  Christ.  But  though  we, 
or  an  angel  from  heaven,  should  preach  unto  you  any 
gospel  other  than  that  which  we  preached  unto  you,  let 
him  be  anathema. 

For  I  make  known  to  you,  brethren,  as  touching  the 
gospel  which  was  preached  by  me,  that  it  is  not  after 
man.  For  neither  did  I  receive  it  from  man,  nor  was  I 
taught  it,  but  it  came  to  me  through  revelation  of  Jesus 
Christ.  For  ye  have  heard  of  my  manner  of  life  in  time 
past  in  the  Jews'  religion,  how  that  beyond  pauPshis- 
measure    I    persecuted   the  church    of   God,    tory  leading 

,      1    ^  r   ■  1    T       1  1    •         1  *o  "-^^  apos- 

and  made  havoc  ot  it ;  and  i  advanced  m  the    tieship. 
Jews'  religion  beyond  many  of  mine  own  age  among  my 
countrymen,  being  more  exceedingly  zealous  for  the  tra- 
ditions of  my  fathers.    But  when  it  was  the  good  pleasure 
of  God,  who  called  me  through    his  grace,  to  reveal  his 

"  Written  in  Greece  (probably  at  Corinth),  B.  C.  57. 


834  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gai.  i.i6. 

Son  in  me,  theit  I  might  preach  him  among  the  Gen- 
tiles; immediately  I  conferred  not  with  flesh  and  blood; 
neither  went  I  up  to  Jerusalem  to  them  which  were  apos- 
tles before  me  ;  but  I  went  away  into  Arabia  ;  and  again 
I  returned  unto  Damascus. 

Then  after  three  years  I  went  up  to  Jerusalem  to  ^  visit 
A  ostieship  Cephas,  and  tarried  with  him  fifteen  days.  But 
not  derived  other  of  the  apostles  saw  I  none,  ^' save  James 
other  apos-  the  Lord's  brother.  Then  I  came  into  the 
^  ®^"  regions  of  Syria  and  Cilicia.     And  I  was  still 

unknown  by  face  unto  the  churches  of  Judjea,  but  they 
only  heard  say,  he  that  once  persecuted  us  now  preach- 
eth  the  faith  of  which  he  once  made  havoc  ;  and  they 
glorified  God  in  me. 

Then  after  the  space  of  fourteen  years  I  went  up  again 
to  Jerusalem  with  Barnabas,  taking  Titus  also  with  jne. 
And  I  went  up  by  revelation  ;  and  I  laid  before  them  the 
gospel  which  I   preach  among  the  Gentiles. 

But  from  those  who  were  reputed  to  be  somewhat 
(whatsoever  they  were,  it  maketh  no  matter  to  me  ;  God 
accepteth  not  man's  person) — they,  I  say,  who  were  of 
repute  imparted  nothing  to  me;  but  contrariwise,  when 
they  saw  that  I  had  been  intrusted  with  the  gospel  of  the 
uncircumcision,  even  as  Peter  with  the  gospel  of  the  cir- 
cumcision, and  when  they  perceived  the  grace  that  was 
given  unto  me,  James  and  Cephas  and  John,  they  who 
were  reputed  to  be  pillars,  gave  to  me  and  Barnabas  the 
right  hands  of  fellowship,  that  we  should  go  unto  the 
Gentiles,  and  they  unto  the  circumcision ;  only  they 
would  that  we  should  remember  the  poor  ;  which  very 
thing  I  was  also  zealous  to  do. 

But  when  Cephas  came  to  Antioch,  I  resisted  him  to 
Ao  or,  ov,^o  the  face,  because  he  stood  condemned.  For 
Ue  rebuked  before  that  certam  came  from  James,  he  did 
eat  with  the  Gentiles  ;  but  when  they  came, 
he  drew  back  and  separated  himself,  fearing  them  that 
were  of  the  circumcision.  And  the  rest  of  the  Jews  dis- 
sembled likewise  with  him;  insomuch  that  even  Barnabas 
was  carried  away  with  their  dissimulation.  But  when  I  saw 
that  they  walked  not  uprightly  according  to  the  truth  of 

"  R.  V.  maig.,  Or,  become  acquaintdl  i^'itli.     '' R.\'.  niarg. ,  Or,  but  oily. 


Gal.  2.  14.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  835 

the  gospel,  I  said  unto  Cephas  before  them  all,  "  We 
Jews,  knowing  that  a  man  is  not  justified  by  the  works 
of  the  law,  ^  save  through  faith  in  Jesus  Christ,  even  we 
believed  on  Christ  Jesus,  that  we  might  be  justified  by 
faith  in  Christ,  and  not  by  the  works  of  the  law.  Because 
by  the  works  of  the  law  shall  no  flesh  be  justified. 

I  have  been  crucified  with  Christ ;  '^  yet  I  live;  and  yet 
no  longer  I,  but  Christ  liveth  in  me  ;  and  that  life  which 
I  now  live  in  the  flesh  I  live  in  faith,  the  faith  which  is 
in  the  Son  of  God,  who  loved  me,  and  gave  himself  up 
for  me. 

If  righteousness  is  through  the  law,  then  Christ  died 
for  naught. 

O  foolish  Galatians,  who  did  bewitch  you,    ^^^ments'^ 
before  whose  eyes  Jesus  Christ   was  openly    jSi^^g^"^*^® 
set  forth  crucified  ?     Received  ye  the  Spirit   previous 
by  the  works  of  the  law,  or  by  the  hearing  of 
faith  ?     Having  begun  in  the  Spirit,  are  ye  now  perfected 
in  the  flesh  ? 

Even  Abraham  believed  God,  and  it  was  reckoned 
unto  him  for  righteousness.  Know  therefore  that  they 
which  be  of  faith,  the  same  are  sons  of  Abraham. 

Brethren,  though  it  be  but  a  man's  covenant,  yet 
when  it  hath  been  confirmed,  no  one  maketh  it  void,  or 
addeth  thereto.  Now  to  Abraham  were  the  promises 
spoken,  and  to  his  seed,  which  is  Christ.  Now  a  cove- 
nant confirmed  beforehand  by  God,  the  law,  which  came 
''four  hundred  and  thirty  years  after,  doth  not  disannul, 
so  as  to  make  the  promise  of  none  effect.  For  if  the  in- 
heritance is  of  the  law,  it  is  no  more  of  promise;  but 
God  hath  granted  it  to  Abraham  by  promise.  What 
then  is  the  law?  It  was  added  because  of  transgres- 
sions, till  the  seed  should  come  to  whom  the  promise 
hath  been  made.  Is  the  law  then  against  the  promises 
of  God  ?     God  forbid. 

But  before  faith  came  we  were  kept  in  ward  under  the 
law,  shut  up  unto  the  faith  which  should  afterward  be 
revealed.     So  that  the  law  hath  been  our  tutor  to  bring 

"R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  but  only.  '>R.  V.  marg..  Or,  and  it  is  no  longer  I 
that  live  hut  Christ,  etc.  "Xt  was  430  years  from  the  call  of  Abram  to 
the  giving  of  the  law,  under  Moses. 


836  The  Shorter  Bible  [Gal.  3. 24. 

us  unto  Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified  by  faith.  But 
now  that  faith  is  come,  we  are  no  longer  under  a  tutor. 
Justification  ^^^  Y^  ^^e  all  SOUS  of  God,  through  faith,  in 
by  faith.  Christ  Jesus.      For  as   many  of  you  as  were 

baptized  into  Christ  did  put  on  Christ.  There  can  be 
neither  Jew  nor  Greek,  there  can  be  neither  bond  nor 
free,  there  can  be  no  male  and  female ;  for  ye  all  are  one 
man  in  Christ  Jesus.  And  if  ye  are  Christ's,  then  are  ye 
Abraham's  seed,  heirs  according  to  promise. 

Brethren,  ye  know  that  because  of  an  infirmity  of  the 
flesh  I  preached  the  gospel  unto  you  ^  the  first  time  ; 
and  that  which  was  a  temptation  to  you  in  my  flesh  ye 
despised  not,  but  ye  received  me  as  an  angel  of  God  ;  if 
possible,  ye  would  have  plucked  out  your  eyes  and  given 
them  to  me.  So  then  am  I  become  your  enemy,  be- 
cause I  tell  you  the  truth  ?  My  little  children,  I  am 
perplexed  about  you. 

With  freedom  did  Christ  set  us  free;  stand  fast  there- 
Exhorta-  fore,  and  be  not  entangled  again  in  a  yoke  of 
tions.  bondage. 

Behold,  I  Paul  say  unto  you,  that,  if  ye  receive  cir- 
cumcision, Christ  will  profit  you  nothing.  Yea,  I  testify 
again  to  every  man  that  receiveth  circumcision,  that  he 
is  a  debtor  to  do  the  whole  law.  Ye  are  severed  from 
Christ,  ye  who  would  be  justified  by  the  law;  ye  are 
fallen  away  from  grace.  For  in  Christ  Jesus  neither  cir- 
cumcision availeth  anytliing,  nor  uncircumcision  ;  but 
faith  working  through  love.  Ye  were  running  well ;  who 
did  hinder  you  that  ye  should  not  obey  the  truth? 

Brethren,  ye  were  called  for  freedom  ;  only  use  not 
your  freedom  for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh,  but  through 
love  be  servants  one  to  another.  For  the  whole  law  is 
fulfilled  in  one  word,  even  in  this,  "Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbor  as  thyself."  But  if  ye  bite  and  devour  one 
another,  take  heed  that  ye  be  not  consumed  one  of 
another. 

Now  the  works  of  the  flesh  are  manifest,  of  the  which 
I  forewarn  you,  even  as  I  did  forewarn  you,  that  they 
which  practice  such  things  shall  not  inherit  the  king- 
dom of  God.  I^ut  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  love,  joy, 
■  Acts  xvi,  6. 


Gal.  5-  22.]      Chronologically  Arranged.     •        83Y 

peace,  long-suffering,  kindness,  goodness,  faithfulness, 
meekness,  ^  temperance  ;  against  such  there  is  no  law. 
And  they  that  are  of  Christ  Jesus  have  crucified  the 
flesh  with  the  passions  and  the  lusts  thereof. 

If  we  live  by  the  Spirit,  by  the  Spirit  let  us  also  walk. 
Let  us  not  be  vainglorious,  provoking  one  another,  en- 
vying one  another. 

Brethren,  even  if  a  man  be  overtaken  in  any  trespass, 
}'e  which  are  spiritual,  restore  such  a  one  in  a  spirit  of 
meekness;  looking  to  thyself,  lest  thou  also  be  tempted. 

Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens,  and  so  fulfill  the  law  of 
Christ. 

Be  not  deceived  ;  God  is  not  mocked  ;  for  whatsoever 
a  man  soweth,  that  shall  he  also  reap.  For  he  that 
soweth  unto  his  own  flesh  shall  of  the  flesh  reap  corrup- 
tion ;  but  he  that  soweth  unto  the  Spirit  shall  of  the 
Spirit  reap  eternal  life.  And  let  us  not  be  weary  in 
welldoing;  for  in  due  season  we  shall  reap,  if  we  faint 
not.  So  then,  as  we  have  opportunity,  let  us  work  that 
which  is  good  toward  all  men,  and  especially  toward 
them  that  are  of  the  household  of  the  faith. 

See  with  how  ^' large  letters  I  ^have  written  unto  you 
with  mine  own  hand.  As  many  as  desire  to  Autographic 
make  a  fair  show  in  the  flesh,  they  compel  autheivwfi- 
you  to  be  circumcised;  only  that  they  may  cation, 
not  be  persecuted  for  the  cross  of  Christ.  For  not  even 
they  who  receive  circumcision  do  themselves  keep  the 
law  ;  but  they  desire  to  have  you  circumcised  that  they 
may  glory  in  your  flesh.  But  far  be  it  from  me  to  glory, 
save  in  the  cross  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  through  which 
the  world  hath  been  crucified  unto  me,  and  I  unto  the 
world.  For  neither  is  circumcision  anything,  nor  uncir- 
cumcision,  but  a  new  creature.  And  as  many  as  shall 
walk  by  this  rule,  peace  be  upon  them,  and  mercy,  and 
upon  the  Israel  of  God. 

From  henceforth  let  no  man  trouble  me ;  for  I  bear 
branded  on  my  body  '^the  marks  of  Jesus. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with 

.    •.     1        .1  n   "^  Benediction. 

your  spirit,  brethren.     Amen. 

"R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  self-control.     -''The  writing  of  the  time  was  in  capital 
Greek  letters.    "=  R.V.  marg.^  Or,  write.    ^  Probably  the  scars  from  beatings. 


838        .  The  Shorter  Bible  [Rom.  i.  i. 


FROM    THE    EPISTLE   OF    PAUL   TO   THE 

'  ROMANS. 


CHAPTER    I. 

UNIVERSAL  RUIN    BY    SIN, 

Paul,  a  ''  servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  called  to  be  an  apos- 
tle, separated  unto  the  gospel  of  God,  to  all  that  are  in 
Rome,  beloved  of  God,  called  to  be  saints.  Grace  to  you 
and  peace  from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

First,  I  thank  my  God  through  Jesus  Christ  for  you 
Greeting-  ^^^y  ^^^^^  your  faith  is  proclaimed  throughout 
Thanksgiy-  ^\^q  whole  world.  For  God  is  my  witness 
ai  words.  how  unceasmgly  i  make  mention  ot  you," 
always  in  my  prayers  making  request,  if  by  any  means 
I  may  come  unto  you.  For  I  long  to  see  you,  that  I 
may  impart  unto  you  some  spiritual  gift,  to  the  end  ye 
maybe  established  ;  that  is,  that  I  with  you  maybe  com- 
forted, each  of  us  by  the  other's  faith.  And  I  would 
not  have  you  ignorant,  brethren,  that  oftentimes  I  pur- 
posed to  come  unto  you  (and  was  hindered  hitherto), 
that  I  might  have  some  fruit  in  you  also,  even  as  in  the 
rest  of  the  Gentiles.  I  am  debtor  both  to  Greeks  and 
to  barbarians,  both  to  the  wise  and  to  the  foolish.  So, 
as  much  as  in  me  is,  I  am  ready  to  preach  the  gospel  to 
you  also  that  arc  in  Rome.  For  I  am  not  ashamed  of 
Salvation  the  gospcl ;  for  it  is  the  power  of  God  unto 
T^e\herae  salvation  to  everyouc  that  believeth  ;  to  the 
oftheietter.  Jew  first,  and  also  to  the  Greek.  For  therein 
is  revealed  a  righteousness  of  God  by  faith  unto  faith  ; 
as  it  is  written,  "  But  tlic  righteous  shall  live  by  faith." 

"Written  from  Greece  (probably  at  Corinth),  A.  D.  57.  ^  R.  V.  niarg., 
Gi".  bondservant. 


Rom.  I.  i8.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  839 

For  the  wrath  of  God  is  revealed  from  heaven  against 
all  ungodliness  and  unrighteousness  of  men,  who  hold 
down  the  truth  in  unrighteousness;  because  that  which^ 
may  be  known  of  God  is   manifest   in  them  ;   for  God 
manifested  it  unto  them.    .  For  the  invisible      salvation 
things  of  him  since  the  creation  of  the  world      the^^n-^ 
are  clearly  seen,  being  perceived  through  the      tii^s. 
things  that   are  made,  even  his  everlasting   power  and 
divinity  ; '"^  that  they  maybe  with  out  excuse;  because 
that,    knowing    God,    they    glorified    him    not    as    God, 
neither  gave  thanks. 

O  man,  despisest  thou  the  riches  of  his  goodness  and 
forbearance  and  longsuffering,  not  knowing  that  the 
goodness  of  God  leadeth  thee  to  repentance?  But  after 
thy  hardness  and  impenitent  heart  treasurest  up  for  thy- 
self wrath  in  the  day  of  wrath  and  revelation  of  the 
righteous  judgment  of  God  ;  who  will  render  to  every 
man  according  to  his  works;  to  them  that  by  patience 
in  welldoing  seek  for  glory  and  honor  and  incorruption, 
eternal  life;  but  unto  them  that  obey  not  the  truth,  but 
obey  unrighteousness,  shall  be  wrath  and  indignation, 
tribulation  and  anguish,  upon  every  soul  of  man  that 
worketh  evil,  of  the  Jew  first,  and  also  of  the  Greek; 
but  glory  and  honor  and  peace  to  every  man  that  work- 
eth good,  to  the  Jew  first,  and  also  to  the  Greek;  for 
there  is  no  respect  of  persons  with  God.  For  as  many 
as  have  sinned  without  law  shall  also  perish  without 
law;  and  as  many  as  have  sinned  under  law  shall  be 
judged  by  law;  for  not  the  hearers  of  a  law  are  just  be- 
fore God,  but  the  doers  of  a  law  shall  be  justified  ;  for 
when  Gentiles  which  have  no  law  do  by  nature  the 
things  of  the  law,  these,  having  no  law,  are  a  law  unto 
themselves  ;  in  that  they  show  the  work  of  the  law  writ- 
ten in  their  hearts,  their  conscience  bearing  witness 
therewith,  and  their  thoughts  one  with  another  accusing 
or  else  excusing  them  ;  in  the  day  when  God  shall  judge 
the  secrets  of  men,  according  to  my  gospel,  by  Jesus 
Christ. 

But  if  thou  bearest  the   name  of  a  Jew,  and  restest 
upon  the  law,  and  gloriest  in  God,  and  knowest  his  will, 
*  R,  V.  marg. ,  Or,  so  that  they  are. 


840  The  vSiiorter  Bible  [Rom.  2.  18. 

and  approvest  the  things  that  are  excellent,  being  in- 
structed out  of  the  law,  and  art  confident  that 
needed  by  thou  thyself  art  a  guide  of  the  blind,  a  light 
t  e  ews.  ^^  them  that  are  in  darkness.  Thou  who 
gloriest  in  the  law,  through  thy  transgression  of  the  law 
dishonorest  thou  God?  For  the  name  of  God  is  blas- 
phemed among  the  Gentiles  because  of  you.  For  cir- 
cumcision indeed  profiteth,  if  thou  be  a  doer  of  the  law; 
but  if  thou  be  a  transgressor  of  the  law,  thy  circumci- 
sion is  become  uncircumcision. 

For  he  is  not  a  Jew,  which  is  one  outwardly  ;  neither 
is  that  circumcision,  which  is  outward  in  the  flesh  ;  but 
he  is  a  Jew,  which  is  one  inwardly;  and  circumcision  is 
that  of  the  heart,  in  the  spirit,  not  in  the  letter  ;  whose 
praise  is  not  of  men,  but  of  God. 

What  then  ?  ''■  are  we  in  worse  case  than   they  ?     No, 
in  no  wise  ;   for  we  before  laid  to  the  charge  both  of  Jews 
and  Greeks,  that  they  arc  all  under  sin  ;  as  it  is  written, 
"  There  is  none  righteous,  no,  not  one ; 
There  is  none  that  understandeth. 

There  is  none  that  seeketh  after  God  ; 
needed  They    have    all    turned    aside,   they  are    to- 

^^  ■  gether  become  unprofitable; 

Thereis  nonethatdoethgood,no,not  so  much  as  one." 
Now  we  know  that  what  things  soever  the  law  saith, 
it  speaketh  to  them  that  are  under  the  law ;  that  every 
mouth  may  be  stopped,  and  all  the  world  may  be  brought 
under  the  judgment  of  God;  because  by  the  works  of 
the  law  shall  no  flesh  be  justified  in  his  sight ;  for  through 
the  law  Cometh  the  knowledge  of  sin.  But  now  apart 
from  the  law  a  righteousness  of  God  hath  been  mani- 
fested, being  witnessed  by  the  law  and  the  prophets  ; 
even  the  righteousness  of  God  through  faith  in  Jesus 
Christ  unto  all  them  that  believe,  being  jus- 
way  of  sal-  tified  freely  bv  his  Qrace  through  the  redcmp- 
vation.  ,.         .1     .    •     •  '  t  /^\     •   4. 

tion  that  IS  in  Jesus  Christ. 

Where  then  is  the  glorying?  It  is  excluded.  By 
what  manner  of  law?  of  works?  Nay;  but  by  a  law  of 
faith.  We  reckon  therefore  that  a  man  is  justified  by 
faith  apart  from  the  works  of  the  law. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Oi",  cfo  we  excuse  ourselves? 


Rom.  4. 1.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  841 


CHAPTER  11. 

PERFECT   SALVATION   BY   FAITH. 

What  then  shall  we  say  that  Abraham,  our  forefa- 
ther according  to  the  flesh,  hath  found  ?  (For  saivationby 
if  Abraham  was  justified  by  works,  he  hath  tratedby" 
whereof  to  glory ;  but  not  toward  God.)  -^-braham. 
What  saith  the  scripture  ?  "  ^  Abraham  believed  God,  and 
it  was  reckoned  unto  him  for  righteousness."  Now  to 
him  that  worketh,  the  reward  is  not  reckoned  as  of  grace, 
but  as  of  debt.  But  to  him  that  worketh  not,  but  be- 
lieveth  on  him  that  justifieth  the  ungodly,  his  faith  is 
reckoned  for  righteousness. 

Even  as  David  also  pronounceth  blessing  upon  the 
man,  unto  whom  God  reckoneth  righteousness  apart 
from  works,  saying, 

"  Blessed  are  they  whose  iniquities  are  forgiven. 
And  whose  sins  arc  covered. 

Blessed  is  the  man  to  whom  the  Lord  will  not  reckon 
sin." 

Is  this  blessing  then  pronounced  upon  the  circum- 
cision, or  upon  the  uncircumcision  also?  We  say,  "To 
Abraham  his  faith  was  reckoned  for  righteousness." 
When  then  was  it  reckoned  ?  Not  in  circumcision,  but 
in  uncircumcision;  and  he  received  the  ^  sign  of  circum- 
cision, a  seal  of  the  righteousness  of  the  faith  which  he 
had  while  he  was  in  uncircumcision  ;  that  he  might  be 
the  father  of  all  them  that  believe. 

For  not  through  the  law  was  the  promise  to  Abraham 
or  to  his  seed,  that  he  should  be  heir  of  the  world,  but 
through  the  righteousness  of  faith,  that  it  may  be  accord- 
ing to  grace  ;  to  the  end  that  the  promise  may  be  sure 
to  all  the  seed  ;  not  to  that  only  which  is  of  the  law,  but 

"Gen.   XV,  6.      ''Many  years  aftei- the  promise  was  "believed"  (Gen. 
xvii,  lo). 
56 


842  The  Shorter  Bible  [Rom.  4.  16. 

to  that  also  which  is  of  the  faith  of  Abraham,  who  is  the 
father  of  us  all.  Who  in  hope  believed  against  hope,  to 
the  end  that  he  might  become  a  father  of  many  nations, 
according  to  that  which  had  been  spoken,  "  So  shall  thy 
seed  be."  Yea,  looking  unto  the  promise  of  God,  he 
wavered  not  through  unbelief,  but  waxed  strong  through 
faith,  giving  glory  to  God,  and  being  fully  assured  that, 
what  he  had  promised,  he  was  able  also  to  perform. 
Wherefore  also  it  was  reckoned  unto  him  for  righteousness. 

Now  it  was  not  written  for  his  sake  alone,  that  it  was 
reckoned  unto  him  ;  but  for  our  sake  also,  unto  whom  it 
shall  be  reckoned,  who  believe  on  him  that  raised  Jesus 
our  Lord  from  the  dead,  who  was  delivered  up  for  our 
trespasses,  and  was  raised  for  our  justification. 

Being  therefore  justified    by  faith,   let  us   have  peace 

with  God  through  our  Lord   Jesus  Christ  ;  and  let  us  re- 

iiiustrated      joice  in  hope  of  the  glory  of  God.     And  not 

in  all  Chris-  only  SO,  but  let  US  also  rejoice  in  our  tribula- 
tians.  .    -^         '  .  ,  -".,,.  ,       , 

tions ;     knowing    that    tribulation     worketh 

patience  ;  and  patience,  probation  ;  and  probation,  hope; 

and  hope  putteth  not  to  shame  ;  because  the  love  of  God 

hath  been  shed  abroad  in  our  hearts  through  the  ""  Holy 

Ghost  which  was  given  unto  us. 

For  while  we  were  yet  weak,  in  due  season  Christ  died 
for  the  ungodly,  For  scarcely  for  a  righteous  man  will 
one  die  ;  for  peradventurc  for  the  good  man  some  one 
would  even  dare  to  die.  But  God  commendeth  his  own 
love  toward  us,  in  that,  while  we  were  yet  sinners  Christ 
died  for  us.  Much  more  then,  being  now  justified  by  his 
blood,  shall  we  be  saved  from  the  wrath  of  God  through 
him.  For  if,  while  we  were  enemies,  we  were  reconciled 
to  God  through  the  death  of  his  Son,  much  more,  being 
reconciled,  shall  we  be  saved  by  his  life  ;  and  not  only  so, 
but  we  also  rejoice  in  God  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
through  whom  we  have  now  received  the  reconciliation. 

Therefore,  as  through  one  man   sin   entered    into  the 

world,  and  death  through  sin  ;  and  so  death 

nes^sof^thTs      passed  unto  all  men,  for  that  all  sinned;  if  by 

salvation.        ^j^^  trespass  of  the  one  the  many  died,  much 

more  did  the  grace  of  God,  and  the  gift  by  the  grace  of 

"  R.  Y.  marg. ,  Gr.  No/_v  Spirit,  and  so  throughout  tliis  book. 


Rom,  5. 16.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  843 

the  one  man,  Jesus  Christ,  abound  unto  the  many.  And 
not  as  through  one  that  sinned,  so  is  the  gift ;  for  the 
judgment  came  of  one  unto  condemnation,  but  the  free 
gift  came  of  many  trespasses  unto  justification.  For  if, 
by  the  trespass  of  the  -one,  death  reigned  ;  much  more 
shall  they  that  receive  the  abundance  of  grace  and  of  the 
gift  of  righteousness  reign  in  life  through  the  one,  even 
Jesus  Christ.  So  then  as  through  one  trespass  the  judg- 
ment came  unto  all  men  to  condemnation  ;  ev£n  so 
through  one  act  of  righteousness  the  free  gift  came  unto 
all  men  to  justification  of  life. 

Where  sin  abounded,  grace  did  abound  exceedingly. 

What  shall  we  say  then  ?    Shall  we   continue   in   sin, 

that  grace  may  abound  ?    God  forbid.    We  who     r^^■^^^.i^„ 
1-1-1111  1  1-  1  •->      Objection 

died  to  sm,  now  shall  we  any  longer  live  thereinr     one  an- 

Or  are  ye  ignorant  that  allwewho  were  baptized 

into  Christ  Jesus  were  baptized  into  his  death  ?    We  were 

buried  therefore  with  him  through  baptism  into  death  ; 

that  like  as  Christ  was  raised  from  the  dead  through  the 

glory  of  the  Father,  so  we  also  might  walk  in  newness 

of  life. 

But  if  we  died  with  Christ,  we  believe  that  we  shall 
also  live  with  him  ;  knowing  that  Christ  being  raised  from 
the  dead  dieth  no  more  ;  death  no  more  hath  dominion 
over  him.  For  the  death  that  he  died,  he  died  unto  sin 
''once;  but  the  life  that  he  liveth,  he  liveth  unto  God. 
Even  so  reckon  ye  also  yourselves  to  be  dead  unto  sin, 
but  alive  unto  God  in  Christ  Jesus. 

Let  not  sin  therefore  reign  in  your  mortal  body,  that 
ye  should  obey  the  lusts  thereof ;  neither  present  your 
members  unto  sin  as  instruments  of  unrighteousness  ; 
but  present  yourselves  unto  God,  as  alive  from  the  dead, 
and  your  members  as  instruments  of  righteousness  unto 
God.  For  sin  shall  not  have  dominion  over  you  ;  for  ye 
are  not  under  law,  but  under  grace. 

What  then  ?  shall  we  sin,  because  we  are  not  under 
law,  but  under  grace  ?  God  forbid.  For  when  ye  were 
''  servants  of  sin,  ye  were  free  in  regard  of  righteousness. 
What  fruit  then  had  ye  at  that  time  in  the  things  whereof 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  once  for  all.     '■R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  bondservants. 


844  The  Shorter  Bible  [Rom.  6. 21. 

ye  are  now  ashamed  ?  for  the  end  of  those  things  is 
death.  But  now  being  made  free  from  sin,  and  become 
servants  to  God,  ye  have  your  fruit  unto  sanctification, 
and  the  end  eternal  life.  For  the  wages  of  sin  is  death  ; 
but  the  free  gift  of  God  is  eternal  life  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord. 

Or  are  ye  ignorant,  brethren  (for  I  speak  to  men  that 
know  the  law),  how  that  the  law  hath  dominion  over  a 
man  for  so  long  time  as  he  liveth  ?  For  the  woman 
that  hath  a  husband  is  bound  by  law  to  the  husband 
while  he  liveth  ;  but  if  the  husband  die,  she  is  discharged 
from  the  law  of  the  husband.  Now  we  have  been  dis- 
charged from  the  law,  having  died  to  that  wherein  we 
were  holden  ;  so  that  we  serve  in  newness  of  the  spirit, 
and  not  in  oldness  of  the  letter. 

What  shall  we  say  then  ?  Is  the  law  sin?  God  forbid. 
But  sin,   finding  occasion,   through  the   com- 

Objection  ,      '     ,    ,        °.,      ,  i    ^i  i     -^      i 

two  an-  mandment  beguiled  me,  and  through  it  slew 

swere  .  ^^^  g^  ^j^^^  ^j^^  j^^^  j^  holy,  and  the  com- 
mandment holy,  and  righteous,  and  good.  Did  then  that 
which  is  good  become  death  unto  me?  God  forbid.  But 
sin,  that  it  might  be  shown  to  be  sin,  by  working  death 
to  me  through  that  which  is  good  ;  that  through  the 
commandment  sin  might  become  exceeding  sinful.  .   .  . 

0  wretched  man  that  I  am  !  Who  shall  deliver  me  out 
of  the  body  of  this  death  ? 

1  thank  God  deliverance  comes  through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 


Rom.  8. 1.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  845 


CHAPTER  III. 

GLORIOUS    RESULTS  :    ADAPTATION   TO    ISRAEL. 

There  is  therefore  now  no  condemnation  to  them  that 
are  in  Christ  Jesus.  For  the  law  of  the  Spirit  of  life  in 
Christ  Jesus  made  me  free  from  the  law  of  ^, 

1        r    1         1  T-  1  11  11    Glorious 

sin  and  oi  death,     ror  what  the  law  could  conciusions- 

,        .        ,  .  1       ,  1       1        n      1      First, freedom 

notdo,  in  that  it  was  weak  throug-h  the  riesh,  from  the  law 

.  .  .  .  of  sin 

God,  sending  his  own  Son  in  the  likeness  of 
sinful  flesh,  and  as  an  offering  for  sin,  condemned  sin  in 
the  flesh;  that  the  '^ordinance  of  the  law  might  be  ful- 
filled in  us,  who  walk  not  after  the  flesh,  but  after  the 
spirit.  For  they  that  are  after  the  flesh  do  mind  the 
things  of  the  flesh;  but  they  that  are  after  the  spirit  the 
things  of  the  spirit.  For  the  mind  of  the  flesh  is  death  ; 
but  the  mind  of  the  spirit  is  life  and  peace  ;  because  the 
mind  of  the  flesh  is  enmity  against  God ;  for  it  is  not 
subject  to  the  law  of  God,  neither  indeed  can  it  be ;  and 
they  that  are  in  the  flesh  cannot  please  God.  But  ye  are 
not  in  the  flesh,  but  in  the  spirit,  if  so  be  that  the  Spirit 
of  God  dwelleth  in  you.  But  if  any  man 
hath  not  the  Spirit  of  Christ,  he  is  none  of  indwelling 
his.  But  if  the  Spirit  of  him  that  raised  up  ^^'"■'^• 
Jesus  from  the  dead  dwelleth  in  you,  he  that  raised  up 
Christ  Jesus  from  the  dead  shall  quicken  also  your  mortal 
bodies  through  his  Spirit  that  dwelleth  in  you.  As  many 
as  are  led  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  these  are  sons  of  God. 
For- ye  received  not  the  spirit  of  bondage  again  unto 
fear ;  but  ye  received  the  spirit  of  adoption,  whereby  we 
cry,  "Abba,  Father!  "  The  Spirit  himself  beareth  wit- 
ness with  our  spirit,  that  we  are  children  of  God  ;  and  if 
children,  then  heirs;  heirs  of  God,  and  joint  heirs  with 
Christ  ;  if  so  be  that  we  suffer  with  him,  that  we  may 
be  also  glorified  with  him. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  requifei)icnt. 


846  The  Shorter  Bible  [Rom.  8.18. 

For  I  reckon  that  the  sufferings  of  this  present  time 
^re  not  worthy  to  be  compared  with  the  glory  which 
shall  be  revealed  to  us-ward.  For  the  earnest  expecta- 
tion of  the  creation  waiteth  for  the  revealing  of  the  sons 
„,     ,  of  God.     For  the  creation  was  subjected  to 

Third,  re-  .  i.      c -.  n\    -u    i.  -l.  c 

demption  of  vanity,  not  01  Its  own  will,  but  by  reason  ot 
t  ep  ysica.  j^j^^  ^^j^^  subjected  it,  in  hope  that  the  crea- 
tion itself  also  shall  be  delivered  from  the  bondage  of 
corruption  into  the  liberty  of  the  glory  of  the  children 
of  God.  For  we  know  that  the  whole  creation  groaneth 
and  travaileth  in  pain  ''together  until  now.  And  not 
only  so,  but  ourselves  also,  which  have  the  first  fruits  of 
the  Spirit,  even  we  ourselves  groan  within  ourselves, 
waiting  for  our  adoption,  to  wit,  the  redemption  of  our 
body. 

And  in  like  manner  the  Spirit  also  helpeth  our  infirm- 
ity; for  we  know  not  how  to  pray  as  we  ought  ;  but  the 
Spirit  himself  maketh  intercession  for  us  with  groanings 
which  cannot  be  uttered  ;  and  he  that  searcheth  the 
hearts  knoweth  what  is  the  mind  of  the  Spirit,  because 
he  maketh  intercession  for  the  saints  according  to  the 
_      ^,     „       will  of  God.    And  we  know  that  to  them  that 

Fourth,  all  y-      ,       n      i   •  i  ,  r  i 

things  work-  love  God  all  things  work  together  tor  good, 
ing  orgoo  .  gygj-^  ^Q  them  that  are  called  according  to  his 
purpose.  For  whom  he  foreknew,  he  also  foreordained 
to  be  conformed  to  the  image  of  his  Son,  that  he  might 
be  the  firstborn  among  many  brethren  ;  and  whom  he 
foreordained,  them  he  also  called  ;  and  whom  he  called, 
them  he  also  justified;  and  whom  he  justified,  them  he 
also  glorified. 

What  then  shall  we  say  to  these  things?  If  God  is  for  us, 
who  is  against  us?  He  that  spared  not  his  own  Son,  but 
delivered  him  up  for  us  all,  how  shall  he  not  also  with 
him  fully  give  us  all  things  ?  Who  shall  lay  anything  to 
the  charge  of  God's  elect?  ''It  is  God  that  justifieth; 
/^  *!,      *   f    who  is  he  that  shall  condemn?     '  It  is  Christ 

Outburst  of  1  1  •     ,  11  -J 

joyous  Jesus  that  died,  yea,  rather,  that  was  raised 

from   the   dead,  who  is  at  the  right  hand  of 

God,  who   also  maketh   intercession   for  us.     Who  shall 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  ivil/i  us.  •' R.  V.  mai;;.,  Or,  S/ia//  Goii  that  jus- 
tifieth?    '  R.  V.  mar^'.,  Or,  Sluill  Christ  Jesus  that  clifd.  .  .  .  us/ 


Rom.  8.  35-]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  847 

separate  us  from  the  love  of  Christ  ?  shall  tribulation,  or 
anguish,  or  persecution,  or  famine,  or  nakedness,  or  peril, 
or  sword  ?  Nay,  in  all  these  things  we  are  more  than 
conquerors  through  him  that  loved  us.  For  I  am  per- 
suaded, that  neither  death,  nor  life,  nor  angels,  nor 
principalities,  nor  things  present,  nor  things  to  come, 
nor  powers,  nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any  other  *  crea- 
ture, shall  be  able  to  separate  us  from  the  love  of  God, 
which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

'  Brethren,  my  heart's  desire  and  my  supplication  to 
God  is  for  my  ^  kinsmen  according  to  the  flesh  ;  who  are 
Israelites  ;  whose  is  the  adoption,  and  the  glory,  and  the 
covenants,  and  the  giving  of  the  law,  and  the    „,  , 

-'  ,  II  •  1  The  new  law 

service  of  God,  and  the  promises;  whose  are  offaithdoes 
the  fathers,  and  of  whom  is  Christ  as  con-  the  true 
cerning  the  flesh,  who  is  over  all,  God  blessed 
forever.  '  My  heart's  desire  is  for  them,  that  they  may 
be  saved.  For  I  bear  them  witness  that  they  have  a 
zeal  for  God,  but  not  according  to  knowledge.  For  being 
ignorant  of  God's  righteousness,  and  seeking  to  establish 
their  own,  they  did  not  subject  themselves  to  the  right- 
eousness of  God.  For  Christ  is  the  end  of  the  law  unto 
righteousness  to  everyone  that  believeth.  For  Moses 
writeth  that  the  man  that  doeth  the  righteousness  which 
is  of  the  law  shall  live  thereby.  But  the  righteousness 
which  is  of  faith  saith  thus,  "  Say  not  in  thy  heart.  Who 
shall  ascend  into  heaven  ?  "  (that  is,  to  bring  Christ  down  ;) 
or,  "  Who  shall  descend  into  the  abyss  ?  "  (that  is,  to  bring 
Christ  up  from  the  dead.)  But  what  saith  it  ?  "  The 
word  is  nigh  thee,  in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy  heart ;"  that 
is,  the  word  of  faith,  which  we  preach  ;  ^because  if  thou 
shalt  confess  with  thy  mouth  Jesus  as  Lord,  and  shalt 
believe  in  thy  heart  that  God  raised  him  from  the  dead, 
thou  shalt  be  saved  ;  for  with  the  heart  man  believeth 
unto  righteousness;  and  with  the  mouth  confession  is 
made  unto  salvation.  For  the  scripture  saith,  "Whoso- 
ever believeth  on  him  shall  not  be  put  to  shame."  For 
there  is  no  distinction  between  Jew  and  Greek ;  for  the 

'  Rom.  X,  I.      ^Rom.  x,  i.  I      '^R.Y.vcis.rz.,  Or,  creation.  ''R.V. 

*  Rom.  ix,  3.  I  marg.,  Or,  thai. 


848  The  vShorter  Bible  [Rom.  10.12. 

same  Lord  is  Lord  of  all,  and  is  rich  unto  all  that  call 
upon  him  ;  for,  whosoever  shall  call  upon  the  name  of 
the  Lord  shall  be  saved. 

How  then  shall  they  call  on  him  in  whom  they  have 
not  believed  ?  and  how  shall  they  believe  in  him  whom 
they  have  not  heard  ?  and  how  shall  they  hear  without 
a  preacher?  and  how  shall  they  preach,  except  they  be 
sent?  even  as  it  is  written,  "  How  beautiful  are  the  feet 
of  them  that  bring  glad  tidings  of  good  things!  " 

I  say  then,  did  God  cast  off  his  people  ?  God  forbid. 
For  I  also  am  an  Israelite,  of  the  seed  of  Abraham,  of 
the  tribe  of  Benjamin.  God  did  not  cast  off  his  people 
which  he  foreknew.  Wot  ye  not  what  the  scripture 
saith  of  Elijah  ?  how  he  pleadeth  with  God  against 
Israel,  "  Lord,  they  have  killed  thy  prophets,  they  have 
digged  down  thine  altars  ;  and  I  am  left  alone,  and  they 
seek  my  life."  But  what  saith  the  answer  of  Goci  unto 
him  ?  "I  have  left  for  myself  seven  thousand  men,  who 
have  not  bowed  the  knee  to  Baal."  Even  so  then  at 
this  present  time  also  there  is  a  remnant  according  to  the 
election  of  grace.  But  if  it  is  by  grace,  it  is  no  more  of 
works  ;  otherwise  grace  is  no  more  grace. 

'  For  I  would  not,  brethren,  have  you  ignorant  of  this 
mystery,  lest  ye  be  wise  in  your  own  conceits,  that  a 
hardening  in  part  hath  befallen  Israel,  until  the  fullness 
of  the  Gentiles  be  come  in  ;  and  so  all  Israel  shall  be 
saved. 

O  the  depth  of  the  riches  both  of  the  wisdom  and  the 
Outburst  of  knowledge  of  God  !  how  unsearchable  are  his 
praise.  judgments,  and  his  ways    past    tracing  out ! 

For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the  Lord  ?  or  who  hath 
been  his  counselor?  or  who  hath  first  given  to  him,  and 
it  shall  be  recompensed  unto  him  again  ?  For  of  him, 
and  through  him,  and  unto  him,  are  all  things.  To  him 
be  the  glory  forever.     Amen. 

'  Kom.  xi,  25. 


Rom.  12.  I.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  849 


CHAPTER    IV. 

EXHORTATIONS :     SALUTATIONS  :    CONCLUSION. 

I  BESEECH  you  therefore,  brethren,  by  the  mercies  of 
God,  to  present  your  bodies  a  Hving  sacrifice,  holy,  accept- 
able to  God,  which  is  your  reasonable  service.  And  be 
not  fashioned  according  to  this  world  ;  but  be  Loving  ex- 
ye  transformed  by  the  renewing  of  your  mind,  hortations. 
that  ye  may  prove  what  is  the  good  and  acceptable  and 
perfect  will  of  God. 

For  I  say,  through  the  grace  that  was  given  me,  to 
every  man  that  is  among  you,  not  to  think  of  himself 
more  highly  than  he  ought  to  think ;  but  so  to  think  as 
to  think  soberly,  according  as  God  hath  dealt  to  each 
man  a  measure  of  faith.  For  even  as  we  have  many 
members  in  one  body,  and  all  the  members  have  not  the 
same  office ;  so  we,  who  are  many,  are  one  body  in 
Christ,  and  severally  members  one  of  another.  And 
having  gifts  differing  according  to  the  grace  that  was 
given  to  us,  whether  prophecy,  let  us  prophesy  according 
to  the  proportion  of  our  faith  ;  or  ministry,  let  us  give 
ourselves  to  our  ministry;  or  he  that  teacheth,  to  his 
teaching  ;  or  he  that  exhorteth,  to  his  exhorting.  He 
that  giveth,  let  him  do  it  with  liberality  ;  he  that  ruleth, 
with  diligence  ;  he  that  showeth  mercy,  with  cheerful- 
ness. Let  love  be  without  hypocrisy.  Abhor  that  which 
is  evil  ;  cleave  to  that  which  is  good.  In  love  of  the 
brethren  be  tenderly  affectioned  one  to  another;  in 
honor  preferring  one  another ;  in  diligence  not  slothful ; 
fervent  in  spirit ;  serving  the  Lord  ;  rejoicing  in  hope  ; 
patient  in  tribulation;  continuing  steadfastly  in  prayer ; 
communicating  to  the  necessities  of  the  saints;  given  to 
hospitality.  Bless  them  that  persecute  you  ;  bless,  and 
curse  not.  Rejoice  with  them  that  rejoice;  weep  with 
them   that   weep.     Be  of  the    same    mind    one   toward 


850  The  Shorter  Bible  [Rom.  12.  i6. 

another.  Set  not  your  mind  on  high  things,  but  conde- 
scend to  things  that  are  lowly.  Be  not  wise  in  your  own 
conceits.  Render  to  no  man  evil  for  evil.  Take  thought 
for  things  honorable  in  the  sight  of  all  men.  If  it  be 
possible,  as  much  as  in  you  lieth,  be  at  peace  with  all 
men.  Avenge  not  yourselves,  beloved,  but  give  place 
unto  ''  wrath  ;  for  it  is  written,  "  '  Vengeance  belongeth 
unto  me  ;  I  will  recompense,'  saith  the  Lord."  But  if  thine 
enemy  hunger,  feed  him  ;  if  he  thirst,  give  him  to  drink ; 
for  in  so  doing  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  upon  liis 
head.  Be  not  overcome  of  evil,  but  overcome  evil  with 
good. 

Let  every  soul  be  in  subjection  to  the  higher  powers; 

for  there  is  no  power   but  of  God  ;  and  the 

tiontoau-      powers  that  be  are  ordained  of  God.  Wouldest 

°"  ^'  thou  have  no  fear  of  the  power  ?  Do  that  which 

is  good,  and  thou  shalt  have  praise  from  the  same.  Ye 
must  needs  be  in  subjection,  not  only  because  of  the 
wrath,  but  also  for  conscience  sake.  For  for  this  cause 
ye  pay  tribute  also  ;  for  they  are  ministers  of  God's  service, 
attending  continually  upon  this  very  thing.  Render  to 
all  their  dues  ;  tribute  to  whom  tribute  is  due  ;  custom  to 
whom  custom  ;  fear  to  whom  fear ;  honor  to  whom  honor. 

Owe  no  man  anything,  save  to  love  one  another ;  for 
he  that  loveth  his  neighbor  hath  fulfilled  the  law.  Love 
worketh  no  ill  to  his  neighbor ;  love  therefore  is  the  ful- 
fillment of  the  law. 

And  this,  knowing  the  season,  that  now  it  is  high  time 
for  you  to  awake  out  of  sleep ;  for  now  is  salvation 
To  watch-  nearer  to  us  than  when  we  first  believed.  Tlic 
fulness.  night   is  far  spent,  and   the  day  is  at  hand  ; 

let  us  therefore  cast  off  the  works  of  darkness,  and  let  us 
put  on  the  armor  of  light.  Let  us  walk  honestly,  as  in 
the  day ;  not  in  reveling  and  drunkenness;  not  in  strife  and 
jealousy.  But  put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  make 
not  provision  for  the  flesh,  to  fulfill  the  lusts  thereof. 

But  him  that  is  weak  in  faith   receive  ye,  yet  not  to 

doubtful   disputations.     One  man  hath  faith 

ocian  y.      ^^  ^^^  ^j^  things;  but  he  that   is  weak  eateth 

herbs.     Let  not  him  that  eateth  set  at  naught   him  that 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  t/ie  wrath  of  God. 


Rom.  14. 3-1     Chronologically  Arranged.  851 

eateth  not ;  and  let  not  him  that  eateth  not  judge  him 
that  eateth ;  for  God  hath  received  him.  Who  art  thou 
that  judgest  the  ^  servant  of  another?  To  his  own  lord  he 
standeth  or  falleth.  Yea,  he  shall  be  made  to  stand  ;  for 
the  Lord  hath  power  to  make  him  stand.  One  man  es- 
teemeth  one  day  above  another ;  another  esteemeth 
every  day  alike.  Let  each  man  be  fully  assured  in  his 
own  mind.  He  that  regardeth  the  day,  regardeth  it 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  he  that  eateth,  eateth  unto  the 
Lord,  for  he  giveth  God  thanks  ;  and  he  that  eateth  not 
unto  the  Lord,  he  eateth  not,  and  giveth  God  thanks. 
For  none  of  us  liveth  to  himself,  and  none  dieth  to  him- 
self. For  whether  we  live,  we  live  unto  the  Lord ;  or 
whether  we  die,  we  die  unto  the  Lord ;  whether  we  live 
therefore,  or  die,  we  are  the  Lord's.  For  to  this  end 
Christ  died,  and  lived  again,  that  he  might  be  Lord  of 
both  the  dead  and  the  living.  But  thou,  why  dost  thou 
judge  thy  brother  ;  or  thou  again,  why  dost  thou  set  at 
naught  thy  brother?  For  we  shall  all  stand  before  the 
judgment  seat  of  God.     For  it  is  written, 

"  *  As  I  live,'  saith  the  Lord,  '  to  me  every  knee  shall 

bow, 
And  every  tongue  shall  confess  to  God.'  " 

So  then  each  one  of  us  shall  give  an  account  of  him- 
self to  God. 

Let  us  not  therefore  judge  one  another  any  more  ;  but 

judge    ye    this    rather,  that   no    man    put    a     ^      ,„  , 

1  1  •        1  1      1      •       1  •      1  1       >  To  self-de- 

stumbhng-block   m  his   brothers  way,  or  an     niaiforoth- 

occasion  of  falling.  I  know,  and  am  per- 
suaded in  the  Lord  Jesus,  that  nothing  is  unclean  of 
itself;  save  that  to  him  who  accounteth  anything  to  be 
unclean,  to  him  it  is  unclean.  B  u  t  if  because  of  meat 
thy  brother  is  grieved,  thou  walkest  no  longer  in  love. 
Destroy  not  with  thy  meat  him  for  whom  Christ  died. 
Let  not  then  your  good  be  evil  spoken  of;  for  the  king- 
dom of  God  is  not  eating  and  drinking,  but  righteous- 
ness and  peace  and  joy  in  the  Holy  Ghost.  Overthrow 
not  for  meat's  sake  the  work  of  God.  All  things  in- 
deed are  clean ;  howbeit  it  is  evil  for  that  man  who 
eateth  with  offense.     It  is  good  not  to  eat  flesh,  nor  to 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  household  servant. 


852  The  Shorter  Bible  [Rom.  14. 21. 

drink  wine,  nor  to  do  anything  whereby  thy  brother 
stumbleth.  The  faith  which  thou  hast,  have  thou  to 
thyself  before  God.  Happy  is  he  that  judgeth  not  him- 
self in  that  which  he  approveth.  But  he  that  doubtelh 
is  condemned  if  he  eat,  because  he  eateth  not  of  faith  ; 
and  whatsoever  is  not  of  faith  is  sin. 

Now  we  that  are  strong  ought  to  bear  the  infirmities 
of  the  weak,  and  not  to  please  ourselves.  Let  each  one 
of  us  please  his  neighbor  for  that  which  is  good,  unto 
edifying.  For  Christ  also  pleased  not  himself;  but,  as  it 
is  written,  "  The  reproaches  of  them  that  reproached 
thee  fell  upon  me."  For  whatsoever  things  were  written 
aforetime  were  written  for  our  learning,  that  through 
To  vmit  patience   and   through  comfort  of  the  scrip- 

tures we  might  have  hope.  Now  the  God  of 
patience  and  of  comfort  grant  you  to  be  of  the  same 
mind  one  with  another  according  to  Christ  Jesus  ;  that 
with  one  accord  ye  may  with  one  mouth  glorify  the  God 
and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you  with  all  joy  and  peace 
in  believing,  that  ye  may  abound  in  hope,  in  the  power 
of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

And  I  myself  also  am  persuaded  of  you,  my  brethren, 
that  ye  yourselves  are  full  of  goodness,  filled  with  all 
knowledge,  able  also  to  admonish  one  another.  But  I 
write  the  more  boldly  unto  you  in  some  measure,  as 
putting  you  again  in  remembrance,  because  of  the  grace 
that  was  given  me  of  God,  that  I  should  be  a  minister 
of  Christ  Jesus  unto  the  Gentiles.  From  Jerusalem,  and 
round  about  even  unto  Illyricum,  I  have  fully  preached 
the  gospel  of  Christ. 

Wherefore  also  I  was  hindered  these  many  times  from 
coming  to  you  ;  but  now,  having  no  more  any  place  in 
these  regions,  and  having  these  many  years  a  longing  to 
come  unto  you,  whensoever  I  go  unto  Spain  (for  1  hope 
to  see  you  in  my  journey,  and  to  be  brought  on  my  way 
thitherward  by  you,  if  first  in  some  measure  I  shall  have 
been  satisfied  with  your  company) — but  now,  I  say,  I  go 
unto  Jerusalem,  ministering  unto  the  saints.  For  it  hath 
been    the   good   pleasure  of  Macedonia  and   Achaia  to 


Rom.  15. 26.J  Chronologically   Arranged.  853 

make  a  certain  contribution  for  the  poor  among  the  saints 
that  are  at  Jerusalem.  When  therefore  I  have  accom- 
pHshed  this,  and  have  sealed  to  them  this  fruit,  I  will  go 
on  by  you  unto  Spain.  And  I  know  that,  when  I  come 
unto  you,  I  shall  come  in  the  fullness  of  the  blessing  of 
Christ. 

Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  by  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  by  the  love  of  the  Spirit,  that  ye  strive  to- 
gether with  me  in  your  prayers  to  God  for  Request  for 
me  ;  that  I  may  be  delivered  from  them  that  Player. 
are  disobedient  in  Judaea,  and  that  my  ministration  which 
I  have  for  Jerusalem  may  be  acceptable  to  the  saints  ; 
that  I  may  come  unto  you  in  joy  through  the  will  of  God, 
and  together  with  you  find  rest.  Now  the  God  of  peace 
be  with  you  all.     Amen. 

I   commend    unto    you    Phcebe  our  sister,  who   is  a 
^  servant  of  the  church  that  is  at  Cenchreae  ;  that  ye  re- 
ceive her  in  the  Lord,  worthily  of  the  saints, 
and  that  ye  assist  her  in  whatsoever  matter     tlo^™Ahe^' 
she  may  have  need  of  you  ;  for  she  herself    deaconess, 
also  hath  been  a  succorer  of  many,  and  of  mine  own  self. 

Salute  Prisca  and  Aquila  my  fellow-workers  in  Christ 
Jesus,  who  for  my  life  laid  down  their  own  necks ;  unto 
whom  not  only  I  give  thanks,  but  also  aill  the 
churches  of  the  Gentiles;  and  salute  the  church  andexhorta- 
that  is  in  their  house.  Salute  Epaenetus  my  *^°^^- 
beloved,  who  is  the  first  fruits  of  Asia  unto  Christ.  Sa- 
lute Mary,  who  bestowed  much  labor  on  you.  Salute 
Andronicus  and  ^  Junias,  my  kinsmen,  and  my  fellow- 
prisoners,  who  are  of  note  among  the  apostles,  who  also 
have  been  in  Christ  before  me.  Salute  Tryphaena  and 
Tryphosa,  who  labor  in  the  Lord.  Salute  Persis  the  be- 
loved, which  labored  much  in  the  Lord.  Salute  Rufus 
the  chosen  in  the  Lord,  and  his  mother  and  mine.  Sa- 
lute Philologus  and  Julia,  Nereus  and  his  sister,  and 
Olympas,  and  all  the  saints  that  are  with  them.  Salute 
one  another  with  a  holy  kiss.  All  the  churches  of  Christ 
salute  you. 

Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  mark  them  which  are 
causing   the  divisions   and  occasions  of  stumbling,  con- 
■*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  deaconess.  ^  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  Junia. 


854  The  Shorter  Bible  [Rom.  16.17. 

trary  to  the  ""^  doctrine  which  ye  learned  ;  and  turn  away 

from  them.     For  your  obedience  is  come  abroad  unto  all 

men.      I   rejoice  therefore  over  you  ;  but  I  would  have 

you  wise  unto  that  which  is  good,  and  simple  unto  that 

which  is  evil.     And  the  God  of  peace  shall  bruise  Satan 

under  your  feet  shortly. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with 
Benediction. 

you. 

Timothy  my  fellow-worker  saluteth  you  ;  and  Lucius 

and  Jason  and   Sosipater,  my  kinsmen.     I  Tertius,  who 

write   the   epistle,    salute   you   in  the  Lord.     Gains  my 

host,  and  of  the  whole  church,  saluteth  you.      Erastus 

the  treasurer  of  the  city  saluteth  you,  and  Quartus  the 

brother. 

Now  to  him  that  is  able  to  stablish  you,  to 

0x0  ogy.       ^YiQ  only  wise  God,  through  Jesus  Christ,  be 

the  glory  forever.     Amen. 

"  R.  V.   marj^.,  Or,  tcaclmig. 


Acts  20. 3.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  855 


THE  ACTS. 

{Continued.^ 


CHAPTER    XV. 

PAUL'S   THIRD    MISSIONARY   JOURNEY;    FROM    EPHESUS 
TO   JERUSALEM. 

And  when  Paul  had  spent  three  months  in  Greece, 
and  a  plot  was  laid  against  him  by  the  Jews,  as  he  was 
about  to  sail  for  Syria,  he  determined  to  return  through 
Macedonia.  And  there  accompanied  him  certain  of 
the  Thessalonians  ;  and  Gains  of  Derbe,  and  Timothy  ; 
and  of  Asia,  Tychicus  and  Trophimus.  But  these  had 
gone  before,  and  were  waiting  for  us  at  Troas.  And  we 
sailed  away  from  Philippi  after  the  days  of  unleavened 
bread,  and  came  unto  them  to  Troas  in  five  days  ;  where 
we  tarried  seven  days. 

And  upon  the  first  day  of  the  week,  when  we  were 
gathered  together  to  break  bread,  Paul  discoursed  with 
them,  intending  to  depart  on  the  morrow ;  and  prolonged 
his  speech  until  midnight.  And  there  were  At  Troas  a 
many  lights  in  the  upper  chamber,  where  we  lad  restored. 
were  gathered  together.  And  there  sat  in  the  window 
a  certain  young  man  named  Eutychus,  borne  down  with 
deep  sleep  ;  and  as  Paul  discoursed  yet  longer,  being 
borne  down  by  his  sleep  he  fell  down  from  the  third 
story,  and  was  taken  up  dead. 

And  Paul  went  down,  and  fell  on  him,  and  embracing 
him  said,  "  Make  ye  no  ado  ;  for  his  life  is  in  him." 

And  when  he  was  gone  up,  and  had  broken  the  bread, 
and  eaten,  and  had  talked  with  them  a  long  while,  even 
till  break  of  day,  so  he  departed.  And  they  brought  the 
lad  alive,  and  were  not  a  little  comforted. 


856  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  20.  13. 

But  we,  going  before  to  the  ship,  set  sail  for  Assos, 
there  intending  to  take  in  Paul ;  for  so  had  he  appointed, 
intending  himself  to  go  ■''by  land.  And  when  he  met  us 
at  Assos,  we  took  him  in,  and  came  to  Mitylene.  And 
sailing  from  thence,  we  came  the  following  day  over 
against  Chios  ;  and  the  next  day  we  touched  at  Samos  ; 
and  the  day  after  we  came  to  Miletus.  For  Paul  had 
determined  to  sail  past  Ephesus,  that  he  might  not  haye 
to  spend  time  in  Asia;  for  he  was  hastening,  if  it  were 
possible  for  him,  to  be  at  Jerusalem  the  day  of  Pentecost. 

And  from  Miletus  he  sent  to  Ephesus,  and  called  to 
him  the  elders  of  the  church.  And  when  they  were 
come  to  him,  he  said  unto  them : 

"  Ye  yourselves  know,  from  the  first  day  that  I  set  foot 
in  Asia,  after  what  manner  I  was  with  you 
Ephesian  all  the  time,  serving  the  Lord  with  all  lowli- 
®    ®^^'  ness  of  mind,  and  with  tears,  and  with  trials 

which  befell  me  by  the  plots  of  the  Jews  ;  how  that  I 
shrank  not  from  declaring  unto  you  anything  that  was 
profitable,  and  teaching  you  publicly,  and  from  house  to 
house,  testifying  both  to  Jews  and  to  Greeks  repentance 
toward  God,  and  faith  toward  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  And 
now,  behold,  I  go  bound  in  the  spirit  unto  Jerusalem, 
not  knowing  the  things  that  shall  befall  me  there  ;  save 
that  the  Holy  Ghost  testifieth  unto  me  in  every  city, 
saying  that  bonds  and  afflictions  abide  me.  But  I  hold 
not  my  life  of  any  account,  as  dear  unto  myself,  so  that 
I  may  accomplish  my  course,  and  the  ministry  which  I 
received  from  the  Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  the  gospel  of  the 
grace  of  God.  And  now,  behold,  I  know  that  ye  all, 
among  whom  I  went  about  preaching  the  kingdom,  shall 
see  my  face  no  more.  Wherefore  I  testify  unto  you  this 
day,  that  I  am  pure  from  the  blood  of  all  men.  For  I 
shrank  not  from  declaring  unto  you  the  whole  counsel 
of  God.  Take  heed  unto  yourselves,  and  to  all  the  flock, 
in  the  which  the  Holy  Ghost  hath  made  you  ^  bishops,  to 
feed  the  church  of  God,  which  he  purchased  with  his 
own  blood.  I  know  that  after  my  departing  grievous 
wolves  shall  enter  in  among  you,  not  sparing  the  flock; 
and  from  among  your  own  selves  shall  men  arise,  spcak- 
*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  on  foot.         ^  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  oiicrsccrs. 


Acts2o.  3o.|  Chronologically  Arranged.  857 

ing  perverse  things,  to  draw  away  the  disciples  after 
them.  Wherefore  watch  ye,  remembering  that  by  the 
space  of  three  years  I  ceased  not  to  admonish  everyone 
night  and  day  with  tears.  And  now  I  commend  you  to 
God,  and  to  the  word  of  his  grace,  which  is  able  to  build 
you  up,  and  to  give  you  the  inheritance  among  all  them 
that  are  sanctified.  I  coveted  no  man's  silver,  or  gold, 
or  apparel.  Ye  yourselves  know  that  these  hands  min- 
istered unto  my  necessities,  and  to  them  that  were  with 
me.  In  all  things  I  gave  you  an  example,  how  that  so 
laboring  ye  ought  to  help  the  weak,  and  to  remember 
the  words  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  how  he  himself  said,  '  It  is 
more  blessed  to  give  than  to  receive.'  " 

And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  kneeled  down,  and 
prayed  with  them  all.  And  they  all  wept  sore,  and  fell 
on  Paul's  neck,  and  kissed  him,  sorrowing  most  of  all  for 
the  word  which  he  had  spoken,  that  they  should  behold 
his  face  no  more.  And  they  brought  him  on  his  way 
unto  the  ship. 

And  when  we  were  parted  from  them,  and  had  set  sail, 
we  came  with  a  straight  course  unto  Cos,  and  the  next  day 
unto  Rhodes,  and  from  thence  unto  Patara  ;  and  having 
found  a  ship  crossing  over  unto  Phoenicia,  we  went 
aboard,  and  set  sail.  And  when  we  had  come  in  sight 
of  Cyprus,  leaving  it  on  the  left  hand,  we  sailed  unto 
Syria,  and  landed  at  Tyre  ;  for  there  the  ship  Theseavoy- 
was  to  unlade  her  burden.  And  having  ^e^- 
found  the  disciples,  we  tarried  there  seven  days;  and 
these  said  to  Paul  through  the  Spirit,  that  he  should  not 
set  foot  in  Jerusalem.  And  when  we  had  accomplished 
the  days,  we  departed  and  went  on  our  journey;  and 
they  all,  with  wives  and  children,  brought  us  on  our  way, 
till  we  were  out  of  the  city;  and  kneeling  down  on  the 
beach,  we  prayed,  and  bade  each  other  farewell ;  and  we 
w^ent  on  board  the  ship,  but  they  returned  home  again. 

And  when  we  had  finished  the  voyage  from  Tyre,  we 
arrived  at  Ptolemais  ;  and  we  saluted  the  brethren,  and 
abode  with  them  one  day.  And  on  the  morrow  we  de- 
parted, and  came  unto  Caesarea  ;  and  entering  into  the 
house  of  Philip  the  evangelist,  who  was  one  of  the  seven, 
we  abode  with  him.  Now  this  man  had  four  daughters, 
57 


858  The  Siioktkr  Bh-.le  [Acts  21.9. 


re 


virgins,  which  did  prophesy.  And  as  \vc  tarried  the 
many  days,  there  came  down  from  Judaea  a  certain 
prophet,  named  Agabus.  And  coming  to  us,  and  taking 
Paul's  girdle,  he  bound  his  own  feet  and  hands,  and  said, 
"  Thus  saith  the  Holy  Ghost,  '  So  shall  the  Jews  at  Jeru- 
salem bind  the  man  that  owneth  this  girdle,  and  shall 
deliver  him  into  the  hands  of  the  Gentiles.'  " 

And  when  we  heard  these  things,  both  we  and  they 
of  that  place  besought  him  not  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem. 

Then  Paul  answered,  "  What  do  ye,  weeping  and 
breaking  my  heart?  I  am  ready  not  to  be  bound  only, 
but  also  to  die  at  Jerusalem  for  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus." 

And  when  he  would  not  be  persuaded,  we  ceased,  say- 
ing, "  The  will  of  the  Lord  be  done." 

And  after  these  days  we  took  up  our  baggage,  and 
went  up  to  Jerusalem.  And  there  went  with  us  also 
certain  of  the  disciples  from  Csesarea,  bringing  with  them 
one  Mnason  of  Cyprus,  an  early  disciple,  with  whom  we 
should  lod^e. 


Acts  21.17.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  859 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

PAUL  AT   JERUSALEM  ;    HIS  ARREST  AND  SELF-DEFENSE. 

And  when  we  were  -'come  to  Jerusalem,  the  brethren 
received  us  gladly.  And  the  day  following  Paul  went  in 
with  us  unto  James;  and  all  the  elders  were  Atjemsa- 
present.  And  when  he  had  saluted  them,  he  In? the^^^" 
rehearsed  one  by  one  the  things  which  God  brethren. 
had  wrought  among  the  Gentiles  by  his  ministr}'. 

And  they,  when  they  heard  it,  glorified  God  ;  and  they 
said  unto  him,  "  Thou  seest,  brother,  how  many  tliou- 
sands  there  are  among  the  Jews  of  them  which  have  be- 
lieved ;  and  they  are  all  zealous  for  the  law  ;  and  they 
have  been  informed  concerning  thee,  that  thou  teachcst 
all  the  Jews  which  are  among  the  Gentiles  to  forsake 
Moses,  telling  them  not  to  circumcise  their  childreii, 
neither  to  walk  after  the  customs.  They  will  certainly 
hear  that  thou  art  come.  Do  therefore  this  that  we  say 
to  thee  :  We  have  four  men  which  have  a  vow  on  them  ; 
these  take,  and  purify  thyself  with  them,  and  be  at 
charges  for  them,  that  they  may  shave  their  heads;  and 
all  shall  know  that  there  is  no  truth  in  the  things  whereof 
they  have  been  informed  concerning  thee  ;  but  that  thou 
thyself  also  walkest  orderly,  keeping  the  law.  But  as 
touching  the  Gentiles  which  have  believed,  we  ^  wrote, 
giving  judgment  that  they  should  keep  themselves  from 
things  sacrificed  to  idols,  and  from  blood,  and  from  what 
is  strangled,  and  from  fornication." 

Then   Paul  took  the  men,  and  the  next  day  purifying 
himself  with  them  went  into  the  temple,  de-      inthetem- 
claring  the  fulfillment  of  the  days  of  purifica-      p^®- 
tion,  until  the  offering  was  offered  for  every  one  of  them. 

And  when  the  seven  days  were  almost  completed,  the 
Jews    from  Asia,   when    they  saw    him    in   the    temple, 

"A.  D.  5S.  ''See  Acts  xv,  23-29. 


860  TiFK    vSlloRTER    ]3[I!LK  [Acts  21.  27. 

stirred  up  all  the  multitude,  and  laid  hands  on  him,  cr)-- 
ing  out,  "Men  of  Israel,  help!  This  is  the  man  that 
teacheth  all  men  everywhere  against  the  people,  and  the 
law,  and  this  place  ;  and  moreover  he  brought 
Greeks  also  into  the  temple,  and  hath  defiled 
this  holy  place." 

For  they  had  before  seen  with  him  in  the  city  Tro- 
phimus  the  Ephesian,  whom  they  supposed  that  Paul 
had  brought  into  the  temple. 

And  all  the  city  was  moved,  and  the  people  ran  to- 
gether ;  and  they  laid  hold  on  Paul,  and  dragged  him 
out  of  the  temple ;  and  straightway  the  doors  were 
shut.  And  as  they  were  seeking  to  kill  him,  tidings 
came  up  to  the  ^  chief  captain  of  the  ''  band,  that  all 
Jerusalem  was  in  confusion.  And  forthwith  he  took 
soldiers  and  centurions,  and  r<in  down  upon  them  ;  ai^.d 
they,  when  they  saw  the  chief  captain  and  the  soldiers, 
left  off  beating  Paul. 

Then  the  chief  captain  came  near,  and  laid  hold  on 
him,  and  commanded  him  to  be  bound  with  two  chains; 
and  inquired  who  he  was,  and  what  he  had  done.  And 
some  shouted  one  thing,  some  another,  among  the 
crowd;  and  when  he  could  not  know  the  certainty  for 
the  uproar,  he  commanded  him  to  be  brought  into  the 
castle.  And  when  he  came  upon  the  stairs,  so  it  was, 
that  he  was  borne  of  the  soldiers  for  the  violence  of  the 
crowd  ;  for  the  multitude  of  the  people  followed  after, 
cr}'ing  out,  "  Away  with  him  !  " 

And  as  Paul  was  about  to  be  brought  into  the  castle, 
he  saith  unto  the  chief  captain,  "  May  I  say  something 
unto  thee?  " 

And  he  said,  "  Dost  thou  know  Greek  ?  Art  thou  not 
then  the  Egyptian,  which  before  these  da}-s  stirred  up 
to  sedition  and  led  out  into  the  \\ildcrness  the  four  thou- 
sand men  of  the  Assassins?" 

But  Paul  said,  "I  am  a  Jew,  of  Tarsus  in  Cilicia,  a 
citizen  of  no  mean  city.  I  beseech  thee,  gi\'e  me  leave 
to  speak  unto  the  people." 

And  wliLMi  he  had  given  him  leave,  Paul,  standing  on 

"  R.  \'.  inars^.,  Or,  military  irlhiuif  ;  K^x.  cJiiliarch  ;  and  so  tluougliout 
tliis  hook.      ''  1\.  V.  niarg.,  Or,  cohort . 


Acts  21. 40.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  SGI 

the  stairs,  beckoned  with  the  hand  unto  the  people  ;  and 
when  there  was  made  a  great  silence,  he  spake  unto 
them  in  the  Hebrew  language,  saying, 

"  Brethren  and  fathers,  hear  ye  the  defense  which  I 
now  make  unto  you." 

And  when  they  heard  that  he  spake  unto  them  in  the 

Hebrew  language,   they  were   the   more  quiet ;  and  he 

saith,  "  I    am    a    Tew,  born   in  Tarsus  of  Cili-       •□    ,,     ^ 

,,  ,-'.,..  ir  c       Paul's  ad- 

cia,  but  broufjht  up  ni  this  city,  at  the  leet  oi       dress  to 

Gamaliel,  instructed  according  to  the  strict 
manner  of  the  law  of  our  fathers,  being  zealous  for  God, 
even  as  ye  all  are  this  day  ;  and  I  persecuted  this  Way 
unto  the  death,  binding  and  delivering  into  prisons  both 
men  and  women.  As  also  the  high  priest  doth  bear  me 
witness,  and  all  the  estate  of  the  elders  ;  from  whom  also 
I  received  letters  unto  the  brethren,  and  journeyed  to 
Damascus,  to  bring  them  also  which  were  there  unto  Je- 
rusalem in  bonds,  for  to  be  punished.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  that,  as  I  made  my  journey,  and  drew  nigh  unto 
Damascus,  about  noon,  suddenly  there  shone  from 
heaven  a  great  light  round  about  me.  And  I  fell  unto 
the  ground,  and  heard  a  voice  saying  unto  me,  '  Saul, 
Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me  ? '  And  I  answered, 
'Who  art  thou.  Lord?'  And  he  said  unto  me,  'I  am 
Jesus  of  Nazareth,  whom  thou  persecutest.'  And  they 
that  were  with  me  beheld  indeed  the  light,  but  they 
heard  not  the  voice  of  him  that  spake  to  me.  And  I 
said,  '  What  shall  I  do.  Lord  ?  '  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
me,  'Arise,  and  go  into  Damascus;  and  there  it  shall 
be  told  thee  of  all  things  which  are  appointed  for  thee 
to  do.'  And  when  I  could  not  see  for  the  glory  of 
that  light,  being  led  by  the  hand  of  them  that  were  with 
me,  I  came  into  Damascus.  And  one  Ananias,  a  devout 
man  according  to  the  law,  well  reported  of  by  all  the 
Jews  that  dwelt  there,  came  unto  me,  and  standing  by 
me  said  unto  me, '  Brother  Saul,  receive  thy  sight.'  And 
in  that  very  hour  I  looked  up  on  him.  And  he  said, 
'The  God  of  our  fathers  hath  appointed  thee  to  know 
his  will,  and  to  see  the  Righteous  One,  and  to  hear  a 
voice  from  his  mouth.  For  thou  shalt  be  a  witness  for 
him  unto  all  men    of  what  thou    hast  seen  and   heard. 


862  The  Shorter  Bh'.le  [Acts22.  i6. 

And  now  why  tarriest  thou  ?  Arise,  and  be  baptized,  and 
wash  away  thy  sins,  calHng  on  his  name.'  And  it  came 
to  pass,  that,  when  I  had  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and 
while  I  prayed  in  the  temple,  I  fell  into  a  trance,  and 
saw  him  saying  unto  me,  '  Make  haste,  and  get  thee 
quickly  out  of  Jerusalem  ;  because  they  will  not  receive 
of  thee  testimony  concerning  me.'  And  I  said,  '  Lord, 
they  themselves  know  that  I  imprisoned  and  beat  in 
every  synagogue  them  that  believed  on  thee  ;  and  when 
the  blood  of  Stephen  thy  witness  was  shed,  I  also  was 
standing  by,  and  consenting,  and  keeping  the  garments 
of  them  that  slew  him.'  And  he  said  unto  me,  '  Depart ; 
for  I  will  send  thee  forth  far  hence  unto  the  Gentiles. '" 

And  they  gave  him  audience  unto  this  word;  and 
they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  said,  "  Away  with  such  a 
fellow  from  the  earth  !     It  is  not  fit  that  he  should  live  !  " 

And  as  they  cried  out,  and  threw  off  their  garments, 
and  cast  dust  into  the  air,  the  chief  captain  commanded 
him  to  be  brought  into  the  castle,  bidding  that  he  should 
be  examined  by  scourging,  that  he  might  know  for  what 
cause  they  so  shouted  against  him. 

And  when  they  had  tied  him  up  with  the  thongs.  Paul 
said  unto  the  centurion  that  stood  by,  "  Is  it  lawful  for 
you  to  scourge  a  man  that  is  a  Roman,  and  uncon- 
demned  ?  " 

And  when  the  centurion  heard  it,  he  went  to  the  chief 
captain,  and  told  him,  saying,  "  What  art  thou  about  to 
do?     This  man  is  a  Roman." 

And  the  chief  captain  came,  and  said  unto  him,  "  Tell 
me,  art  thou  a  Roman?  " 

And  he  said,  "Yea." 

And  the  chief  captain  answered,  "  With  a  great  sum 
obtained  I  this  citizenship." 

And  Paul  said,  "  But  I  am  a  Roman  born." 

They  then  which  were  about  to  examine  him  straight- 
way departed  from  him  ;  and  the  chief  captain  also  was 
afraid,  when  he  knew  that  he  was  a  Roman,  and  because 
he  had  bound  him. 


Acts  22. 30.]    Chronologically  Arrangld.  8H3 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

PAUL  A   PRISONER,    IN   JERUSALEM   AND    C^SAREA. 

But  on  the  morrow,  desiring  to  know  the  certainty, 
wherefore  Paul  was  accused  of  the  Jews,  the  chief 
captain  loosed  him,  and  commanded  the  chief  priests 
and  all  the  council  to  come  together,  and  brought  Paul 
down,  and  set  him  before  them. 

And  Paul,  looking  steadfastly  on  the  council,  said, 
"  Brethren,  I  have  lived  before  God  in  all  good  Paui  before 
conscience  until  this  day."  *^®  council. 

And  the  high  priest  Ananias  commanded  them  that 
stood  by  him  to  smite  him  on  the  mouth. 

Then  said  Paul  unto  him,  "  God  shall  smite  thee,  thou 
whited  wall.  Sittest  thou  to  judge  me  according  to  the 
law,  and  commandest  me  to  be  smitten  contrary  to  the 
law  ?  " 

And  they  that  stood  by  said,  "  Revilest  thou  God's 
high  priest  ?  " 

And  Paul  said,  "  I  wist  not,  brethren,  that  he  was 
high  priest  ;  for  it  is  written,  '  Thou  shalt  not  speak  evil 
of  a  ruler  of  thy  people.'  " 

But  when  Paul  perceived  that  the  one  part  were  Sad- 
ducees,  and  the  other  Pharisees,  he  cried  out  in  the 
council,  "  Brethren,  I  am  a  Pharisee,  a  son  of  Pharisees. 
Touching  the  hope  and  resurrection  of  the  dead  I  am 
called  in  question." 

And  when  he  had  so  said,  there  arose  a  dissension  be- 
tween the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees  ;  and  the  assembl\- 
was  divided.  For  the  Sadducees  say  that  there  is  no 
resurrection,  neither  angel,  nor  spirit ;  but  the  Pharisees 
confess  both.  And  there  arose  a  great  clamor ;  and 
some  of  the  scribes  of  the  Pharisees'  part  stood  up,  and 
strove,  saying,  "  We  find  no  evil  in  this  man  ;  and  what 
if  a  spirit  hath  spoken  to  him,  or  an  angel  ?  " 


864  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  23.  10. 

And  when  there  arose  a  great  dissension,  the  chief  cap- 
tain, fearing  lest  Paul  should  be  torn  in  pieces  by  them, 
commanded  the  soldiers  to  go  down  and  take  him  by 
force  from  among  them,  and  bring  him  into  the  castle. 

And  the  night  following  the  Lord  stood  by  him,  and 
said,  "  Be  of  good  cheer  ;  for  as  thou  hast  testified  con- 
cerning me  at  Jerusalem,  so  must  thou  bear  witness  also 
at  Rome." 

And  when  it  was  day,  the  Jews  banded  together,  and 
Plot  of  the  bound  themselves  under  a  curse,  saying  that 
Jews.  they  would  neither  eat  nor  drink  till  they  had 

killed  Paul.  And  they  were  more  than  forty  which 
made  this  conspiracy.  And  they  came  to  the  chief 
priests  and  the  elders,  and  said,  "  We  have  bound  our- 
selves under  agreat  curse,  to  taste  nothing  until  we  have 
killed  Paul.  Now  therefore  do  ye  with  the  council 
signify  to  the  chief  captain  that  he  bring  him  down  unto 
you,  as  though  ye  would  judge  of  his  case  more  exactly; 
and  we,  or  ever  he  come  near,  are  ready  to  slay  him." 

But  Paul's  sister's  son  heard  of  their  lying  in  wait,  and 
he  came  and  entered  into  the  castle,  and  told  Paul. 

And  Paul  called  unto  him  one  of  the  centurions,  and 
said,  "  Bring  this  young  man  unto  the  chief  captain  ;  for 
he  hath  something  to  tell  him." 

So  he  took  him,  and  brought  him  to  the  chief  captain, 
and  saith,  "  Paul  the  prisoner  called  me  unto  him,  and 
asked  me  to  bring  this  young  man  unto  thee,  who  hath 
something  to  say  to  thee." 

And  the  chief  captain  took  him  by  the  hand,  and 
going  aside  asked  him  private!)-,  "  What  is  that  thou 
hast  to  tell  me  ?  " 

And  he  said,  "  The  Jews  have  agreed  to  ask  thee  to 
bring  down  Paul  to-morrow  unto  the  council,  as  though 
thou  wouldest  inquire  somewhat  more  exactly  concern- 
ing him.  Do  not  thou  therefore  yield  unto  them  ;  for 
there  lie  in  wait  for  him  of  them  more  than  forty  men, 
which  have  bound  themselves  under  a  curse,  neitiier  to 
eat  nor  to  drink  till  they  have  slain  him  ;  and  now  are 
they  ready,  looking  for  the  promise  from  thee." 

So  the  chief  captain  let  the  young  man  go,  charging 
him,  "  Tell  no  man  that  thou  hast  signified  these  things 


Acts  23.  22.]   Chronologically  Arranged.  SOo 

to  mo."  And  he  called  unto  him  two  of  the  centurions, 
and  said,  "  Make  ready  two  hundred  soldiers  to  go  as  far 
as  Ca^sarea,  and  horsemen  threescore  and  ten,  and  spear- 
men two  hundred,  at  the  third  hour  of  the  Pauisentto 
night."  And  he  bade  them  provide  beasts,  Csesarea. 
that  they  might  set  Paul  thereon,  and  bring  him  safe 
unto  Felix  the  governor.  And  he  wrote  a  letter  after 
this  form  : 

"Claudius  Lysias  unto  the  most  excellent  governor 
Felix,  greeting.  This  man  was  seized  by  the  Jews,  and 
was  about  to  be  slain  of  them,  when  I  came  upon  them 
with  the  soldiers,  and  rescued  him,  having  learned  that 
he  was  a  Roman.  And  desiring  to  know  the  cause 
wherefore  they  accused  him,  I  brought  him  down  unto 
their  council ;  whom  I  found  to  be  accused  about  ques- 
tions of  their  law,  but  to  have  nothing  laid  to  his  charge 
worthy  of  death  or  of  bonds.  And  when  it  was  sho\vn  to 
me  that  there  would  be  a  plot  against  the  man,  I  sent 
him  to  thee  forthwith,  charging  his  accusers  also  to 
speak  against  him  before  thee." 

So  the  soldiers,  as  it  was  commanded  them,  took  Paul 
and  brought  him  by  night  to  Antipatris.  But  on  the 
morrow  they  left  the  horsemen  to  go  with  him,  and  re- 
turned to  the  castle  ;  and  they,  when  they  came  to 
Cssarea,  and  delivered  the  letter  to  the  governor,  pre- 
sented Paul  also  before  him.  And  when  he  had  read  it, 
he  asked  of  what  province  he  was  ;  and  when  he  under- 
stood that  he  was  of  Cilicia,  "  I  will  hear  thy  cause,"  said 
he,  "  when  thine  accusers  also  are  come."  And  he  com- 
manded him  to  be  kept  in  Herod's  palace. 

And  after  five  days  the  high  priest  Ananias  came  down 
with  certain  elders,  and  with  an  orator,  one  Tertullus  ; 
and  they  informed  the  governor  against  Paul.  And 
when  he  was  called,  Tertullus  began  to  accuse  pa^i  ac- 
him,  saying,  "  Seeing  that  by  thee  we  enjoy  cused. 
much  peace,  and  that  by  thy  providence  evils  are  cor- 
rected for  this  nation,  we  accept  it  in  all  ways  and  in  all 
places,  most  excellent  Felix,  with  all  thankfulness.  But, 
that  I  be  not  further  tedious  unto  thee,  I  intreat  thee  to 
hear  us  of  thy  clemency  a  few  words.  For  we  have 
found  this  man  a  pestilent  fellow,  and  a  mover  of  insur- 


866  The  vShorter  Bible  [Acts  24. 5. 

rections  among  all  the  Jews  throughout  the  world,  and  a 
ringleader  of  the  sect  of  the  Nazarenes  ;  who  moreover 
assayed  to  profane  the  temple ;  on  whom  also  we  laid 
hold  ;  from  whom  thou  wilt  be  able,  by  examining  him 
thyself,  to  take  knowledge  of  all  these  things,  whereof  we 
accuse  him." 

And  the  Jews  also  joined  in  the  charge,  affirming  that 
these  things  were  so. 

And  when  the  governor  had  beckoned  unto  him  to 
speak,  Paul  answered  : 

"  Forasmuch  as  I  know  that  thou  hast  been  of  many 
Paul's  years  a  judge  unto  this  nation,  1  do  cheerfully 

defense.  make    my    defense.       It    is    not    more     than 

twelve  days  since  I  went  up  to  worship  at  Jerusalem  ; 
and  neither  in  the  temple  did  they  find  me  disputing  with 
any  man  or  stirring  up  a  crowd,  nor  in  the  synagogues,  nor 
in  the  city.  Neither  can  they  prove  to  thee  the  things 
whereof  they  now  accuse  mc.  But  this  I  confess  unto 
thee,  that  after  the  Way  which  tlicy  call  "■  a  sect,  so  serve 
I  the  God  of  our  fathers,  believing  all  things  which  are 
accordingto  the  law,  and  which  are  written  in  the  proph- 
ets; having  hope  toward  God,  which  these  also  them- 
selves look  for,  that  there  shall  be  a  resurrection  both  for 
the  just  and  unjust.  Herein  do  I  also  exercise  myself  to 
have  a  conscience  void  of  offense  toward  God  and  men 
alway.  Now  after  many  years  I  came  to  bring  alms  to 
my  nation,  and  offerings  ;  ^  amidst  which  they  found  me 
purified  in  the  temple,  with  no  crowd,  nor  yet  with 
tumult.  Let  these  men  themselves  say  what  wrong- 
doing they  found,  when  I  stood  before  the  council,  except 
it  be  for  this  one  voice,  that  I  cried  standing  among 
them, '  Touching  the  resurrection  of  the  dead  I  am  called 
in  question  before  you  this  day.'  " 

But  Felix,  having  more  exact  knowledge  concerning 
the  Way,  deferred  them,  saying.  "  When  Lysias  the 
chief  captain  shall  come  down,  I  will  determine  your 
matter." 

And  he  gave  order  to  the  centurion  that  he  should  bo 
kept  in  charge,  and  should  have  indulgence;  and  not  to 
forbid  any  of  his  friends  to  minister  unto  him. 

"  R.   \'.  niaiL;.,  <)i,  hrrfsy.       ''  R.  \'.  in.ug.,  Or,  ///  presenting  -whic/i. 


Acts  24. 24-]    Chronologically  Arranged.  807 

But  after  certain  days,  Felix  came  with  Drusilla,  his 
wife,  which  was  a  Jewess,  and  sent  for  Paul,  Pauiand 
and  heard  him  concerning  the  faith  in  Christ  Felix. 
Jesus.  And  as  he  reasoned  of  righteousness,  and  •'■tem- 
perance, and  the  judgment  to  come,  FeHx  was  terrified, 
and  answered,  "  Go  thy  way  for  this  time  ;  and  when  1 
have  a  convenient  season,  I  will  call  thee  unto  me." 

He  hoped  withal  that  money  would  be  given  him  of 
Paul  ;  wherefore  also  he  sent  for  him  the  oftener,  and 
communed  with  him.  But  when  two  years  were  fulfilled, 
Felix  was  succeeded  by  Porcius  Festus ;  and  desiring  to 
gain  favor  with  the  Jews,  Felix  left  Paul  in  bonds. 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  self-control. 


868  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  25.  i. 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

PAUL  before  FESTUS  ;    BEFORE  A  NOBLE  COMPANY. 

Festus    therefore,    having    come    into    the  province, 

„    ^         ,     after  three   days  went  up  to  Jerusalem  from 

Festus  and       ^  a       i     i         i  •    r        •  11 

the  Jews.       CsEsarea.     And  the  chiet  priests  and  the  prm- 

cipal  men  of  the  Jews  informed   him  against  Paul;  and 

they  besought  him,  asking  favor  against    him,  that   he 

would  send   for  him   to  Jerusalem  ;  laying    wait  to  kill 

him  on  the  way.      Howbeit   Festus  answered,  that  Paul 

was  kept  in  charge  at  Csesarea,  and  that  he  himself  was 

about  to  depart  thither  shortly.     "  Let  them  therefore," 

saith  he,  "  which  are  of  power  among  you,  go  down  with 

me,  and  if  there  is  anything  amiss,  let  them  accuse  him," 

And  when  he  had  tarried  among  them  not  more  than 
eight  or  ten  da}'s,  he  went  down  unto  Caesarea;  and  on  the 
morrow  he  sat  on  the  judgment  scat,  and  commanded 
Paul  to  be  brought.  And  when  he  \\as  come,  the  Jews 
which  had  come  down  from  Jerusalem  stood  round 
about  him,  bringing  against  him  man}'  and  grievous 
charges,  which  they  could  not  prove  ;  while  Paul  said  in 
his  defense,  "  Neither  against  the  law  of  the  Jews,  nor 
against  the  temple,  nor  against  Caesar,  have  I  sinned  at  all." 

But   Festus,  desiring  to  gain   favor  with  the  Jews,  an- 
swered Paul,  and   said,  "Wilt  thou  go  up  to 
Appeal  to  ,  ,  '       ,       ,         '  •      1        1         r     ,  1 

Caesar.  Jerusalem,    and    there    be   judged     01    these 

things  befcn'e  me  ?  " 

liut  Paul  said,  "  I  am  standing  before  Caesar's  judg- 
ment seat,  where  I  ought  to  be  judged.  To  the  Jews 
have  I  done  no  wrong,  as  thou  also  very  well  knowest. 
If  then  I  am  a  wrong-doer,  and  have  committed  an}-- 
thing  worthy  of  death,  I  refuse  not  to  die  ;  but  if  none 
of  these  things  is  trui-,  whereof  these  accuse  me,  no  man 
can  give  me  up  unto  them.     I  appeal  unto  Cajsar." 

Then  P^estus,  when  he  had  conferred  with  the  couiKil, 


Acts  25. 12.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  869 

answered,  "  Thou  hast  appealed  unto  Ca;sar  ;  unto  Caesar 
shalt  thou  go." 

Now  when  certain  days  were  passed,  Agrippa  the 
king  and  Bernice  arrived  at  Caesarea,  and  pestus  nd 
saluted  Festus.  And  as  they  tarried  there  Agrippa. 
many  days,  Festus  laid  Paul's  case  before  the  king,  say- 
ing, "There  is  a  certain  man  left  a  prisoner  by  Felix; 
about  whom,  when  I  was  at  Jerusalem,  the  chief  priests 
and  the  elders  of  the  Jews  informed  me,  asking  for  sen- 
tence against  him.  To  whom  I  answered,  that  it  is  not 
the  custom  of  the  Romans  to  give  up  any  man,  before 
that  the  accused  have  the  accusers  face  to  face,  and  have 
had  opportunity  to  make  his  defense  concerning  the 
matter  laid  against  him.  When  therefore  they  were 
come  together  here,  I  made  no  delay,  but  on  the  next 
day  sat  down  on  the  judgment  seat,  and  commanded 
the  man  to  be  brought.  Concerning  whom,  when  the 
accusers  stood  up,  they  brought  no  charge  of  such  evil 
things  as  I  supposed  ;  but  had  certain  questions  against 
him  of  their  own  ^religion,  and  of  one  Jesus,  who  was 
dead,  whom  Paul  affirmed  to  be  alive.  And  I,  being 
perplexed  how  to  inquire  concerning  these  things,  asked 
whether  he  would  go  to  Jerusalem,  and  there  be  judged 
of  these  matters.  But  when  Paul  had  appealed  to  be 
kept  for  the  decision  of  ^  the  emperor,  I  commanded  him 
to  be  kept  till  I  should  send  him  to  Caesar." 

And  Agrippa  said  unto  Festus,  "  I  also  ^  could  wish  to 
hear  the  man  myself." 

So  on  the  morrow,  when  Agrippa  was  come,  and  Ber- 
nice, with  great  pomp,  and  they  were  entered 
into  the  place  of  hearing,  with  the  chief  cap-  dress\)^fore 
tains,  and   the   principal   men    of  the  city,  at  -^s^ppa. 
the  command  of  Festus  Paul  was  brought  in. 

And  Festus  saith,  "  King  Agrippa,  and  all  ye  behold  this 
man,  about  whom  all  the  Jews  made  suit  to  me,  both  at 
Jerusalem  and  here,  crying  that  he  ought  not  to  live  any 
longer.  But  I  found  that  he  had  committed  nothing 
worthy  of  death  ;  and  as  he  himself  appealed  to  the 
emperor  I  determined  to  send  him.    Of  whom  I  have  no 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  superstition.  ^  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  the  Augtistus. 
"^  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  zvas  wishing. 


870  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  25. 26. 

certain  thing  to  write  unto  my  lord.  Wherefore  I  have 
brought  him  forth  before  you,  and  specially  before  thee, 
king  Agrippa,  that,  after  examination  had,  I  may  have 
somewhat  to  write.  For  it  seemeth  to  me  unreasonable,  in 
sending  a  prisoner,  not  to  signify  the  charges  against  him." 

And  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul,  "  Thou  art  permitted  to 
speak  for  thyself." 

Then  Paul  stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  made  his 
defense  : 

"  I  think  myself  happy,  king  Agrippa,  that  I  am  to 
make  my  defense  before  thee  this  day  touching  all  the 
things  whereof  I  am  accused  by  the  Jews  ;  especially  be- 
cause thou  art  expert  in  all  customs  and  questions  which 
are  among  the  Jews  ;  wherefore  I  beseech  thee  to  hear 
me  patiently.  My  manner  of  life  from  my  youth  up 
know  all  the  Jews;  having  knowledge  of  me  from  the 
first,  how  that  after  the  straitest  sect  of  our  religion  I 
lived  a  Pharisee.  And  now  I  stand  here  to  be  judged 
for  the  hope  of  the  promise  made  of  God  unto  our  fathers. 
Why  is  it  judged  incredible  with  you,  if  God  doth  raise 
the  dead  ?  I  verily  thought  with  m)'self,  that  I  ought 
to  do  many  things  contrary  to  the  name  of  Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth. And  this  I  also  did  in  Jerusalem  ;  and  I  both  shut 
up  many  of  the  saints  in  prisons,  and  when  they  were  put 
to  death,  I  gave  my  vote  against  them.  And  punishing 
them  oftentimes  in  all  the  synagogues,  I  strove  to  make 
them  blaspheme  ;  and  being  exceedingly  mad  against 
them,  I  persecuted  them  even  unto  foreign  cities.  Where- 
upon as  I  journeyed  to  Damascus  with  the  authority 
and  commission  of  the  chief  priests,  at  middaj',  O  king, 
I  saw  on  the  way  a  light  from  heaven,  above  the  bright- 
ness of  the  sun,  shining  round  about  me  and  them  that 
journc)-ed  with  me.  And  when  we  were  all  fallen  to  the 
earth,  I  heard  a  voice  saying  unto  me  in  the  Hebrew 
language,  'Saul,  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me?  It  is 
hard  for  thee  to  kick  against  the  goad.'  And  I  said, 
*  Who  art  thou.  Lord  ?  '  And  the  Lord  said,  '  I  am  Jesus 
whom  thou  persecutest.  But  arise,  and  stand  upon  thy 
feet ;  for  to  this  end  have  I  appeared  unto  thee,  to 
appoint  thee  a  minister  and  a  witness  both  of  the  things 
wherein  thou  hast  seen  me,  and  of  the  things  wherein  I 


Acts26.  i6.j    Chronologically  Arranged.  871 

will  appear  unto  thee  ;  delivering  thee  from  the  people, 
and  from  the  Gentiles,  unto  whom  I  send  thee,  to  open 
their  eyes,  that  they  may  turn  from  darkness  to  light, 
and  from  the  power  of  Satan  unto  God,  that  they  may 
receive  remission  of  sins  and  an  inheritance  among  them 
that  are  sanctified  by  faith  in  me.'  Wherefore,  O  king 
Agrippa,  1  was  not  disobedient  unto  the  heavenly  vision  ; 
but  declared  both  to  them  of  Damascus  first,  and  at  Je- 
rusalem, and  throughout  all  the  country  of  Judaea,  and 
also  to  the  Gentiles,  that  they  should  repent  and  turn  to 
God,  doing  works  worthy  of  repentance.  For  this  cause 
the  Jews  seized  me  in  the  temple,  and  assayed  to  kill 
me.  Having  therefore  obtained  .the  help  that  is  from 
God,  I  stand  unto  this  day  testifying  both  to  small  and 
great,  saying  nothing  but  what  the  prophets  and  Moses 
did  say  should  come  ;  how  that  the  Christ  must  suffer, 
and  how  that  he  first  by  the  resurrection  of  the  dead 
should  proclaim  light  both  to  the  people  and  to  the 
Gentiles." 

And  as  he  thus  made  his  defense,  Festus  saith  with  a 
loud  voice,  "  Paul,  thou  art  mad  ;  thy  much  learning  doth 
turn  thee  to  madness." 

But  Paul  saith,  "  I  am  not  mad,  most  excellent  Fes- 
tus;  but  speak  forth  words  of  truth  and  sober-  Pomt  d 
ness.  For  the  king  knoweth  of  these  things,  words, 
unto  whom  also  I  speak  freely ;  for  I  am  persuaded 
that  none  of  these  things  is  hidden  from  him  ;  for  this 
hath  not  been  done  in  a  corner.  King  Agrippa,  believ- 
est  thou  the  prophets?     I  know  that  thou  believest." 

And  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul,  "  With  but  little  persua- 
sion thou  wouldest  fain  make  me  a  Christian." 

And  Paul  said,  "  I  would  to  God,  that  whether  with 
little  or  with  much,  not  thou  only,  but  also  all  that  hear 
me  this  day,  might  become  such  as  I  am,  except  these 
bonds." 

And  the  king  rose  up,  and  the  governor,  and  Bernice, 
and  they  that  sat  with  them  ;  and  when  they  had  with- 
drawn, they  spake  one  to  another,  saying,  "  This  man 
doeth  nothing  worthy  of  death  or  of  bonds." 

And  Agrippa  said  unto  Festus,  "  This  man  might  have 
been  set  at  liberty,  if  he  had  not  appealed  to  Caesar." 


8('2  The  vSiiur tkk  Bible  LActs  27.  i. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

PAUL'S  VOYAGE   TO    ROME  :    PAUL   AT   ROME. 

And  when  it  was  determined  that  we  should  sail  for 
Italy,  they  delivered  Paul  and  certain  other  prisoners  to 
Voyage  to-  ^  centurion  named  Julius,  of  the  Augustan 
ward  Rome.  band.  And  '"^  embarking  in  a  ship  of  Adra- 
myttium,  which  was  about  to  sail  unto  the  places  on 
the  coast  of  Asia,  we  put  to  sea,  Aristarchus,  a  Macedo- 
nian of  Thessalonica,  being  with  us.  And  the  next  day 
we  touched  at  Sidon  ;  and  Julius  treated  Paul  kindly, 
and  gave  him  leave  to  go  unto  his  friends  and  refresh 
himself.  And  putting  to  sea  from  thence,  we  sailed 
under  the  Ice  of  C}'prus,  because  the  winds  were  con- 
trary. And  when  we  had  sailed  across  the  sea  which  is 
ofifCilicia  and  Pamphylia,  we  came  to  Myra,  a  city  of 
Lycia.  And  there  the  centurion  found  a  ship  of  Alex- 
andria sailing  for  Italy;  and  he  put  us  therein. 

And  when  we  had  sailed  slowly  many  days,  and  were 
come  with  difficulty  over  against  Cnidus,  the  wind  not 
further  suffering  us,  we  sailed  under  the  Ice  of  Crete, 
over  against  Salmonc  ;  and  with  difficulty  coasting  along 
it  we  came  unto  a  certain  place  called  Fair  Havens; 
nigh  whereunto  was  the  city  of  Lasca. 

And  when  much  time  was  spent,  and  the  voyage  was 
now  dangerous,  because  the  Fast  was  now  already  gone 
by,  Paul  admonished  them,  and  said  unto  them,  "Sirs,  I 
perceive  that  the  voyage  will  be  with  injury  and  much  loss, 
not  only  of  the  lading  and  the  ship,  but  also  of  our  lives." 

But  the  centurion  gave  more  heed  to  the  master  and 
to  the  owner  of  the  ship,  than  to  those  things  which 
„  were    spoken    by    Paul.      And    because    the 

Tempests.        ,  '■  ^    ■'  ,.  ^  ■    ^        •       ^i 

liaven  was  not  commodious  to  winter  in,  tne 
more  part  advised  to   put  to  sea  from  thence,  if  by  any 

"A.  I).  60. 


Acts  27. 12.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  873 

means  they  could  reach  Phoenix,  and  winter  there ; 
which  is  a  haven  of  Crete,  looking  northeast  and  south- 
east. And  when  the  south  wind  blew  softly,  supposing 
that  they  had  obtained  their  purpose,  they  weighed 
anchor  and  sailed  along  Crete,  close  in  shore.  But  after 
no  long  time  there  beat  down  from  it  a  tempestuous 
wind,  which  is  called  Euraquilo  ;  and  when  the  ship  was 
caught,  and  could  not  face  the  wind,  we  gave  way  to  it, 
and  were  driven.  And  running  under  the  lee  of  a  small 
island  called  Cauda,  we  were  able,  with  difficulty,  to  se- 
cure the  boat ;  and  when  they  had  hoisted  it  up,  they 
used  helps,  undergirding  the  ship  ;  and,  fearing  lest  they 
should  be  cast  upon  the  ^  Syrtis,  they  lowered  the  gear, 
and  so  were  driven.  And  as  we  labored  exceedingly 
with  the  storm,  the  next  day  they  began  to  throw  the 
freight  overboard  ;  and  the  third  day  they  cast  out  with 
their  own  hands  the  ^  tackling  of  the  ship.  And  when 
neither  sun  nor  stars  shone  upon  us  for  many  days,  and 
no  small  tempest  lay  on  us,  all  hope  that  we  should  be 
saved  was  now  taken  away. 

And  when  they  had  been  long  without  food,  Paul 
stood  forth  in  the  midst  of  them,  and  said,  "  Sirs,  ye 
should  have  hearkened  unto  me,  and  not  have  set  sail 
from  Crete,  and  have  gotten  this  injury  and  loss.  And 
now  I  exhort  you  to  be  of  good  cheer ;  for  there  shall  be 
no  loss  of  life  among  you,  but  only  of  the  ship.  For 
there  stood  by  me  this  night  an  angel  of  the  God  whose 
I  am,  whom  also  I  serve,  saying,  '  Fear  not,  Paul ;  thou 
must  stand  before  Caesar  ;  and  lo,  God  hath  granted  thee 
all  them  that  sail  with  thee.'  Wherefore,  sirs,  be  of 
good  cheer  ;  for  I  believe  God,  that  it  shall  be  even  so  as 
it  hath  been  spoken  unto  me.  Howbeit  we  must  be  cast 
upon  a  certain  island." 

But  when  the  fourteenth  night  was  come,  as  we  were 
driven  to  and  fro  in  the  sea  of  Adria,  about 
midnight  the  sailors  surmised  that  they  were         ipw^ec 
drawing  near  to  some  country  ;  and  they  sounded,  and 
found   twenty    fathoms ;    and   after  a  little  space,  they 
sounded  again,  and  found  fifteen  fathoms.     And  fearing 

"Great  sandbanks  off  the  northern  coast  of  Africa.     '' R.  V.  marg.,  Or, 
furniture. 
58 


874  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  27. 29. 

lest  haply  we  sliould  be  cast  ashore  on  rocky  ground, 
they  let  go  four  anchors  from  the  stern,  and  wished  for 
the  day.  And  as  the  sailors  were  seeking  to  flee  out  of 
the  ship,  and  had  lowered  the  boat  into  the  sea,  under 
color  as  though  they  would  lay  out  anchors  from  the 
foreship,  Paul  said  to  the  centurion  and  to  the  soldiers, 
"  Except  these  abide  in  the  ship  ye  cannot  be  saved." 

Then  the  soldiers  cut  away  the  ropes  of  the  boat  and 
let  her  fall  off. 

And  while  the  day  was  coming  on,  Paul  besought  them 
all  to  take  some  food,  saying,  "  This  day  is  the  four- 
teenth day  that  ye  wait  and  continue  fasting,  having 
taken  nothing.  Wherefore  I  beseech  you  to  take  some 
food  ;  for  this  is  for  your  safety  ;  for  there  shall  not  a 
hair  perish  from  the  head  of  any  of  you." 

And  when  he  had  said  this,  and  had  taken  bread,  he 
gave  thanks  to  God  in  the  presence  of  all ;  and  he 
brake  it,  and  began  to  eat.  Then  were  they  all  of  good 
cheer,  and  themselves  also  took  food.  And  we  were  in 
all  two  hundred  threescore  and  sixteen  souls. 

And  when  they  had  eaten  enough,  the}'  lightened  the 
ship,  throwing  out  the  wheat  into  the  sea.  And  when 
it  was  day,  they  knew  not  the  land  ;  but  they  perceived 
a  certain  bay  with  a  beach,  and  they  took  counsel 
whether  they  could  drive  the  ship  upon  it.  And  casting 
off  the  anchors,  they  left  them  in  the  sea,  at  the  same 
time  loosing  the  bands  of  the  rudders  ;  and  hoisting  up 
the  foresail  to  the  wind,  they  made  for  the  beach.  But 
lighting  upon  a  place  where  two  seas  met,  the}'  ran  the 
vessel  aground  ;  and  the  foreship  struck  and  remained 
unmovable,  but  the  stern  began  to  break  up  by  the 
violence  of  the  waves.  And  the  soldiers*  counsel  was  to 
kill  the  prisoners,  lest  any  of  them  should  swim  out  and 
escape.  But  the  centurion,  desiring  to  save  Paul,  stayed 
them  from  their  purpose;  and  commanded  that  they 
which  could  swim  should  cast  themselves  overboard,  and 
get  first  to  the  land  ;  ami  the  rest,  some  on  planks,  and 
some  on  other  things  from  the  ship.  And  so  it  came  to 
pass,  that  they  all  escaped  safe  to  the  land. 

And  when  we  were  escaped,  then  we  knew  that  tlie 
island  was  called   IMelita.     And   the  barbarians   showed 


Acts  28.2.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  875 

us  no  common  kindness;  for  they  kindled  a  fire,  and  re- 
ceived us  all,  because  of  the  present  rain  and       onM  it 
because  of  the  cold. 

But  when  Paul  had  gathered  a  bundle  of  sticks,  and 
laid  them  on  the  fire,  a  viper  came  out  by  reason  of  the 
heat,  and  fastened  on  his  hand.  And  when  the  barba- 
rians saw  the  beast  hanging  from  his  hand,  they  said  one 
to  another,  "  No  doubt  this  man  is  a  murderer,  whom, 
though  he  hath  escaped  from  the  sea,  yet  Justice  hath 
not  suffered  to  live." 

Howbeit  he  shook  off  the  beast  into  the  fire,  and  took 
no  harm.  But  they  expected  that  he  would  have  swollen, 
or  fallen  down  dead  suddenly  ;  but  when  they  were  long 
in  expectation,  and  beheld  nothing  amiss  come  to  him, 
they  changed  their  minds,  and  said  that  he  was  a  god. 

Now  in  the  neighborhood  of  that  place  were  lands  be- 
longing to  the  chief  man  of  the  island,  named  Publius  ; 
who  received  us,  and  entertained  us  three  days  cour- 
teously. And  the  father  of  Publius  lay  sick  of  fever  and 
dysentery;  unto  whom  Paul  entered  in,  and  The  sick 

prayed,  and  laying  his  hands  on  him  healed         healed. 
him.     And  when  this  was  done,  the  rest  also  v/hich  had 
diseases  in  the  island   came,  and  were  cured  ;    who  also 
honored  us  with  many  honors  ;  and  when  we  sailed,  they 
put  on  board  such  things  as  we  needed. 

And  after  three  months  we  set  sail  in  a  ship  of  Alex- 
andria, which  had  wintered  in  the  island,  whose  sign  was 
The  Twin  Brothers.  And  touching  at  Syracuse,  we  tar- 
ried there  three  days.  And  from  thence  we  made  a  cir- 
cuit, and  arrived  at  Rhegium  ;  and  after  one  day  a  south 
wind  sprang  up,  and  on  the  second  day  we  came  to 
Puteoli ;  where  we  found  brethren,  and  were  intreated 
to  tarry  with  them  seven  days;  and  so  we  came  to 
Rome.  And  from  thence  the  brethren,  when  they  heard 
of  us,  came  to  meet  us  as  far  as  The  Market  of  Appius, 
and  The  Three  Taverns ;  whom  when  Paul  saw,  he 
thanked  God,  and  took  courage. 

And  when  we  entered  Rome,  Paul  was  suffered  to  abide 
by  himself  with  the  soldier  that  guarded  him. 

And  he  called  those  that  were  the  chief  of  the  Jews; 
and  when  they  were  come  together,  he  said  unto  them, 


876  The  Shorter  Bible  [Acts  28. 17. 

"  I,  brethren,  though  I  had  done  notliing  against  the  peo- 
ple, or  the  customs  of  our  fathers,  yet  was  deUvered  pris- 
oner from    Jerusalem   into  the  hands  of  the 

Interview         „  -',  1^111  •         1 

with. the         Romans;  who,  when  the)''  had  cxammed  me, 
^^^'  desired  to   set  me  at  liberty.     I5ut  when  the 

Jews  spake  against  it,  I  was  constrained  to  appeal  unto  Cze- 
sar ;  not  that  I  had  aught  to  accuse  my  nation  of.  For 
because  of  the  hope  of  Israel  I  am  bound  with  this  chain." 
And  they  said  unto  him,  "  We  neither  received  letters 
from  Judaj.i  concerning  thee,  nor  did  any  of  the  brethren 
come  hither  and  report  or  speak  any  harm  of  thee.  But 
we  desire  to  hear  what  thou  thinkest  ;  for  as  concerning 
this  sect,  it  is  everywhere  spoken  against." 

And  when  they  had  appointed  him  a  day,  they  came 
to  him  into  his  lodging  in  great  number;  to  whom  he 
expounded  the  matter,  testifying  the  kingdom  of  God, 
and  persuading  them  concerning  Jesus,  both  from  the 
law  of  Moses  and  from  the  prophets,  from  morning  till 
evening.  Ant]  some  believed  the  things  which  were 
spoken,  and  some  disbelieved.  And  when  they  agreed 
not  among  themselves,  they  departed,  after  that  Paul 
had  spoken  one  word,  "  Well'spake  the  Holy  Ghost  by 
Isaiah  the  prophet  unto  your  fathers,  saying, 
"  '  Go  thou  unto  this  people,  and  say, 
"  By  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  in  no  wise 

understand  ; 
And  seeing  ye   shall  see,  and   shall  in  no  wise 

perceive  ;  " 
I'^or  this  people's  heart  is  waxed  gross. 
And  their  cars  are  dull  of  hearing, 
And  their  eyes  they  have  closed.' 
"  Be  it   known  therefore  unto  you,  that  this  salvation 
of  God  is  sent  unto  the  Gentiles;  they  will  also  hear." 

And   he    abode   =' two  whole  years   in   his   own   hired 
^    ,.    ^.        dwelling,  and   received  all  that  went  in  unto 

Paul  in  his         ,   .  ^         ,   .  1         i   •         i  c    r^      1  1 

own  hired       limi,    preaching    the   kmgdom    01    Cjog,   antl 
teaching    the    things    concerning    the    Lord 
Jesus  Christ  with  all  boldness,  none  forbidding  him. 
"A.  1).  61-63. 


James  l.  i.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  877 


FROM  THE  GENERAL  ERISTLE  OF 

•^  JAMES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

WORKS   AS    RELATED    To    A   CHRISTIAN   LIFE. 

James,  a  ^  servant  of  God  and  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  to  the  twelve  tribes  which  are  of  the 

,^.  .  .  Greeting. 

Dispersion,  greeting. 

Count  it  all  joy,  my  brethren,  when  ye  fall  into  mani- 
fold  '^temptations;    knowing  that  the  proof    ,.,,,„^,.„;„„ 
of  your  faith  worlceth  patience.     And  let  pa-     tempta- 
tience  have  its  perfect  work. 

But  if  any  of  you  lacketh  wisdom,  let  him  ask  of  God, 
who  giveth  to  all  liberally  and  upbraideth  not  ;  and  it 
shall  be  given  him.  But  let  him  ask  in  faith,  nothing 
doubting;  for  he  that  doubteth  is  like  the  surge  of  the 
sea  driven  by  the  wind  and  tossed.  Let  not  that  man 
think  that  he  shall  receive  anything  of  the  Lord  ;  a 
double-minded  man,  unstable  in  all  his  ways. 

Let  the  brother  of  low  degree  glory  in  his  high  estate  ; 
and  the  rich,  in  that  he  is  made  low  ;  because  as  the 
flower  of  the  grass  he  shall  pass  away.  For  the  sun 
ariseth  with  the  scorching  wind,  and  withereth  the 
grass;  and  the  flower  thereof  falleth,  and  the  grace  of 
it  perisheth  ;  so  also  shall  the  rich  man  fade  away  in  his 
goings. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  endureth  temptation ;  for 
when  he  hath  been  approved,  he  shall  receive  the  crown 
of  life,  which  the  Lord  promised  to  them  that  love  him. 

Let  no  man  say  when  he  is  tempted,  "  I  am  tempted 

»  Written  probably  from  Jerusalem,  A.  D.  6i.  ^  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  io/ii/- 
scrvaiit.     '^  R.V.  marg.,  Or,  trials. 


878  The  Shorter  Bhjle  [James  i.  13. 

of  God  ;  "  for  God  cannot  be  tempted  with  evil,  and  he 
himself  tempteth  no  man.  Every  good  gift  is  from 
above,  coming  down  from  the  Father  of  lights. 

Let  every  man  be  swift  to  hear,  slow  to  speak,  slow  to 
wrath  ;  for  the  wrath  of  man  worketh  not  the  righteous- 
ness of  God.  Wherefore  putting  away  all  wickedness, 
Hearing  and  rcceive  with  meekness  the  implanted  word, 
doing.  which  is  able  to  save  your  souls.     But  be  ye 

doers  of  the  word,  and  not  hearers  only,  deluding  your 
own  selves.  For  if  anyone  is  a  hearer  of  the  word,  and 
not  a  doer,  he  is  like  unto  a  man  beholding  his  face  in  a 
mirror ;  for  he  beholdeth  himself,  and  goeth  away,  and 
straightway  forgetteth  what  manner  of  man  he  was. 

But  he  that  looketh  into  the  perfect  law,  the  law  of 
liberty,  and  so  continueth,  being  not  a  hearer  that  for- 
getteth, but  a  doer  that  worketh,  this  man  shall  be 
blessed  in  his  doing. 

If  any  man  thinketh  himself  to  be  religious,  while  he 
bridleth  not  his  tongue  but  deceiveth  his  heart,  this 
man's  religion  is  vain.  Pure  religion  and  undefiled  be- 
fore our  God  and  Father  is  this,  to  visit  the  fatherless 
and  widows  in  their  affliction,  and  to  keep  himself  un- 
spotted from  the  world. 

My  brethren,  if  there  come  unto  )'()ur  synagogue  a 
man  in  fine  clothing,  and  there  come  in  also  a  poor  man, 
The  rich  and  ye  have  regard  to  him  that  weareth  the 
audpoor.  f^,-,g  clothing,  and  say,  "  Sit  thou  here  in  a 
good  place;  "  and  ye  say  to  the  poor  ni.ui,  "  Stand  thou 
there,  or  sit  under  my  footstool;"  ''are  ye  not  divided 
in  your  own  mind,  and  become  judges  with  evil 
thoughts?  Hearken,  my  beloved  brethren;  did  not 
God  choose  them  that  are  poor  as  to  the  world  to  be 
rich  in  faith,  and  heirs  of  the  kingdom  which  he  prom- 
ised to  them  that  love  him?  But  )-e  have  dishonored 
the  poor  man.  Do  not  the  rich  oppress  you,  and  drag 
you  before  the  judgment  seats  ?  Do  not  the\'  blaspheme 
the  honorable  name  by  the  which  ye  are  called?  How- 
beit  if  ye  fulfill  the  royal  law,  according  to  the  scripture, 
"  Thou  shalt  lo\'e  thy  neighbor  as  thyself,"  }e  do  well  ; 

"  R.\'.  iu;ug.,  Or,  lio  ye  not  make  distinctions. 


James  2.  9.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  8T9 

but  if  ye  have  respect  of  persons,  ye  commit  sin.  For 
whosoever  shall  keep  the  whole  law,  and  yet  stumble  in 
one  point,  he  is  become  guilty  of  all.  So  speak  ye,  and 
so  do,  as  men  that  are  to  be  judged  by  a  law  of  liberty. 
For  judgment  is  without  mercy  to  him  that  hath  showed 
no  mercy;  mercy  glorieth  against  judgment. 

What  doth  it  profit,  my  brethren,  if  a  man  say  he 
hath  faith,  but  have  not  works?  Can  that  faith  save 
him?  If  a  brother  or  sister  be  naked,  and  in  lack  of 
daily  food,  and  one  of  you  say  unto  them,  Faith  and 
"  Go  in  peace,  be  ye  warmed  and  filled  ;  "  and  works 
yet  ye  give  them  not  the  things  needful  to  the  body; 
what  doth  it  profit?  Even  so  faith,  if  it  have  not  works, 
is  dead  in  itself.  Yea,  a  man  will  say,  "  Thou  hast  faith, 
and  I  have  works  ;  show  me  thy  faith  apart  from  thy 
works,  and  I  by  my  works  will  show  thee  my  faith." 
Thou  believest  that  God  is  one  ;  thou  doest  well ;  the 
•"^  devils  also  believe,  and  shudder. 

But  wilt  thou  know,  O  vain  man,  that  faith  apart  from 
works  is  barren?  Was  not  Abraham  our  father  justified 
by  works,  in  that  he  offered  up  Isaac  his  son  upon  the 
altar?  Thou  seest  that  faith  wrought  with  his  works, 
and  by  works  was  faith  made  perfect;  and  the  scripture 
was  fulfilled  which  saith,  "  Abrahani  believed  God,  and 
it  was  reckoned  unto  him  for  righteousness;"  and  he 
was  called  the  friend  of  God.  Ye  see  that  by  works  a 
man  is  justified,  and  not  only  by  faith.  And  in  like 
manner  was  not  also  Rahab  justified  by  works,  in  that 
she  received  the  messengers,  and  sent  them  out  another 
way?  For  as  the  body  apart  from  the  spirit  is  dead, 
even  so  faith  apart  from  works  is  dead. 

Be  not  many  teachers,  my  brethren,  knowing  that  we 
shall  receive  heavier  judgment.  For  in  words  and 
many  things  we  all  stumble.  If  any  stum-  deeds, 
bleth  not  in  word,  the  same  is  a  perfect  man,  able  to 
bridle  the  whole  body  also.  Now  if  we  put  the  horses' 
bridles  into  their  mouths,  that  they  may  obey  us,  we 
turn  about  their  whole  body  also.  Behold,  the  ships 
also,  though  they  are  so  great,  and  are  driven  by  rough 
winds,  are  yet   turned    about   by  a  very  small    rudder, 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  demons. 


880  The  vShorter  Bible  [James  3. 4. 

whither  the  impulse  of  the  steersman  willeth.  So  the 
tongue  also  is  a  little  member,  and  boasteth  great  things. 
Behold,  how  much  wood  is  kindled  by  how  small  a  fire  ! 
And  the  tongue  is  a  fire.  For  every  kind  of  beasts  and 
birds,  of  creeping  things  and  things  in  the  sea,  is  tamed, 
and  hath  been  tamed  by  mankind  ;  but  the  tongue  can 
no  man  tame ;  it  is  a  restless  evil,  it  is  full  of  deadly 
poison.  Therewith  bless  we  the  Lord  and  Father ;  and 
therewith  curse  we  men,  which  are  made  after  the  like- 
ness of  God  ;  out  of  the  same  mouth  cometh  forth  bless- 
ing and  cursing.  My  brethren,  these  things  ought  not 
so  to  be.  Doth  the  fountain  send  forth  from  the  same 
opening  sweet  water  and  bitter?  Can  a  fig  tree,  my 
brethren,  yield  olives,  or  a  vine,  figs?  Neither  can  salt 
water  yield  sweet. 

Who  is  wise  and  understanding  among  you  ?  let  him 
show  by  his  good  life  his  works  in  meekness  of  wisdom. 

But  if  ye  have  bitter  jealousy  and  faction  in  your 
heart,  glory  not  and  lie  not  against  the  truth.  This  wis- 
dom is  not  a  wisdom  that  cometh  down  from  above,  but 
is  earthly.  For  where  jealousy  and  faction  are,  there  is 
confusion  and  every  vile  deed.  But  the  wisdom  that  is 
from  above  is  first  pure,  then  peaceable,  gentle,  easy  to 
be  entreated,  full  of  mercy  and  good  fruits,  without  vari- 
ance, without  hypocrisy. 

Whence  come  wars  and  whence  come  fightings  among 
you?  Come  they  not  hence,  even  of  your 
and^exhor-  pleasures  that  war  in  your  members?  Ye 
tations.  j^jji  ^j^^  covet,  and  cannot  obtain.     Ye   have 

not,  because  ye  ask  not.  Ye  ask,  and  receive  not,  be- 
cause ye  ask  amiss,  that  ye  may  spend  it  in  your  pleas- 
ures. 

Know  ye  not  that  the  friendship  of  the  world  is  en- 
mity with  God  ?  Whosoever  therefore  would  be  a 
friend  of  the  world  maketh  himself  an  enemy  of  God. 
Or  think  ye  that  the  scripture  speakcth  in  vain  ?  The 
scripture  saith,  "  God  resisteth  the  proud,  but  giveth 
grace  to  the  humble."  Be  subject  therefore  unto  God  ; 
but  resist  the  devil,  and  he  will  flee  from  you.  Draw 
nigh  to  God,  and  he  will  draw  nigh  to  you.  Cleanse 
your   hands,    ye    sinners ;    and    purify    your    hearts,    ye 


James  4- 8.]      CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  881 

double  minded.  Be  afflicted,  and  mourn,  and  weep;  let 
your  laughter  be  turned  to  mourning,  and  your  joy  to 
heaviness.  Humble  yourselves  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  he  shall  exalt  you. 

Speak  not  one  against  another,  brethren.  One  only 
is  the  lawgiver  and  judge,  even  he  who  is  able  to  save 
and  to  destroy  ;  but  who  art  thou  that  judgest  thy  neigh- 
bor? 

Go  to  now,  ye  that  say,  "  To-day  or  to-morrow  we 
will  go  into  this  city,  and  spend  a  year  there,  and  trade, 
and  get  gain  ;  "  whereas  ye  know  not  what  shall  be  on 
the  morrow.  What  is  your  life  ?  A  vapor,  that  appeareth 
for  a  little  time,  and  then  vanisheth  away.  Ye  ought  to 
say,  "  If  the  Lord  will,  we  shall  do  this  or  that."  But 
now  ye  glory  in  your  vaunting;  all  such  glorying  is 
evil.  To  him  therefore  that  knoweth  to  do  good,  and 
doeth  it  not,  to  him  it  is  sin. 

Go  to  now,  ye  rich,  weep  and  howl  for  your  miseries 
that  are  coming  upon  you.  Your  riches  are  corrupted, 
and  your  garments  are  moth-eaten.  Your  gold  and  your 
silver  are  rusted ;  and  their  rust  shall  be  for  a  testimony 
against  you,  and  shall  eat  your  flesh  as  fire,  rpj^g  -^^icked 
Ye  have  laid  up  your  treasure  in  the  last  rich  man. 
days.  Behold,  the  hire  of  the  laborers  who  mowed 
your  fields,  which  is  of  you  kept  back  by  fraud,  crieth 
out ;  and  the  cries  of  them  that  reaped  have  entered 
into  the  ears  of  the  Lord  of  Sabaoth.  Ye  have  lived 
delicately  on  the  earth,  and  taken  your  pleasure  ;  ye 
have  nourished  your  hearts  in  a  day  of  slaughter.  Ye 
have  condemned,  )'e  have  killed  the  righteous  one  ;  he 
doth  not  resist  you. 

Be  patient,  brethren,  until  the  '^  coming  of  the  Lord. 
Behold,  the  husbandman  waiteth  for  the  Exhorta- 
precious  fruit  of  the  earth,  being  patient  over  tjon:  toap- 
it,  until  it  receive  the  early  and  latter  rain. 
Be  ye  also  patient  ;  stablish  your  hearts  ;  for  the  "^  coming 
of  the  Lord  is  at  hand.  Murmur  not,  brethren,  one 
against  another,  that  ye  be  not  judged  ;  behold,  the 
judge  standeth  before  the  doors.     Take,  brethren,  for  an 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Gx.  presence. 


882  The  Shorter  Bible  [James  5.  10. 

example  of  suffering  and  of  patience,  the  prophets  who 
spake  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  Behold,  we  call  them 
blessed  which  endured;  ye  have  heard  of  the  '■"■  patience 
of  Job,  and  have  seen  the  end  of  the  Lord,  how  that  the 
Lord  is  full  of  pity,  and  merciful. 

But  above  all  things,  my  brethren,  swear  not,  neither 
T  Sim  le  ^^  ^^^^  heaven,  nor  by  the  earth,  nor  by  any 
speaking.  other  oath ;  but  let  your  yea  be  yea,  and 
your  nay,  nay  ;  that  ye  fall  not  under  judgment. 

Is  any  among  you  suffering?  let  him  pray.  Is  any 
Concerning  chccrful  ?  let  him  sing  praise.  Is  any  among 
the  sick.  yQ^  gick  ?  let  him  call  for  the  elders  of  the 
church  ;  and  let  them  pray  over  him,  anointing  him  with 
oil  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ;  and  the  prayer  of  faith  shall 
save  him  that  is  sick,  and  the  Lord  shall  raise  him  up  ; 
and  if  he  have  committed  sins,  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 
Confess  therefore  your  sins  one  to  another,  and  pray  one 
for  another,  that  ye  may  be  healed.  The  supplication 
of  a  righteous  man  availeth  much  in  its  working.  Elijah 
was  a  man  of  like  '^  passions  with  us,  and  he  prayed  fer- 
vently that  it  might  not  rain  ;  and  it  rained  not  on  the 
earth  for  three  years  and  six  months.  And  he  prayed 
again  ;  and  the  heaven  gave  rain,  and  the  earth  brought 
forth  her  fruit. 

My  brethren,  if  any  among  you  do  err  from  the  truth. 
Concerning  '^'1^1  one  convert  him  ;  let  him  know,  that  he 
asoui saved,  which  converteth  a  sinner  from  the  error  of 
his  way  shall  save  a  soul  from  death,  and  shall  cover  a 
multitude  of  sins. 

»  R.  V.  maig. ,  Or,  endurance.         •*  R.  V.  maig.,  Or,  natine. 


Phil.  I.  I.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  883 


FROM    THE    EPISTLE   OF    PAUL   THE    APOSTLE    TO   THE 

PHILIPPIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

LOVING   PERSONAL   WORDS:    EXHORTATIONS. 

Paul  and  Timothy,  ^  servants  of  Christ  Jesus,  to  all 
the  saints  in  Christ  Jesus  which  are  at  Philippi,  with  the 
^'  bishops  and  deacons.  Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God 
our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

I  thank  my  God  upon  all  my  remembrance  of  you, 
always  in  every  supplication  of  mine  on  behalf  of 
you  all  making  my  supplication  with  joy,  for  Greeting- 
your  fellowship  in  furtherance  of  the  gospel  i^^g^^erlon- 
from  the  first  day  until  now;  being  confident  ai  words, 
of  this  very  thing,  that  he  wliich  began  a  good  work  in 
you  will  perfect  it  until  the  day  of  Jesus  Christ.  '^  I  have 
you  in  my  heart,  inasmuch  as,  both  in  my  bonds  and  in 
the  defense  and  confirmation  of  the  gospel,  ye  all  are 
partakers  with  me  of  grace.  For  God  is  my  witness,  how 
I  long  after  you  all  in  the  tender  mercies  of  Christ  Jesus. 
And  this  I  pray,  that  your  love  may  abound  yet  more 
and  more  in  knowledge  and  all  discernment  ;  so  that  ye 
may  approve  the  things  that  are  excellent ;  that  ye  may 
be  sincere  and  void  of  offense  unto  the  day  of  Christ ; 
being  filled  with  the  fruits  of  righteousness,  which  are 
through  Jesus  Christ,  unto  the  glory  and  praise  of  God. 

Now  I  would  have  }'Ou  know,  brethren,  that  the  things 
which  happened  unto  me  have  fallen  out  rather  unto  the 
progress  of  the  gospel ;  so  that  my  bonds  became  mani- 
fest in  Christ  throughout  the  whole  praetorian  guard,  and 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  bimdservanis.  '^  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  overseers.  <^  R.  V. 
marg.,  Or,  ye  have  me  in  your  heart. 


884r  The  Shorter  Bh3LE  [Phil.  i.  13. 

to  all  the  rest ;  and  that  most  of  the  brethren  in  the 
Lord,  being"  confident  through  my  bonds,  are  more 
abundantly  bold  to  speak  the  word  of  God  without  fear. 
Some  indeed  preach  Christ  even  of  envy  and  strife  ;  and 
some  also  of  good  will;  the  one  do  it  of  love,  knowing 
that  I  am  set  for  the  defense  of  the  gospel ;  but  the  other 
proclaim  Christ  of  faction,  not  sincerely,  thinking  to  raise 
up  affliction  for  me  in  my  bonds.  What  then  ?  Only  that 
in  every  way,  whether  in  pretense  or  in  truth,  Christ  is 
proclaimed  ;  and  therein  I  rejoice,  yea,  and  will  rejoice. 
For  1  know  that  this  shall  turn  to  my  salvation,  through 
your  supplication  and  the  supply  of  the  Spirit  of  Jesus 
Christ,  according  to  my  earnest  expectation  and  hope, 
that  in  nothing  shall  I  be  put  to  shame,  but  that  with  all 
boldness,  as  always,  so  now  also  Christ  shall  be  magnified 
in  my  body,  whether  by  life,  or  by  death.  For  to  me  to 
live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain.  What  I  shall  choose  ''  1 
wot  not.  I  am  in  a  strait  betwixt  the  two,  having  the 
desire  to  depart  and  be  with  Christ ;  for  it  is  very  far 
better;  yet  to  abide  in  the  flesh  is  more  needful  for 
your  sake.  And  having  this  confidence,  I  know  that  1 
shall  abide  with  you  all,  for  your  progress  and  joy  in  the 
faith  ;  that  your  glor)-ing  may  abound  in  Christ  Jesus  in 
me  through  my  presence  with  you  again.  Only  let  your 
Loving  ex-  manner  of  life  be  worthy  of  the  gospel  of 
hortations.  Christ ;  that  whether  I  come  and  see  you  or 
be  absent,  I  may  hear  of  your  state,  that  }'e  stand  fast 
in  one  spirit,  with  one  soul  striving  for  the  faith  of  the 
gospel;  and  in  nothing  affrighted  b}-  the  adversaries; 
because  to  you  it  hath  been  granted  in  the  behalf  of 
Christ,  not  only  to  believe  on  him,  but  also  to  suffer  in 
his  behalf;  hiuing  the  same  confiict  which  ye  saw  in  me, 
and  now  hear  to  be  in  me. 

If  there  is  therefore  an\'  comfc^rt  in  Christ,  if  any  con- 
solation of  love,  if  an\'  fellowship  of  the  Spirit,  if  anj' 
tender  mercies  and  compassions,  fulfill  ye  my  joy,  that  )'e 
be  of  the  same  mind,  having  the  same  love,  being  of  one 
accord,  of  one  mind,  doing  nothing  through  faction  or 
through  vainglory,  but  in  lowliness  of  niiiul  each  count- 
ing other  better  than  himself;  not   looking  each  of  you 

"  R.  \  .  iiiaiij.,  Or,  /  do  not  make  known. 


Phil.  2. 4.J       Chronologically  Arranged.  885 

to  his  own  things,  but  each  of  you  also  to  the  things  of 
others.  Have  this  mind  in  you,  which  was  also  in  Christ 
Jesus  ;  who,  being  in  the  form  of  God,  counted  it  not  ^  a 
prize  to  be  on  an  equality  with  God,  but  emptied  him- 
self, taking  the  form  of  a  ^servant,  being  made  in  the 
-likeness  of  men;  and  being  found  in  fashion  as  a  man, 
he  humbled  himself,  becoming  obedient  even  unto  death, 
yea,  the  death  of  the  cross.  Wherefore  also  God  highly 
exalted  him,  and  gave  unto  him  the  name  which  is  above 
every  name  ;  that  in  the  name  of  Jesus  every  knee  should 
bow,  and  every  tongue  confess  that  Jesus  Christ  is  Lord. 

So  then,  beloved,  work  out  your  own  salvation  with 
fear  and  trembling  ;  for  it  is  God  which  worketh  in  you 
both  to  will  and  to  work,  for  his  good  pleasure.  Do  all 
things  without  murmurings  and  disputings  ;  that  ye  may 
be  blameless  and  harmless,  children  of  God  without 
blemish  in  the  midst  of  a  crooked  and  perverse  genera- 
tion, among  whom  ye  are  seen  as  lights  in  the  world, 
holding  forth  the  word  of  life  ;  that  I  may  have  whereof 
to  glory  in  the  day  of  Christ,  that  I  did  not  run  in  vain 
neither  labor  in  vain.  Yea,  and  if  I  am  '^  offered  upon 
the  sacrifice  and  service  of  your  faith,  I  joy,  and  rejoice 
with  you  all ;  and  in  the  same  manner  do  ye  also  joy, 
and  rejoice  with  me. 

But  I  hope  in  the  Lord  Jesus  to  send  Timothy  shortly 
unto  you,  that  I  also  may  be  of  good  comfort,  when  I 
know  your  state.  For  I  have  no  man  like-minded,  who 
will  care  truly  for  your  state.  For  they  all  Personal 
seek  their  own,  not  the  things  of  Tesus  Christ,  words  and 
But  ye  know  the  proof  of  him,  that,  as  a  tions. 
child  serveth  a  father,  so  he  served  with  me  in  further- 
ance of  the  gospel.  Him  therefore  I  hope  to  send  forth- 
with, so  soon  as  I  shall  see  how  it  will  go  with  me.  But 
I  trust  in  the  Lord  that  I  myself  also  shall  come  shortly. 

But  I  counted  it  necessary  to  send  to  you  Epaphro- 
ditus,  my  brother  and  fellow-worker  and  fellow-soldier, 
and  your  messenger  and  minister  in  my  need;  since  he 
longed  after  you  all,  and  was  sore  troubled,  because  ye 

*  R.V.  marg. ,  Gr.  a  thing  to  be  grasped.  ''  R.V.  marg.,  Gr.  Iwitdservant, 
"^  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  poured  out  as  a  drink  offering. 


886  Thp:  Shorter  Bible  [Phil.  2. 26. 

had  heard  that  he  was  sick.  Indeed  he  was  sick  nigh 
unto  death;  but  God  had  mercy  on  him;  and  not  on 
him  only,  but  on  me  also,  that  I  might  not  have  sorrow 
upon  sorrow.  I  have  sent  him  therefore  the  more  dili- 
gently, that,  when  ye  see  him  again,  ye  may  rejoice,  and 
that  I  maybe  the  less  sorrowful.  Receive  him  therefore 
in  the  Lord  with  all  joy ;  and  hold  such  in  honor  ;  be- 
cause for  the  work  of  Christ  he  came  nigh  unto  death, 
hazarding  his  life  to  supply  that  which  was  lacking  in 
your  service  toward  me. 

Finally,  my  brethren,  '"^  rejoice  in  the  Lord.  Beware 
of  evil  workers,  beware  of  the  concision.  We  are  the 
circumcision,  wdio  worship  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  and 
glory  in  Christ  Jesus,  and  have  no  confidence  in  the 
flesh;  though  I  myself  might  have  confidence  even  in 
the  flesh.  If  any  other  man  thinketh  to  have  confidence 
in  the  flesh,  I  yet  more  ;  circumcised  the  eighth  day,  of 
the  stock  of  Israel,  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  a  Hebrew 
of  Hebrews;  as  touching  the  law,  a  Pharisee;  as  touch- 
ing zeal,  persecuting  the  church  ;  as  touching  the  right- 
eousness which  is  in  the  law,  found  blameless.  How- 
beit  what  things  were  gain  to  me,  these  have  I  counted 
loss  for  Christ.  Yea,  verily,  and  I  count  all  things  to  be 
loss  for  the  excellency  of  the  knowledge  of  Christ  Jesus 
my  Lord;  for  whom  I  suffered  the  loss  of  all  things,  and 
do  count  them  but  dross,  that  I  may  gain  Christ,  and 
be  found  in  him,  not  having  a  righteousness  of  mine  own, 
even  that  w^hich  is  of  the  law,  but  that  which  is  through 
faith  in  Christ,  that  I  may  know  him,  and  the  power  of 
his  resurrection,  and  the  fellowship  of  his  sufferings,  be- 
coming conformed  unto  his  death  ;  if  by  any  means  I 
may  attain  unto  the  resurrection  from  the  dead. 

Not  that  I  have  already  obtained,  or  am  already  made 
perfect ;  but  I  press  on.  One  thing  I  do,  forgetting  the 
things  w^iich  arc  behind,  and  stretching  forward  to  the 
things  which  are  before,  I  press  on  toward  the  goal  unto 
the  prize  of  the  high  calling  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus.  Let 
us  therefore,  as  many  as  be  perfect,  be  thus  minded  ;  and 
if  in  anythinf]^  ye  are  otherwise  minded,  even  this  shall 
God  reveal  unto  you. 

"■  K.  V.  m.irg.,  Ox.  farewell. 


Phil.  3. 17.]      Chronologically  Arranged.  887 

Brethren,  be  ye  imitators  together  of  me,  and  mark 
them  which  so  walk  even  as  ye  have  us  for  an  ensample. 
For  many  walk,  of  whom  I  told  you  often,  and  now  tell 
you  even  weeping,  that  they  are  the  enemies  of  the  cross 
of  Christ ;  who  mind  earthly  things.  But  our  citizen- 
ship is  in  heaven  ;  from  whence  also  we  wait  for  a 
Saviour,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  who  shall  fashion  anew 
the  body  of  our  humiliation,  that  it  may  be  conformed 
to  the  body  of  his  glory,  according  to  the  working 
whereby  he  is  able  even  to  subject  all  things  unto  him- 
self. 

Wherefore,  my  brethren  beloved  and  longed  for,  my 
joy  and  crown,  so  stand  fast  in  the  Lord,  my  beloved. 

I  exhort  Euodia,  and  I  exhort  Syntyche,  to  be  of  the 
same  mind  in  the  Lord.  Yea,  I  beseech  thee  also,  true 
yokefellow,  help  these  women,  for  they  labored  with  me 
in  the  gospel,  with  Clement  also,  and  the  rest  of  my  fel- 
low-workers, whose  names  are  in  the  book  of  life. 

Rejoice  in  the  Lord  alway ;  again  I  will  say,  re- 
joice. Let  your  forbearance  be  known  unto  all  men. 
The  Lord  is  at  hand.  In  nothing  be  anxious  ;  but  in 
everything  by  prayer  and  supplication  with  thanksgiving 
let  your  requests  be  made  known  unto  God.  And  the 
peace  of  God,  which  passeth  all  understanding,  shall 
guard  your  hearts  and  your  thoughts  in  Christ  Jesus. 

Finally,  brethren,  whatsoever  things  are  true,  whatso- 
ever things  are  honorable,  whatsoever  things  are  just, 
whatsoever  things  are  pure,  whatsoever  things  are  lovely, 
whatsoever  things  are  of  good  report — if  there  be  any 
virtue,  and  if  there  be  any  praise,  think  on  these  things. 
The  things  which  ye  both  learned  and  received  and 
heard  and  saw  in  me,  these  things  do  ;  and  the  God  of 
peace  shall  be  with  you. 

But  I  rejoice  in  the  Lord  greatly,  that  now  at  length 
ye  have  revived  your  thought  for  me  ;  wherein  ye  did 
indeed  take  thought,  but  ye  lacked  opportunity.  Not 
that  I  speak  in  respect  of  want;  for  I  have  learned,  in 
whatsoever  state  I  am,  therein  to  be  content.  I  know 
how  to  be  abased,  and  I  know  also  how  to  abound;  in 
everything  and  in  all  things  have   I  learned  the  secret 


888  The  vShorter  Bible  [rhii.4. 12. 

both  to  be  filled  and  to  be  hungry,  both  to  abound  and 
to  be  in  want.  I  can  do  all  thhiijs  in  him 
acknowi-  that  strengtheneth  me.  Howbeit  ye  did  well, 
edgment.  ^j^^^^  ^^  j^^^  fellowship  with  my  affliction.  And 
ye  yourselves  also  know,  ye  Philippians,  that  in  the  be- 
ginning of  the  gospel,  when  I  departed  from  Mace- 
donia, no  church  had  fellowship  with  me  in  the  matter 
of  giving  and  receiving,  but  ye  onl\- ;  for  even  in  Thes- 
salonica  ye  sent  once  and  again  unto  my  need.  Not 
that  I  seek  for  the  gift ;  but  I  seek  for  the  fruit  that  in- 
creaseth  to  your  account.  But  I  have  all  things,  and 
abound  ;  I  am  filled,  having  received  from  Epaphroditus 
the  things  that  came  from  you,  an  odor  of  a  sweet  smell, 
a  sacrifice  acceptable,  well-pleasing  to  God.  And  my 
God  shall  fulfill  every  need  of  yours  according  to  his 
riches  in  glory  in  Christ  Jesus.  Isfow  unto  our  God  and 
Father  be  the  glory  forever  and  ever.  Amen. 
„  ,  Salute  every  saint  in  Christ  Jesus.      The 

Salutation        ,       ^,  i  •   i  -1.1.  1    1  a  11 

-^Benedic-      brethren  which  are  with  me  salute  you.     All 

the  saints  salute  you,  especially  they  that  are 

of  Cicsar's  household. 

The  grace  of    the    Lord  Jesus  Christ    be  with  your 

si)irit. 


Col.  1. 1.]        Chronologically  Arranged.  889 


FROM   THE    EPISTLE   OF    PAUL    THE   APOSTLE    TO   THE 

COLOSSIANS. 


CHAPTER   I. 

PERSONAL   WORDS:    EXHORTATIONS. 

Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ  Jesus  through  the  will  of 
God,  and  Timothy  our  brother,  to  the  saints  and  faith- 
ful brethren  in  Christ  which  are  at  Colossae.  Grace  to  you 
and  peace  from  God  our  Father. 

We  give  thanks  to  God  the  Father  of  our  _ 

Lord  Jesus  Christ,  praying  always  for  you,  Thanks- 
having  heard  of  your  faith  in  Christ  Jesus,  giving, 
and  love  toward  all  the  saints,  because  of  the  hope  laid 
up  for  you  in  the  heavens.  Whereof  ye  heard  before, 
in  the  gospel  which  is  come  unto  you  ;  even  as  it  is  in 
all  the  world,  bearing  fruit  and  increasing;  even  as  ye 
learned  of  Epaphras,  our  beloved  fellow-servant,  who 
also  declared  unto  us  your  love  in  the  Spirit. 

For  this  cause  we  also,  since  the  day  we  heard  it,  do 
not  cease  to  pray  and  make  request  for  you,  that  ye  may 
be  filled  with  the  knowledge  of  his  will  to  walk  worthily 
of-   the    Lord     unto     all    pleasing,    bearintj 

IT  o'  o      Personal 

fruit    in    every    jrood    work ;    giving    thanks    words-Ex- 
,        ,,        -c/i  1  1  ^^u        hortations. 

unto  the  rather,  who  made  us  meet  to  be 
partakers  of  the  inheritance  of  the  saints  in  light  ;  who 
delivered  us  out  of  the  power  of  darkness,  and  translated 
us  into  the  kingdom  of  the  Son  of  his  love;  in  whom 
we  have  our  redemption,  the  forgiveness  of  our  sins. 
H  e  is  the  image  of  the  invisible  God,  the  firstborn  of  all 
creation,  the  head  of  the  body,  the  church,  the  firstborn 
from  the  dead  ;  that  in  all  things  he  might  have  the 
preeminence.  For  it  was  the  good  pleasure  of  the  Fa- 
59 


890  The  vShorter  Bible  [Coi.  1.19. 

ther  that  in  him  should  all  the  fullness  dwell;  and 
through  him  to  reconcile  all  things  unto  himself,  hav- 
ing made  peace  through  the  blood  of  his  cross.  And 
you,  enemies  in  your  evil  works  in  time  past,  hath  he 
now  reconciled  through  his  death,  to  present  you  holy 
and  without  blemish  before  him  ;  if  so  be  that  ye  con- 
tinue in  thefaith,  grounded  and  steadfast. 

Now  I  rejoice  in  my  sufferings  for  your  sake,  and  fill 
up  in  my  flesh  that  which  is  lacking  of  the  afflictions  of 
Christ,  for  his  body's  sake,  which  is  the  church  ;  whereof 
I  was  made  a  minister,  according  to  the  *  dispensation 
of  God  which  was  given  me  to  you-ward. 

For  I  would  have  you  know  how  greatly  I  strive  for 
you,  and  for  them  at  Laodicea,  and  for  as  many  as  have 
not  seen  my  face  in  the  flesh  ;  that  their  hearts  may  be 
comforted,  they  being  knit  together  in  love.  For  though 
I  am  absent  in  the  flesh,  yet  am  I  \\ith  )ou  in  the  spirit, 
joying  and  beholding  )-our  order,  and  the  steadfastness  of 
your  faith  in  Christ. 

As  therefore  ye  received  Christ  Jesus  the  Lord,  so 
walk  in  him,  rooted  and  builded  up  in  him,  and  stablished 
''in  your  faith,  even  as  ye  were  taught,  abounding  in 
thanksgiving. 

Take  heed  lest  there  shall  be  any  one  that  maketh 
spoil  of  you  through  his  philosophy  antl  vain  deceit,  after 
the  tradition  of  men,  after  the  rudiments  of  the  world, 
and  not  after  Christ  ;  for  in  him  dwelleth  all  the  fullness 
of  the  Godhead  bodily.  And  ye  are  made  full  in  him, 
who  is  the  head  of  all  principality  and  power  ;  in  whom 
ye  were  also  circumcised  with  a  circumcision  not  made 
with  hands.  Having  been  buried  with  Christ  in  baptism 
ye  were  also  raised  with  him  through  faith  in  God  who 
raised  him  from  the  dead. 

If  then  ye  were  raised  together  with  Christ,  seek  the 
things  that  are  above,  where  Christ  is,  seated  on  the 
right  hand  of  God.  Set  your  mind  on  the  things  that 
are  above,  not  on  the  things  that  are  upon  the  earth.  For 
ye  died,  and  your  life  is  liid  with  Christ  in  God.  When 
Christ,  who  is  our  life,  shall  be  manifested,  then  shall  ye 
also  M'ith  him  be  manifested  in  glory. 

»  R.  V.  maig.,  Or,  stewardship.         ^  R.  V.  maig.,  Or,  by. 


Col.  3. 5.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  891 

'^  Mortify  therefore  your  members  which  are  upon  the 
earth  ;  uncleanness,  passion,  evil  desire,  and  covetous- 
ness,  the  which  is  idolatry  ;  for  which  things'  sake  cometh 
the  wrath  of  God  upon  the  sons  of  disobedience  ;  in  the 
which  ye  also  walked  aforetime,  when  ye  lived  in  these 
things.  But  now  put  ye  also  away  all  these.  Lie  not 
one  to  another;  seeing  that  ye  have  put  off  the  old  man 
with  his  doings,  and  have  put  on  the  new  man,  which  is 
being  renewed  unto  knowledge  after  the  image  of  him 
that  created  him  ;  where  there  cannot  be  Greek  and  Jew, 
circumcision  and  uncircumcision,  barbarian,  Scythian, 
bondman,  freeman  ;  but  Christ  is  all,  and  in  all. 

Put  on  therefore,  as  God's  elect,  holy  and  beloved,  a 
heart  of  compassion,  kindness,  humility,  meekness,  long- 
suffering  ;  forbearing  one  another,  and  forgiving  each 
other,  if  any  man  have  a  complaint  against  any;  even  as 
the  Lord  forgave  you,  so  also  do  ye  ;  and  above  all  these 
things  put  on  love,  which  is  the  bond  of  perfectncss. 
And  let  the  peace  of  Christ  rule  in  your  hearts,  to  the 
which  also  ye  were  called  in  one  body  ;  and  be  ye  thank- 
ful. Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you  richly  in  all 
wisdom  ;  teaching  and  admonishing  one  another  with 
psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  singing  with  grace 
in  your  hearts  unto  God.  And  whatsoever  ye  do,  in 
word  or  in  deed,  do  all  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
giving  thanks  to  God  the  Father  through  him. 

Wives,  be  in  subjection  to  your  husbands,  as  is  fitting 
in  the  Lord.  Husbands,  love  your  wives,  and  be  not 
bitter  against  them.  Children,  obey  your  parents  in  all 
things,  for  this  is  well-pleasing  in  the  Lord.  Fathers, 
provoke  not  your  children,  that  they  be  not  discouraged. 
Servants,  obey  in  all  things  them  that  are  your  masters 
according  to  the  flesh ;  not  with  eyeservice,  as  men- 
pleasers,  but  in  singleness  of  heart,  fearing  the  Lord  ; 
whatsoever  ye  do,  work  heartily,  as  unto  the  Lord,  and 
not  unto  men  ;  knowing  that  from  the  Lord  ye  shall  re- 
ceive the  recompense  of  the  inheritance  ;  ye  serve  the 
Lord  Christ.  For  he  that  doeth  wrong  shall  receive 
again  for  the  wrong  that  he  hath  done  ;  and  there  is  no 

»  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  Make  dead. 


892  The  Shorter  Bible  [Coi.  3. 25. 

respect  of  persons.  Masters,  render  unto  your  servants 
that  which  is  just  and  equal ;  knowing  that  ye  also  have 
a  Master  in  heaven. 

Continue  steadfastly  in  prayer,  watching  therein  with 
thanksgiving ;  withal  praying  for  us  also,  that  God 
may  open  unto  us  a  door  for  the  word,  to  speak  the 
mystery  of  Christ,  for  which  I  am  also  in  bonds ;  that  I 
may  make  it  manifest,  as  I  ought  to  speak.  Walk  in  wis- 
dom toward  them  that  are  without,  ^  redeeming  the  time. 
Let  your  speech  be  always  with  grace,  seasoned  with  salt, 
that  ye  may  know  how  ye  ought  to  answer  each  one. 

All  my  affairs  shall  Tychicus  make  known  unto  you, 
the  beloved  brother  and  faithful  minister  and  fellow-serv- 
ant in  the  Lord  ;  whom  I  have  sent  unto  you  for  this 
very  purpose,  that  ye  may  know  our  estate,  and  that  he 
may  comfort  your  hearts ;  together  with  Onesimus,  the 
faithful  and  beloved  brother,  who  is  one  of  you.  They 
shall  make  known  unto  you  all  things  that  are  done  here. 

Aristarchus  my  fellow-prisoner  saluteth  you,  and  Mark, 

the  cousin  of  Barnabas  (touching  whom   ye 
Salutations.  .        ,  ,  .  -r    i  \. 

received  commandments;  it  he  come  unto 
you,  receive  him),  and  Jesus,  which  is  called  Justus,  who 
are  of  the  circumcision  ;  these  only  are  my  fellow-workers 
unto  the  kingdom  of  God,  men  that  have  been  a  comfort 
unto  me.  Epaphras,  who  is  one  of  you,  a  servant  of 
Christ  Jesus,  saluteth  you,  always  striving  for  }'ou  in  his 
prayers,  that  ye  may  stand  perfect  and  fully  assured  in 
all  the  will  of  God.  For  I  bear  him  witness,  that  he  hath 
much  labor  for  you,  and  for  them  in  Laodicea,  and  for 
them  in  Hierapolis.  Luke,  the  beloved  physician,  and 
Dcmas  salute  you.  Salute  the  brethren  that  are  in  Laod- 
icea, and  Nj'mphas,  and  the  church  that  is  in  their 
house.  And  when  this  epistle  hath  been  read  among 
you,  cause  that  it  be  read  also  in  the  church  of  the  Laod- 
iccans ;  and  that  ye  also  read  the  epistle  from  Laodicea. 
And  say  to  Archippus,  "  Take  heed  to  the  ministry  which 
thou  hast  received  in  the  Lord,  that  thou  fulfill  it." 
Benedic-  The  salutation  of  me  Paul  with  mine  own 

tion.  hand.     Remember  my  bonds.     Grace  be  with 

you. 

"  R.  y.   marg. ,  Gr.  />uvi/i^'  tip  the  opportunity. 


Eph.  I.  1. 1     Chronologically  Arranged.  893 


FROlVI  THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE 

EPHESIANS. 


CHAPTER    I. 

TEACHINGS  :    EXHORTATIONS  :   THE   GOSPEL   ARMOR. 

Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ  Jesus  through  the  will  of 
God,  to  the  saints  which  are  at  Ephesus,  and 
the  faithful  in  Christ  Jesus.   Grace  to  you  and  ^^^  ^"^' 

peace  from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  who  hath  blessed  us  with  every  spiritual  bless- 
ing in  the  heavenly  places  in  Christ ;  even  as  he  chose 
us  in  him  before  the  foundation  of  the  world,  Thanksgiv- 
that  we  should  be  holy  and  without  blemish  i^e- 
before  him  in  love.  In  him  we  have  our  redemption 
through  his  blood,  the  forgiveness  of  our  trespasses,  ac- 
cording to  the  riches  of  his  grace,  which  he  made  to 
abound  toward  us;  in  whom,  having  also  believed,  ye 
were  sealed  with  the  Holy  Spirit  of  promise,  which  is  an 
earnest  of  our  inheritance. 

Having  heard  of  the  faith  which  is  among  you,  I  cease 
not  to  give  thanks  for  you,  making  mention  of  you  in 
my  prayers ;  that  ye  may  know  what  is  the  hope  of  his 
calling,  what  the  riches  of  the  glory  of  his  inheritance  in 
the  saints,  and  what  the  exceeding  greatness  of  his 
power  to  usward  who  believe,  according  to  that  working 
of  his  might  which  he  wrought  in  Christ,  when  he  raised 
him  from  the  dead,  and  made  him  to  sit  at  his  right 
hand  in  the  heavenly  places,  far  above  all  rule,  and 
authority,  and  power,  and  dominion,  and  every  name 
that  is  named,  not  only  in  this  world,  but  also  in  that 
which  is  to    come.     And  he  put  all  things  in  subjection 


894  The  Shorter  Bible  |Eph.  1.22. 

under  his  feet,  and  gave  him  to  be  head  over  all  things 
to  the  church,  which  is  his  body,  the  fullness  of  him  that 
filleth  all  in  all. 

And  you  did  he  quicken,  when  ye  were  dead  through 
your  trespasses  and  sins,  wherein  aforetime  ye  walked 
according  to  the  course  of  this  world  ;  among  whom  we 
also  all  once  lived  in  the  lusts  of  our  flesh,  doing  the 
desires  of  the  flesh  and  of  the  mind,  and  were  by  nature 
children  of  wrath,  even  as  the  rest ;  but  God,  being  rich 
in  mercy,  for  his  great  love  wherewith  he  loved  us,  even 
Agiance  when  we  were  dead  through  our  trespasses, 
backward.  quickened  us  together  with  Christ  (by  grace 
have  ye  been  saved),  and  raised  us  up  with  him,  and 
made  us  to  sit  with  him  in  the  heavenly  places,  in  Christ 
Jesus;  that  in  the  ages  to  come  he  might  show  the  ex- 
ceeding riches  of  his  grace  toward  us  in  Christ  Jesus  ;  for 
by  grace  have  ye  been  saved  through  faith,  and  that 
not  of  yourselves;  it  is  the  gift  of  God,  not  of  works, 
that  no  man  should  glory.  For  we  arc  his  workmanship, 
created  in  Christ  Jesus  for  good  works,  which  God  afore 
prepared  that  we  should  walk  in  them. 

Wherefore  remember,  that  aforetime  ye.  Gentiles  in 
the  flesh,  called  "  Uncircumcision "  by  that  which  is 
Ccdled  "  Circumcision,"  were  at  that  time  separate  from 
Christ,  alienated  from  the  commonwealth  of  Israel,  and 
strangers  from  the  covenants  of  the  promise,  having  no 
hope  and  without  God  in  the  world.  But  now  in  Christ 
Jesus  ye  that  once  were  far  off  are  made  nigh  in  the 
blood  of  Christ.  For  he  is  our  peace,  who  made  ''bc^th 
one,  and  brake  down  the  middle  wall  of  partition,  hav- 
ing abolished  in  his  flesh  the  enmity,  even  the  law  of 
commandments  contained  in  ordinances;  that  he  might 
create  of  the  twain  one  new  man,  and  might  reconcile 
them  both  unto  God  through  the  cross,  having  slain  the 
enmity  thereby;  for  through  him  we  both  have  access 
unto  the  Father.  So  then  ye  are  no  more  strangers  and 
sojourners,  but  ye  are  fellow-citizens  with  the  saints,  and 
Present  ^f  the  household  of  God,  being  built  upon  the 

blessing.  foundation  of  the  apostles  and  proi)hets, 
Christ    Jesus   himself  being   the   chief  corner   stone;  in 

"  That  is,  both  Jew  and  (Iciitilc. 


Eph.  2. 21.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  895 

whom  each  several  building,  fitly  framed  together,  groweth 
into  a  holy  temple  in  the  Lord  ;  in  whom  ye  also  are 
builded  together  for  a  habitation  of  God  in  the  Spirit. 

For  this  cause  I  Paul,  the  prisoner  of  Christ  Jesus  in 
behalf  of  you  Gentiles, — if  so  be  that  ye  have  heard  of 
the  '-'■  dispensation  given  me  to  youward,  how  that  by 
revelation  was  made  known  unto  me  the  mystery,  that 
the  Gentjles  are  fellow-heirs,  fellow-partakers  of  the 
promise  in  Christ  Jesus  through  the  gospel,  whereof  I 
was  made  a  minister.  Unto  me,  who  am  less  than  the 
least  of  all  saints,  was  this  grace  given,  to  preach  unto 
the  Gentiles  the  unsearchable  riches  of  Christ. 

For  this  cause  1  bow  my  knees  unto  the  Father,  from 
whom  every  ^  family  in  heaven  and  on  earth  is  named, 
that  he  would  grant  you,  according  to  the  riches  of  his 
glory,  that  ye  may  be  strenghtened  with  Future 
power  through  his  Spirit  in  the  inward  man  ;  possibilities. 
that  Christ  may  dwell  in  your  hearts  through  faith  ;  to 
the  end  that  ye,  being  rooted  and  grounded  in  love,  may 
be  strong  to  apprehend  with  all  the  saints  what  is  the 
breadth  and  length  and  height  and  depth,  and  to  know 
the  love  of  Christ  which  passeth  knowledge,  that  ye 
may  be  filled  unto  all  the  fullness  of  God. 

Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  do  exceeding  abundantly 
above  all  that  we  ask  or  think,  according  to  the  power  that 
worketh  in  us,  unto  him  be  the  glory  in  the  church  and  in 
Christ  Jesus  unto  all  generations  forever  and  ever.    Amen. 

I  therefore,  the  prisoner   in  the  Lord,  beseech  you  to 

walk  worthily  of  the  calling  wherewith  ye  were        -^  .     ^ 

111         -1111        1-  1  1  -1  Exhorta- 

called,  with  all  lowliness  and   meekness,  with        tions  to 

longsuffering,  forbearing  one  another  in  love  ; 

giving  diligence  to   keep   the  unity  of  the  Spirit  in  the 

bond  of  peace.     There  is  one  body,  and  one  Spirit,  even 

as  also  ye  were  called   in  one  hope  of  }'our  calling;  one 

Lord,  one  faith,  one  baptism,  one  God  and  Father  of  all, 

who  is  over  all,  and   through  all,   and    in  all.     But    unto 

each  one  of  us  was  grace  given.     For  he  saith, 

"  When  he  ascended  on  high,  he  led  captivity  captive, 

And  gave  gifts  unto  men." 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  stewardship.      **  R.  V.  marg.,  Ox.  fatherhood. 


896  The  Shorter  Bible  [Eph.  4.  u. 

He  gave  some  to  be  apostles;  and  some,  prophets; 
and  some,  evangelists ;  and  some,  pastors  and  teach- 
ers ;  for  the  perfecting  of  the  saints,  unto  the  work  of 
ministering,  unto  the  building  up  of  the  body  of  Christ; 
till  we  all  attain  unto  the  unity  of  the  faith,  and  of  the 
knowledge  of  the  Son  of  God,  unto  a  full-grown  man, 
unto  the  measure  of  the  stature  of  the  fullness  of  Christ  ; 
To  stead-  that  we  may  be  no  longer  children,  tossed  to 
fastness.  .y-,j  ffQ  ^^(j  carried  about  with  every  wind  of 
doctrine;  but  speaking  truth  in  love,  may  grow  up  in  all 
things  into  him,  which  is  the  head,  even  Christ  ;  from 
whom  all  the  body,  fitly  framed,  and  knit  together 
through  that  which  every  joint  supplieth,  according  to 
the  working  of  each  part,  maketh  increase,  building  itself 
up  in  love. 

Wherefore,  putting  away  falsehood,  speak  ye  truth 
each  one  with  his  neighbor  ;  for  we  are  members  one  of 
another.  Be  ye  angry,  and  sin  not ;  let  not  the  sun  go 
down  upon  your  wrath  ;  neither  give  place  to  the  devil. 
To  pure  Let  him  that  stole  steal  no  more;  but  rather 

living.  ig|-  hjj-fj   labor,    working   with   his   hands  the 

thing  that  is  good,  that  he  may  have  whereof  to  give  to 
him  that  hath  need.  Let  no  corrupt  speech  proceed  out 
of  your  mouth  ;  and  grieve  not  the  Holy  Spirit  of  God,  in 
whom  ye  were  sealed  unto  the  day  of  redemption. 

Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath,  and  anger,  and  clamor, 
and  railing,  be  put  away  from  you,  with  all  malice  ;  and 
be  ye  kind  one  to  another,  tender-hearted,  forgiving  each 
other,  even  as  God  also  in  Christ  forgave  you. 

Be  ye  therefore  imitators  of  God,  as  beloved  children  ; 
Toimitate  ^^^^^  ^^alk  in  lovc,  even  as  Christ  also  loved  you, 
Christ.  a,^j  gave  himself  up  for  us,  an  offering  and  a 

sacrifice  to  God.  But  fornication,  and  all  uncleanness, 
or  covetousness,  let  it  not  even  be  named  among  you,  as 
becometh  saints;  nor  filthiness,  nor  foolish  talking,  or 
jesting,  which  are  not  befitting ;  but  rather  giving  of 
thanks.  For  this  ye  know  of  a  surety,  that  no  fornicator, 
nor  unclean  person,  nor  covetous  man,  which  is  an  idol- 
ater, hath  any  inheritance  in  the  kingdom  of  Christ 
and  God.  Let  no  man  deceive  you  ;  because  of  these 
things  Cometh  the  wrath  of  God  upon  the  sons  of  dis- 


Eph.  5. 6.]      Chronologically  Arranged,  897 

obedience.  Be  not  ye  therefore  partakers  with  them  ; 
for  ye  once  were  darkness,  but  are  now  light  in  the  Lord  ; 
walk  as  children  of  light. 

Look  therefore  carefully  how  ye  walk,  not  as  unwise, 
but  as  wise  ;  *  redeeming  the  time,  because  the  days  are 
evil.  Be  not  drunken  with  wine,  wherein  is  riot,  but  be 
filled  with  the  Spirit ;  speaking  one  to  another  in  psalms 
and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  singing  and  making 
melody  with  your  heart  to  the  Lord ;  giving  thanks 
always  for  all  things  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  to  God,  even  the  Father ;  subjecting  yourselves 
one  to  another  in  the  fear  of  Christ. 

Wives,  be  in  subjection  unto  your  own  husbands,  as 
unto  the  Lord.     For  the  husband  is  the  head       ^ 

r-      1  -r  r^^       ■  i  -11  ^  r      ^  For  "WlVeS 

of  the  wiie,  as  Christ  also  is  the  head  oi  the       andhus- 
church,  being  himself  the  saviour  of  the  body. 

Husbands,  love  your  wives,  even  as  Christ  also  loved 
the  church,  and- gave  himself  up  for  it;  that  he  might 
sanctify  it,  having  cleansed  it  by  the  washing  of  water 
with  the  word,  that  he  might  present  the  church  to'him- 
self  a  glorious  church,  not  having  spot  or  wrinkle  or  any 
such  thing ;  but  that  it  should  be  holy  and  without 
blemish.  Even  so  ought  husbands  also  to  love  their  own 
wives  as  their  own  bodies.  He  that  loveth  his  own  wife 
loveth  himself;  for  no  man  ever  hateth  his  own  flesh, 
but  nourisheth  and  cherisheth  it,  even  as  Christ  also  the 
church,  because  we  are  members  of  his  body.  For  this 
cause  shall  a  man  leave  his  father  and  mother,  and  shall 
cleave  to  his  wife  ;  and  the  twain  shall  become  one  flesh. 
This  mystery  is  great ;  but  I  speak  of  Christ  and  the 
church. 

Children,  obey  your  parents  in  the  Lord  ;  for  this  is 
right.  Honor  thy  father  and  mother  (which  For  children 
is  the  first  commandment  with  promise),  and  parents, 
that  it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and  thou  mayest  live  long 
on  the  earth.  And,  ye  fathers,  provoke  not  your  chil- 
dren to  wrath;  but  nurture  them  in  the  chastening  and 
admonition  of  the  Lord. 

Servants,  be  obedient  unto  them  that  according  to  the 
flesh  are   your  masters,   in   singleness  of  heart,   as  unto 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Gr.  buying  up  the  opportunity. 


898  The  Shorter  BniLE  [Eph.  6.  5. 

Christ  ;  not  in  the  way  of  eyeservice,  as  men-pleasers, 
„  ^     but    as    servants   of  Christ ;    with  <Tood  will 

For  servants  .  i       t         i  i 

and  masters,  donig  service,  as  unto  the  Lord,  and  not  unto 
men;  knowing  that  whatsoever  good  thing  each  one 
doeth,  the  same  shall  he  receive  again  from  the  Lord, 
whether  he  be  bond  or  free. 

And  ye  masters,  do  the  same  things  unto  them,  and 
forbear  threatening;  knowing  that  both  their  master  and 
yours  is  in  heaven,  and  there  is  no  respect  of  persons 
with  him. 

Finally,  be  strong  in  the  Lord,  and  in  the  strength  of 
his  might.  Put  on  the  whole  armor  of  God,  that  ye  may 
.  be  able  to  stand  against  the  wiles  of  the  devil, 
armor.  For  our  wrestling  is   not   against   flesh  and 

blood,  but  against  spiritual  hosts  of  wickedness.  Where- 
fore take  up  the  whole  armor  of  God,  that  ye  may  be 
able  to  withstand  in  the  evil  day,  and,  having  done  all,  to 
stand.  Stand  therefore,  having  girded  your  loins  with 
truth,  and  having  put  on  the  breastplate  of  righteousness, 
and  having  shod  your  feet  with  the  preparation  of  the 
gospel  of  peace  ;  withal  taking  up  the  shield  of  faith, 
wherewith  ye  shall  be  able  to  quench  all  the  fiery  darts 
of  the  evil  one.  And  take  the  helmet  of  salvation,  and 
the  sword  of  the  Spirit,  which  is  the  word  of  God  ;  with 
all  prayer  and  supplication  praying  at  all  seasons  in  the 
Spirit,  and  watching  thereunto  in  all  perseverance  and 
supplication  for  all  the  saints,  and  on  my  behalf,  that 
utterance  may  be  given  unto  me  in  opening  my  mouth, 
to  make  known  with  boldness  the  mystery  of  the  gospel, 
for  which  I  am  an  ambassador  in  chains  ;  that  in  it  I 
may  spe^Uc  boldly,  as  I  ought  to  speak. 

But  that  ye  may  also  know  my  affairs,  how  I  do, 
Tychicus,  the  beloved  brother  and  faithful  minister  in 
the  Lord,  shall  make  known  to  you  all  things  ;  whom  I 
have  sent  unto  you  for  this  very  purpose,  that  ye  may 
know  our  state,  and  that  he  may  comfort  your  hearts. 

Peace  be  to  the   brethren,  and  love  with  faith,  from 

„      ^.  ^.         God  the  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Benediction,     _  ,  .,        ,,,,  ^i^i  t        j 

Grace  be  with   all  them  that  love  our  Lord 

Jesus  Christ  in  uncorruptness. 


Philem.  I.]        CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  899 


FROM  THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO 

^  PHILEMON. 


CHAPTER  I. 

CONCERNING  ONESIMUS,  THE  CONVERTED  SLAVE. 

Paul,  a  prisoner  of  Christ  Jesus,  and  Timothy  our 
brother,  to  Philemon  our  beloved  and  fellow-worker,  and 
to  Apphia  our  sister,  and  to  Archippus  our  fellow- 
soldier,  and  to  the  church  in  thy  house.  Grace  to  you 
and  peace  from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

I  thank  my  God  always,  making  mention  of  thee  in 
my  prayers,  hearing  of  thy  love,  and  faith  ;  for  I  had 
much  joy  and  comfort  in  thy  love,  because  the  hearts  of 
the  saints  have  been  refreshed  through  thee,  brother. 

Wherefore,  though  I  have  all  boldness  in  Christ  to  en- 
join thee  that  which  is  befitting,  yet  for  love's  concernine 
sake  I  rather  beseech,  being  such  a  one  as  Paul  Onesimus. 
the  aged,  and  now  a  prisoner  also  of  Christ  Jesus.  I  be- 
seech thee  for  my  child,  whom  I  have  begotten  in  my 
bonds,  Onesimus,  who  v/as  aforetime  unprofitable  to  thee, 
but  now  is  profitable  to  thee  and  to  me.  Him  I  have 
sent  back  to  thee  in  his  own  person,  that  is,  my  very  heart; 
whom  I  would  fain  have  kept  with  me,  that  in  thy  behalf 
he  might  minister  unto  me  in  the  bonds  of  the  gospel ; 
but  without  thy  mind  I  would  do  nothing,  that  thy  good- 
ness should  not  be  as  of  necessity,  but  of  free  will.  For 
perhaps  he  was  therefore  parted  from  thee  for  a  season, 
that  thou  shouldest  have  him  forever;  no  longer  as  a 
servant,  but  more  than  a  servant,  a  brother  beloved, 
specially  to  me,  but   how  much  rather  to  thee,  both  in 

"Written  during  Paul's  imprisonment  at  Rome,  A.  D.  61-63. 


900  The  Shorter  Bible  [rhiiem.  i6. 

the  flesh  and  in  the  Lord.  If  then  thou  countest  me  a 
partner,  receive  him  as  myself.  But  if  he  hath  wronged 
thee  at  all,  or  oweth  thee  aught,  put  that  to  mine 
account ;  I  Paul  write  it  with  mine  own  hand,  I  will 
repay  it  ;  that  I  say  not  unto  thee  how  that  thou  owest 
to  me  even  thine  own  self  besides.  Yea,  brother,  let  me 
have  joy  of  thee  in  the  Lord  ;  refresh  my  heart  in  Christ, 
Having  confidence  in  thine  obedience  I  write  unto  thee, 
knowing  that  thou  wilt  do  even  beyond  what  I  say. 
But  withal  prepare  me  also  a  lodging;  for  I  hope  that 
through  your  prayers  I  shall  be  granted  unto  you. 

Epaphras,  my  fellow-prisoner  in  Christ  Jesus,  saluteth 
thee ;  and  so  do  Mark,  Aristarchus,  Demas,  Luke,  my 
fellow-workers. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  your 
spirit.     Amen, 


I  Tim.  I.  I.J    Chronologically  Arranged.  901 


FROM  THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO 

'^  TIMOTHY. 


CHAPTER    I. 

TIMOTHY    IN   HIS   RELATIONS   TO   THE   CHURCH. 

Paul,  an   apostle    of  Christ  Jesus  according    to    the 
commandment  of  God  our  Saviour,  and  Christ 
Jesus    our    hope;     unto    Timothy,    my    true     Personaf~ 
child  in  faith.    Grace,  mercy,  peace,  from  God     ^°^^^- 
the  Father  and  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

As  I  exhorted  thee  to  tarry  at  Ephesus,  that  thou 
mightest  charge  certain  men  not  to  teach  a  different 
doctrine,  neither  to  give  heed  to  fables  which  minister 
questionings,  rather  than  a  dispensation  of  God  which  is 
in  faith  ;  so  do  I  now.  But  the  end  of  the  charge  is 
love  out  of  a  pure  heart  and  a  good  conscience  and  faith 
unfeigned  ;  from  which  things  some  having  swerved 
have  turned  aside  unto  vain  talking ;  desiring  to  be 
teachers  of  the  law,  though  they  understand  not.  But 
we  know  that  the  law  is  good,  if  a  man  use  it  lawfully, 
as  knowing  this,  that  law  is  not  made  for  a  righteous 
man,  but  for  the  lawless  and  unruly. 

I  thank  him  that  enabled  me,  even  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord,  for  that  he  counted  me  faithful,  appointing  me  to 
his  service  ;  though  I  was  before  a  blasphemer,  and  a 
persecutor,  and  injurious.  Howbeit  I  obtained  mercy, 
because  I  did  it  ignorantly  in  unbelief;  and  the  grace  of 
our  Lord  abounded  exceedingly  with  faith  and  love 
which  is  in  Christ  Jesus.  Faithful  is  the  saying,  and 
worthy  of  all  acceptation,  that  Christ  Jesus  came  into 
the    world    to    save    sinners ;     of    whom   I    am    chief. 

*  Written  during  Paul's  imprisonment  at  Rome,  A.  D.  61-63. 


902  The  Shorter  Bible  [i  Tim.  1. 16. 

Howbeit  I  obtained  mercy,  that  in  me  as  chief  might 
Jesus  Christ  show  forth  all  his  long-suffering,  for  an  en- 
sample  of  them  which  should  hereafter  believe  on  him 
unto  eternal  life.  Now  unto  the  King  eternal,  incor- 
ruptible, invisible,  the  only  God,  be  honor  and  glory  for- 
ever and  ever.     Amen. 

This  charge  I  commit  unto  thee,  my  child  Timothy, 
according  to  the  prophecies  which  went  before  on  thee, 
that  by  them  thou  mayest  war  the  good  warfare,  holding 
faith  and  a  good  conscience  ;  which  some  having  thrust 
from  them  made  shipwreck  concerning  the  faith. 

I    exhort    therefore,    first    of  all,    that    supplications, 
prayers,  intercessions,  thanksgivings,  be  made 
for  all  men  ;  for  kings  and  all  that  are  in  high  churc"p?-^ 
place;  that  we  may  lead  a  tranquil  and  quiet  Indnianage- 
life  in  all  godliness  and  gravity.     This  is  good  °^®"^- 
and  acceptable   in   the   sight  of  God   our  Saviour;  who 
willeth  that  all  men  should   be   saved,  and  come  to   the 
knowledge   of  the   truth.     For   there   is    one    God.  one 
mediator  also  between  God  and  men,  himself  man,  Christ 
Jesus,  who  gave  himself  a  ransom  for  all. 

I  desire  that  the  men  pray  in  every  place,  lifting  up 
holy  hands,  without  wrath  and  disputing.  In  like  man- 
ner, that  women  adorn  themselves  in  modest  apparel, 
with  shamefastness  and  sobriety ;  not  with  braided  hair, 
and  gold  or  pearls  or  costly  raiment ;  but  (which  bccom- 
eth  women  professing  godliness)  through  good  works. 
Let  a  woman  learn  in  quietness  with  all  subjection.  But 
I  permit  not  a  woman  to  teach,  nor  to  have  dominion 
over  a  man,  but  to  be  in  quietness.  For  Adam  was  first 
formed,  then  Eve. 

If  a  man  seekcth  the  office  of  a  bishop,  he  desireth  a 
good  work.  The  bishop  therefore  must  be  without 
reproach,  the  husband  of  one  wife,  temperate,  sober- 
minded,  orderly,  given  to  hospitality,  apt  to  teach  ;  no 
brawler,  no  striker;  but  gentle,  not  contentious,  no 
lover  of  money  ;  one  that  ruleth  well  his  own  house, 
having  his  children  in  subjection  with  all  gravity  ;  (f  o  r 
if  a  man  knoweth  not  how  to  rule  his  own  house, 
how  shall  he  take  care  of  the  church  of  God  ?)  not  a 
novice,  lest  being  puffed  up  he  fall  into  condemnation. 


I  Tim.  3. 7.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  903 

Moreover  he  must  have  good  testimony  from  them  that 
are  without. 

Deacons  in  hke  manner  must  be  grave,  not  double- 
tongued,  not  given  to  much  wine,  not  greedy  of  filthy 
lucre  ;  '  husbands  of  one  wife,  ruhng  tlieir  own  houses 
well ;  ^  holding  the  mystery  of  the  faith  in  a  pure  con- 
science. And  let  these  also  first  be  proved ;  then  let 
them  serve  as  deacons,  if  they  be  blameless. 

*  Women  in  like  manner  must  be  grave,  not  slanderers, 
temperate,  faithful  in  all  things. 

These  things  write  I  unto  thee,  hoping  to  come  unto 
thee  shortly;  but  if  I  tarry  long,  that  thou  mayest  know 
how  men  ought  to  behave  themselves  in  the  house  of 
God,  which  is  the  church  of  the  living  God,  the  pillar 
and  ground  of  the  truth.  And  without  controversy 
great  is  the  mystery  of  godliness.  "^  He  who  was  man- 
ifested in  the  flesh,  justified  in  the  spirit,  seen  of  angels, 
preached  among  the  nations,  believed  on  in  the  world, 
received  up  in  glory." 

But  the  Spirit  saith  expressly,  that  in  later  times  some 
shall  fall  away  from  the  faith,  giving  heed  to  seducing 
spirits,  branded  in  their  own  conscience  as  with  a  hot 
iron  ;  forbidding  to  marry,  and  commanding  to  abstain 
from  meats,  which  God  created  to  be  received  with 
thanksgiving  by  them  that  believe  and  know  the  truth. 
For  every  creature  of  God  is  good,  and  nothing  is  to  be 
rejected,  if  it  be  received  with  thanksgiving ;  for  it  is 
sanctified  through  the  word  of  God  and  prayer. 

If  thou  put  the  brethren  in  mind  of  these  things,  thou 
shalt  be  a  good  minister  of  Christ  Jesus,  nourished  in 
the  words  of  the  faith,  and  of  the  good  doctrine  which 
thou  hast  followed  until  now.  And  exercise  thyself 
unto  godliness ;  for  bodily  exercise  is  profitable  for  a 
little  ;  but  godliness  is  profitable  for  all  things,  having 
promise  of  the  life  which  now  is,  and  of  that  which  is 
to  come.  Let  no  man  despise  thy  youth,  but  be  thou 
an  ensample  to  them  that  believe,  in  word,  in  manner 
of  life,  in   love,  in    faith,  in   purity.     Till    I    come,  give 


'  I  Tim.  iii,  12. 
^  I  Tim.  iii,  g. 


*  Many  Ijelieve  this  word  should 
be  trnnsiated  deaconesses.  ^  Prob- 
ably from  an  old  hymn. 


904  The  Shorter  Bible  [i  Tim.  4. 13. 

heed  to  reading,  to  exhortation,  to  teaching.  Neglect 
not  the  gift  that  is  in  thee,  which  was  given  thee  by- 
prophecy,  with  the  laying  on  of  the  hands  of  the  pres- 
bytery. Be  diligent  in  these  things  ;  give  thyself  wholly 
to  them  ;  that  thy  progress  may  be  manifest  unto  all. 
Take  heed  to  thyself,  and  to  thy  teaching.  Continue  in 
these  things ;  for  in  doing  this  thou  shalt  save  both  thy- 
self and  them  that  hear  thee. 

Rebuke  not  an  elder,  but  exhort  him  as  a  father  ;  the 
younger  men  as  brethren  ;  the  elder  women  as  mothers ; 
and  the  younger  as  sisters,  in  all  purity.  Honor  widows 
that  are  widows  indeed.  But  if  any  widow  hath  chil- 
dren or  grandchildren,  let  them  learn  first  to  show  piety 
toward  their  own  family,  and  to  requite  their  parents  ; 
for  this  is  acceptable  in  the  sight  of  God.  If  any  pro- 
videth  not  for  his  own,  and  specially  his  own  household, 
he  hath  denied  the  faith,  and  is  worse  than  an  unbe- 
liever. Let  none  be  enrolled  as  a  widow  under  three- 
score years  old,  having  been  the  wUe  of  one  man,  well 
reported  of  for  good  works  ;  if  she  hath  brought  up  chil- 
dren, if  she  hath  used  hospitality  to  strangers,  if  she 
hath  washed  the  saints'  feet,  if  she  hath  relieved  the 
afflicted,  if  she  hath  diligently  followed  every  good  work. 

Let  the  elders  that  rule  well  be  counted  worthy  of 
double  honor,  especially  those  who  labor  in  the  word 
and  in  teaching.  For  the  scripture  saith,  "  Thou  shalt 
not  mu7,zle  the  ox  when  he  trcadeth  out  the  corn."  And, 
"  The  laborer  is  worthy  of  his  hire."  Against  an  elder 
receive  not  an  accusation,  except  at  the  mouth  of  two 
or  three  witnesses.  Them  that  sin  reprove  in  the  sight 
of  all,  that  the  rest  also  may  be  in  fear. 

I  charge  thee  in  the  sight  of  God,  ztnd  Christ  Jesus, 
and  the  elect  angels,  that  thou  observe  these  things 
without  prejudice,  doing  nothing  by  partiality.  Lay 
hands  hastily  on  no  man,  neither  be  partaker  of  other 
men's  sins  ;  keep  thyself  pure.  Be  no  longer  a  drinker 
of  water,  but  use  a  little  wine  for  thy  stomach's  sake 
and  thine  often  infirmities. 

Let  as  many  as  are  servants  under  the  yoke  count 
their  own  masters  worthy  of  all  honor,  that  the  name  of 
God  and   the   doctrine   be   not  blasphemed.     And  they 


I  Tim.  6. 2. J   Chronologically  Arranged.  905 

that  have  believing  masters,  let  them  not  despise  them, 
because  they  are  brethren  ;  but  let  them  serve  them  the 
rather,  because  they  that  partake  of  the  benefit  are  be- 
lieving and  beloved. 

Godliness  with  contentment  is  great  gain  ;  we  brought 
nothing  into  the  world,  neither  can  we  carry  anything 
out ;  but  having  food  and  covering  we  shall  be  there- 
with content.  But  they  that  desire  to  be  rich  fall  into 
a  temptation  and  a  snare  and  many  foolish  and  hurtful 
lusts,  such  as  drown  men  in  destruction  and  perdition. 
For  the  love  of  money  is  ""a  root  of  all  kinds  of  evil ; 
which  some  reaching  after  have  been  led  astray  from  the 
faith,  and  have  pierced  themselves  through  with  many 
sorrows. 

But  thou,  O  man  of  God,  flee  these  things;  and  fol- 
low after  righteousness,  godliness,  faith,  love,  personal 
patience,  meekness.  Fight  the  good  fight  of  admoni- 
the  faith,  lay  hold  on  the  life  eternal,  where- 
unto  thou  wast  called,  and  didst  confess  the  good  con- 
fession in  the  sight  of  many  witnesses.  I  charge  thee 
in  the  sight  of  God,  who  quickeneth  all  things,  and  of 
Christ  Jesus,  who  before  Pontius  Pilate  witnessed  the 
good  confession ;  that  thou  keep  the  commandment, 
without  spot,  without  reproach,  until  the  appearing  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  who  only  hath  immortality, 
dwelling  in  light  unapproachable  ;  whom  no  man  hath 
seen,  nor  can  see  ;  to  whom  be  honor  and  power  eternal. 
Amen. 

Charge  them  that  are  rich  in  this  present  world,  that 
they  be  not  high-minded,  nor  liave  their  hope  set  on  the 
uncertainty  of  riches,  but  on  God,  who  giveth  us  richly 
all  things  to  enjoy  ;  that  they  do  good,  that  they  be  rich 
in  good  works,  that  they  be  ready  to  distribute,  willing 
to  communicate  ;  laying  up  in  store  for  themselves  a 
good  foundation  against  the  time  to  come,  that  they  may 
lay  hold  on  the  life  which  is  life  indeed. 

O  Timothy,  guard  that  which  is  committed  unto  thee, 
turning  away  from  the  profane  babblings  and  opposi- 
tions of  the  knowledge  which  is  falsely  so  called  ;  which 
some  professing  have  erred  concerning  the  faith. 

Grace  be  with  you. 
60 


906  The  Shorter  Bibee  [Titus  i.i. 


FROM    THE   EPISTLE   OF   PAUL   TO 

TITUS. 


CHAPTER   I. 

TITUS   IN   HIS   RELATIONS   TO   THE   CHURCH. 

Paul,   a    servant    of   God,  and  an    apostle    of  Jesus 

Christ,  in  hope   of  eternal  life,  which   God,  who  cannot 

lie,   promised   before    times  eternal;  to  Titus,  my  true 

child  after  a  common  faith.     Grace  and  peace 

ree  mg.        from  God  the    Father  and   Christ  Jesus  our 

Saviour. 

For  this  cause  left  I  thee  in  Crete,  that  thou  shouldcst 
set  in  order  the  things  that  were  wanting,  and  appoint 
elders  in  every  city,  as  I  gave  thee  charge. 

The  bishop  must  be  blameless,  as  God's  steward  ;  not 
self-willed,  not  soon  angry,  no  brawler,  no  striker,  not 
greedy  of  filthy  lucre  ;  but  given  to  hospitality,  a  lover 
of  good,  sober-minded,  just,  holy,  temperate  ;  holding  to 
Teachings-  the  faithful  word  which  is  according  to  the 
Directions,  teaching,  that  he  may  be  able  both  to  exhort 
in  the  sound  doctrine,  and  to  convict  the  gainsayers. 

To  the  pure  all  things  are  pure ;  but  to  them  that  are 
defiled  and  unbelieving  nothing  is  pure  ;  but  both  their 
mind  and  their  conscience  are  defiled.  They  profess 
that  they  know  God,  but  by  their  works  they  deny  him. 

But  speak  thou  the  things  which  befit  the  sound  doc- 
trine ;  that  aged  men  be  temperate,  grave,  sober-minded, 
sound  in  faith,  in  love,  in  patience  ;  that  aged  women 
likewise  be  reverent  in  demeanor,  not  slanderers  nor 
enslaved  to  much  wine,  teachers  of  that  which  is  good; 
that  they  may  train  the  young  women  to  love  their  hus- 
bands, to  love  their  children,  to  be  sober-minded,  chaste, 


Titus  2. 5.]    Chronologically  Arranged,  907 

workers  at  home,  kind,  being  in  subjection  to  their  own 
husbands,  that  the  word  of  God  be  not  blasphemed. 
The  younger  men  Hkewise  exhort  to  be  sober-minded  ; 
in  all  things  showing  thyself  an  ensample  of  good  works. 
Exhort  servants  to  be  in  subjection  to  their  own  mas- 
ters ;  not  gainsaying;  not  purloining,  but  showing  all 
good  fidelity ;  that  they  may  adorn  the  doctrine  of 
God  our  Saviour  in  all  things.  For  the  grace  of  God 
hath  appeared,  bringing  salvation  to  all  men,  instructing 
us,  to  the  intent  that,  denying  ungodliness  and  worldly 
lusts,  we  should  live  soberly  and  righteously  and  godly 
in  this  present  world  ;  looking  for  the  blessed  hope  and 
appearing  of  the  glory  of  our  great  God  and  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ ;  who  gave  himself  for  us,  that  he  might 
redeem  us  from  all  iniquity;  and  purify  unto  himself  a 
people  for  his  own  possession,  zealous  of  good  works. 

Put  them  in  mind  to  be  in  subjection  to  rulers,  to  au- 
thorities, to  be  obedient,  to  be  ready  unto  every  good 
work,  to  speak  evil  of  no  man,  not  to  be  contentious,  to 
be  gentle,  showing  all  meekness  toward  all  men.  For 
we  also  were  aforetime  foolish,  disobedient,  deceived, 
serving  divers  lusts  and  pleasures.  But  when  the  kind- 
ness of  God  our  Saviour,  and  his  love  toward  man,  ap- 
peared, not  by  works  done  in  righteousness,  which  we 
did  ourselves,  but  according  to  his  mercy  he  saved  us, 
through  the  washing  of  regeneration  and  renewing  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  which  he  poured  out  upon  us  richly, 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour  ;  that,  being  justified 
by  his  grace,  we  might  be  made  heirs  according  to  the 
hope  of  eternal  life.  These  things  are  good  and  profita- 
ble unto  men  ;  but  shun  foolish  questionings,  and  gene- 
alogies, and  strifes,  and  fightings  about  the  law ;  for  they 
are  unprofitable  and  vain. 

When  I  shall  send  unto  thee,  give  diligence  to  come 
unto  me  to  Nicopolis ;  for  there  I  have  determined  to 
winter.     Set   forward  Zenas   the  lawyer  and  closing 

ApoUos    on    their    journey    diligently,    that  words, 

nothing  be  wanting  unto  them.  And  let  our  people  also 
learn  to  maintain  good  works  for  necessary  uses. 

All  that  are  ^^'ith  me  salute  thee.  Salute  them  that 
love  us  in  faith.     Grace  be  with  you  all. 


908  The  Shorter  Bible  [?  Tim.  i.  i. 


FROM    the   second    EPISTLE   OF    PAUL   TO 

•■^TIMOTHY. 


CHAPTER  I. 


LOVING    ADMONITIONS  :     A     GRAND    TESTIMONY :     LAST 
WORDS   OF   PAUL. 

Paul,  an  apostle  of  Christ  Jesus  by  the  will  of  God, 
according  to  the  promise  of  the  life  which  is  in  Christ 
Greetino--  Jesus,  to  Timothy,  my  beloved  child.  Grace, 
Loving  ad-      mcrcy,  peace,  from  God  the  Father  and  Christ 

monitions.         -,  -,         , 

Jesus  our  Lord. 
I  thank  God,  whom  I  serve  from  my  forefathers  in  a 
pure  conscience,  how  unceasing  is  my  remembrance  of 
thee  in  my  supplications,  night  and  day  longing  to  see 
thee,  remembering  thy  tears,  that  I  may  be  filled  u  ith 
joy;  having  been  reminded  of  the  unfeigned  faith  that 
is  in  thee;  which  dwelt  first  in  thy  grandmother  Lois, 
and  thy  mother  Eunice  ;  and,  I  am  persuaded,  in  thee 
also.  For  the  which  cause  I  put  thee  in  remembrance 
that  thou  stir  up  the  gift  of  God,  which  is  in  thee  through 
the  laying  on  of  my  hands.  P^or  God  gave  us  not  a 
spirit  of  fearfulness;  but  of  power  and  love  and  disci- 
pline. Be  not  ashamed  therefore  of  the  testimony  of 
our  Lord,  nor  of  me  his  prisoner;  but  suffer  hardship 
with  the  gospel  according  to  the  power  of  God  ;  who 
saved  us,  and  called  us  with  a  holy  calling,  not  according 
to  our  works,  but  according  to  his  own  purpose  and 
grace,  which  was  given  us  in  Christ  Jesus  before  times 
eternal,  but  hath  now  been  manifested  by  the  appearing 

"  T'aul's  last  lellcr,  written  A.  D.  67  ;  jnohuhly  (luring  a  second  impris- 
onment, wliicii  ended  in  Paul's  martyrdom  under  Nero. 


2  Tim.  I.  lo.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  909 

of  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  who  abolished  death,  and 
brouglit  life  and  incorruption  to  light  through  the  gos- 
pel ;  whereunto  I  was  appointed  a  preacher,  and  an  apos- 
tle, and  a  teacher.  For  the  which  cause  I  suffer  also 
these  things ;  yet  I  am  not  ashamed  ;  for  I  know  him 
whom  I  have  believed,  and  I  am  persuaded  that  he  is 
able  to  guard  that  which  I  have  committed  unto  him 
against  that  day.  Hold  the  pattern  of  sound  words 
which  thou  hast  heard  from  me,  in  faith  and  love  which 
is  in  Christ  Jesus.  That  good  thing  which  was  com- 
mitted unto  thee  guard  through  the  Holy  Ghost  which 
dwelleth  in  us. 

This  thou  knowest,  that  all  that  are  in  Asia  turned 
away  from  me.  The  Lord  grant  mercy  unto  the  house 
of  Onesiphorus;  for  he  oft  refreshed  me,  and  was  not 
ashamed  of  my  chain  ;  but,  when  he  was  in  Rome,  he 
sought  me  diligently,  and  found  me  (the  Lord  grant 
unto  him  to  find  mercy  of  the  Lord  in  that  day)  ;  and  in 
how  many  things  he  ministered  at  Ephesus,  thou  know- 
est very  well. 

Thou  therefore,  my  child,  be  strengthened  in  the 
grace  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus.  And  the  things  which 
thou  hast  heard  from  me  among  many  witnesses,  the 
same  commit  thou  to  faithful  men,  who  shall  be  able  to 
teach  others  also.  Suffer  hardship  with  me,  as  a  good 
soldier  of  Christ  Jesus.  No  soldier  on  service  entan- 
gleth  himself  in  the  affairs  of  this  life  ;  that  he  may  please 
him  who  enrolled  him  as  a  soldier.  Remember  Jesus 
Christ,  risen  from  the  dead,  of  the  seed  of  David,  accord- 
ing to  my  gospel ;  wherein  I  suffer  hardship  unto  bonds, 
as  a  malefactor; — but  the  word  of  God  is  not  bound. 
I  endure  all  things  for  the  elect's  sake,  that  they  also 
may  obtain  the  salvation  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  with 
eternal  glory.  Faithful  is  the  saying,  "  If  we  died  with 
him,  we  shall  also  live  with  him  ;  if  we  endure,  we  shall 
also  reign  with  him  ;  if  we  deny  him,  he  also  will  deny 
us  ;  if  we  are  faithless,  he  abideth  faithful ;  for  he  can- 
not deny  himself." 

Of  these  things  put  them  in  remembrance,  charging 
them  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  that  they  strive  not  about 
words,  to  no  profit,  to  the  subverting  of  them  that  hear. 


910  The  Shorter  Bh^le  [2x1111.2.15. 

Give  diligence  to  present  thyself  approved  unto  God,  a 
workman  that  needeth  not  to  be  ashamed,  handUng 
aright  the  word  of  truth.  But  shun  profane  babblings; 
for  they  will  proceed  further  in  ungodliness,  and  their 
word  will  eat  as  doth  a  gangrene.  The  firm  foundation 
of  God  standeth,  having  this  seal,  "  The  Lord  knoweth 
them  that  are  his  ;  "  and,  "  Let  everyone  that  nameth  the 
name  of  the  Lord  depart  from  unrighteousness."  Now 
in  a  great  house  there  are  not  only  vessels  of  gold  and  of 
silver,  but  also  of  wood  and  of  earth;  and  some  unto 
honor,  and  some  unto  dishonor.  If  a  man  therefore 
purge  himself,  he  shall  be  a  vessel  unto  honor,  sancti- 
fied, meet  for  the  master's  use,  prepared  unto  every  good 
work.  But  flee  youthful  lusts,  and  follow  after  righteous- 
ness, faith,  love,  peace,  with  them  that  call  on  the  Lord 
out  of  a  pure  heart.  But  foolish  and  ignorant  ques- 
tionings refuse,  knowing  that  they  gender  strifes.  And 
the  Lord's  servant  must  not  strive,  but  be  gentle 
toward  all,  apt  to  teach,  forbearing,  in  meekness  correct- 
ing them  that  oppose;  if  peradventure  God  may  give 
them  repentance  unto  the  knowledge  of  the  truth. 

But  know  this,  that  in  the  last  days  grievous  times 
shall  come.  For  men  shall  be  lovers  of  self,  lovers  of 
money,  lovers  of  pleasure  rather  than  lovers  of  God  ; 
holding  a  form  of  godliness,  but  having  denied  the 
power  thereof ;  from  these  also  turn  away.  Yea,  and  all 
that  would  live  godly  in  Christ  Jesus  shall  suffer  perse- 
cution. But  evil  men  and  impostors  shall  wax  worse 
and  worse,  deceiving  and  being  deceived.  But  abide 
thou  in  the  things  which  thou  hast  learned  and  hast  been 
assured  of,  knowing  of  whom  thou  has  learned  them  ; 
and  that  from  a  babe  thou  hast  known  the  sacred  writ- 
ings which  arc  able  to  make  thee  wise  unto  salvation 
through  faith  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus.  ■'  Every  scripture 
inspired  of  God  is  also  profitable  for  teaching,  for  re- 
proof, for  correction,  for  instruction  which  is  in  righteous- 
ness; that  the  man  of  God  may  be  complete,  furnished 
completely  unto  every  good  work. 

I  charge  thee  in  the  sight  of  God,  and  of  Christ  Jesus, 
who  shall  judge   the   quick  and  the  dead,  and  by  his  ap- 

"  R.  V.  inarLj.,  Or,  Ei'i'ry  scripture  is  inspired  of  God,  and proJitahL-. 


2  Tim.  4.  I.]     Chronologically   Arranged.  911 

pearing  and  his  kingdom  ;  preach  the  word  ;  be  instant 
in  season,  out  of  season  ;  reprove,  rebuke,  exhort,  with  all 
long-suffering  and  teaching.  Be  thou  sober  in  all  things, 
suffer  hardship,  do  the  work  of  an  evangelist,  fulfill  thy 
ministry.  For  I  am  already  being  *  offered,  and  the  time 
of  my  departure  is  come.  I  have  fought  the  ^  glorious 
good  fight,- 1  have  finished  the  course,  I  have  testimony. 
kept  the  faith ;  henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  the 
crown  of  righteousness,  which  the  Lord,  the  righteous 
judge,  shall  give  to  me  at  that  day;  and  not  only  to  me, 
but  also  to  all  them  that  have  loved  his  appearing. 

Do  thy  diligence  to  come  shortly  unto  me  ;  for  Demas 
forsook  me,  having  loved  this  present  world.  Only  Luke 
is  with  me.  Take  Mark  and  bring  him  with  thee,  for  he 
is  useful  to  me  for  ministering.  But  Tychicus  I  sent  to 
Ephesus.  The  cloak  that  I  left  at  Troas,  bring  when 
thou  comest,  and  the  books,  especially  the  parchments. 

At  my  first  defense,  no  one  took  my  part,  but  all  for- 
sook me ;  may  it  not  be  laid  to  their  account.  But 
the  Lord  stood  by  me,  and  strengthened  me ;  that 
through  me  the  message  might  be  fully  proclaimed, 
and  that  all  the  Gentiles  might  hear;  and  I  was  deliv- 
ered out  of  the  mouth  of  the  lion.  The  Lord  will  de- 
liver me  from  every  evil  work,  and  will  save  me  unto  his 
heavenly  kingdom  ;  to  whom  be  the  glory  forever  and 
ever.     Amen, 

Salute  Prisca  and  Aquila,  and  the  house  of  Onesiph- 
orus,  Erastus  abode  at  Corinth,  but  Trophimus  I  left  at 
Miletus  sick.     Do  thy  diligence  to  come  before  winter. 

The  Lord   be  with  thy  spirit.     Grace  be 

•  ,.  Benediction. 

With  you. 

"  R.  V.  marg. ,  Gr.  poured  out  as  a  drink  offering. 


Ui2  The  Shorter  Bhjle  [i  Peter  i.  i. 


FROM  THE  FH^ST  EPISTLE  GENERAL  OF 

''  PETER. 


CHAPTER  I. 

EXHORTATIONS    AND    WARNINGS. 

Peter,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  the  elect  who 
are  sojourners  of  the  Dispersion  in  Pontus,  Galatia,  and 
at-  Asia,  according  to  the  foreknowledge  of  God 
Thanksgiv-  the  P^ither,  in  sanctification  of  the  Spirit,  unto 
obedience  and  sprinkling  of  the  blood  of 
Jesus  Christ.     Grace  to  you  and  peace  be  multiplied. 

Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  who  according  to  his  great  mercy  begat  us  again 
unto  a  living  hope  by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ 
from  the  dead,  unto  an  inheritance  incorruptible,  and 
undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  not  away,  reserved  in  heaven 
for  you,  who  by  the  power  of  God  are  guarded  through 
faith  unto  salvation.  Wherein  ye  greatly  rejoice,  though 
now  for  a  little  while,  if  need  be,  ye  have  been  put  to 
Encourage-  gi'icf  in  manifold  temptations,  that  the  proof 
ment.  of  your  faith,  being  more  precious  than  gold 

that  perishcth  though  it  is  proved  by  fire,  might  be 
found  unto  praise  and  glory  and  honor  at  the  revelation 
of  Jesus  Christ;  whom  not  having  seen  ye  love;  on 
whom,  though  now  ye  see  him  not,  yet  believing,  ye  re- 
joice greatly  with  joy  unspeakable  and  full  of  glory;  re- 
ceiving the  end  of  your  faith,  even  the  salvation  of  your 
souls.  Concerning  which  salvation  the  prophets  sought 
and  searched  diligently,  who  prophesied  of  the  grace 
that  should  come  unto  you  ;  searching  what  time  or 
what   manner  of  time  the  Spirit  of  Christ  which  was  in 

"  Written  about  A.  D.  67. 


I  Peter  i.  ii.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  913 

them  did  point  unto,  when  it  testified  beforehand  the 
sufferings  of  Christ,  and  the  glories  that  should  follow 
them.  To  whom  it  was  revealed,  that  not  unto  them- 
selves, but  unto  you,  did  they  minister  these  things, 
which  now  have  been  announced  unto  you  through  them 
that  preached  the  gospel  unto  you  by  the  Holy  Ghost 
sent  forth  from  heaven  ;  which  things  angels  desire  to 
look  into. 

Wherefore  girding  up  the  loins  of  your  mind,  be  sober 
and  set  your  hope  perfectly  on  the  grace  that  Exhorta- 
is  to  be  brought  unto  you  at  the  revelation  of  tions. 
Jesus  Christ ;  as  children  of  obedience,  not  fashioning 
yourselves  according  to  your  former  lusts  in  the  time  of 
your  ignorance  ;  but  like  as  he  which  called  you  is  holy, 
be  ye  yourselves  also  holy  in  all  manner  of  living.  Be- 
cause it  is  written,  "Ye  shall  be  holy;  for  I  am  holy." 
And  if  ye  call  on  him  as  Father,  who  without  respect  of 
persons  judgeth  according  to  each  man's  work,  pass  the 
time  of  your  sojourning  in  fear;  knowing  that  ye  were 
redeemed,  not  with  corruptible  things,  with  silver  or 
gold,  from  your  vain  manner  of  life  handed  down  from 
your  fathers ;  but  with  precious  blood,  as  of  a  lamb 
without  blemish  and  without  spot,  even  the  blood  of 
Christ ;  who  was  foreknown  indeed  before  the  founda- 
tion of  the  world,  but  was  manifested  at  the  end  of  the 
times  for  your  sake,  who  through  him  are  believers  in 
God,  which  raised  him  from  the  dead,  and  gave  him 
glory ;  so  that  your  faith  and  hope  might  be  in  God. 
Seeing  ye  have  purified  your  souls  in  your  obedience  to 
the  truth  unto  unfeigned  love  of  the  brethren,  love  one 
another  from  the  heart  fervently;  having  been  begotten 
again,  not  of  corruptible  seed,  but  of  incorruptible, 
through  the  word  of  God,  which  liveth  and  abideth. 
For, 

"  All  flesh  is  as  grass. 

And  all  the  glory  thereof  as  the  flower  of  grass. 

The  grass  withereth,  and  the  flower  falleth  ; 

But  the  word  of  the  Lord  abideth  forever." 
And  this  is  the  word  of  good  tidings  which  was  preached 
unto  you. 

Putting  away  therefore   all  wickedness,  and    all  guile. 


914  The  Shorter  Bible  [i  Peter  2.1. 

and  hypocrisies,  and  envies,  and  all  evil  speakings,  as 
newborn  babes,  long  for  the  spiritual  milk  which  is  with- 
out guile,  that  ye  may  grow  thereby  unto  salvation,  if 
ye  have  tasted  that  the  Lord  is  gracious ;  unto  whom 
coming,  a  living  stone,  rejected  indeed  of  men,  but  with 
God  elect,  precious,  ye  also,  as  living  stones,  are  built 
up  a  spiritual  house,  to  be  a  holy  priesthood,  to  offer  up 
spiritual  sacrifices,  acceptable  to  God  through  Jesus 
Christ,     Because  it  is  contained  in  scripture, 

"  Behold,  I  lay  in  Zion  a  chief  corner  stone,  elect, 
precious  ; 

And  he  that  believeth  on  him  shall   not  be  put  to 
shame." 
For    you    therefore  which   believe   is  the  preciousness ; 
but  for  such  as  disbelieve, 

"  The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected 

Was  made  the  head  of  the  corner." 
and, 

"  A  stone  of  stumbling,  and  a  rock  of  offense  ;  " 
for  they  stumble  at  the  word,  being  disobedient. 

But  ye  are  an  elect  race,  a  royal  priesthood,  a  holy 
nation,  a  people  for  God's  own  possession,  that  ye  may 
show  forth  the  excellencies  of  him  who  called  you  out 
of  darkness  into  his  marvelous  light ;  which  in  time 
past  were  no  people,  but  now  are  the  people  of  God  ; 
which  had  not  obtained  mercy,  but  now  have  obtained 
mercy. 

Beloved,  I  beseech  you  as  sojourners  and  pilgrims,  to 
abstain  from  fleshly  lusts,  which  war  against  the  soul ; 
having  your  behavior  seemly  among  the  Gentiles ; 
that,  wherein  they  speak  against  you  as  evil  doers,  they 
may  by  your  good  works,  which  they  behold,  glorify 
God  in  the  day  of  visitation. 

Be  subject  to  every  ordinance  of  man  for  the  Lord's 
sake;  whether  it  be  to  the  king,  as  supreme;  or  unto 
governors,  as  sent  by  him  for  vengeance  on  evil  doers 
and  for  praise  to  them  that  do  well.  For  so  is  the  will 
of  God,  that  by  well-doing  ye  should  put  to  silence  the 
ignorance  of  foolish  men  ;  as  free,  and  not  using  your 
freedom  for  a  cloak  of  wickedness,  but  as  bondservants 


I  Peter  2.  17.]     CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  915 

of  God.      Honor  all  men.     Love  the  brotherhood.     Fear 
God.      Honor  the  king. 

Servants,  be  in  subjection  to  your  masters  with  all 
fear;  not  only  to  the  good  and  gentle,  but  also  to  the 
froward.  For  this  is  acceptable,  if  for  conscience  toward 
God  a  man  endureth  griefs,  suffering  wrongfully.  For 
what  glory  is  it,  if,  when  ye  sin,  and  are  buffeted  for  it, 
ye  shall  take  it  patiently?  But  if,  when  ye  do  well,  and 
suffer  for  it,  ye  shall  take  it  patiently,  this  is  acceptable 
with  God.  For  hereunto  were  ye  called  ;  because  Christ 
also  suffered  for  you,  leaving  you  an  example,  that  ye 
should  follow  his~  steps  ;  who  did  no  sin,  neither  was 
guile  found  in  his  mouth  ;  who,  when  he  was  reviled, 
reviled  not  again;  when  he  suffered,  threatened  not,  but 
committed  himself  to  him  that  judgeth  righteously  ;  who 
his  own  self  bare  oursins  in  his  body  upon  the  tree,  that  we, 
having  died  unto  sins,  might  live  unto  righteousness  ;  by 
whose  stripes  ye  were  healed.  For  ye  were  going  astray 
like  sheep ;  but  are  now  returned  unto  the  Shepherd  and 
Bishop  of  your  souls. 

In  like  manner,  ye  wives,  be  in  subjection  to  your  own 
husbands  ;  that,  even  if  any  obey  not  the  word,  they  may 
be  gained  by  the  behavior  of  their  wives.  Whose  adorn- 
ing let  it  not  be  the  outward  adorning  of  plaiting  the 
hair  and  of  wearing  jewels  of  gold,  but  let  it  be  the  incor- 
ruptible apparel  of  a  meek  and  quiet  spirit,  which  is  in 
the  sight  of  God  of  great  price.  For  after  this  manner 
aforetime  the  holy  women  also,  who  hoped  in  God, 
adorned  themselves,  being  in  subjection  to  their  own  hus- 
bands.    Whose  children  are  ye,  if  ye  do  well. 

Ye  husbands,  in  like  manner,  dwell  with  your  wives 
according  to  knowledge,  giving  honor  unto  the  woman, 
as  unto  the  weaker  vessel,  as  being  also  joint  heirs  of  the 
grace  of  life  ;  to  the  end  that  your  prayers  be  not  hindered. 

Finally,  be  ye  all  like-minded,  compassionate,  loving 
as  brethren,  tender-hearted,  humble-minded  ;  not  render- 
ing evil  for  evil,  or  reviling  for  reviling,  but  contrariwise 
blessing;  for  hereunto  were  ye  called,  that  ye  should  in- 
herit a  blessing.     For, 

"  He  that  would  love  life, 
And  see  good  days, 


916  -  The  Shorter  Bible         Iiivier3.  io. 

Let  him  refrain  his  tongue  from  evil, 

And  his  hps  that  they  speak  no  guile ; 

And  let  him  turn  away  from  evil  and  do  good  ; 

Let  him  seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 

For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the  righteous, 

And  his  ears  unto  their  supplication  ; 

But  the  face  of  the  Lord  is  upon  them  that  do  evil." 
And  who  is  he  that  will  harm  you,  if  ye  be  zealous  of 
that  which  is  good?  But  and  if  ye  should  suffer  for 
righteousness'  sake,  blessed  are  ye.  And  fear  not  their 
fear,  neither  be  troubled ;  but  sanctify  in  your  hearts 
Christ  as  Lord  ;  being  ready  always  to  give  answer  to 
every  man  that  asketh  you  a  reason  concerning  the  hope 
that  is  in  you,  yet  with  meekness  and  fear;  having  a  good 
conscience ;  that,  wherein  ye  are  spoken  against,  they 
may  be  put  to  shame  who  revile  your  good  manner  of 
life  in  Christ.  For  it  is  better,  if  the  will  of  God  should 
so  will,  that  ye  suffer  for  welldoing  than  for  evil  doing. 
Because  Christ  also  suffered  for  sins  once,  the  righteous 
for  the  unrighteous,  that  he  might  bring  us  to  God ; 
being  put  to  death  in  the  flesh,  but  quickened  in  the 
spirit ;  in  which  also  he  went  and  preached  unto  the 
spirits  in  prison,  which  aforetime  were  disobedient,  when 
the  long-suffering  of  God  waited  in  the  days  of  Noah, 
while  the  ark  was  preparing,  wherein  few,  that  is,  eight 
souls,  were  saved  through  water  ;  which  also  after  a  true 
likeness  doth  now  save  you,  even  baptism,  not  the  put- 
ting away  of  the  filth  of  the  flesh,  but  the  interrogation 
of  a  good  conscience  toward  God,  through  the  resurrec- 
tion of  Jesus  Christ;  who  is  on  the  right  hand  of  God, 
having  gone  into  heaven  ;  angels  and  authorities  and 
powers  being  made  subject  unto  him. 

Forasmuch  then  as  Christ  suffered  in  the  flesh,  arm  ye 
Christ  our  yourselves  also  with  the  same  mind  ;  for  he 
example.  that  hath  suffered  in  the  flesh  hath  ceased 
from  sin,  that  ye  no  longer  should  live  the  rest  of  your 
time  in  the  flesh  to  the  lusts  of  men,  but  to  the  will  of 
God.  Vov  the  lime  past  may  suffice  to  have  wrought  the 
desire  of  the  Gentiles,  and  to  have  walked  in  revelings, 
carousings,  and  abominable  idolatries ;  wherein  they 
think  it  strange  that  ye  run  not  with  them  into  the  same 


I  Peter  4.  4.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  917 

excess  of  riot,  speaking  evil  of  you  ;  who  shall  give  ac- 
count to  him  that  is  ready  to  judge  the  quick  and  the 
dead. 

But  the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand.  Be  ye  therefore 
of  sound  mind,  and  be  sober  unto  prayer ;  above  all 
things  being  fervent  in  love  among  yourselves,  for  love 
covereth  a  multitude  of  sins  ;  using  hospitality  one  to 
another  without  murmuring;  according  as  each  hath 
received  a  gift,  ministering  it  among  yourselves,  as  good 
stewards  of  the  manifold  grace  of  God  ;  if  any  man  speak- 
eth,  speaking  as  it  were  oracles  of  God  ;  if  any  man 
ministereth,  ministering  as  of  the  strength  which  God 
supplieth  ;  that  in  all  things  God  may  be  glorified 
through  Jesus  Christ,  whose  is  the  glory  and  the  do- 
minion forever  and  ever.     Amen. 

Beloved,  think  it  not  strange  concerning  the  fiery  trial 
among  you,  which  cometh  upon  you  to  prove  you,  as 
though  a  strange  thing  happened  unto  you  ;  but  inso- 
much as  ye  are  partakers  of  Christ's  sufferings,  rejoice  ; 
that  at  the  revelation  of  his  glory  also  ye  may  rejoice 
with  exceeding  joy.  If  ye  are  reproached  for  the  name 
of  Christ,  blessed  are  ye  ;  because  the  Spirit  of  glory 
and  the  Spirit  of  God  resteth  upon  you.  For  let  none  of 
you  suffer  as  a  murderer,  or  a  thief,  or  an  evil  doer,  or  as 
a  meddler  in  other  men's  matters  ;  but  if  a  man  suffer 
as  a  Christian,  let  him  not  be  ashamed  ;  but  let  him 
glorify  God  in  this  name.  For  the  time  is  come  for 
judgment  to  begin  at  the  house  of  God  ;  and  if  it  begin 
first  at  us,  what  shall  be  the  end  of  them  that  obey  not 
the  gospel  of  God?  And  if  the  righteous  is  scarcely 
saved,  where  shall  the  ungodly  and  sinner  appear? 
Wherefore  let  them  also  that  suffer  according  to  the 
will  of  God  commit  their  souls  in  welldoing  unto  a 
faithful  Creator. 

The  elders  therefore  among  you  I  exhort,  who  am  a 
fellow-elder,  and  a  witness  of  the  sufferings  of  Christ, 
who  am  also  a  partaker  of  the  glory  that  shall  be  re- 
vealed. Tend  the  flock  of  God  which  is  among  you, 
exercising  the  oversight,  not  of  constraint,  but  willingly  ; 
ner  yet  for  filthy  lucre,  but  of  a  ready  mind  ;  neither  as 


918  The  Shorter  BiHLE  [i  Peter  5. 3. 

lording  it  over  the  charge  allotted  to  you,  but  making 
yourselves  ensamples  to  the  flock.  And  when  the  chief 
Shepherd  shall  be  manifested,  ye  shall  receive  the  crown 
of  glory  that  fadeth  not  away.  Likewise,  ye  younger, 
be  subject  unto  the  elder.  Yea,  all  of  you  gird  your- 
selves with  humility,  to  serve  one  another  ;  for  God  re- 
sisteth  the  proud,  but  giveth  grace  to  the  humble. 
Humble  yourselves  therefore  under  the  mighty  hand  of 
God,  that  he  may  exalt  you  in  due  time ;  casting  all 
your  anxiety  upon  him,  because  he  careth  for  you.  Be 
sober,  be  watchful ;  your  adversary  the  devil,  as  a  roar- 
ing lion,  walketh  about,  seeking  whom  he  may  devour; 
whom  withstand  steadfast  in  faith,  knowing  that  the  same 
sufferings  are  accomplished  in  your  brethren  who  are  in 
the  world.  And  the  God  of  all  grace,  who  called  you 
unto  his  eternal  glory  in  Christ,  after  that  ye  have 
suffered  a  little  while,  shall  himself  perfect,  stablish, 
strengthen  you.  To  him  be  the  dominion  forever  and 
ever.     Amen. 

By  Silvanus,  our  faithful  brother,  as  I  account  him,  I 
have  written  unto  you  briefly,  exhorting,  and  testif}'ing 
that  this  is  the  true  grace  of  God  ;  stand  ye  fast  therein. 

.        .  She  that  is  in  Babylon,  elect  together  with 

-Benedic-      you,  saluteth  you  ;    and  so  doth   Mark,   my 

son.     Salute  one  another  with  a  kiss  of  love. 

Peace  be  unto  all  you  that  are  in  Christ. 


Heb.  I.I.]   Chronologically  Arranged.      919 


FROM  THE  EPISTLE  TO  THE 

^HEBREWS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

JESUS   THE   BETTER   MESSENGER. 

God,  having  of  old  time    spoken  unto  the  fathers  in 

the  prophets  by  divers  portions  and  in  divers  manners, 

hath  at  the  end  of  these  days  spoken  unto  us  in  ^  his  Son, 

whom  he  appointed  heir  of  all  things,  through     , 

Jesus  tlie 
whom   also  he  made  the  worlds ;  who   being     better  mes- 

the  effulgence  of  his  glory,  and  the  very  image     ^®"ser. 

of  his  substance,  and  upholding  all  things  by  the  word 

of  his   power,  when  he  had   made  purification  of  sins, 

sat  down   on  the  right   hand   of  the   Majesty  on  high  ; 

having  become  by  so  much  better  than  the  angels,  as  he 

hath  inherited  a  more  excellent  name   than    they.     For 

unto  which  of  the  angels  said  he  at  any  time, 

"  Thou  art  my  Son, 

This  day  have  I  begotten  thee  ?  " 
Of  the  angels  he  saith, 

"  Who  maketh  his  angels  '^  winds. 

And  his  ministers  a  flame  of  fire  ;  " 
but  of  the  Son  he  saith, 

"  Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  forever  and  ever  ; 

And  the  scepter  of  uprightness  is  the  scepter   of 
thy  kingdom. 

Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and  hated  iniquity  ; 

Therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee 

With  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy  fellows." 
And, 

"  Thou,  Lord,  in  the  beginning  hast  laid  the  founda- 
tion of  the  earth, 

*  Written  about  A.    D.  67.      •>  R.  V.  niarg.,  Gr.  a   Son.     ■=  R.  V.   marg., 
Or,  spirits. 


920  The  Shorter  BniLE  [Heb  i.  lo. 

And  the  heavens  are  the  works  of  thy  hands ; 

They  shall  perish,  but  thou  continuest  ; 

And  they  all  shall  wax  old  as  doth  a  garment ; 

But  thou  art  the  same, 

And  thy  years  shall  not  fail." 
But  of  which  of  the  angels  hath  he  said  at  any  time, 

"  Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand, 

Till  I  make  thine  enemies  the  footstool  of  thy  feet  ?  " 
Are  they  not  all  ministering  spirits,  sent  forth  to  do 
service  for  the  sake  of  them  that  shall  inherit  salvation  ? 
Therefore  we  ought  to  give  the  more  earnest  heed  to 
the  things  that  were  heard,  lest  haply  we  drift  away 
from  them.  For  if  the  word  spoken  through  angels 
proved  steadfast,  and  every  transgression  and  disobedi- 
ence received  a  just  recompense  of  reward  ;  how  shall 
we  escape,  if  we  neglect  so  great  salvation?  which  hav- 
ing at  the  first  been  spoken  through  the  Lord,  was  con- 
firmed unto  us  by  them  that  heard  ;  God  also  bearing 
witness  with  them,  both  by  signs  and  wonders,  and  by 
manifold  powers,  and  by  gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  accord- 
ing to  his  own  will. 

For  not  unto  angels  did  he  subject  the  world  to  come, 
whereof  we  speak.  But  one  hath  somewhere  testified, 
saying, 

"  What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him  ? 

Or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 

Thou  madest  him  *  a  little  lower  than  the  angels ; 

Thou  crownedst  him  with  glory  and  honor, 

And  didst  set  him  over  the  works  of  thy  hands  ; 

Thou  didst  put  all  things  in  subjection  under  his  feet." 
Now  we  see  not  yet  all  things  subjected  to  him.  But 
we  behold  him  who  hath  been  made  =' a  little  lower  than 
the  angels,  even  Jesus,  because  of  the  suffering  of  death 
crowned  with  glory  and  honor,  that  by  the  grace  of  God 
he  should  taste  death  for  every  man.  For  it  became 
him,  in  bringing  many  sons  unto  glory,  to  make  the 
^author  of  their  salvation  perfect  through  sufferings. 
P^Jr  both  he  that  sanctifieth  and  they  that  arc  sanctified 
are  all  of  one  ;  for  which  cause  he  is  not  ashamed  to  call 
them  brethren,  saying, 

'  K.  \^  marg.,  Or,  for  a  liltlc  while  lower.     ''  R.  V.  maig. ,  Or,  captain. 


Heb.  2.  12.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  921 

"  I  will  declare  thy  name  unto  my  brethren." 
And  again,  "  Behold,  I  and  the  children  which  God  hath 
given  me."  Since  then  the  children  are  sharers  in  flesh 
and  blood,  he  also  himself  in  like  manner  partook  of  the 
same  ;  that  through  death  he  might  bring  to  naught 
him  that  had  the  power  of  death,  that  is,  the  devil ;  and 
might  deliver  all  them  who  through  fear  of  death 
were  all  their  lifetime  subject  to  bondage.  For  verily 
not  of  angels  doth  he  take  hold,  but  he  taketh  hold  of 
the  seed  of  Abraham.  Wherefore  it  behoved  him  in  all 
things  to  be  made  like  unto  his  brethren,  that  he  might 
be  a  merciful  and  faithful  high  priest  in  things  pertain- 
ing to  God,  to  make  propitiation  for  the  sins  of  the  peo- 
ple. For  in  that  he  himself  hath  suffered  being  tempted, 
he  is  able  to  succor  them  that  are  tempted. 

Wherefore,  holy  brethren,  partakers  of  a  heavenly 
calling,  consider  the  Apostle  and  High  Priest  of  our 
confession,  even  Jesus  ;  who  was  faithful  to  him  that  ap- 
pointed him,  as  also  was  Moses  in  all  ^  his  house.  For 
he  hath  been  counted  worthy  of  more  glory  than  Moses. 
Moses  indeed  was  faithful  in  all  ^  his  house  as  a  servant, 
for  a  testimony  of  those  things  which  were  afterward  to 
be  spoken  ;  but  Christ  as  a  son,  over  *  his  house  ;  whose 
house  are  we,  if  we  hold  fast  our  boldness  and  the  glory- 
ing of  our  hope  firm  unto  the  end.  Wherefore,  even  as 
the  Holy  Ghost  saith, 

"  To-day  if  ye  shall  hear  his  voice. 

Harden  not  your  hearts,  as  in  the  provocation, 

Like  as  in  the  day  of  the  temptation  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

Wherewith  your  fathers  tempted  me  by  proving  me, 

And  saw  my  works  forty  years. 

Wherefore  I  was  displeased  with  this  generation. 

And  I  sware  in  my  wrath, 

They  shall  not  enter  into  my  rest." 
Take  heed,  brethren,  lest  haply  there  shall  be  in  any  one 
of  you   an   evil   heart  of  unbelief,  in  falling    getter  iiv- 
away  from  the  living  God  ;    but  exhort  one    ing. 
another  day  by  day,  so  long   as  it  is   called  To-day  ;  lest 
any  one  of  you  be  hardened  by  the  deceitfulness  of  sin  ; 
^  R.  V.  marg.,  That  is,  God's  house.     See  Num.  xii,  7. 
61 


922  The  Shorter  Bible  [Heb.  3.  14. 

for  we  are  become  partakers  of  Christ,  if  we  hold  fast  the 
beginning  of  our  confidence  firm  unto  the  end.  For  we 
see  that  they  were  not  able  to  enter  in  because  of  un- 
belief. 

Let  us  fear  therefore,  lest  haply,  a  promise  being  left 
of  entering  into  his  rest,  any  one  of  you  should  seem  to 
have  come  short  of  it.  For  indeed  we  have  had  good 
tidings  preached  unto  us,  even  as  also  they  ;  but  the 
word  of  hearing  did  not  profit  them,  because  they  had 
not  faith.  ^We  therefore  which  have  believed  do 
enter  into  that  rest. 

There  remaineth  therefore  a  sabbath  rest  for  the  peo- 
ple of  God.  Let  us  therefore  give  diligence  to  enter 
into  that  rest,  that  no  man  fall  after  the  same  example 
of  disobedience.  For  the  word  of  God  is  living,  and 
active,  and  sharper  than  any  two-edged  sword,  and  pierc- 
ing even  to  the  dividing  of  soul  and  spirit,  of  both  joints 
and  marrow,  and  quick  to  discern  the  thoughts  and  in- 
tents of  the  heart.  And  there  is  no  creature  that  is  not 
manifest  in  his  sight ;  but  all  things  are  naked  and  laid 
open  before  the  eyes  of  him  with  whom  we  have  to  do. 

"  Tluis  in  R.  V.  marg. 


Heb.  4.  14.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  923 


CHAPTER  II. 

JESUS,   THE   BETTER   HIGH    PRIEST. 

Having  then   a  great  high  priest,  who  hath  passed 
through  the  heavens,  Jesus  the  Son  of  God,      ,  , 

let  us  hold  fast  our  confession.  For  we  have  better  high 
not  a  high  priest  that  cannot  be  touched  with 
the  feehng  of  our  infirmities  ;  but  one  that  hath  been  in 
all  points  tempted  like  as  we  are,  yet  without  sin.  Let 
us  therefore  draw  near  with  boldness  unto  the  throne  of 
grace,  that  we  may  receive  mercy,  and  may  find  grace 
to  help  us  in  time  of  need. 

For  every  high  priest,  being  taken  from  among  men, 
is  appointed  for  men  in  things  pertaining  to  called  of 
God,  that  he  may  offer  both  gifts  and  sacri-  G-od. 
fices  for  sins  ;  who  can  bear  gently  with  the  ignorant  and 
erring,  for  that  he  himself  also  is  compassed  with  infirm- 
ity ;  and  by  reason  thereof  is  bound,  as  for  the  people, 
so  also  for  himself,  to  offer  for  sins.  And  no  man  taketh 
the  honor  unto  himself,  but  when  he  is  called  of  God, 
even  as  was  Aaron.  So  Christ  also  glorified  not  himself 
to  be  made  a  high  priest,  but  he  that  spake  unto  him, 

"  Thou  art  my  Son, 

This  day  have  I  begotten  thee  ;  " 
as  he  saith  also  in  another  place, 

"  Thou  art  a  priest  forever. 

After  the  order  of  Melchizedek." 
Who  in  the  days  of  his  flesh,  having  offered  up  prayers 
and  supplications  with  strong  crying  and  tears  unto  him 
that  was  able  to  save  him  from  death,  and  having  been 
heard  for  his  godly  fear,  though  he  was  a  Son,  yet  learned 
obedience  by  the  things  which  he  suffered;  and  having 
been  made  perfect,  he  became  unto  all  them  that  obey 
him  the  author  of  eternal  salvation  ;  named  of  God  a 
high  priest  after  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 


024  The  vSiiortf.k  Bible  [Heh.  5.  n. 

(Of  whom  we  have  many  things  to  say,  and  hard  of  in- 
terpretation, seeing  ye  are  become  dull  of  hearing.  For 
when  by  reason  of  the  time  ye  ought  to  be  teachers,  ye 
Practical  have  need  again  that  some  one  teach  you  the 
parenthesis,  rudiments  of  the  first  principles  of  the  oracles 
of  God  ;  and  are  become  such  as  have  need  of  milk,  and 
not  of  solid  food.  For  everyone  that  partaketh  of  milk 
is  without  experience  of  the  word  of  righteousness ;  for 
he  is  a  babe.  But  solid  food  is  for  ^  full-grown  men,  even 
those  who  by  reason  of  use  have  their  senses  exercised 
to  discern  good  and  evil. 

Wherefore  let  us  cease  to  speak  of  the  first  principles 
of  Christ,  and  press  on  unto  ''perfection;  not  laying 
again  a  foundation  of  repentance  from  dead  works,  and 
of  faith  toward  Qod,  of  the  teaching  of  baptisms,  and  of 
laying  on  of  hands,  and  of  resurrection  of  the  dead,  and 
of  eternal  judgment.  And  this  will  we  do,  if  God  per- 
mit. For  as  touching  those  who  were  once  enlightened 
and  tasted  of  the  heavenly  gift,  and  were  made  partakers 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  tasted  the  good  word  of  God, 
and  the  powers  of  the  age  to  come,  and  then  fell  away, 
it  is  impossible  to  renew  them  again  unto  repentance; 
•^  t  h  e  while  they  crucify  to  themselves  the  Son  of  God 
afresh,  and  put  him  to  an  open  shame. 

But,  beloved,  we  are  persuaded  better  things  of  you, 
and  things  that  accompany  salvation,  though  we  thus 
speak  ;  for  God  is  not  unrighteous  to  forget  your  work 
and  the  love  which  ye  showed  toward  his  name,  in  that 
ye  ministered  unto  the  saints,  and  still  do  minister.  And 
we  desire  that  each  one  of  you  may  show  the  same  dili- 
gence even  to  the  end  ;  that  ye  be  not  sluggish,  but  imi- 
tators of  them  who  through  faith  and  patience  inherit 
the  promises.) 

For  when  God  made  promise  to  Abraham,  since  he 
could  swear  by  none  greater,  he  sware  by  himself,  saying. 
Confirmed  "  Surcly  blessing  I  will  bless  thee,  and  multi- 
by  an  oath,  plying  I  will  multiply  thee."  And  having  pa- 
tiently endured,  lie  obtained  the  promise.    l*\)r  men  swear 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Ox,  perfect.  ''  K.  V.  mnrg.,  Ox,  full  i^rowlk.  ^'Iius  in 
R.  V.  marg. 


Heb.  6.  i6.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  925 

by  the  greater ;  and  in  every  dispute  the  oath  is  final  for 
confirmation.  So  God,  being  minded  to  show  more 
abundantly  unto  the  heirs  of  the  promise  the  immu- 
tability of  his  counsel,  interposed  with  an  oath  ;  that  by 
two  immutable  things,  in  which  it  is  impossible  for  God 
to  lie,  we  may  have  a  strong  encouragement,  who  have 
fled  for  refuge  to  lay  hold  of  the  hope  set  before  us; 
which  we  have  as  an  anchor  of  the  soul,  a  hope  both 
sure  and  steadfast  and  entering  into  that  which  is  within 
the  veil  ;  whither  as  a  forerunner  Jesus  entered  for  us, 
having  become  a  high  priest  forever  after  the  order  of 
Mclchizedek. 

For  this  Melchizedek,  king  of  Salem,  priest  of  God 
Most  High,  who  met  Abraham  returning  from  the 
slaughter  of  the  kings,  and  blessed  him,  to 
whom  also  Abraham  divided  a  tenth  part  of  M^fchfze-  ^ 
all  (being  first,  by  interpretation,  King  of  ^^^' 
righteousness,  and  then  also  King  of  Salem,  which  is 
King  of  peace  ;  ^  without  father,  without  mother,  with- 
out genealogy,  having  neither  beginning  of  days  nor  end 
of  life,  but  made  like  unto  the  Son  of  God),  abideth  a 
priest  continually. 

Now  consider  how  great  this  man  was,  unto  whom 
Abraham,  the  patriarch,  gave  a  tenth  of  the  spoils.  He 
whose  genealogy  is  not  counted  from  Levi  hath  taken 
tithes  of  Abraham  and  blessed  him  that  had  the  promises. 
And,  so  to  say,  through  Abraham,  even  Levi,  who  re- 
ceiveth  tithes,  hath  paid  tithes. 

Now  *  it  is  witnessed  of  Jesus, 
"  Thou  art  a  priest  forever, 
After  the  order  of  Melchizedek." 
*  B  u  t  if  there  was  perfection  through  the  Levitical  priest- 
hood (for  under  it   hath  the   people  received  the  law), 
what  need  was  there   that   another   priest   should  arise 
after  the  order  of  Melchizedek,  and  not  be  reckoned  after 
the  order  of  Aaron  ?    For  the  priesthood  being  changed, 
there  is  made  of  necessity  a  change  also  of  the  law.    For 
Jesus  belongeth  to  Judah  ;  as  to  which  tribe  Moses  spake 
nothing  concerning  priests.      H  e  hath  been  made  priest, 

'  Heb.  vii,  17.  I      "That    is,    in    the    history   (Gen. 

"^  Heb,  vii.  11.  xiv,  18-20. 


926  The  Shorter  Bible  [Heb.  7.  16. 

not  after  the  law  of  a  carnal  commandment,  but  after 
Never  •  ^^e  povver  of  an  endless  life.      For  there  is  a 

dying.  disannulling  of  a  foregoing  commandment  be- 

cause of  its  weakness  and  unprofitableness  (for  the  law 
made  nothing  perfect),  and  a  bringing  in  thereupon  of  a 
better  hope,  through  which  we  draw  nigh  unto  God. 
And  they  indeed  have  been  made  priests  many  in  num- 
ber, because  that  by  death  they  are  hindered  from  con- 
tinuing ;  but  he,  because  he  abideth  forever,  hath  his 
priesthood  unchangeable.  Wherefore  also  he  is  able  to 
save  ^  to  the  uttermost  them  that  draw  near  unto  God 
through  him,  seeing  he  ever  liveth  to  make  intercession 
for  them. 

For  such  a  high  priest  became  us,  holy,  guileless,  un- 
defiled,  separated  from  sinners,  and  made  higher  than  the 
heavens;  who  needeth  not  daily,  like  those  high  priests, 
to  offer  up  sacrifices,  first  for  his  own  sins,  and  then  for 
the  sins  of  the  people  ;  for  this  he  did  once  for  all,  when 
he  offered  up  himself.  For  the  law  appointeth  men  high 
priests,  having  infirmity  ;  but  the  word  of  the  oath,  which 
was  after  the  law,  appointeth  a  Son,  perfected  for  ever- 
more. 

»  R.  \'.  marg.,  (Ir.  iomplitcly. 


Heb.  8.  I.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  927 


CHAPTER  III. 

JESUS,  THE  MEDIATOR  OF  A  BETTER  COVENANT. 

Now  in  the  things  which  we  are  saying  the  chief  point 
is  this  ;  we  have  such  a  high  priest,  who  sat  down  on  the 
right  hand  of  the  throne  of  the  Majesty  in  the  heavens,  a 
minister  of  ^  the  sanctuary,  and  of  the  true  tabernacle, 
which  the  Lord  pitched,  not  man.  For  every  high  priest 
is  appointed  to  offer  both  gifts  and  sacrifices ;  wherefore 
it  is  necessary  that  this  high  priest  also  have  somewhat 
to  offer.  Now  if  he  were  on  earth,  he  would  not  be  a 
priest  at  all,  seeing  there  are  those  who  offer  the  gifts 
according  to  the  law ;  who  serve  that  which  is  a  copy 
and  shadow  of  the  heavenly  things. 

But  now  hath  he  obtained  a  ministry  the  more  excel- 
lent, by  how  much  also  he  is  the  mediator  of  Abetter 
a  better  covenant,  which  hath  been  enacted  covenant, 
upon  better  promises.  For  if  that  first  covenant  had 
been  faultless,  then  would  no  place  have  been  sought  for 
a  second.     For  finding  fault  with  them,  the  Lord  saith, 

"  Behold,  the  days  come, 

That  I  will  make  a  new  ^  covenant  with  the  house  of 
Israel ; 

Not  according  to  the  *"  covenant  that  I  made  with 
their  fathers 

In  the  day  that  I  took  them  by  the  hand  to  lead 
them  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt ; 

For  they  continued  not  in  my  ^  covenant, 

And  I  regarded  them  not. 

But  this  is  the  ^  covenant  that  I  will  make  with  the 
house  of  Israel 

After  those  days : 

I  will  put  my  laws  into  their  mind. 

And  on  their  heart  also  will  I  write  them  ; 

*  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  /w/y  things.  ''  R.  V.  marg. ,  Or,  testament. 


928  The  Shurter  Bible  [Heb.  8.  lo. 

And  I  will  be  to  them  a  God, 

And  they  shall  be  to  nie  a  people  ; 

And  they  shall  not  teach  every  man  his  fellow-citizen, 

And  every  man  his  brother,  saying,  'Know  the  Lord;' 

For  all  shall  know  me, 

From  the  least  to  the  greatest  of  them. 

For  I  will  be  merciful  to  their  iniquities, 

And  their  sins  will  I  remember  no  more." 
In  that  he  saith,  "A  new  covenant,"  he  hath  made  the 
first  old.     But  that  which  is  becoming  old  is  nigh  unto 
vanishing  away. 

Now  even  the  first  covenant  had  ordinances  of  divine 
service,  and  its  sanctuary,  a  sanctuary  of  this 

A  better 

form  of  wor-  world.  For  there  was  a  tabernacle  prepared, 
^  ^^"  the   first  wherein  were  the  candlestick,  and 

the  table,  and  the  showbread  ;  which  is  called  the  Holy 
place.  And  after  the  second  veil,  the  tabernacle  which 
is  called  the  Holy  of  holies;  having  a  golden  "^  censer, 
and  the  ark  of  the  covenant  overlaid  round  about  with 
gold,  wherein  was  a  golden  pot  holding  the  manna,  and 
Aaron's  rod  that  budded,  and  the  tables  of  the  covenant ; 
and  above  it  cherubim  of  glory  overshadowing  the  mercy 
seat ;  of  which  things  we  cannot  now  speak  severally. 
Now  these  things  having  been  thus  prepared,  the  priests 
go  in  continually  into  the  first  tabernacle,  accomplishing 
the  services ;  but  into  the  second  the  high  priest  alone, 
once  in  the  year,  not  without  blood,  which  he  offercth 
for  himself,  and  for  the  ^errors  of  the  people;  the  Holy 
Ghost  this  signifying,  that  the  way  into  the  holy  place 
hath  not  yet  been  made  manifest,  while  as  the  first  taber- 
nacle is  yet  standing ;  which  is  a  parable  for  the  time 
now  present ;  according  to  which  gifts  and  sacrifices 
offered  cannot,  as  touching  the  conscience,  make  the 
worshiper  perfect,  being  only  (with  meats  and  drinks 
and  divers  washings)  carnal  ordinances,  imposed  until  a 
time  of  reformation. 

But  Christ  having  come  a  high  priest  of  the  good 
things  to  come,  not  through  the  blood  of  goats  and 
calves,  but  through  his  own  blood,  entered  in  once  for 

*  R.  V.  marg. ,   Or,  altar  of  incense.      "  R.  V.  marg.,   Gr.  ignorant  es. 


Heb.9.  i2.j      Chronologically  Arranged.  929 

all  into  the  holy  place,  having  obtained  eternal  redemp- 
tion. For  if  the  blood  of  goats  and  bulls,  and  the  ashes 
of  a  heifer  sprinkling  them  that  have  been  defiled,  sanc- 
tify unto  the  cleanness  of  the  flesh  ;  how  much  more  shall 
the  blood  of  Christ,  who  through  the  eternal  Spirit  offered 
himself  without  blemish  unto  God,  cleanse  your  con- 
science from  dead  works  to  serve  the  living  God? 

And  he  is  the  mediator  of  a  new  covenant.  For  a 
testament  is  of  force  where  there  hath  been  death  ; 
for  doth  it  ever  avail  while  he  that  made  it  liveth  ? 
Wherefore  even  the  first  covenant  hath  not  been  dedi- 
cated without  blood.  For  when  every  commandment 
had  been  spoken  by  Moses  unto  all  the  people  according 
to  the  law,  he  took  the  blood  of  the  calves  and  the  goats, 
with  water  and  scarlet  wool  and  hyssop,  and  a.  covenant 
sprinkled  both  the  book  itself,  and  all  the  ^^i^^fl^etter 
people,  saying,  "  This  is  the  blood  of  the  cove-  blood, 
nant  which  God  commanded  to  youward."  Moreover 
the  tabernacle  and  all  the  vessels  of  the  ministry  he 
sprinkled  in  like  manner  with  the  blood.  And  according 
to  the  law,  I  may  almost  say,  all  things  are  cleansed  with 
blood,  and  apart  from  shedding  of  blood  there  is  no  re- 
mission. 

It  was  necessary  therefore  that  the  copies  of  the  things 
in  the  heavens  should  be  cleansed  with  these ;  but  the 
heavenly  things  themselves  with  better  sacrifices  than 
these.  For  Christ  entered  not  into  a  holy  place  made 
with  hands,  but  into  heaven  itself,  now  to  appear  before 
the  face  of  God  for  us  ;  nor  yet  that  he  should  offer  him- 
self often,  as  the  high  priest  entereth  into  the  holy  place 
year  by  year  with  Wood  not  his  own,  else  must  he  often 
have  suffered  since  the  foundation  of  the  world  ;  but  now 
once  at  the  end  of  the  ages  hath  he  been  manifested  to 

-  1 

put  away  sin  by  the  sacrifice  of  himself.  And  inasmuch 
as  it  is  appointed  unto  men  once  to  die,  and  after  this 
Cometh  judgment;  so  Christ  also,  having  been  once  of- 
fered to  bear  the  sins  of  many,  shall  appear  a  second 
time,  apart  from  sin,  to  them  that  wait  for  him,  unto  sal- 
vation. 

For  the  law  having  a  shadow  of  the  good  things  to 
come,  not  the  very  image  of  the  things,  they  can  never 


930  The  Shortkr  Bible  [Heh.  io.  i. 

with  the  same  sacrifices  year  by  year,  which  they  offer 
continually,  make  perfect  them  that  draw  nigh.  Else 
would  they  not  have  ceased  to  be  offered,  because  the 
worshipers,  having  been  once  cleansed,  would  have  had 
no  more  conscience  of  sins  ?  But  in  those  sacrifices  there 
is  a  remembrance  made  of  sins  year  by  year. 

For  it  is  impossible  that  the  blood  of  bulls  and  goats 
should  take  away  sins.  Wherefore  when  he  cometh  into 
the  world,  he  saith, 

"Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  wouldest  not. 

But  a  body  didst  thou  prepare  for  me  ; 

In  whole  burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices  for  sin  thou 
hadst  no  pleasure. 

Then  said  I,  *  Lo,  I  am  come 

(In  the  roll  of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me) 

To  do  thy  will,  O  God.'  " 
By  which  will  we  have  been  sanctified  through  the  of- 
fering of  the  body  of  Jesus  Christ  once  for  all. 

And  every  priest  standeth  day  by  day  ministering  and 
offering  oftentimes  the  same  sacrifices,  the  which  can 
never  take  away  sins  ;  but  he,  when  he  had  offered  one 
sacrifice  for  sins  forever,  sat  down  on  the  right  hand  of 
God.  For  by  one  offering  he  hath  perfected  forever  them 
that  are  sanctified.  And  the  Holy  Ghost  also  beareth 
witness  to  us ;  for  after  he  hath  said, 

"  This  is  the  covenant  that  I  will  make  with  them 

After  those  days : 

I  will  put  my  laws  on  their  heart. 

And  upon  their  mind  also  will  I  write  them  ;  " 
then  saith  he, 

"  And  their  sins  and  their  iniquities  will  I  remember 
no  more." 
Now  where  remission  of  these  is,  there  is  no  more  offer- 
ino-  for  sin. 


Hei).  lo.  19.J  Chronologically  Arranged.  931 


CHAPTER    IV. 

BETTER  LIVING:    SAINTS  BELIEVING, FOR  BETTER  THINGS. 

Having  therefore,  brethren,  boldness  to  enter  into  the 
holy  place  by  the  blood  of  Jesus,  by  the  way  which  he 
dedicated  for  us,  a  new  and  living  way,  through  the  veil, 
that  is  to  say,  his  flesh;  and  having  a  great  Better liv- 
priest  over  the  house  of  God  ;  let  us  draw  "Se- 
near with  a  true  heart  in  *  fullness  of  faith,  having  our 
hearts  sprinkled  from  an  evil  conscience,  and  our  body 
washed  with  pure  water  ;  let  us  hold  fast  the  confession 
of  our  hope  that  it  waver  not,  for  he  is  faithful  that 
promised ;  and  let  us  consider  one  another  to  provoke 
unto  love  and  good  works;  not  forsaking  the  assembling 
of  ourselves  together,  as  the  custom  of  some  is,  but  ex- 
horting one  another;  and  so  much  the  more,  as  ye  see 
the  day  drawing  nigh. 

For  if  we  sin  willfully  after  that  we  have  received  the 
knowledge  of  the  truth,  there  remaineth  ^no  more  a  sac- 
rifice for  sins,  but  a  certain  fearful  expectation  of  judg- 
ment, and  a  fierceness  of  fire  which  shall  devour  the 
adversaries.  A  man  that  hath  set  at  naught  Moses'  law 
dieth  without  compassion  on  the  word  of  two  or  three 
witnesses ;  of  how  much  sorer  punishment,  think  ye, 
shall  he  be  judged  worthy,  who  hath  trodden  under  foot 
the  Son  of  God,  and  hath  counted  the  blood  of  the  cove- 
nant, wherewith  he  was  sanctified,  an  unholy  thing,  and 
hath  done  despite  unto  the  Spirit  of  grace?  For  we 
know  him  that  said,  "  Vengeance  belongeth  unto  me,  I 
will  recompense."  And  again,  "The  Lord  shall  judge 
his  people."  It  is  a  fearful  thing  to  fall  into  the  hands 
of  the  living  God. 

But  call  to  remembrance  the  former  days,  in  which, 

"  R.  V.  marg..   Or,  full assiirame.     ^  That  is,  no  other,  fitrtlier  sacrifice 
than  Jesus.      See  Acts  iv,  12. 


932  The  Shorter  Bible  [Heb.  10.32. 

after  ye  were  enlightened,  ye  endured  a  great  conflict 
of  sufferings ;  partly,  being  made  a  gazingstock  both  by 
reproaches  and  afflictions;  and  partly,  becoming  partak- 
ers with  them  that  were  so  used.  For  ye  both  had  com- 
Hopino-  for  P^ssion  on  them  that  were  in  bonds,  and  took 
better''  joyfuUy    the    spoiling    of    your    possessions, 

knowing  that  ye  yourselves  have  a  better  pos- 
session and  an  abiding  one.  Cast  not  away  therefore 
your  boldness,  which  hath  great  recompense  of  reward. 
For  ye  have  need  of  patience,  that,  having  done  the  will 
of  God,  ye  may  receive  the  promise. 

"  For  yet  a  very  little  while. 

He  that  cometh  shall  come,  and  shall  not  tarry. 

But  my  righteous  one  shall  live  by  faith  ; 

And  if  he  shrink  back,  my  soul  hath  no  pleasure  in 
him." 
But  we  are  not  of  them  that  shrink  back  unto  perdition  ; 
but  of  them  that  have  faith  unto  the  saving  of  the  soul. 


'fc> 


Now  faith  is  ^  the  assurance  of  things  hoped  for,  the 
proving  of  things  not  seen.  For  therein  the  elders  had 
witness  borne  to  them.  By  faith  we  understand  that 
the  worlds  have  been  framed  by  the  word  of  God,  so 
that  what  is  seen  hath  not  been  made  out  of  things 
which  do  appear.  By  faith  Abel  offered  unto  God  a 
more  excellent  sacrifice  than  Cain,  through  which  he 
had  witness  borne  to  him  that  he  was  righteous,  God 
bearing  witness  ''in  respect  of  his  gifts;  and  through  it 
he  being  dead  yet  speaketh.  By  faith  Enoch  was  trans- 
lated that  he  should  not  see  death ;  and  he  was  not 
found,  because  God  translated  him  ;  for  before  his  trans- 
lation he  hath  had  witness  borne  to  him  that  he  had 
been  well-pleasing  unto  God  ;  and  without  faith  it  is  im- 
possible to  be  well-pleasing  unto  him  ;  for  he  that  cometh 
Saints  be-  to  God  must  believe  that  he  is,  and  that  he  is 
bittef  ^°''  a  rewarder  of  them  that  seek  after  him.  By 
things.  f^jj-j-j  Noah,  being  warned  of  God  concerning 

things  not  seen  as  yet,  moved  with  godly  fear,  prepared 
an  ark  to   the  saving   of  his   house;    through  which  he 

"R.^^  maru;.,  Or,  //it'  i^i7>ini^'  substance  to.     '' R.  \' .  marg. ,  Or,  07'er  his 
gifts. 


Heb.  II.  7-1       ClIRONOLUGICALLY    ARRANGED.  933 

condemned  the  world,  and  became  heir  of  the  righteous- 
ness which  is  according  to  faith.  By  faith  Abraham, 
when  he  was  called,  obeyed  to  go  out  unto  a  place  which 
he  was  to  receive  for  an  inheritance  ;  and  he  went  out, 
not  knowing  whither  he  went.  By  faith  he  became  a 
sojourner  in  the  land  of  promise,  as  in  a  land  not  his 
own,  dwelling  in  tents,  with  Isaac  and  Jacob,  the  heirs 
with  him  of  the  same  promise  ;  for  he  looked  for  the  city 
which  hath  the  foundations,  whose  builder  and  maker  is 
God.  By  faith  even  Sarah  herself  received  power  to 
conceive  seed  when  she  was  past  age,  since  she  counted 
him  faithful  who  had  promised;  wherefore  also  there 
sprang  of  one,  and  him  as  good  as  dead,  so  many  as  the 
stars  of  heaven  in  multitude,  and  as  the  sand,  which  is 
by  the  seashore,  innumerable. 

These  all  died  in  faith,  not  having  received  the  prom- 
ises, but  having  seen  them  and  greeted  them  from  afar, 
and  having  confessed  that  they  were  strangers  and  pil- 
grims on  the  earth.  For  they  that  say  such  things  make 
it  manifest  that  they  are  seeking  after  a  country  of  their 
own.  And  if  indeed  they  had  been  mindful  of  that 
country  from  which  they  went  out,  they  would  have  had 
opportunity  to  return.  But  now  they  desire  a  better 
country,  that  is,  a  heavenly ;  wherefore  God  is  not 
ashamed  of  them,  to  be  called  their  God  ;  for  he  hath 
prepared  for  them  a  city. 

By  faith  Abraham,  being  tried,  offered  up  Isaac  ;  yea, 
he  that  had  gladly  received  the  promises  was  offering  up 
his  only  begotten  son  ;  even  he  to  whom  it  was  said, 
"In  Isaac  shall  thy  seed  be  called;"  accounting  that  God 
is  able  to  raise  up,  even  from  the  dead  ;  from  whence  he 
did  also  in  a  parable  receive  him  back.  By  faith  Isaac 
blessed  Jacob  and  Esau,  even  concerning  things  to  come. 
By  faith  Jacob,  when  he  was  a  dying,  blessed  each  of  the 
sons  of  Joseph  ;  and  worshiped,  leaning  upon  the  top  of 
his  staff.  By  faith  Joseph,  when  his  end  was  nigh,  made 
mention  of  the  departure  of  the  children  of  Israel ;  and 
gave  commandment  concerning  his  bones.  By  faith  Moses, 
when  he  was  born,  was  hid  three  months  by  his  parents, 
because  they  saw  he  was  a  goodly  child  ;  and  they  were 
not  afraid  of  the  king's  commandment.    By  faith  Moses, 


934  The  Sii()Rti:k  Bible  [Heb.  11.24. 

when  he  was  grown  up,  refused  to  be  called  the  son  of 
Pharaoh's  daughter  ;  choosing  rather  to  be  evil  entreated 
with  the  people  of  God,  than  to  enjoy  the  pleasures  of 
sin  for  a  season  ;  accounting  the  reproach  of  Christ 
greater  riches  than  the  treasures  of  Eg}'pt ;  for  he  looked 
unto  the  recompense  of  reward.  By  faith  he  forsook 
Egypt,  not  fearing  the  wrath  of  the  king ;  for  he  endured, 
as  seeing  him  who  is  invisible.  By  faith  he  kept  the 
passover,  and  the  sprinkling  of  the  blood,  that  the  de- 
stroyer of  the  firstborn  should  not  touch  them.  By  faith 
they  passed  through  the  Red  Sea  as  by  dry  land  ;  which 
the  Egyptians  assaying  to  do  were  swallowed  uf).  By 
faith  the  walls  of  Jericho  fell  down,  after  they  had  been 
compassed  about  for  seven  days.  By  faith  Rahab  the 
harlot  perished  not  with  them  that  were  disobedient, 
having  received  the  spies  with  peace.  And  what  shall  I 
more  say?  For  the  time  will  fail  me  if  I  tell  of  Gideon, 
Barak,  Samson,  Jephthah,  of  David  and  Samuel  and  the 
prophets  ;  who  through  faith  subdued  kingdoms,  wrought 
righteousness,  obtained  promises,  stopped  the  mouths 
of  lions,  quenched  the  power  of  fire,  escaped  the  edge  of 
the  sword,  from  weakness  were  made  strong,  waxed 
mighty  in  war,  turned  to  flight  armies  of  aliens.  Women 
received  their  dead  by  a  resurrection  ;  and  others  were 
tortured,  not  accepting  their  deliverance,  that  they 
might  obtain  a  better  resurrection  ;  and  others  had  trial 
of  mockings  and  scourgings,  yea,  moreover  of  bonds  and 
imprisonment;  they  were  stoned, they  were  sawn  asunder, 
they  were  tempted,  they  were  slain  with  the  sword  ;  they 
went  about  in  sheepskins,  in  goatskins,  being  destitute, 
afflicted,  evil  entreated  (of  whom  the  world  was  not 
worthy),  wandering  in  deserts  and  mountains  and  caves, 
and  the  holes  of  the  earth.  And  these  all,  having  had 
witness  borne  to  them  through  their  faith,  received  not 
the  promise,  God  having  provided  some  better  thing 
concerning  us,  that  apart  from  us  they  should  not  be 
made  perfect. 


Heb.  12.  I.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  935 


CHAPTER  V. 

BETTER   LIVING. 

Therefore  let  us  also,  seeing  we  are  compassed 
about  with  so  great  a  cloud  of  witnesses,  lay  aside  '^  every 
weight,  and  the  sin  which  ^  doth  so  easily  beset  us,  and 
let  us  run  with  patience  the  race  that  is  set  before  us, 
looking  unto  Jesus  the  "^author  and  perfecter  of  our 
faith,   who  for   the  joy  that   was    set   before  Better 

him  endured  the  cross,  despising  shame,  and  living. 

hath  sat  down  at  the  right  hand  of  the  throne  of  God. 
For  consider  him  that  hath  endured  such  gainsaying  of 
sinners,  that  ye  wax  not  weary,  fainting  in  your  souls. 
Ye  have  not  yet  resisted  unto  blood,  striving  against  sin  ; 
and  ye  have  forgotten  the  exhortation,  which  reasoneth 
with  you  as  with  sons, 

"  My  son,  regard   not  lightly  the  chastening  of  the 

Lord, 
Nor  faint  when  thou  art  reproved  of  him  ; 
For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  chasteneth. 
And  scourgeth  every  son  whom  he  receiveth." 

It  is  for  chastening  that  ye  endure ;  God  dealeth  with 
you  as  with  sons  ;  for  what  son  is  there  whom  his  father 
chasteneth  not?  All  chastening  seemeth  for  the  present 
to  be  not  joyous,  but  grievous  ;  yet  afterward  it  yieldeth 
peaceable  fruit  unto  them  that  have  been  exercised 
thereby,  even  the  fruit  of  righteousness.  Wherefore  lift 
up  the  hands  that  hang  down,  and  the  palsied  knees  ; 
and  make  straight  paths  for  your  feet,  that  that  which 
is  lame  be  not  turned  out  of  the  way,  but  rather  be  healed. 

Follow  after  peace  with  all  men,  and  the  sanctification 
without  which  no  man  shall  see  the  Lord  ;  looking  care- 
fully lest  there  be   any  man  that  '^  falleth   short    of  the 

"R.V.  marg.,  Or,  a//  cumbrance.  •>  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  doth  closely  cling 
to  us.     "  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  captain.     ^  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  falleth  back  from. 


936  The  Shorter  Bible  [Heh.  12.  15. 

grace  of  God  ;  lest  any  root  of  bitterness  springing  up 
trouble  you,  and  thereby  the  many  be  defiled  ;  lest  there 
by  any  fornicator,  or  profane  person,  as  Esau,  who  for  one 
mess  of  meat  sold  his  own  birthright.  For  ye  know  that 
even  when  he  afterward  desired  to  inherit  the  blessing, 
he  was  rejected  (for  he  found  no  place  of  repentance), 
though  he  sought  it  diligently  with  tears. 

For  ye  are  not  come  unto  a  mount  that  might  be 
touched,  and  that  burned  with  fire,  and  unto  blackness, 
and  darkness,  and  tempest,  and  the  sound  of  a  trumpet, 
and  the  voice  of  words  ;  which  voice  they  that  heard  en- 
treated that  no  word  more  should  be  spoken  unto  them, 
for  they  could  not  endure  ;  and  so  fearful  was  the  appear- 
ance, that  Moses  said,  "  I  exceedingly  fear  and  quake  ;  " 
but  ye  are  come  unto  mount  Zion,  and  unto  the  city  of 
the  living  God,  the  heavenly  Jerusalem,  and  to  innumer- 
able hosts  of  angels,  to  the  general  assembly  and  church 
of  the  firstborn  who  are  enrolled  in  heaven,  and  to  God 
the  Judge  of  all,  and  to  the  spirits  of  just  men  made 
perfect,  and  to  Jesus  the  mediator  of  a  new  covenant, 
and  to  the  blood  of  sprinkling  that  speaketh  better  than 
that  of  Abel.  See  that  ye  refuse  not  him  that  speaketh. 
For  if  they  escaped  not,  when  they  refused  him  that 
warned  them  on  earth,  much  more  shall  not  we  escape, 
who  turn  away  from  him  that  warneth  from  heaven  ; 
whose  voice  then  shook  the  earth  ;  but  now  he  hath 
promised,  saying,  "  Yet  once  more  will  I  make  to  tremble 
not  the  earth  only,  but  also  the  heaven."  And  this  word, 
"  Yet  once  more,"  signifieth  the  removing  of  those  things 
that  are  shaken,  as  of  things  that  have  been  made,  that 
those  things  which  are  not  shaken  may  remain.  Where- 
fore, receiving  a  kingdom  that  cannot  be  shaken,  let  us 
have  grace,  whereby  we  may  offer  service  well-pleasing  to 
God  with  reverence  and  awe ;  for  our  God  is  a  consum- 
ing fire. 

Let  love  of  the  brethren  continue.  Forget  not  to  show 
love  unto  strangers  ;  for  thereby  some  have  entertained 
angels  unawares.  Remember  them  that  arc  in  bonds,  as 
bound  with  them  ;  them  that  are  evil  entreated,  as  being 
yourselves  also  in  the  body.  Let  marriage  be  had  in 
honor  among  all.     Be  ye   free  from  the  love  of  money  ; 


Heb.  13. 5.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  937 

content  with  such  things  as  yQ  have ;  for  himself  hath 
said,  "  I  will  in  no  wise  fail  thee,  neither  will  I  in  any 
wise  forsake  thee."      So  that  with  good  courage  we  say, 

"  The  Lord  is  my  helper,  I  will  not  fear ; 

What  shall  man  do  unto  me  ?  " 
Remember  them  that  had  the  rule  over  you,  which 
spake  unto  you  the  word  of  God  ;  and  considering  the 
issue  of  their  life,  imitate  their  faith.  Jesus  Christ  is  the 
same  yesterday  and  to-day,  yea  and  forever.  Be  not 
carried  away  by  divers  and  strange  teachings  ;  for  it  is 
good  that  the  heart  be  stablished  by  grace ;  not  by 
meats,  wherein  they  that  occupied  themselves  were  not 
profited.  We  have  an  altar,  whereof  they  have  no  right 
to  eat  which  serve  the  tabernacle.  For  the  bodies  of  those 
beasts,  whose  blood  is  brought  into  the  holy  place  by  the 
high  priest  as  an  offering  for  sin,  are  burned  without  the 
camp.  Wherefore  Jesus  also,  that  he  might  sanctify  the 
people  through  his  own  blood,  suffered  without  the  gate. 
Let  us  therefore  go  forth  unto  him  without  the  camp, 
bearing  his  reproach.  For  we  have  not  here  an  abiding 
city,  but  we  seek  after  the  city  which  is  to  come. 
Through  him  then  let  us  offer  up  a  sacrifice  of  praise  to 
God  continually,  that  is,  the  fruit  of  lips  which  make 
confession  to  his  name.  But  to  do  good  and  to  com- 
municate forget  not ;  for  with  such  sacrifices  God  is  well 
pleased.  Obey  them  that  have  the  rule  over  you,  and 
submit  to  them  ;  for  they  watch  in  behalf  of  your  souls. 
Now  the  God  of  peace,  who  brought  again  from  the 
dead  the   great   shepherd   of  the  sheep  with 

i-iuijr^i  S         1  i.  Benediction. 

the  blood  01   the    eternal   covenant,  even  our 
Lord  Jesus,  make  you  perfect  in  every  good  thing  to  do 
his  will,  working  in  us  that  which  is   well-pleasing  in  his 
sight,  through  Jesus  Christ  ;  to  whom  be  the  glory  for- 
ever and  ever.     Amen. 

But  I  exhort  you,  brethren,  bear  with  the  word  of  ex- 
hortation ;  for  I  have  written  unto  you  in  few  words. 
Know  ye  that  our  brother  Timothy  hath  been  set  at 
liberty;  with  whom,  if  he  come  shortly,  I  will  see  you. 

Salute  all  them  that  have  the  rule  over  you,  and  all 
the  saints.     They  of  Italy  salute  you. 

Grace  be  with  you  all.     Amen. 
63 


938  The  Shorter  Bible  [Rev, 


FROM 

THE  ^REVELATION 

OF  JOHN,  THE  DIVINE. 


CHAPTER  I. 

JOHN'S  VISION  OF  JESUS  :   MESSAGES  TO  THE  CHURCHES. 

The  Revelation  of  Jesus  Christ,  which  God  gave  him. 
He  sent  and  signified  it  by  his  angel  unto  his  servant 
John  ;  who  bare  witness  of  the  word  of  God,  and  of  the 
testimony  of  Jesus  Christ,  even  of  all  things  that  he  saw. 
Blessed  is  he  that  readeth,  and  they  that 
Introduction,    j^^^^  ^j^^  ^^^^^^   ^^  ^j^^  prophecy,  and  keep 

the  things  which  are  written  therein  ;  for  the  time  is  at 
hand. 

John  to  the  seven  churches  which  are  in  Asia.  Grace 
to  you  and  peace,  from  him  which  is  and  which  was  and 
which  is  to  come  ;  and  from  the  seven  Spirits  which  are 
before  his  throne  ;  and  from  Jesus  Christ,  who  is  the 
faithful  witness,  the  firstborn  of  the  dead,  and  the  ruler 
of  the  kings  of  the  earth.  Unto  him  that  loveth  us,  and 
loosed  us  from  our  sins  by  his  blood ;  and  made  us  to  be 
a  kingdom,  to  be  priests  unto  his  God  and  Father;  to 
him  be  the  glory  and  the  dominion  forever  and  ever. 
Amen,  Behold,  he  cometh  with  the  clouds  ;  and  every 
eye  shall  see  him,  and  they  which  pierced  him  ;  and  all 
the  tribes  of  the  earth  shall  mourn  over  him.  Even  so, 
Amen. 

"  I  am  the  Alpha  and  the  Omega,"  saith  the  Lord  God, 
"  which  is  and  which  was  and  which  is  to  come,  the  Al- 
mighty." 

»  Prubably  written  A.  I).  68,  thougli  some  authorities  place  it  much  Liter. 


Rev.  i.9.|        Chronologically  Arranged.  939 

I  John,  your  brother  and  partaker  with  you  in  the 
tribulation  and  kingdom  and  patience  which  arc  in  Jesus, 
was  in  the  isle  that  is  called  Patmos,  for  the  word  of 
God  and  the  testimony  of  Jesus.  I  was  in  the  Spirit  on 
the  Lord's  day,  and  I  heard  behind  me  a  join's  vision 
great  voice,  as  of  a  trumpet,  saying,  "What  of  Jesus, 
thou  seest,  write  in  a  book,  and  send  it  to  the  seven 
churches." 

And  I  turned  to  see  the  voice  which  spake  with  me. 
And  having  turned  I  saw  seven  golden  candlesticks;  and 
in  the  midst  of  the  candlesticks  one  like  unto  *a  son  of 
man,  clothed  with  a  garment  down  to  the  foot,  and  girt 
about  at  the  breasts  with  a  golden  girdle.  His  head 
and  his  hair  were  white  as  snow  ;  and  his  eyes  were  as  a 
flame  of  fire  ;  and  his  feet  like  unto  burnished  brass  ;  and 
his  voice  as  the  voice  of  many  waters.  And  he  had  in  his 
right  hand  seven  stars  ;  and  out  of  his  mouth  proceeded  a 
sharp  two-edged  sword ;  his  countenance  was  as  the 
sun  shining  in  his  strength.  And  when  I  saw  him,  I  fell 
at  his  feet  as  one  dead. 

And  he  laid  his  right  hand  upon  me,  saying,  "  Fear 
not  ;  I  am  the  first  and  the  last,  and  the  Living  one  ;  and 
I  was  dead,  and  behold,  I  am  alive  for  evermore,  and  I 
have  the  keys  of  death  and  of  Hades.  Write  therefore, 
the  mystery  of  the  seven  stars  which  thou  sawest  in  my 
right  hand,  and  the  seven  golden  candlesticks.  The 
seven  stars  are  the  angels  of  the  seven  churches;  and 
the  seven  candlesticks  are  seven  churches. 

"  To  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Ephesus  write, 
" '  These  things  saith  he  that  holdeth  the  seven  stars 
in  his  right    hand,  he    that    walketh   in    the    Messages  to 
midst   of  the   seven   golden    candlesticks :    I    the  seven 
know  thy  works,   and   thy  toil  and  patience, 
and   that  thou  canst  not  bear  evil  men,  and  didst  try 
them  which  call  themselves  apostles,  and  they  are  not, 
and  didst  find  them  false ;  and  thou  hast  patience  and 
didst   bear   for  my  name's    sake,    and    hast    not    grown 
weary.     But   I  have  this  against   thee,  that  thou  didst 
leave  thy  first  love.     Remember  therefore  from  whence 

*R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  i/ie  Son  of  man. 


940  Till';  Shorter  Bible  [Rev.  2. 5. 

thou  art  fallen,  and  repent,  and  do  the  first  works  ;  or 
else  I  come  to  thee,  and  will  move  thy  candlestick  out 
of  its  place.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the 
Spirit  saith  to  the  churches.  To  him  that  overcometh, 
to  him  will  I  give  to  eat  of  the  tree  of  life,  which  is  in  the 
^  paradise  of  God.' 

"  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Smyrna  write, 
"'These  things  saith  the  first  and  the  last,  which  was 
dead,  and  lived  again  :  I  know  thy  tribulation,  and  thy 
poverty  (but  thou  art  rich).  Fear  not  the  things  which 
tliou  art  about  to  suffer;  behold,  the  devil  is  about  to 
cast  some  of  you  into  prison,  that  ye  may  be  tried  ;  and 
ye  shall  have  tribulation  ten  days.  Be  thou  faithful  unto 
death,  and  I  will  give  thee  the  crown  of  life.  He  that 
hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the 
churches.  He  that  overcometh  shall  not  be  hurt  of  the 
second  death.' 

"And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Pergamum  write, 
"  '  These  things  saith  he  that  hath  the  sharp  two-edged 
sword  :  I  know  where  thou  dwellest,  even  where  Satan's 
throne  is  ;  and  thou  holdest  fast  my  name,  and  didst  not 
deny  my  faith,  even  in  the  days  of  Antipas  my  witness, 
my  faithful  one,  who  was  killed  among  you,  where 
Satan  dwcUeth.  But  I  have  a  few  things  against  thee, 
because  thou  hast  there  some  that  hold  the  teaching  of 
Balaam,  who  taught  Balak  to  cast  a  stumbling-block  be- 
fore the  children  of  Israel.  Repent  therefore  ;  or  else  I 
come  to  thee  quickly,  and  I  will  make  war  against  them 
with  the  sword  of  my  mouth.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let 
him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the  churches.  To  him 
that  overcometh,  to  him  will  I  give  of  the  hidden  manna, 
and  I  will  give  him  a  white  stone,  and  upon  the  stone  a 
new  name  written,  which  no  one  knowetli  but  he  that 
receiveth  it.' 

"  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Thyatira  write, 
"  '  These  things  saith  the  Son  of  God,  who  hath  his 
eyes  like  a  flame  of  fire,  and  his  feet  like  burnished  brass: 
I  know  thy  works,  and  thy  love  and  faith  and  ministry 
and  patience,  and  that  thy  last  works  are  more  than  the 
first.     But  I  have  this  against  thee,  that  thou  sufferest 

"  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  garden,  as  in  Gen.  ii,  8. 


Rev.  2. 20.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  941 

the  woman  Jezebel,  which  calleth  herself  a  prophetess; 
and  she  teacheth  and  seduceth  my  servants.  And  I  gave 
her  time,  that  she  should  repent ;  and  she  willetli  not  to 
repent.  Behold,  I  do  cast  her  into  great  tribulation, 
except  she  repent  of  her  works.  And  all  the  churches 
shall  know  that  I  am  he  which  searcheth  the  heart ;  and 
I  will  give  unto  each  one  of  you  according  to  your  works. 
But  to  the  rest  that  are  in  Thyatira  I  say,  hold  fast  till 
I  come.  He  that  overcometh,  and  he  that  keepeth  my 
works  unto  the  end,  to  him  will  I  give  authority  over  the 
nations.  And  I  will  give  him  the  morning  star.  He  that 
hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the 
churches.' 

"  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Sardis  write, 
"  '  These  things  saith  he  that  hath  the  seven  spirits 
of  God,  and  the  seven  stars  :  I  know  thy  works,  that  thou 
hast  a  name  that  thou  livest,  and  thou  art  dead.  Be 
thou  watchful,  and  stablish  the  things  that  remain,  that 
are  ready  to  die;  for  I  have  found  no  work  of  thine  ful- 
filled before  God.  If  therefore  thou  shalt  not  watch, 
thou  shalt  not  know  what  hour  I  will  come  upon  thee. 
But  thou  hast  a  few  names  in  Sardis  which  did  not 
defile  their  garments  ;  and  they  shall  walk  with  me  in 
white  ;  for  they  are  worthy.  He  that  overcometh  shall 
thus  be  arrayed  in  white  garments ;  and  I  will  in  no  wise 
blot  his  name  out  of  the  book  of  life,  and  I  will  confess 
his  name  before  my  Father,  and  before  his  angels.  He 
that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to 
the  churches.' 

"  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Philadelphia  write, 
"  '  These  things  saith  he  that  is  holy,  he  that  is  true,  he 
that  hath  the  key  of  David,  he  that  openeth,  and  none 
shall  shut,  and  that  shutteth,  and  none  openeth  :  I  know 
thy  works  (behold,  I  have  set  before  thee  a  door  opened, 
which  none  can  shut),  that  thou  hast  a  little  power,  and 
didst  keep  my  word,  and  didst  not  deny  my  name.  Be- 
cause thou  didst  keep  the  word  of  my  patience,  I  also 
will  keep  thee  from  the  hour  of  trial,  that  hour  which  is 
to  come  upon  the  whole  world,  to  try  them  that  dwell 
upon  the  earth.  I  come  quickly  ;  hold  fast  that  which 
thou  hast,  that  no  one  take  thy  crown.     He  that  over- 


942  The  Shorter  Bible  [Rev.  3.  12. 

cometh,  I  will  make  him  a  pillar  in  the  temple  of  my 
God,  and  he  shall  go  out  thence  no  more ;  and  I  will 
write  upon  him  the  name  of  my  God,  and  the  name  of 
the  city  of  my  God,  the  new  Jerusalem,  which  cometh 
down  out  of  heaven  from  my  God,  and  mine  own  new 
name.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the 
Spirit  saith  to  the  churches.' 

"  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Laodicea  write, 
" '  These  things  saith  the  Amen,  the  faithful  and  true 
witness,  the  beginning  of  the  creation  of  God  :  I  know 
thy  works,  that  thou  art  neither  cold  nor  hot ;  I  would 
thou  wert  cold  or  hot.  So  because  thou  art  lukewarm, 
and  neither  hot  nor  cold,  I  will  spew  thee  out  of  my 
mouth.  Because  thou  sayest,  "  I  am  rich,  and  have 
gotten  riches,  and  have  need  of  nothing;  "  and  knowest 
not  that  thou  art  the  wretched  one  and  miserable  and 
poor  and  blind  and  naked.  I  counsel  thee  to  buy  of  me 
gold  refined  by  fire,  that  thou  mayest  become  rich  ;  and 
white  garments,  that  thou  mayest  clothe  thyself;  and 
eyesalve  to  anoint  thine  eyes,  that  thou  mayest  see.  As 
many  as  I  love,  I  reprove  and  chasten  ;  be  zealous,  there- 
fore, and  repent.  Behold,  I  stand  at  the  door  and  knock  ; 
if  any  man  hear  my  voice  and  open  the  door,  I  will  come 
in  to  him,  and  will  sup  with  him,  and  he  with  me.  He 
that  overcometh,  I  will  give  to  him  to  sit  down  with  me 
in  my  throne,  as  I  also  overcame,  and  sat  down  with  my 
Father  in  his  throne.  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  to  the  churches.'  " 


Rev.  4.  I.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  943 


CHAPTER   II. 

THE   SLAIN   LAMB:    WONDERFUL   VISIONS. 

After  these  things  I  saw,  and  behold,  a  door  opened  in 
heaven  !  And  I  heard  a  voice  saying,  "  Come 
up  hither."  Straightway  I  was  in  the  Spirit ;  ope^ned°in 
and  behold,  there  was  a  throne  set  in  heaven,  heaven. 
and  one  sitting  upon  the  throne.  And  there  was  a  rain- 
bow round  about  the  throne,  like  an  emerald  to  look 
upon.  And  round  about  the  throne  were  four  and 
twenty  thrones ;  and  upon  the  thrones  I  saw  four  and 
twenty  elders  sitting,  arrayed  in  white  garments  ;  and  on 
their  heads  crowns  of  gold.  And  out  of  the  throne  pro- 
ceed lightnings  and  voices  and  thunders.  And  there  were 
seven  lamps  of  fire  burning  before  the  throne,  which  are 
the  seven  Spirits  of  God  ;  and  before  the  throne,  as  it  were 
a  glassy  sea  like  unto  crystal ;  and  in  the  midst  of  the 
throne,  and  round  about  the  throne,  four  living  crea- 
tures. They  rest  not  day  and  night,  saying,  "  Holy,  holy, 
holy,  is  the  Lord  God,  the  Almighty,  which  was  and  which 
is  and  which  is  to  come."  And  when  the  living  creatures 
shall  give  glory  and  honor  and  thanks  to  him  that  sitteth 
on  the  throne,  to  him  that  liveth  forever  and  ever,  the 
four  and  twenty  elders  shall  fall  down  before  him  that 
sitteth  on  the  throne,  and  shall  worship  him  that  liveth 
forever  and  ever,  and  shall  cast  their  crowns  before  the 
throne,  saying,  "  Worthy  art  thou,  our  Lord  and  our 
God,  to  receive  the  glory  and  the  honor  and  the  power; 
for  thou  didst  create  all  things,  and  because  of  thy  will 
they  were,  and  were  created." 

And  I  saw  in  the  right  hand  of  him  that  sat  on  the 
throne  a  book  written  within  and  on  the  back,  close 
sealed  with  seven  seals.  And  I  saw  a  strong  angel  pro- 
claiming with  a  great  voice,  "  Who  is  worthy  to  open  the 
book,  and  to  loose  the  seals  thereof?"     And   no   one  in 


944:  The  Shorter  Bible  [Rev.  5. 3. 

the  heaven,  or  on  the  earth,  or  under  the  earth,  was  able 
to  open  the  book,  or  to  look  thereon.  And  I  wept  much, 
because  no  one  was  found  worthy  to  open  the  book,  or 
to  look  thereon. 

And  one  of  the  elders  saith  unto  me,  "  Weep  not ;  be- 
hold, the  Lion  that  is  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  the  Root  of 
David,  hath  overcome,  to  open  the  book  and  the  seven 
seals  thereof." 

And  I  saw  in  the  midst  of  the  throne  and  of  the 
The  slain  ^o"^  living  creatures,  and  in  the  midst  of  the 
Lamb.  elders,  a  Lamb  standing,  as  though  it  had  been 

slain.  And  when  he  had  taken  the  book,  the  four  living 
creatures  and  the  four  and  twenty  elders  fell  down  before 
the  Lamb,  having  each  one  a  harp,  and  golden  bowls  full 
of  incense,  which  are  the  prayers  of  the  saints.  And 
they  sing  a  new  song,  saying,  "  Worthy  art  thou  to  take 
the  book,  and  to  open  the  seals  thereof;  for  thou  wast 
slain,  and  didst  purchase  unto  God  with  thy  blood  men 
of  every  tribe,  and  tongue,  and  people,  and  nation,  and 
madest  them  to  be  unto  our  God  a  kingdom  and  priests; 
and  they  reign  upon  the  earth." 

And  I  heard  a  voice  of  many  angels  round  about  the 
throne  and  the  living  creatures  and  the  elders ;  and  the 
number  of  them  was  ten  thousand  times  ten  thousand, 
and  thousands  of  thousands;  saying  with  a  great  voice, 
"  Worthy  is  the  Lamb  that  hath  been  slain  to  receive 
the  power,  and  riches,  and  wisdom,  and  might,  and 
honor,  and  glory,  and  blessing."  And  every  created 
thing  which  is  in  the  heaven,  and  on  the  earth,  and  un- 
der the  earth,  and  on  the  sea,  and  all  things  that  are  in 
them,  heard  I  saying,  "  Unto  him  that  sitteth  on  the 
throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb,  be  the  blessing,  and  the 
honor,  and  the  glory,  and  the  dominion,  forever  and 
ever."  And  the  four  living  creatures  said,  "  Amen." 
And  the  elders  fell  down  and  worshiped.  .  .  . 

'  After  these  things  I  saw,  and  behold,  a  great  multi- 
tude, which  no  man  could  number,  out  of  every  nation, 
and  of  all  tribes  and  peoples  and  tongues,  standing  be- 
fore the  throne  and  before  the  Lamb,  arrayed  in  white 
robes,  and  palms  in  their  hands.  And  one  of  the  elders 
'  Rev.  vii,  9. 


Rev.  7.  13.]  ClIROXOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  945 

answered,  saying  unto  me,  "  These  are  they  which  come 
out  of  the  great  tribulation,  and  they  washed  wonderful 
their  robes,  and  made  them  white  in  the  visions, 
blood  of  the  Lamb.  Therefore  are  they  before  the 
throne  of  God  ;  and  they  serve  him  day  and  night  in 
his  temple  ;  and  he  that  sitteth  on  the  throne  shall  spread 
his  tabernacle  over  them.  They  shall  hunger  no  more, 
neither  thirst  any  more;  neither  shall  the  sun  strike 
upon  them,  nor  any  heat  ;  for  the  Lamb  which  is  in  the 
midst  of  the  throne  shall  be  their  shepherd,  and  shall 
guide  them  unto  fountains  of  waters  of  life  ;  and  God 
shall  wipe  away  every  tear  from  their  eyes." 

'  And  I  heard  a  great  voice  in  heaven,  saying,  "  Now 
is  come  the  salvation,  and  the  power,  and  the  kingdom 
of  our  God,  and  the  authority  of  his  Christ ;  for  the 
accuser  of  our  brethren  is  cast  down,  which  accuseth 
them  before  our  God  day  and  night.  And  they  over- 
came him  because  of  the  blood  of  the  Lamb,  and  be- 
cause of  the  word  of  their  testimony  ;  and  they  loved 
not  their  life  even  unto  death." 

^  And  I  saw  another  angel  flying  in  midheaven,  hav- 
ing an  eternal  gospel  to  proclaim  unto  them  that  dwell 
on  the  earth,  and  unto  every  nation  and  tribe  and  tongue 
and  people.  And  he  saith  with  a  great  voice,  "  Fear 
God,  and  give  him  glory;  for  the  hour  of  his  judgment 
is  come;  and  worship  him  that  made  the  heaven  and 
the  earth  and  the  sea  and  fountains  of  waters." 

And  I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven  saying,  "  Write : 
Blessed  are  the  dead  which  die  in  the  Lord  from  hence- 
forth. '  Yea,'  saith  the  Spirit,  '  that  they  may  rest  from 
their  labors  ;  for  their  works  follow  with  them.'  " 

'  And  I  saw  as  it  were  a  glassy  sea  mingled  with  fire ; 
and  them  that  come  victorious  standing  by  the  glassy 
sea,  having  harps  of  God.  And  they  sing  the  song  of 
Moses  the" servant  of  God,  and  the  song  of  the  Lamb, 
saying,  "  Great  and  marvelous  are  thy  works,  O  Lord 
God,  the  Almighty  ;  righteous  and  true  are  thy  ways, 
thou  King  of  the  ages.  Who  shall  not  fear,  O  Lord, 
and  glorify  thy  name?     For  thou  only  art  holy." 

'  Rev.  xii,  10.  '  Rev.  xiv,  6.  ^  Rev.  xv,  2. 


940  Till':    .SlIoKll'.R    P>llil.K  (Rev.  19.  I. 

'  After  these  thint^s  I  heard  as  it  were  a  great  voice 
of  a  great  imiltitiule  in  heaven,  as  the  voice  of  many 
waters,  and  as  I  he  voice  of  mighty  thunders,  saying, 
"  Hallehijah  ;  for  tiie  Lord  our  God,  the  Ahnighty,  reign- 
eth.  Let  us  rejoice  and  be  exceeding  ghid,  and  let  us 
give  the  glory  unto  him  ;  for  the  marriage  of  the  Lamb 
is  come,  and  his  wife  hath  made  herself  ready."  And 
it  was  given  unto  her  that  she  should  array  herself  in 
fine  linen,  bright  and  pure ;  for  the  fine  linen  is  the 
righteous  acts  of  the  saints.  And  he  saith  unto  me, 
"Write:  Blessed  are  they  which  are  bidden  to  the  mar- 
riage supper  of  the  Lamb." 

And  I  fell  down  before  his  feet  to  worship  him.  And 
he  .saith  unto  me,  "See  thou  do  it  nut  ;  1  am  a  fellow- 
servant  with  thee  and  with  thy  brellncn  that  hold  the 
testimony  of  Jesus;  worship  God;  (ov  the  testimony 
of  Jesus  is  the  spirit  of  prophecy." 

*  And  I  saw  an  angel  coming  down  out  of  heaven,  hav- 
ing the  key  of  the  abyss  and  a  great  chain  in  his  hand. 
And  he  laid  hold  on  the  dragon,  the  old  serpent,  which 
is  the  devil  and  Satan,  and  bound  him  for  a  thousand 
years,  and  cast  him  into  the  abyss,  and  shut  it,  and 
sealed  it  over  him,  that  he  should  deceive  the  nations 
no  more,  until  the  thousand  years  should  be  finished  ; 
after  this  he  must  be  loosed  for  a  little  time. 

And  I  saw  thrones,  and  tliey  sat  upon  them,  and 
judgment  was  given  unto  them  ;  and  1  saw  the  souls  of 
them  that  had  been  beheatled  for  the  testimony  of 
Jesus,  and  for  the  word  of  God,  and  such  as  worshiped 
not  the  beast,  neither  his  image,  and  received  not  the 
mark  uj)on  their  forehead  and  upon  their  liand ;  and 
they  lived,  and  reigned  with  Christ  a  thousand  years. 
The  rest  of  the  dead  lived  not  until  the  thousand  years 
should  be  finished.  This  is  the  first  resurrection, 
lilessed  and  holy  is  he  that  hath  part  in  the  first  resur- 
rection ;  over  these  the  second  death  hath  no  power  ; 
but  they  shall  be  priests  of  God  and  of  Christ,  and  shall 
reign  with  him  a  thousand  years. 

And    T    saw   a   great  white   throne,    and   him   that  sat 

'  t<cv.  xix,  I.  •' Kcv.  XX,  I. 


Rev.  20.  II.]  Chronologically  Arranged.  94T 

upon  it,  from  whose  face  the  earth  and  the  heaven  fled 
away;  and  there  was  found  no  place  for  them.  And  I 
saw  the  dead,  the  greaf  and  the  small,  standing  before 
the  throne ;  and  books  were  opened  ;  and  another  book 
was  opened,  which  is  the  book  of  life  ;  and  the  dead 
were  judged  out  of  the  things  which  were  written  in  the 
books,  according  to  their  works.  And  the  sea  gave  up 
the  dead  which  were  it  in;  and  death  and  Hades  gave 
up  the  dead  which  were  in  them  ;  and  they  were  judged 
every  man  according  to  their  works. 

And  I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a  new  earth  ;  for  the 
first  heaven  and  the  first  earth  are  passed  The  new 
away ;  and  the  sea  is  no  more.  And  I  saw  ^|^^^®^  ^^'^ 
the  holy  city,  new  Jerusalem,  coming  down 
out  of  heaven  from  God,  made  ready  as  a  bride  adorned 
for  her  husband.  And  I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of  the 
throne  saying,  "  Behold,  the  tabernacle  of  God  is  with 
men,  and  he  shall  dwell  with  them,  and  they  shall  be  his 
peoples,  and  God  himself  shall  be  with  them,  and  be 
their  God.  And  he  shall  wipe  away  every  tear  from 
their  eyes  ;  and  death  shall  be  no  more  ;  neither  shall 
there  be  mourning,  nor  crying,  nor  pain,  any  more;  the 
first  things  are  passed  away."  And  he  that  sitteth  on 
the  throne  said,  "  Behold,  I  make  all  things  new.  Write, 
for  these  words  are  faithful  and  true.  I  am  the  Alpha 
and  the  Omega,  the  beginning  and  the  end.  I  will  give 
unto  him  that  is  athirst  of  the  fountain  of  the  water  of 
life  freely.  He  that  overcometh  shall  inherit  these 
things ;  and  I  will  be  his  God,  and  he  shall  be  my  son. 
But  for  the  fearful,  and  unbelieving,  and  abominable, 
and  murderers,  and  fornicators,  and  sorcerers,  and  idol- 
aters, and  all  liars,  their  part  shall  be  in  the  lake  that 
burneth  with  fire  and  brimstone;  which  is  the  second 
death." 

And  there  came  one  of  the  angels  and  spake  with  me, 
saying,  "  Come  hither,  I  will  show  thee  the  Thenew 
bride,  the  wife  of  the  Lamb."  And  he  carried  Jerusalem, 
me  away  in  the  Spirit  to  a  mountain  great  and  high, 
and  showed  me  the  holy  city  Jerusalem,  coming  down 
out  of  heaven  from  God,  having  the  glory  of  God ;  her 


948  The  Shorter  Bible  [Rev.  21.  u. 

light  was  like  unto  a  stone  most  precious,  as  it  were  a 
jasper  stone,  clear  as  crystal ;  having  a  wall  great  and  high  ; 
having  twelve  gates,  and  at  the  gates  twelve  angels  ;  and 
names  written  thereon,  which  are  the  names  of  the  twelve 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel.  On  the  east  were  three 
gates ;  and  on  the  north  three  gates ;  and  on  the  south 
three  gates  ;  and  on  the  west  three  gates.  And  the  wall 
of  the  city  had  twelve  foundations,  and  on  them  twelve 
names  of  the  twelve  apostles  of  the  Lamb.  And  he  that 
spake  with  me  had  for  a  measure  a  golden  reed.  The 
city  lieth  foursquare,  and  he  measured  the  city  with  the 
reed,  *  twelve  thousand  furlongs ;  the  length  and  the 
breadth  and  the  height  thereof  are  equal.  And  the 
wall  thereof  was  jasper ;  and  the  city  was  pure  gold,  like 
unto  pure  glass.  The  foundations  of  the  wall  of  the 
city  were  adorned  with  all  manner  of  precious  stones. 
And  the  twelve  gates  were  twelve  pearls;  each  one  of 
the  several  gates  was  of  one  pearl ;  and  the  street  of  the 
city  was  pure  gold,  as  it  were  transparent  glass. 

And  I  saw  no  temple  therein  ;  for  the  Lord  God  the 
Almighty,  and  the  Lamb,  are  the  temple  thereof.  And 
the  city  hath  no  need  of  the  sun,  neither  of  the  moon, 
to  shine  upon  it ;  for  the  glory  of  God  did  lighten  it, 
and  the  lamp  thereof  is  the  Lamb.  And  the  nations 
shall  walk  amidst  the  light  thereof;  and  the  kings  of  the 
earth  do  bring  their  glory  into  it.  And  the  gates  there- 
of shall  in  no  wise  be  shut  by  day  (for  there  shall  be  no 
night  there)  ;  and  they  shall  bring  the  glory  and  the 
honor  of  the  nations  into  it.  And  there  shall  in  no  wise 
enter  into  it  anything  unclean,  or  he  that  maketh  a  lie  ; 
but  only  they  which  are  written  in  the  Lamb's  book  of  life. 

And  he  showed  me  a  river  of  water  of  life,  bright  as 
crystal,  proceeding  out  of  the  throne  of  God  and  of  the 
Lamb,  in  the  midst  of  the  street  thereof.  And  on  this 
side  of  the  river  and  on  that  was  the  tree  of  life,  bearing 
twelve  ''manner  of  fruits,  yielding  its  fruit  every  month  ; 
and  the  leaves  of  the  tree  were  for  the  healing  of  the 
nations.  And  there  shall  be  no  curse  any  more  ;  and  the 
throne  of  God  and  the  Lamb  shall  be  therein,  and  his 
servants  shall  do  him  service.     And  they  shall  see  his 

»  That  is,  fifteen  hundred  miles.       •'  R.  V.  marg.,  Or,  crops  of  fruit. 


Rev. 22.4.]     Chronologically  Arranged.  9-19 

face,  and  his  name  shall  be  on  their  foreheads.  And 
there  shall  be  night  no  more  ;  and  they  need  no  light  of 
lamp,  neither  light  of  sun,  for  the  Lord  God  shall  give 
them  light ;  and  they  shall  reign  forever  and  ever. 

And  he  said  unto  me,  "  These  words  are  faithful  and 
true.  And  behold,  I  come  quickly.  Blessed  is  he  that 
keepeth  the  words  of  the  prophecy  of  this  book." 

I  John  am  he  that  heard  and  saw  these  things.  And 
when  I  heard  and  saw,  I  fell  down  to  worship    „      ,    ,. 

r    1  11-11  1  Concluding 

before  the  feet  of  the  angel  which  showed  me    words. 
these  things. 

And  he  saith  unto  me,  "  See  thou  do  it  not ;  I  am  a 
fellow-servant  with  thee  and  with  thy  brethren  the  proph- 
ets, and  with  them  which  keep  the  words  of  this  book  ; 
worship  God." 

And  he  saith  unto  me,  "Behold,  I  come  quickly;  and 
my  reward  is  with  me,  to  render  to  each  man  according 
as  his  work  is.  I  am  the  Alpha  and  the  Omega,  the  first 
and  the  last,  the  beginning  and  the  end.  Blessed  are 
they  that  wash  their  robes,  that  they  may  have  the  right 
to  come  to  the  tree  of  life,  and  may  enter  in  by  the  gates 
into  the  city.  Without  are  murderers,  and  the  idolaters, 
and  everyone  that  loveth  and  maketh  a  lie. 

"  I  Jesus  have  sent  mine  angel  to  testify  unto  you 
these  things  for  the  churches.  I  am  the  root  and  the 
offspring  of  David,  the  bright,  the  morning  star." 

And  the  Spirit  and  the  bride  say,  "  Come !  "  And  he 
that  heareth,  let  him  say,  "  Come  !  "  And  he  that  is 
athirst,  let  him  come  ;  he  that  will,  let  him  take  the 
water  of  life  freely  ! 

I  testify  unto  every  man  that  heareth  the  words  of 
the  prophecy  of  this  book,  if  any  man  shall  add  unto 
them,  God  shall  add  unto  him  the  plagues  which  are 
written  in  this  book ;  and  if  any  man  shall  take  away 
from  the  words  of  the  book  of  this  prophecy,  God  shall 
take  away  his  part  from  the  tree  of  life,  and  out  of  the 
holy  city,  which  are  written  in  this  book. 

He  which  testifieth  these  things  saith,  ''  Yea  ;  I  come 
quickly." 

Amen  ;  come,  Lord  Jesus. 

The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  be  with  the  saints.     Amen. 


950  The  Shorter  Bible  [Jude  i. 


FROM    THE   general    EPISTLE   OF 

JUDE. 


CHAPTER    I. 

EARNEST   WARNING   AND   ADMONITION. 

Judas,  a  servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  brother  of 
James,  to  them  that  are  called,  beloved  in  God  the  Fa- 
ther, and  kept  for  Jesus  Christ.  Mercy  unto  you  and 
peace  and  love  be  multiplied. 

Beloved,  while  I  was  giving  all  diligence  to  write  unto 
you  of  our  common  salvation,  I  was  constrained  to  write 
exhorting  you  to  contend  earnestly  for  the  faith  which 
was  once  for  all  delivered  unto  the  saints.  '  I  desire  to 
put  you  in  remembrance,  though  ye  know  all  things 
once  for  all,  how  that  the  Lord,  having  saved  a  people 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  afterward  destroyed  them  that 
believed  not. 

''Por  there  are  certain  men  crept  in  privily,  even 
they  who  were  of  old  set  forth  unto  this  condemnation, 
Earnest  ungodly  men,  turning  the  grace  of  our  God 

■warning.  jn^-Q  lasciviousness,  and  denying  our  only 
Master  and  Lord,  Jesus  Christ.  Woe  unto  them  !  for 
they  went  in  the  way  of  Cain,  and  ran  riotously  in  the 
error  of  Balaam  for  hire,  and  perished  in  the  gainsaying 
of  Korah,  These  are  they  who  are  hidden  rocks  in 
your  love  feasts  when  they  feast  with  you,  shepherds 
that  without  fear  feed  themselves ;  clouds  without 
water,  carried  along  by  winds;  autumn  trees  without 
fruit,  twice  dead,  plucked  up  by  the  roots;  wild  waves 
of  the  sea,  foaming  out  their  own  shame  ;  wandering 
stars,  for  whom  the  blackness  of  darkness  hath  been  re- 
'  Jude  5.  *  Jutle  4. 


jude  13.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  951 

served  forever.  And  to  these  also  Enoch,  the  seventh 
from  Adam,  prophesied,  saying,  "  Behold,  the  Lord  came 
with  ten  thousands  of  his  holy  ones,  to  execute  judg- 
ment upon  all,  and  to  convict  all  the  ungodly  of  all  their 
works  of  ungodliness  which  they  have  ungodly  wrought, 
and  of  all  the  hard  things  which  ungodly  sinners  have 
spoken  against  him."  These  are  murmurers,  complain- 
ers,  walking  after  their  lusts  (and  their  mouth  speaketh 
great  swelling  words),  showing  respect  of  persons  for  the 
sake  of  advantage. 

But  ye,  beloved,  remember  the  words  which  have  been 
spoken  before  by  the  apostles  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ; 
how  that  they  said  to  you,  "  In  the  last  time  there  shall 
be  mockers,  walking  after  their  own  ungodly  lusts." 
These  are  they  who  make  separations,  sensual,  having 
not  the  Spirit.  But  ye,  beloved,  building  up  yourselves 
on  your  most  holy  faith,  praying  in  the  Holy  Spirit, 
keep  yourselves  in  the  love  of  God,  looking  for  the  mercy 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  unto  eternal  life. 

Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  guard  you  from  stum- 
bling, and  to  set  you  before  the  presence  of  his  glory 
without  blemish  in  exceeding  joy,  to  the  only  God  our 
Saviour,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  be  glory,  maj- 
esty, dominion  and  power,  before  all  time,  and  now,  and 
for  evermore.     Amen. 


952  The  Shortkk  Bible  L-  J't^ter  i.  i. 


FROM  THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  GENERAL  OF 

PETER. 


CHAPTER  I. 

EXHORTATIONS   AND    WARNINGS. 

Simon  Peter,  a  ^  servant  and  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ, 
to  them  that  have  obtained  a  like  precious 
ree  mg.  {ix[i\i  with  US  in  the  righteousness  of  our  God 
and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.  Grace  to  you  and  peace  be 
multiplied  in  the  knowledge  of  God  and  of  Jesus  our 
Lord  ;  seeing  that  his  divine  power  hath  granted  unto 
us  all  things  that  pertain  unto  life  and  godliness,  through 
the  knowledge  of  him  that  called  us  by  his  own  glory 
and  virtue ;  whereby  he  hath  granted  unto  us  his  pre- 
cious and  exceeding  great  promises,  that  through  these 
ye  may  become  partakers  of  the  divine  nature,  hav- 
ing escaped  from  the  corruption  that  is  in  the  world  by 
lust.  Yea,  and  for  this  very  cause  adding  on  your  part 
all  diligence,  in  your  faith  supply  virtue;  and  in  your 
virtue  knowledge  ;  and  in  your  knowledge  ^  temperance  ; 
and  in  your  ^temperance  patience  ;  and  in  your  patience 
godliness;  and  in  your  godliness  love  of  the  brethren;  and 
in  your  love  of  the  brethren  love.  P"'or  if  these  things  are 
yours  and  abound,  they  make  you  to  be  not  idle  nor  un- 
fruitful unto  the  knowledge  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
P"or  he  that  lacketh  these  things  is  blind,  see- 
^ons^and  ing  Only  what  is  near,  having  forgotten  the 
■warnings.  cleansing  from  his  old  sins.  Wherefore,  breth- 
ren, give  the  more  diligence  to  make  your  calling  and 
election  sure  ;  for  if  ye  do   these  things,  ye  shall  never 

"  R.  V.  maig.,  Gr.  boiuiscrvant.  '' R.  V.  niaig.,  Or,  sclf-conirol. 


2  Peter  I.  lo.]    CHRONOLOGICALLY    ARRANGED.  953 

stumble ;  for  thus  shall  be  richly  supplied  unto  you  the 
entrance  into  the  eternal  kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Sav- 
iour Jesus  Christ. 

Wherefore  I  shall  be  ready  always  to  put  you  in  re- 
membrance of  these  things,  though  ye  know  them,  and 
are  established  in  the  truth.  And  I  think  it  right,  as 
long  as  I  am  in  this  tabernacle,  to  stir  you  up  by  putting 
you  in  remembrance;  knowing  that  the  putting  off  of 
my  tabernacle  cometh  swiftly,  even  as  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  signified  unto  me.  Yea,  I  will  give  diligence  that 
at  every  time  ye  may  be  able  after  my  decease  to  call 
these  things  to  remembrance.  For  we  did  not  follow 
cunningly  devised  fables,  when  we  made  known  unto 
you  the  power  and  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  but 
we  were  eyewitnesses  of  his  majesty.  For  he  received 
from  God  the  Father  honor  and  glory,  when  there  came 
such  a  voice  to  him  from  the  excellent  glory,  "  This  is 
my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well  pleased."  And  this 
voice  we  ourselves  heard  come  out  of  heaven,  when  we 
were  with  him  in  the  holy  mount.  And  we  have  the 
word  of  prophecy  made  more  sure  ;  whereunto  ye  do 
well  that  ye  take  heed,  as  unto  a  lamp  shining  in  a  dark 
place,  until  the  day  dawn,  and  the  day-star  arise  in  your 
hearts  ;  knowing  this  first,  that  no  prophecy  of  scripture 
is  of  private  interpretation.  For  no  prophecy  ever  came 
by  the  will  of  man  ;  but  men  spake  from  God,  being 
moved  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

But  there  arose  false  prophets  also  among  the  people, 
as  among  you  also  there  shall  be  false  teachers,  who 
shall  privily  bring  in  destructive  heresies,  denying  even 
the  Master  that  bought  them,  bringing  upon  themselves 
swift  destruction.  And  many  shall  follow  their  lasciv- 
ious doings ;  by  reason  of  whom  the  way  of  the  truth 
shall  be  evil  spoken  of.  And  in  covetousness  shall  they 
with  feigned  words  make  merchandise  of  you  ;  whose 
sentence  now  from  of  old  lingereth  not,  and  their  de- 
struction slumbereth  not.  For  if  God  spared  not  angels 
when  they  sinned,  but  committed  them  to  pits  of  dark- 
ness, to  be  reserved  unto  judgment ;  and  spared  not  the 
ancient  world,  but  preserved  Noah  with  seven  others,  a 
preacher  of  righteousness,  when  he  brought  a  flood  upon 
63 


954  The  Shorter  Bible  [2  Peter  2. 5. 

the  world  of  the  ungodly  ;  and  turning  the  cities  of 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah  into  ashes  condemned  them  with 
an  overthrow,  having  made  them  an  example  unto  those 
that  should  live  ungodly;  and  delivered  righteous  Lot, 
sore  distressed  by  the  lascivious  life  of  the  wicked  (for 
that  righteous  man  dwelling  among  them,  in  seeing  and 
hearing,  vexed  his  righteous  soul  from  day  to  day  with 
their  lawless  deeds)  ;  the  Lord  knoweth  how  to  deliver 
the  godly  out  of  temptation,  and  to  keep  the  unrighteous 
under  punishment  unto  the  day  of  judgment. 

This  is  now,  beloved,  the  second  epistle  that  I  write 
unto  you;  and  in  both  of  them  I  stir  up  your  sincere 
mind  by  putting  you  in  remembrance;  that  ye  should 
remember  the  words  which  were  spoken  before  by  the 
holy  prophets,  and  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  and 
Saviour  through  your  apostles  ;  knowing  this  first,  that 
in  the  last  days  mockers  shall  come  with  mockery,  walk- 
ing after  their  own  lusts,  and  sa}'ing,  "  Where  is  the 
promise  of  his  coming?  For,  from  the  day  that  the 
fathers  fell  asleep,  all  things  continue  as  they  were  from 
the  beginning  of  the  creation."  For  this  they  willfully 
forget,  that  there  were  heavens  from  of  old,  and  an  earth 
compacted  out  of  water  and  amidst  water,  by  the  word 
of  God  ;  by  which  means  the  world  that  then  was,  being 
overflowed  with  water,  perished  ;  but  the  heavens  that 
now  are,  and  the  earth,  by  the  same  word  have  been 
^  stored  up  for  fire,  being  reserved  against  the  day  of 
judgment  and  destruction  of  ungodly  men. 

But  forget  not  this  one  thing,  beloved,  that  one  day  is 
with  the  Lord  as  a  thousand  years,  and  a  thousand 
years  as  one  day.  The  Lord  is  not  slack  concerning  his 
promise,  as  some  count  slackness;  but  is  long-suffering 
to  youward,  not  wishing  that  any  should  perish,  but 
that  all  should  come  to  repentance.  But  the  day  of  the 
Lord  will  come  as  a  thief;  in  the  which  the  heavens 
shall  pass  away  with  a  great  noise,  and  the  elements 
shall  be  dissolved  with  fervent  heat,  and  the  earth  and 
the  works  that  are  therein  shall  be  burned  up.  Seeing 
that  these  things  are  thus  all  to  be  dissolved,  what  man- 
ner of  persons  ought  ye  to  be  in  all  holy  living  and  god- 

"  U.  v.  nini!:;. ,  Or,  stored 'ivith  fire. 


2 Peter  3- 1 i-J  Chronologically  Arranged.  955 

liness,  looking  for  and  earnestly  desiring  the  coming  of 
the  day  of  God  ?  But,  according  to  his  promise,  we  look 
for  new  heavens  and  a  new  earth,  wherein  dwelleth  right- 
eousness. 

Wherefore,  beloved,  seeing  that  ye  look  for  these 
things,  give  diligence  that  ye  may  be  found  in  peace, 
without  spot  and  blameless  in  his  sight.  And  account 
that  the  long-suffering  of  our  Lord  is  salvation  ;  even 
as  our  beloved  brother  Paul  also,  according  to  the 
wisdom  given  to  him,  wrote  unto  you  ;  as  also  in  all  his 
epistles,  speaking  in  them  of  these  things;  wherein  are 
some  things  hard  to  be  understood,  which  the  ignorant 
and  unsteadfast  wrest,  as  they  do  also  the  other  scrip- 
tures, unto  their  own  destruction.  Ye  therefore,  be- 
loved, knowing  these  things  beforehand,  beware  lest, 
being  carried  away  with  the  error  of  the  wicked,  ye  fall 
from  your  own  steadfastness.  But  grow  in  the  grace 
and  knowledge  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 
To  him  be  the  glory  both  now  and  forever.     Amen. 


956  The  Shorter  Bible  [2  John  i. 


FROM    the    second   EPISTLE   OF 

JOHN. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PERSONyVL   WORDS;    CONCERNING  WISE   HOSPITALITY. , 

The  elder  unto  the  elect  lady  and  her  children,  whom 
I  love  in  truth  ;  and  not  I  only,  but  also  all  they  that 
know  the  truth  ;  for  the  truth's  sake  which  abideth  in 
us,  and  it  shall  be  with  us  forever.  Grace,  mercy,  peace 
shall  be  with  us,  from  God  the  Father,  and  from  Jesus 
Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Father,  in  truth  and  love. 

I  rejoice  greatly  that  I  have  found  certain  of  thy  chil- 
dren walking  in  truth,  even  as  we  received  command- 
ment from  the  Father.  And  now  I  beseech  thee,  lady, 
not  as  though  I  wrote  to  thee  a  new  commandment, 
but  that  which  we  had  from  the  beginning,  that  we  love 
one  another.  And  this  is  love,  that  wc  should  walk 
after  his  commandments.  For  many  deceivers  are  gone 
forth,  even  they  that  confess  not  that  Jesus  Christ 
Cometh  in  the  flesh.  This  is  the  deceiver  and  the  anti- 
christ. Look  to  yourselves,  that  ye  lose  not  the  things 
which  we  have  wrought,  but  that  ye  receive  a  full  re- 
ward. Whosoever  abideth  not  in  the  teachings  of 
Christ,  hath  not  God.  Me  that  abideth  in  the  teaching 
hath  both  the  Father  and  the  Son.  If  anyone  cometh 
unto  you  and  bringeth  not  this  teaching,  receive  him  not 
into  your  house,  and  give  him  no  greeting ;  for  he  that 
giveth  him  greeting  partaketh  in  his  evil  works. 

Having  many  things  to  write  unto  you,  I  would  not 
write  thcin  with  paper  and  ink  ;  but  I  hope  shortly  to 
come  unto  you,  and  to  speak  face  to  face,  that  your  joy 
may  be  fulfilled. 

The  children  of  thine  elect  sister  greet  thee. 


3  John  I.]       Chronologically  Arranged.  957 


FROM    THE    THIRD    EPISTLE   OF 

JOHN. 


CHAPTER   I. 

PERSONAL   WORDS  ;     CONCERNING   HOSPITALITY. 

The  elder  unto  Gaius,  whom  I  love  in  truth. 

Beloved,  I  pray  that  in  all  things  thou  mayest  prosper 
and  be  in  health,  even  as  thy  soul  prospereth.  For  I 
rejoiced  greatly,  when  brethren  came  and  bare  witness 
unto  thy  truth.  Greater  joy  have  I  none  than  this,  to 
hear  of  my  children  walking  in  the  truth. 

Beloved,  thou  doest  a  faithful  work  in  whatsoever 
thou  doest  toward  them  that  are  brethren  and  strangers  ; 
whom  thou  wilt  do  well  to  set  forward  on  their  journey 
worthily  of  God  ;  because  that  for  the  sake  of  the  Name 
they  went  forth,  taking  nothing  of  the  Gentiles.  We 
therefore  ought  to  welcome  such,  that  we  may  be  fel- 
low-workers with  the  truth. 

I  wrote  somewhat  unto  the  church ;  but  Diotrephes, 
who  loveth  to  have  the  preeminence  among  them,  re- 
ceiveth  us  not.  Therefore,  if  I  come,  I  will  bring  to  re- 
membrance his  works  which  he  doeth,  with  wicked  words  ; 
neither  doth  he  himself  receive  the  brethren,  and  them 
that  would  he  forbiddeth,  and  casteth  them  out  of  the 
church.  Beloved,  imitate  not  that  which  is  evil,  but 
that  which  is  good.  He  that  doeth  good  is  of  God;  he 
that  doeth  evil  hath  not  seen  God.  Demetrius  hath  the 
witness  of  all  men,  and  of  the  truth  itself;  yea,  we  also 
bear  witness  ;  and  thou  knowest  that  our  witness  is  true. 

I  write  unto  thee,  but  I  am  unwilling  to  write  to 
thee  with  ink  and  pen  ;  but  I  hope  shortly  to  see  thee, 
and  we  shall  speak  face  to  face.  Peace  be  unto  thee. 
The  friends  salute  thee.     Salute  the  friends  by  name. 


958  The  Shorter  Bible  L'  J"'!"  '•  i- 


FROM    the    FH-iST    ETISTLE    GENERAL   OF 

JOHN. 


CHAPTER    1. 

GOD   AS   LIGHT   AND     LOVE  :    CHRISTIANS    WALKING    IN 
LIGHT  AND    LOVE. 

That  which  was  from  the  beginning,  that  which  we 
have  heard,  that  which  we  have  seen  with  our  eyes,  that 
which  we  beheld,  and  our  hands  handled,  concerning 
introduc-  ^^^^  Word  of  life  (and  the  life  was  manifested, 
tion.  and  we  have  seen,  and  bear  witness,  and  de- 

clare unto  you  the  life,  and  eternal  life,  which  was  with 
the  Father,  and  was  manifested  unto  us); — that  which 
we  have  seen  and  heard  declare  we  unto  you,  that  ye 
also  may  have  fellowship  with  us;  yea,  and  our  fellow- 
ship is  with  the  Father,  and  with  his  Son  Jesus  Christ. 
And  these  things  we  write,  that  our  joy  may  be  fulfilled. 

And  this  is  the  message  which  we  have  heard  from 
/-  ^  ■  VI,*     him,  and  announce  unto    "S'ou,    that  God  is 

CrOO.  IS  light        ,.      ,  ....  .  .        .•' 

-Waikingin    light,  and  in  him  is  no  darkness  at  all.    If  we 

—the  light.  1  1  r  11  1  •  •   1      1  •  1 

say  that  we  liave  lellowship  with    liim,  and 

walk    in   the  darkness,   we  lie,   and  do    not  the   truth  ; 

but  if  we  walk  in  the  light,  as  he  is  in  the  light,  we  have 

fellowship  one  with  another,  and  the  blood  of  Jesus  his 

Son  cleanseth  us  from  all  sin.     If  we  say  that  we  have  no 

sin,  we  deceive  ourselves,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  us.     If 

we  confess  our  sins,  he  is  faithful  and  righteous  to  forgive 

us  our  sins,  and   to  cleanse  us  from  all   unrighteousness. 

If  we  say  that  we  have  not  sinned,  we  make  him  a  liar, 

and  his  word  is  not  in  us. 

My  little  children,  these  things  write  I  unto  you,  that 

ye  may  not  sin.     And  if  any  man  sin,  we  have  an  ■'  Advo- 

"  R.  V.  maig.,  Or,  ComforUr  ;  Or.  Jl.lpcr  ;  Gr.  Purackk. 


I  John  2. 1.]    Chronologically  Arranged.  959 

cate  with  the  Father,  Jesus  Clirist  the  righteous  ;  and  he 
is  the  propitiation  for  our  sins  ;  and  not  for  ours  only, 
but  also  for  the  whole  world.  Hereby  know  we  that  we 
know  him,  if  we  keep  his  commandments.  He  that 
saith,  "  I  know  him,"  and  keepeth  not  his  commandments, 
is  a  liar,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  him  ;  but  whoso  keepeth 
his  word,  in  him  verily  hath  the  love  of  God  been  per- 
fected. Hereby  know  we  that  we  are  in  him  ;  he  that 
saith  he  abideth  in  him  ought  himself  also  to  walk  even 
as  he  walked. 

Beloved,  no  new  commandment  write  I  unto  you,  but 
an  old  commandment  which  ye  had  from  the  beginning  ; 
the  old  commandment  is  the  word  which  ye  heard. 
Again,  a  new  commandment  write  I  unto  you,  which 
thing  is  true  in  him  and  in  you  ;  because  the  darkness 
is  passing  away,  and  the  true  light  already  shineth.  He 
that  saith  he  is  in  the  light,  and  hateth  his  brother,  is 
in  the  darkness  even  until  now.  He  that  loveth  his 
brother  abideth  in  the  light,  and  there  is  none  occasion 
of  stumbling  in  him.  But  he  that  hateth  his  brother  is 
in  the  darkness,  and  walketh  in  the  darkness,  and  know- 
eth  not  whither  he  goeth,  because  the  darkness  hath 
blinded  his  eyes. 

I  write  unto  you,  my  little  children,  because  your 
sins  are  forgiven  you  for  his  name's  sake.  I  write  unto 
you,  fathers,  because  ye  know  him  which  is  from  the  be- 
ginning. I  write  unto  you,  young  men,  because  ye  have 
overcome  the  evil  one.  I  have  written  unto  you,  little 
children,  because  ye  know  the  Father.  I  have  written 
unto  you,  fathers,  because  ye  know  him  which  is  from 
the  beginning.  I  have  written  unto  you,  young  men, 
because  ye  are  strong,  and  the  word  of  God  abideth  in 
you,  and  ye  have  overcome  the  evil  one.  Love  not  the 
world,  neither  the  things  that  are  in  the  world.  If  any 
man  love  the  world,  the  love  of  the  Father  is  not  in  him. 
For  all  that  is  in  the  world,  the  lust  of  the  flesh,  and  the 
lust  of  the  eyes,  and  the  vainglory  of  life,  is  not  of  the 
Father,  but  is  of  the  world.  And  the  world  passeth 
away,  and  the  lust  thereof;  but  he  that  doeth  the  will 
of  God  abideth  forever. 

Whosoever  denieth  the  Son,  the  same  hath  not  the 


960  The    SiKJKTKK    BiUI.K  [i  John  2.  23. 

Father ;  he  that  confesseth  the  Son  hath  the  Father 
also.  As  for  you,  let  that  abide  in  you  which  ye  heard 
from  the  beginning,  so  shall  ye  abide  in  the  Son,  and  in 
the  Father.  And  this  is  the  promise  which  he  promised 
us,  even  the  life  eternal.  * 

And  now  my  little  children,  abide  in  him  ;  that,  if 
he  shall  be  manifested,  we  may  have  boldness,  and  not 
be  ashamed  before  him  at  his  coming. 

Behold  what  manner  of  love  the  P^athcr  hath  bestowed 
Godisiove—  ^P^'^  ^^'  ^^^'^t  "^^'^  sliould  be  Called  children  of 
Walking  in  God  ;  and  such  we  arc.  Beloved,  now  are  we 
children  of  God,  and  it  is  not  yet  made  man- 
ifest what  we  shall  be.  We  know  that,  if  he  shall  be 
manifested,  we  shall  be  like  him  ;  for  we  shall  see  him 
even  as  he  is.  And  every  one  that  hath  this  hope  puri- 
fieth  himself,  even  as  he  is  pure. 

Everyone  that  doeth  sin  doeth  also  lawlessness ;  sin 
is  lawlessness.  And  ye  know  that  he  was  manifested  to 
takeaway  sins;  and  in  him  is  no  sin.  Whosoever  abid- 
eth  in  him  sinneth  not  ;  whosoever  sinneth  hath  not  seen 
him,  neither  knoweth  him.  My  little  children,  let  no 
man  lead  you  astray ;  he  that  doeth  righteousness  is 
righteous,  even  as  he  is  righteous  ;  he  that  doeth  sin  is 
of  the  devil;  for  the  devil  sinneth  from  the  beginning. 
To  this  end  was  the  Son  of  God  manifested,  that  he 
might  destroy  the  works  of  the  devil.  Whosoever  is 
begotten  of  God  doeth  no  sin,  because  his  seed  abideth 
in  him  ;  and  he  cannot  sin,  because  he  is  begotten  of 
God.  In  this  the  children  of  God  are  manifest,  and  the 
children  of  the  devil ;  whosoever  doeth  not  righteousness 
is  not  of  God,  neither  he  that  loveth  not  his  brother. 
For  this  is  the  message  which  ye  heard  from  the  begin- 
ning, that  we  should  love  one  another  ;  not  as  Cain  was 
of  the  evil  one,  and  slew  his  brother.  And  wherefore 
slew  he  him  ?  Because  his  works  were  evil,  and  his 
brother's   righteous. 

Marvel  not,  brethren,  if  the  world  hatcth  you.  'The 
world  knoweth  us  not,  because  it  knew  him  not.  ''We 
know  that  we  have  passed  out  of  death  into  life,  because 
we   love   the  brethren.     He  that  loveth  not  abideth  in 

'  I  John  iii,  l.  ■'  i  John  iii,  14. 


ijohn3.  I4-]  Chronologically  Arranged.  961 

death.  Whosoever  hateth  his  brother  is  a  murderer  ; 
and  ye  know  that  no  murderer  hath  eternal  life  abiding 
in  him. 

Hereby  know  we  love,  because  he  laid  down  his  life 
for  us ;  and  we  ought  to  lay  down  our  lives  for  the 
brethren.  But  whoso  hath  the  world's  goods,  and  behold- 
eth  his  brother  in  need,  and  shutteth  up  his  compassion 
from  him,  how  doth  the  love  of  God  abide  in  him  ?  My 
little  children,  let  us  not  love  in  word,  neither  with  the 
tongue;  but  in  deed  and  truth.  Hereby  shall  we  know 
that  we  are  of  the  truth,  and  shall  assure  our  heart  be- 
fore him,  whereinsoever  our  heart  condemn  us  ;  because 
God  is  greater  than  our  heart,  and  knoweth  all  things. 
Beloved,  if  our  hearts  condemn  us  not,  we  have  boldness 
toward  God  ;  and  whatsoever  we  ask,  we  receive  of  him, 
because  we  keep  his  commandments,  and  do  the  things 
that  are  pleasing  in  his  sight.  And  this  is  his  command- 
ment, that  we  should  believe  in  the  name  of  his  Son 
Jesus  Christ,  and  love  one  another,  even  as  he  gave  us 
commandment.  And  he  that  keepeth  his  commandments 
abideth  in  him,  and  he  in  him.  And  hereby  we  know 
that  he  abideth  in  us,  by  the  Spirit  which  he  gave  us. 

Beloved,  let  us  love  one  another;  for  love  is  of  God  ; 
and  everyone  that  loveth  is  begotten  of  God,  and  know- 
eth God.  He  that  loveth  not  knoweth  not  God  ;  for  God 
is  love.  Herein  was  the  love  of  God  manifested,  that 
God  hath  sent  his  only  begotten  Son  into  the  world,  that 
we  might  live  through  him.  Herein  is  love,  not  that  we 
loved  God,  but  that  he  loved  us,  and  sent  his  Son  to  be 
the  propitiation  for  our  sins.  Beloved,  if  God  so  loved  us, 
we  also  ought  to  love  one  another.  No  mg,n  hath  beheld 
God  at  any  time  ;  if  we  love  another,  God  abideth  in 
us,  and  his  love  is  perfected  in  us  ;  hereby  know  we  that 
we  abide  in  him,  and  he  in  us,  because  he  hath  given  us 
of  his  Spirit.  And  we  have  beheld  and  bear  witness  that 
the  Father  hath  sent  the  Son  to  be  the  Saviour  of  the 
world.  Whosoever  shall  confess  that  Jesus  is  the  Son 
of  God,  God  abideth  in  him,  and  he  in  God.  And  we 
know  and  have  believed  the  love  which  God  hath  in  us. 
God  is  love  ;  and  he  that  abideth  in  love  abideth  in  God, 
and  God  abideth  in  him.     Herein  is  love  made  perfect 


962  The  Shorter  Bible  [i  John  4. 17. 

with  us,  that  we  may  have  boldness  in  the  day  of  judg- 
ment ;  because  as  he  is,  even  so  are  we  in  this  world. 
There  is  no  fear  in  love;  but  perfect  love  casteth  out 
fear,  because  fear  hath  punishment ;  and  he  that  fearetli 
is  not  made  perfect  in  love.  We  love,  because  he  first 
loved  us.  If  a  man  say,  "  I  love  God,"  and  hateth  his 
brother,  he  is  a  liar ;  for  he  that  loveth  not  his  brother 
whom  he  hath  seen,  cannot  love  God  whom  he  hath  not 
seen.  And  this  commandment  have  we  from  him,  that 
he  who  loveth  God  love  his  brother  also. 

Hereby  we  know  that  we  love  the  children  of  God, 
when  we  love  God,  and  do  his  commandments.  For  this 
is  the  love  of  God,  that  we  keep  his  commandments  ; 
and  his  commandments  are  not  grievous.  For  whatso- 
ever is  begotten  of  God  overcometh  the  world  ;  and  this 
is  the  victory  that  hath  overcome  the  world,  even  our 
faith.  And  who  is  he  that  overcometh  the  world,  but  he 
that  bclieveth  that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God  ?  This  is  he 
that  came  by  water  and  blood,  even  Jesus  Christ ;  not 
with  the  water  only,  but  with  the  water  and  with  the 
blood.  And  it  is  the  Spirit  that  beareth  witness,  because 
the  Spirit  is  the  truth.  For  there  are  three  who  bear 
witness,  the  Spirit,  and  the  water,  and  the  blood  ;  and 
the  three  agree  in  one.  If  we  receive  the  witness  of 
men,  the  witness  of  God  is  greater  ;  for  the  witness  of 
God  is  this,  that  he  hath  borne  witness  concerning  his 
Son.  Me  that  believeth  on  the  Son  of  God  hath  the 
witness  in  him ;  he  that  bclieveth  not  God  hath  made 
him  a  liar;  because  he  hath  not  believed  in  the  witness 
that  God  hath  borne  concerning  his  Son,  And  the  \\it- 
ness  is  this,  that  God  gave  unto  us  eternal  life,  and  this 
life  is  in  his  Son,  He  that  hath  the  Son  hath  the  life  ; 
he  that  hath  not  the  Son  of  God  hath  not  the  life. 

These  things  have  I  written  unto  you,  that  ye  may 
know  that  ye  have  eternal  life,  even  unto  you  that  be- 
lieve on  the  name  of  the  Son  of  God.  And  this  is  the 
Concluding  boldncss  wliich  we  have  toward  him,  that,  if 
words.  ^yQ   ■^^]^   anything    according   to   his   will,  he 

heareth  us;  and  if  we  know  that  he  heareth  us  whatso- 
ever we  ask,  we  know  that  we  have  the  petitions  which 
we  have  asked  of  him. 


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We  know  that  whatsoever  is  begotten  of  God  sinneth 
not ;  but  he  that  was  begotten  of  God  keepeth  him,  and 
the  evil  one  toucheth  him  not.  We  know  that  we  are 
of  God,  and  the  whole  world  Heth  in  the  evil  one.  And 
we  know  that  the  Son  of  God  is  come,  and  hath  given 
us  an  understanding,  that  we  know  him  that  is  true,  and 
we  are  in  him  that  is  true,  even  in  his  Son  Jesus  Christ. 
This  is  the  true  God,  and  eternal  life.  My  little  children, 
guard  yourselves  from  idols. 


THE   END. 


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